Associate Professor Kevin Laws

ABOUT ME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, 2009-
Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Materials Science & Engineering, UNSW, 2008-
Visiting Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland, 2010
Visiting Scientist, United States Air Force Research Laboratories, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 2011

RESEARCH

RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION

Most significant contributions are in the design, discovery and development of amorphous alloys (bulk metallic glasses) and their associated processing, thermal and mechanical properties. Areas of research focus include design and development of Mg- and Al-based metallic glasses for structural and functional applications, amorphous alloy matrix composites, die-casting, strip casting and post production processing of bulk metallic glasses. Recognition of this research includes: 30+ papers in refereed international journals, ~$100k research and infrastructure funding since 2008 and have co-supervised 10 honours and 6 PhD students in the past 4 years.

TEACHING & OUTREACH

TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS

Current course co-ordinator for Welding and Joining Processes, guest lecturer for polymer engineering and demonstrator for foundry casting, rolling and mechanical testing. Also contribute to honours and PhD student thesis supervision.

AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS

ARC Centre of Excellence Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2007-
Invited Research Position; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2010
Invited Research Position; US Air Force Research Laboratory, 2011
Member of Institute of Engineers, Australia 2003-
Member of Society of Automotive Engineers-International 2001-

Phone

+61 2 9385 5234

E-mail

k.laws@unsw.edu.au

Location

School of Materials Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Hilmer Building; (E10) Level 3; Office 301.

Book Chapters | 2021

Miskovic DM; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2021, 'Metallic glasses', in Structural Biomaterials: Properties, Characteristics, and Selection, pp. 275 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818831-6.00005-7

Book Chapters | 2016

Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Löffler JF; Ferry M, 2016, 'Developments in High Magnesium-Content Bulk Metallic Glasses and Future Possibilities', in Magnesium Technology 2016, Springer International Publishing, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48114-2_5

Book Chapters | 2013

Biletska O; Laws KJ; Gibson MA; Ferry M, 2013, 'Fabrication of Bulk Metallic Glass Composite with High Magnesium Content', in TMS2013 Supplemental Proceedings, Wiley, pp. 245 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118663547.ch31

Book Chapters | 2013

Biletska O; Laws KJ; Gibson MA; Ferry M, 2013, 'Fabrication of bulk metallic glass composite with high magnesium content', in TMS 2013 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Annual Meeting, pp. 247 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118663547.ch31

Book Chapters | 2013

Shamlaye KF; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2013, 'Bulk Metallic Glass Composites Fabricated within the Supercooled Liquid Region', in Proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing, Springer International Publishing, pp. 3221 - 3228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48764-9_397

Book Chapters | 2007

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2007, 'The Production and Elevated Temperature Properties of Ca65Mg15Zn20 Bulk Metallic Glass', in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications Ltd., pp. 1263 - 1266, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/0-87849-462-6.1263
Journal articles | 2024

Allioux FM; Nazari S; Ghasemian MB; Zavabeti A; Pei Z; Leverett J; Rafiezadeh S; Salih AK; Irvine CP; Baharfar M; Bardet L; Widjajana MS; Chi Y; Esrafilzadeh D; Jalili AR; Haghdadi N; Tang J; Laws KJ; Ton-That C; Daeneke T; Daiyan R; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2024, 'Atomic Dispersion via High-Entropy Liquid Metal Alloys', Small Structures, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202400294

Journal articles | 2023

Setayandeh SS; Stansby JH; Obbard EG; Brand MI; Miskovic DM; Laws KJ; Peterson VK; Astbury JO; Wilson CL; Irukuvarghula S; Burr PA, 2023, 'A combined DFT and NPD approach to determine the structure and composition of the ε-phase of tungsten boride', Acta Materialia, 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119282

Journal articles | 2022

Conway PLJ; Golay D; Bassman L; Ferry M; Laws KJ, 2022, 'Thermodynamic modelling to predict phase stability in BCC + B2 Al–Ti–Co–Ni–Fe–Cr high entropy alloys', Materials Chemistry and Physics, 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125395

