
Overview
Background
Prof Andrej Atrens's research interests are in: the service performance of engineering materials and alloy development.
He received a PhD from the University of Adelaide in 1976, a DEng from the University of Queensland in 1997, and became FHEA in 2018.
His current research projects are in the fields of:
- Mg Corrosion
- SCC
- Hydrogen embrittlement
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Andrej Atrens is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Adelaide
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
- Doctoral Diploma of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Australian Institute of Physics, Australian Institute of Physics
- Engineers Australia, Engineers Australia
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy
Research interests
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Mg Corrosion
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Hydrogen Embrittlenent
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Stress Corrosion cracking
Research impacts
Atrens has made significant contributions to the understanding of the service performance of engineering materials. This includes:
- Related electrochemical hydrogen charging to equivalent hydrogen fugacity.
- Demonstrated that there is little risk in auto service of HE for the advanced high-strength steels currently used in automobile light-weighting,
- Elucidated corrosion mechanisms of magnesium alloys, stainless steels and copper alloys,
- Developed a model for the patination of copper, and a procedure for an artificial patination process,
- Developed an improved understanding of passivity in stainless steels and binary alloys such as Fe-Cr, Ni-Cr, Co-Cr, Fe-Ti, and Fe-Si.
- Characterised the corrosion reactions, types of corrosion and the corrosion morphologies for Mg alloys and related these to alloy chemistry, metallurgy and microstructure.
- Help to provide an understanding of the biocorrosion of Mg.
- Produced a comprehensive explanation of the strange electrochemical behaviour of the negative difference effect, which underlies the corrosion behaviour of magnesium and its alloys.
Works
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2018
Journal Article
Generalisation of the oxide reinforcement model for the high oxidation resistance of some Mg alloys micro-alloyed with Be
Tan, Qiyang, Mo, Ning, Lin, Chih-Ling, Zhao, Yitian, Yin, Yu, Jiang, Bin, Pan, Fusheng, Atrens, Andrej, Huang, Han and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2018). Generalisation of the oxide reinforcement model for the high oxidation resistance of some Mg alloys micro-alloyed with Be. Corrosion Science, 147, 357-371. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.12.001
2018
Journal Article
Evaluation of the influence of hydrogen on some commercial DP, Q&P and TWIP advanced high-strength steels during automobile service
Liu, Qinglong, Zhou, Qingjun, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhang, Mingxing and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Evaluation of the influence of hydrogen on some commercial DP, Q&P and TWIP advanced high-strength steels during automobile service. Engineering Failure Analysis, 94, 249-273. doi: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.08.011
2018
Journal Article
The influence of microstructure on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of martensitic advanced high strength steels
Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhou, Qingjun, Liu, Qinglong, Li, Huixing, Zhang, Mingxing, Dargusch, Matthew S. and Atrens, Andrej (2018). The influence of microstructure on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of martensitic advanced high strength steels. Materials Today Communications, 17, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.07.011
2018
Journal Article
Improved biodegradation resistance by grain refinement of novel antibacterial ZK30-Cu alloys produced via selective laser melting
Xu, Rong, Zhao, Ming-Chun, Zhao, Ying-Chao, Liu, Long, Liu, Chao, Gao, Chengde, Shuai, Cijun and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Improved biodegradation resistance by grain refinement of novel antibacterial ZK30-Cu alloys produced via selective laser melting. Materials Letters, 237, 253-257. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.11.071
2018
Journal Article
Stress corrosion cracking of EV31A in 0.1 M Na2SO4 saturated with Mg(OH)2
Li, Yifeng, Zhou, Yushan, Shi, Zhiming, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Soltan, Akif and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Stress corrosion cracking of EV31A in 0.1 M Na2SO4 saturated with Mg(OH)2. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 6 (4), 337-345. doi: 10.1016/j.jma.2018.09.001
2018
Journal Article
Viewpoint - understanding Mg corrosion in the body for biodegradable medical implants
Atrens, Andrej, Johnston, Sean, Shi, Zhiming and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2018). Viewpoint - understanding Mg corrosion in the body for biodegradable medical implants. Scripta Materialia, 154, 92-100. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.05.021
2018
Journal Article
Erratum to: Building towards a standardised approach to biocorrosion studies: a review of factors influencing Mg corrosion in vitro pertinent to in vivo corrosion (vol 61, pg 475, 2018)
Johnston, Sean, Dargusch, Matthew and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Erratum to: Building towards a standardised approach to biocorrosion studies: a review of factors influencing Mg corrosion in vitro pertinent to in vivo corrosion (vol 61, pg 475, 2018). Science China Materials, 61 (9), 1248-1248. doi: 10.1007/s40843-018-9310-6
2018
Journal Article
Active corrosion protection by a smart coating based on a MgAl-layered double hydroxide on a cerium-modified plasma electrolytic oxidation coating on Mg alloy AZ31
