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Overview

Steve Bull is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on several main topics, such as Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Mechanical Behavior of Composites, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research.

Steve Bull has published research in a variety of academic journals, with frequent contributions to the following publication venues:

  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy

Their notable recent papers include:

  • The effect of processing parameters on the mechanical characteristics of PLA produced by a 3D FFF printer (2020) in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • High yield synthesis of graphene quantum dots from biomass waste as a highly selective probe for Fe3+ sensing (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • Investigation of the effect of raster angle, build orientation, and infill density on the elastic response of 3D printed parts using finite element microstructural modeling and homogenization techniques (2021) in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Role of precursor microstructure in the development of graphene quantum dots from biomass (2021) in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • An investigation into the layer thickness effect on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured polymers: PLA and ABS (2023) in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Steve Bull has collaborated extensively with several coauthors in their research projects. Frequent collaborators include Hassan Gonabadi, Arti Yadav, Yao Chen, Adrian Oila, and Anh N. Phan.

Best Publications

  • On the hardness of coated systems

    A.M. Korsunsky;M.R. McGurk;S.J. Bull;T.F. Page

  • Failure modes in scratch adhesion testing

    S.J. Bull

  • An overview of the potential of quantitative coating adhesion measurement by scratch testing

    S.J. Bull;E.G. Berasetegui

  • Failure mode maps in the thin film scratch adhesion test

    S.J. Bull

  • Nanoindentation of coatings

    S J Bull

  • An explanation of the indentation size effect in ceramics

    S. J. Bull;T. F. Page;E. H. Yoffe

  • Multilayer coatings for improved performance

    S.J. Bull;A.M. Jones

  • The use of scratch adhesion testing for the determination of interfacial adhesion: The importance of frictional drag

    S.J. Bull;D.S. Rickerby;A. Matthews;A. Leyland

  • New developments in the modelling of the hardness and scratch adhesion of thin films

    S.J Bull;D.S Rickerby

  • A review of the methods for the evaluation of coating-substrate adhesion

    P.R. Chalker;S.J. Bull;D.S. Rickerby

  • Tribology of carbon coatings: DLC, diamond and beyond

    S.J. Bull

  • Hardness measured with traditional Vickers and Martens hardness methods

    Shakeel A. Shahdad;John F. McCabe;Steven Bull;Sandra Rusby

  • High yield synthesis of graphene quantum dots from biomass waste as a highly selective probe for Fe3+ sensing.

    Aumber Abbas;Tanveer A. Tabish;Steve J. Bull;Tuti Mariana Lim

  • The effect of processing parameters on the mechanical characteristics of PLA produced by a 3D FFF printer

    H Gonabadi;A Yadav;SJ Bull

  • Approaches to investigate delamination and interfacial toughness in coated systems: an overview

    Jinju Chen;S J Bull

  • On the application of the work-of-indentation approach to depth-sensing indentation experiments in coated systems

    Jonathan R. Tuck;Alexander M. Korsunsky;Steve J. Bull;Rob I. Davidson

  • Assessment of the factors influencing micropitting in rolling/sliding contacts

    Adrian Oila;Steve Bull

  • Indentation fracture and toughness assessment for thin optical coatings on glass

    Jinju Chen;Steve Bull

  • Properties and performance of commercial TiCN coatings. Part 2: tribological performance

    S.J Bull;D.G Bhat;M.H Staia

  • Properties and performance of commercial TiCN coatings. Part 1: coating architecture and hardness modelling

    S.J Bull;D.G Bhat;M.H Staia

  • Assessment of the toughness of thin coatings using nanoindentation under displacement control

    J. Chen;S.J. Bull

  • Chapter 7 An overview of the potential of quantitative coating adhesion measurement by scratch testing

    SJ Bull;E G-Berasetegui

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Walton
Anthony J. Walton University of Edinburgh
Sanatan Chattopadhyay
Sanatan Chattopadhyay University of Calcutta
Paul R. Chalker
Paul R. Chalker University of Liverpool
Alexander M. Korsunsky
Alexander M. Korsunsky University of Oxford
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Erich Kasper
Erich Kasper University of Stuttgart
Mikael Östling
Mikael Östling Royal Institute of Technology
Andrew P. Monkman
Andrew P. Monkman Durham University
Zheshuai Lin
Zheshuai Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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