Journal articles | 2022

Soper A; Shaw AL; Conway PLJ; Pomrehn GS; Ferry M; Bassman L; Pribram-Jones A; Laws KJ, 2022, 'Assessing Mg–Sc–(rare earth) ternary phase stability via constituent binary cluster expansions', Computational Materials Science, 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111240

Journal articles | 2021

Hwang E; Cuddy E; Lin J; Kaufman JL; Shaw A; Conway PLJ; Pribram-Jones A; Laws KJ; Bassman L, 2021, 'Predicting ductility in quaternary B2 -like alloys', Physical Review Materials, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.5.033604

Journal articles | 2021

Jilani S; Koloadin LS; Miskovic DM; Laws KJ, 2021, 'Solvent-rich magnesium-based bulk metallic glasses in the Mg–Pd–Ca and Mg–Pd–Yb alloy systems', Scripta Materialia, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114120

Journal articles | 2021

Lee M; Muránsky O; Karatchevtseva I; Huang H; Laws KJ, 2021, 'Corrosion performance of Ni-based structural alloys for applications in molten-salt based energy systems: Experiment & numerical validation', Corrosion Science, 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109607

Journal articles | 2020

Chen Y; Tang C; Laws K; Zhu Q; Ferry M, 2020, 'Zr-Co-Al bulk metallic glass composites containing B2 ZrCo via rapid quenching and annealing', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153079

Journal articles | 2020

Joress H; Decost BL; Sarker S; Braun TM; Jilani S; Smith R; Ward L; Laws KJ; Mehta A; Hattrick-Simpers JR, 2020, 'A High-Throughput Structural and Electrochemical Study of Metallic Glass Formation in Ni-Ti-Al', ACS Combinatorial Science, 22, pp. 330 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscombsci.9b00215

Journal articles | 2020

Sun Q; Miskovic DM; Laws K; Kong H; Geng X; Ferry M, 2020, 'Transition towards ultrastable metallic glasses in Zr-based thin films', Applied Surface Science, 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147453

Journal articles | 2019

Ikeuchi D; King DJM; Laws KJ; Knowles AJ; Aughterson RD; Lumpkin GR; Obbard EG, 2019, 'Cr-Mo-V-W: A new refractory and transition metal high-entropy alloy system', Scripta Materialia, 158, pp. 141 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.08.045

Journal articles | 2018

Lu BF; Kong LT; Laws KJ; Xu WQ; Jiang Z; Huang YY; Ferry M; Li JF; Zhou YH, 2018, 'EXAFS and molecular dynamics simulation studies of Cu-Zr metallic glass: Short-to-medium range order and glass forming ability', Materials Characterization, 141, pp. 41 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.04.036

Journal articles | 2018

Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Stanford N; Ferry M, 2018, 'General trends between solute segregation tendency and grain boundary character in aluminum - An ab inito study', Acta Materialia, 158, pp. 257 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.069

Journal articles | 2018

Ren F; Ward L; Williams T; Laws KJ; Wolverton C; Hattrick-Simpers J; Mehta A, 2018, 'Accelerated discovery of metallic glasses through iteration of machine learning and high-throughput experiments', Science Advances, 4, pp. eaaq1566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaq1566

Journal articles | 2018

Tang C; Laws K; Ferry M, 2018, 'Atomistic origin of stress overshoots and serrations in a CuZr metallic glass', Materialia, 1, pp. 121 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2018.04.005

Journal articles | 2017

Aron-Dine S; Pomrehn GS; Pribram-Jones A; Laws KJ; Bassman L, 2017, 'First-principles investigation of structural and magnetic disorder in CuNiMnAl and CuNiMnSn Heusler alloys', Physical Review B, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.024108

Journal articles | 2017

Hamilton NE; Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2017, 'A blended NPT/NVT scheme for simulating metallic glasses', Computational Materials Science, 130, pp. 130 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.01.006

