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Overview

Rolf Sandström is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with notable contributions across multiple specialized subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, and Aerospace Engineering.

The key topics covered in their research include:

  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties

Sandström has published extensively with frequent contributions to several academic venues. Their most common publication outlets include:

  • Materials at High Temperatures
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Journal of Materials Science
  • Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Among their recent papers are:

  • Formation of Cells and Subgrains and Its Influence on Properties, 2022, Metals
  • Prediction of creep ductility for austenitic stainless steels and copper, 2022, Materials at High Temperatures
  • The role of binding energies for phosphorus and sulphur at grain boundaries in copper, 2020, Journal of Nuclear Materials

Sandström has frequently collaborated with a range of coauthors, including Junjing He, Jing Zhang, Haiying Qin, Pavel A. Korzhavyi, and Cláudio M. Lousada.

Beyond journal publications, Sandström has authored academic books, including "Basic Modeling and Theory of Creep of Metallic Materials," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Shape-memory materials and hybrid composites for smart systems: Part I Shape-memory materials

    Z. G. Wei;R. Sandstrom;S. Miyazaki

  • Influence of welding speed on the fatigue of friction stir welds, and comparison with MIG and TIG

    Mats Ericsson;Rolf Sandström

  • A model for hot working occurring by recrystallization

    Rolf Sandström;Rune Lagneborg

  • Sigma phase precipitation in duplex stainless steel 2205

    Henrik Sieurin;Rolf Sandström

  • New modelling of the B2 phase and its associated martensitic transformation in the Ti-Ni system

    W. Tang;B. Sundman;R. Sandström;C. Qiu

  • Shape memory materials and hybrid composites for smart systems. Part II shape-memory hybrid composites

    Z. G. Wei;R. Sandstrom;S. Miyazaki

  • Austenite reformation in the heat-affected zone of duplex stainless steel 2205

    Henrik Sieurin;Rolf Sandström

  • On recovery of dislocations in subgrains and subgrain coalescence

    Rolf Sandström

  • Modelling solid solution hardening in stainless steels

    Henrik Sieurin;Johan Zander;Rolf Sandström

  • Comparison of experimental, calculated and observed values for electrical and thermal conductivity of aluminium alloys

    P Olafsson;R Sandstrom;Å Karlsson

  • Fatigue properties of friction stir overlap welds

    Mats Ericsson;Lai-Zhe Jin;Rolf Sandström

  • Applications of Aluminium Matrix Composites

    J. Eliasson;R. Sandström

  • Modelling mechanical properties for non-hardenable aluminium alloys

    Johan Zander;Rolf Sandström;Levente Vitos

  • Basic model for primary and secondary creep in copper

    Rolf Sandström

  • Experimental investigation and thermodynamic calculation of the Ti-Ni-Cu shape memory alloys

    W. Tang;Rolf Sandström;Z. G. Wei;S. Miyazaki

  • Factors influencing creep model equation selection

    Stuart Richard Holdsworth;M. Askins;A. Baker;E. Gariboldi

  • Fracture Toughness of the Lean Duplex Stainless Steel LDX 2101

    Henrik Sieurin;Rolf Sandström;Elin M. Westin

  • Measurement of the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature in a nickel aluminide coating by a miniaturised disc bending test technique

    Mats Eskner;Rolf Sandström

  • Creep in phosphorus alloyed copper during power-law breakdown

    Rolf Sandström;Henrik C.M. Andersson

  • Electrical resistivity of steels and face-centered-cubic iron

    Ulrich Bohnenkamp;Rolf Sandström;Göran Grimvall

  • Fracture toughness of a welded duplex stainless steel

    Henrik Sieurin;Rolf Sandström

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuichi Miyazaki
Shuichi Miyazaki University of Tsukuba
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Adrian P. Gerlich
Adrian P. Gerlich University of Waterloo
Levente Vitos
Levente Vitos Royal Institute of Technology
Colin J. Humphreys
Colin J. Humphreys Queen Mary University of London
Bo Sundman
Bo Sundman Royal Institute of Technology

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