Diran Apelian, Sc.D.

Publications

"Light metals find an academic champion" (Volume 3 Issue 4, 2000/Volume 4 Issue 1, 2001 Materials Today)
"Prediction of Distortion and Residual Stresses in Heat Treated Components" by Diran Apelian (appeared
in the July 2001 issue of AdvancedMaterials & Processes; reproduced here with permission)
CHTE Project Focuses on Solution Treatment of Aluminum Alloys (December 2000 Advanced Materials & Processes)
Showing Their Metal (Spring 2000 WPI Journal)
Aluminum & Education: Reaching Out to Tomorrow's Engineers and Design Engineers and Designers (Spring 2000 Aluminum Now)
Q.G. Wang, D. Apelian, L. Arnberg, S. Gulbrandsen-Dahl, J. Hjelen, "Solidification of the Eutectic Phase in Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloys", AFS Transactions 1999, in press.
C. H. Caceres, L. Wang, D. Apelian and M. Makhlouf, "Alloy Selection for Die Castings Using the Quality Index", AFS Transactions 1999, in press.
L. Wang, D. Apelian, and M. Makhlouf, "Iron Bearing Compounds in Al-Si Die Casting Alloys - Their Morphology and the Conditions Under which They Form", AFS Transactions 1999, in press.
S. Makarov, D. Apelian, R. Ludwig, "Inclusion Removal and Detection in Molten Aluminum: Mechanical, Electromagnetic, and Acoustic Techniques", AFS Transactions 1999, in press.
S. Makarov, R. Ludwig, D. Apelian, "Resonant Oscillation of a Liquid Metal Column Driven by Electromagnetic Lorentz Force Sources," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. USA, vol 105, No. 4, pp. 2216-2225 , 1999.
S. Makarov, R. Ludwig, and D. Apelian, "The Effect of a Short Pulse of Current on Small Particles in a Conducting Fluid," Journal of NDE, vol. 18, No. 3, 1999, in press.
S. Makarov, R. Ludwig, and D. Apelian, "Electromagnetic visualization technique for non-metallic inclusions in a melt," Measur. Sci. Technol., vol. 10, pp. 1047-1053, 1999.
S. M. Abkowitz, A. Laitinen, D. Apelian, "Shot Sleeve Life Extensions with New MMC Materials", Light Metal Age, Vol. 57, Nos. 1, 2, pp. 114-116, 1999.
R. Ludwig, S. Makarov, D. Apelian, "Three-Dimensional Solution and Experimental Confirmation for the Electric Resistivity Testing of Surface-Breaking Defects in Green-State Powder Metallugy Compacts", Journal of NDE, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 153-156, 1998.
S. Makarov, R. Ludwig, D. Apelian, "Numerical Solution of a Direct 3D Electrostatic Resistivity Test of Green-State Metal Powder Compacts," Review of Progress in NDE USA, vol. 17(B), 1427-1434, 1998.
L. Parmenter, D. Apelian, and F. Jensen, "Development of Statistically Optimized Test Method for the Reduced Pressure Test", AFS Transactions, pp. 439-452, 1998.
L. Wang, D. Apelian, M. M. Makhlouf, "Fatigue Properties of Aluminum Die-Casting Alloys", AFS Transactions, pp. 155-162, 1998.
D. Apelian, "Consultant's Corner", International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 41-42, 1999.
R. Ludwig, D. Apelian, "A Novel Crack Detection Methodology for Green Compacts Using An Array Electrostatic Sensor", in the Proceedings of P/M²Tech 99, (June 1999, Vancouver, B.C., published by MPIF, Princeton, NJ, in press.
S. Shankar, D. Apelian, "The Role of Alloy Chemistry on the Formation of Intermetallic Compounds at the Melt/Die Interface", in the Proceedings of the 5^th International Molten Aluminum Processing Conference, November 8-10, 1998, published by AFS, Des Plaines, Il; pp. 209-230, 1998.
S. Dasgupta, D. Apelian, "Interaction of Initial Melt Cleanliness, Casting Process and Product Quality: Cleanliness Requirements Fit for a Specific Use", in the Proceedings of the 5^th International Molten Aluminum Processing Conference, November 8-10, 1998, published by AFS, Des Plaines, Il; pp. 233-258, 1998.
L. Wang, M. Makhlouf, D. Apelian, "Effect of Alloy Chemistry on the Solidification Characteristics of Al-Si-Cu Die Casting Alloys", in the Proceedings of the 5^th International Molten Aluminum Processing Conference, November 8-10, 1998, published by AFS, Des Plaines, Il; pp. 173-188, 1998.
S. Dasgupta, L. Parmenter, D. Apelian, F. Jensen, "Relationship Between the Reduced Pressure Test and Hydrogen Vcontent of the Melt", in the Proceedings of the 5^th International Molten Aluminum Processing Conference, November 8-10, 1998, published by AFS, Des Plaines, Il; pp. 283-300, 1998.
D. Apelian, "Clean Metal Processing of Aluminum", invited keynote, in the Proceedings of the First International Aluminum Casting Technology Symposium, October 12-15, 1998, Rosemont, Il, published by ASM, Metals Park, OH, pp. 153-162, 1998.
Q. G. Wang, D. Apelian and J. R. Griffiths, "Microstructural Effects on the Fatigue Properties of Aluminum Castings", in the Proceedings of the First International Aluminum Casting Technology Symposium, October 12-15, 1998, Rosemont, IL, published by ASM, Metals Park, OH, pp. 217-224, 1998.
R. Ludwig, G. Bogdanov, W. Michaelson, D. Apelian, "Instrumentation Development for Crack Detection of Surface and Subsurface Defects in Green State P/M Compacts Through Multi-Probe Electric Resistivity Testing", in the Proceedings of The Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-destructive Evaluation, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 21-24, 1998.