Journal articles | 2017

Kaufman JL; Pomrehn GS; Pribram-Jones A; Mahjoub R; Ferry M; Laws KJ; Bassman L, 2017, 'Stacking fault energies of nondilute binary alloys using special quasirandom structures', Physical Review B, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.094112

Journal articles | 2017

Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Granata D; Koloadin LS; Löffler JF, 2017, 'Electron-band theory inspired design of magnesium-precious metal bulk metallic glasses with high thermal stability and extended ductility', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 3400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03643-7

Journal articles | 2017

Mahjoub R; XU W; LAWS KJL; Ferry M, 2017, 'Ab initio study of the likely orientation relationships of interphase and homophase interfaces in a two-phase HCP + BCC Mg-Li alloy', Computational Materials Science, 139C, pp. 406 - 4011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.08.026

Journal articles | 2017

Mahjoub R; laws ; laws KJL; ferry M, 2017, 'Amorphous phase stability and the interplay between electronic structure and topology', Acta Materialia, 131, pp. 131 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.03.070

Journal articles | 2017

Miskovic DM; Pohl K; Birbilis N; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2017, 'Formation of a phosphate conversion coating on bioresorbable Mg-based metallic glasses and its effect on corrosion performance', Corrosion Science, 129, pp. 214 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2017.10.014

Journal articles | 2017

Shamlaye KF; Laws KJ; Löffler JF, 2017, 'Exceptionally broad bulk metallic glass formation in the Mg–Cu–Yb system', Acta Materialia, 128, pp. 188 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.02.013

Journal articles | 2016

Hou L; Raveggi M; Chen XB; Xu W; Laws KJ; Wei Y; Ferry M; Birbilis N, 2016, 'Investigating the passivity and dissolution of a corrosion resistant Mg-33at.%Li alloy in aqueous chloride using online ICP-MS', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163, pp. C324 - C329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0871606jes

Journal articles | 2016

Laws KJ; Granata D; Löffler JF, 2016, 'Alloy design strategies for sustained ductility in Mg-based amorphous alloys - Tackling structural relaxation', Acta Materialia, 103, pp. 735 - 745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.08.077

Journal articles | 2016

Mahjoub R; Hamilton NE; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2016, 'Softening of phonon spectra in metallic glasses', njp computational materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2016.29

Journal articles | 2016

Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Hamilton NE; Granata D; Ferry M, 2016, 'An atomic-scale insight into the effects of hydrogen microalloying on the glass-forming ability and ductility of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses', Computational Materials Science, 125, pp. 197 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.08.049

Journal articles | 2016

Miskovic DM; Pohl K; Birbilis N; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2016, 'Examining the elemental contribution towards the biodegradation of Mg-Zn-Ca ternary metallic glasses', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4, pp. 2679 - 2690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6tb00342g

Journal articles | 2016

Shamlaye KF; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2016, 'Supercooled liquid fusion of carbon fibre-bulk metallic glass composites with superplastic forming properties', Scripta Materialia, 111, pp. 127 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.08.001

Journal articles | 2015

Laws KJ; Crosby C; Sridhar A; Conway P; Koloadin LS; Zhao M; Aron-Dine S; Bassman LC, 2015, 'High entropy brasses and bronzes - Microstructure, phase evolution and properties', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 650, pp. 949 - 961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.07.285

Journal articles | 2015

Laws KJ; Miracle DB; Ferry M, 2015, 'A predictive structural model for bulk metallic glasses', Nature Communications, 6, pp. 8123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9123

Journal articles | 2015

Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Scicluna JP; Daniels JE; Ferry M, 2015, 'A first principles molecular dynamics study of the relationship between atomic structure and elastic properties of Mg-Zn-Ca amorphous alloys', Computational Materials Science, 96, pp. 246 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.09.019