Zhang, Gen, Wu, Liang, Tang, Aitao, Ma, Yanlong, Song, Guang-Ling, Zheng, Dajiang, Jiang, Bin, Atrens, Andrej and Pan, Fusheng (2018). Active corrosion protection by a smart coating based on a MgAl-layered double hydroxide on a cerium-modified plasma electrolytic oxidation coating on Mg alloy AZ31. Corrosion Science, 139, 370-382. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.010
2018
Journal Article
Evaluation of automobile service performance using laboratory testing
Atrens, Andrej, Liu, Qinglong, Zhou, Qingjun, Venezuela, Jeffrey and Zhang, Mingxing (2018). Evaluation of automobile service performance using laboratory testing. Materials Science and Technology, 34 (15), 1893-1909. doi: 10.1080/02670836.2018.1495903
2018
Journal Article
Enhanced corrosion resistance of anodic films containing alumina nanoparticles on as-rolled AZ31 alloy
Long, Ying, Wu, Liang, Zhang, Zhi, Atrens, Andrej, Pan, Fu sheng, Tang, Aitao and Zhang, Gen (2018). Enhanced corrosion resistance of anodic films containing alumina nanoparticles on as-rolled AZ31 alloy. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 13 (7), 7157-7174. doi: 10.20964/2018.07.73
2018
Journal Article
Influence of Hydrogen on Steel Components for Clean Energy
Atrens, Andrej, Liu, Qian, Tapia-Bastidas, Clotario, Gray, Evan, Irwanto, Bartolomeus, Venezuela, Jeff and Liu, Qinglong (2018). Influence of Hydrogen on Steel Components for Clean Energy. Corrosion and Materials Degradation, 1 (1), 3-26. doi: 10.3390/cmd1010002
2018
Journal Article
Effect of micro-arc oxidation coatings formed at different voltages on the in situ growth of layered double hydroxides and their corrosion protection
Zhang, Gen, Wu, Liang, Tang, Aitao, Pan, Huiling, Ma, Yanlong, Zhan, Qin, Tan, Qiyang, Pan, Fusheng and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Effect of micro-arc oxidation coatings formed at different voltages on the in situ growth of layered double hydroxides and their corrosion protection. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 165 (7), C317-C327. doi: 10.1149/2.0531807jes
2018
Journal Article
Further study of the hydrogen embrittlement of martensitic advanced high-strength steel in simulated auto service conditions
Venezuela, Jeffrey, Blanch, Jethro, Zulkiply, Azmir, Liu, Qinglong, Zhou, Qingjun, Zhang, Mingxing and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Further study of the hydrogen embrittlement of martensitic advanced high-strength steel in simulated auto service conditions. Corrosion Science, 135, 120-135. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.02.037
2018
Journal Article
Improved oxidation resistance of Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy microalloyed with 60 wt ppm Be attributed to the formation of a more protective (Mg,Be)O surface oxide
Tan, Qiyang, Mo, Ning, Lin, Chih-Ling, Jiang, Bin, Pan, Fusheng, Huang, Han, Atrens, Andrej and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2018). Improved oxidation resistance of Mg-9Al-1Zn alloy microalloyed with 60 wt ppm Be attributed to the formation of a more protective (Mg,Be)O surface oxide. Corrosion Science, 132, 272-283. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2018.01.006
2018
Journal Article
The Corrosion Behavior of Mg5Y in Nominally Distilled Water
Cao, Fuyong, Zheng, Dajiang, Song, Guang-Ling, Shi, Zhiming and Atrens, Andrej (2018). The Corrosion Behavior of Mg5Y in Nominally Distilled Water. Advanced Engineering Materials, 20 (6) 1700986, 1700986. doi: 10.1002/adem.201700986
2018
Journal Article
Cu-7Cr-0.1Ag Microcomposites Optimized for High Strength and High Condutivity
Liu, Keming, Wang, Zhenxi, Jiang, Zhengyi, Atrens, Andrej, Huang, Zhikai, Guo, Wei, Zhang, Xingwang, Yu, Jiuming, Lu, Quanguo and Lu, Deping (2018). Cu-7Cr-0.1Ag Microcomposites Optimized for High Strength and High Condutivity. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 27 (3), 933-938. doi: 10.1007/s11665-018-3221-1
2018
Journal Article
The role of the microstructure on the influence of hydrogen on some advanced high-strength steels
Liu, Qinglong, Zhou, Qingjun, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Zhang, Mingxing and Atrens, Andrej (2018). The role of the microstructure on the influence of hydrogen on some advanced high-strength steels. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 715, 370-378. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2017.12.079
2018
Journal Article
The influence of hydrogen on the low cycle fatigue behavior of medium strength 3.5NiCrMoV steel studied using notched specimens
Liu, Qian and Atrens, Andrej (2018). The influence of hydrogen on the low cycle fatigue behavior of medium strength 3.5NiCrMoV steel studied using notched specimens. Advanced Engineering Materials, 20 (2) 1700680, 1700680. doi: 10.1002/adem.201700680
2018
Journal Article
Effect of thermal-mechanical processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of duplex-phase Mg-8Li-3Al-0.4Y alloy
Ding, Hong-bo, Liu, Qiang, Zhou, Hai-tao, Zhou, Xiao and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Effect of thermal-mechanical processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of duplex-phase Mg-8Li-3Al-0.4Y alloy. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 27 (12), 2587-2597. doi: 10.1016/S1003-6326(17)60286-3
2018
Journal Article
Influence of pH on the growth behaviour of Mg-Al LDH films
Wu, Liang, Pan, Fusheng, Liu, Yuanhuan, Zhang, Gen, Tang, Aitao and Atrens, Andrej (2018). Influence of pH on the growth behaviour of Mg-Al LDH films. Surface Engineering, 34 (9), 674-681. doi: 10.1080/02670844.2017.1382062
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Andrej Atrens is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Thesis Project
The aim is to provide an overview and summary of the state of art and description of key technical challenges, drivers and trends emerging in the technology/sector.
The total topic is huge so it is necessary to target one part. A possible approach is to look at a particular number of sectors. Sectors can be defined in a number of ways.
- Focus on the manufacturing process: Casting, Shaping and forming, machining, Fabrication, Fabrication of microelectronic devices and micromanufacturing, Joining, Surface Technology, Composites, Ceramics, Wood, Concrete
- Focus on the industry or industry sector: Aerospace, auto, microelectronic or consumer electronics, consumer goods etc.
A number of these sectors need to be chosen and analysed. For each sector an overview/summary is to be provided together with the references of where the information was obtained.
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Gas Phase Inhibition of Hydrogen Embrittlement
We aim to understand the kinetics of the inhibition of hydrogen embrittlement in hydrogen gas environments by added gases such as oxygen.
We are building a gas phase permeabilty apparatus capable of operating at 200 C and 200 bar hydrogen
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline steels, subcritical crack evaluation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline steels
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Feasibility of the use of gas phase inhibition of hydrogen embrittlement in gas transmission pipelines carrying hydrogen
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Feasibility of the use of gas phase inhibition of hydrogen embrittlement in gas transmission pipelines carrying hydrogen
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline steels, subcritical crack evaluation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline steels, subcritical crack evaluation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Master Philosophy
Hydrogen and pipeline steels; orientation dependence of fracture toughness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Strong Hydrogen-Tolerant Steels via Tuning Nanogradients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogen embrittlement of additively manufactured advanced structural materials
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Qiyang Tan, Dr Jeffrey Venezuela, Professor Mingxing Zhang
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Doctor Philosophy
The influence of long-term degradation effects on the hydrogen embrittlement of pipeline steels used in hydrogen transportation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch, Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Design, manufacturing, and evaluations of biodegradable metal mesh implant for pelvic floor reconstructions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch, Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The discharge performance of advanced Mg-based alloys for Mg-air battery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Hydrogen Embrittlement of Advanced High Strength Steels for Auto Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang, Dr Jeffrey Venezuela
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Temporary Corrosion Protection of a New Generation of Magnesium Alloys
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring Magnesium Corrosion in a Medical Environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Dargusch
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Influence of hydrogen on some DP, Q&P and TWIP grades of advanced high strength steels for auto construction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Hydrogen on MS980, MS1180, MS1300 and MS1500 Martensitic Advanced High Strength Steels Used for Automotive Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Magnesium Alloys
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Influence of hydrogen on metallic components for clean energy
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Corrosion of Mg and Mg Alloys for Medical Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Darren Martin
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Influence of the Applied Stress Rate on the Stress Corrosion Cracking of 4340 and 3.5NiCrMoV Steels
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Metallurgical influences on stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of rock bolts
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
A mechanistic Understanding of Stress Corrosion Cracking of Mg Alloys
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
A study of the mechanism by which cobalt ions minimize corrosion of lead alloy anodes during electrowinning of base metals
Principal Advisor
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2007
Master Philosophy
UNDERSTANDING CORROSION IN HOT POTASSIUM CARBONATE (HPC) ACID GAS REMOVAL PLANTS
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
CHEMISTRY OF IN-SITU PHOSPHATING COATING
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
STRESS CORROSION CRACKING OF ROCK BOLTS
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Novel approaches to improve the mechanical properties of a high-strength low-alloy steel
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Influence of trace addition of Be on the oxidation behaviour of Mg alloys
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
COMPUTER MODELING OF GALVANIC CORROSION FOR MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE CORROSION PERFORMANCE OF ANODISED MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
Associate Advisor
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- Corrosion
- Hydrogen embrittlement
- Magnesium corrosion
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