Journal articles | 2015

Mahjoub R; Xu W; Gun B; Laws KJ; Kong LT; Li JF; Ferry M, 2015, 'Heterogeneous nucleation at inoculant particles in a glass forming alloy: an ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of interfacial properties and local chemical bonding', Computational Materials Science, 108, pp. 94 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.06.008

Journal articles | 2015

Thurnheer P; Maaß R; Laws KJ; Pogatscher S; Löffler JF, 2015, 'Dynamic properties of major shear bands in Zr-Cu-Al bulk metallic glasses', Acta Materialia, 96, pp. 428 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.05.028

Journal articles | 2014

Biletska O; Laws KJ; Gibson MA; Ferry M, 2014, 'Fabrication of an in situ bulk metallic glass composite with high magnesium content', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 45, pp. 2352 - 2356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-2084-1

Journal articles | 2014

Chu D; Lashgari H; Jiang Y; Ferry M; Laws K; Xie S; Sun H; Li S, 2014, 'Recent progress in high Bs and low Hc Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys', Nanotechnology Reviews, 3, pp. 153 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2013-0030

Journal articles | 2014

Laws KJ; Cao JD; Reddy C; Shamlaye KF; Gun B; Ferry M, 2014, 'Ultra magnesium-rich, low-density Mg-Ni-Ca bulk metallic glasses', Scripta Materialia, 88, pp. 37 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2014.06.002

Journal articles | 2013

Biletska O; Laws KJ; Gibson MA; Ferry M, 2013, 'Fabrication of an InSitu Bulk Metallic Glass Composite with High Magnesium Content', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 45, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-2084-1

Journal articles | 2013

Cao JD; Laws KJ; Liu C; Ferry M, 2013, 'Thermoplastic formability of CaMgZn bulk metallic glasses for biomedical applications', International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 47, pp. 233 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMPT.2013.058962

Journal articles | 2013

Ferry M; Laws KJ; White C; Miskovic DM; Shamlaye KF; Xu W; Biletska O, 2013, 'Recent developments in ductile bulk metallic glass composites', MRS Communications, 3, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2012.32

Journal articles | 2013

Zhou X; Ralston KD; Laws KJ; Cao JD; Gupta RK; Ferry M; Birbilis N, 2013, 'Effect of the degree of crystallinity on the electrochemical behavior of Mg⁶⁵Cu²⁵Y¹⁰ and Mg70Zn 25Ca⁵ bulk metallic glasses', Corrosion, 69, pp. 781 - 792, http://dx.doi.org/10.5006/0870

Journal articles | 2012

Cao J; Kirkland N; Laws KJ; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2012, 'Ca-Mg-Zn bulk metallic glasses as bioresorbable metals', ACTA Biomaterialia, 8, pp. 2375 - 2383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.009

Journal articles | 2012

Cao J; Martens P; Laws KJ; Boughton PC; Ferry M, 2012, 'Quantitative in vitro assessment of Mg65 Zn30 Ca5 degradation and its effect on cell viability', Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B - Applied Biomaterials, 101B, pp. 43 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.32811

Journal articles | 2012

Laws KJ; Saxey DW; McKenzie WR; Marceau RKW; Gun B; Ringer SP; Ferry M, 2012, 'Analysis of dynamic segregation and crystallisation in Mg65Cu25Y10 bulk metallic glass using atom probe tomography', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 556, pp. 558 - 566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2012.07.026

Journal articles | 2012

Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Ferry M, 2012, 'ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Ag‐Based Bulk Metallic Glass in the Ag—Mg—Ca—[Cu] Alloy System.', ChemInform, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201209004

Journal articles | 2012

Miracle DB; Laws KJ; Senkov ON; Wilks GB, 2012, 'Partial coordination numbers in binary metallic glasses', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 43, pp. 2649 - 2661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-1002-7

Journal articles | 2011

Xu W; Zheng R; Laws KJ; Ringer SP; Ferry M, 2011, 'In situ formation of crystalline flakes in Mg-based metallic glass composites by controlled inoculation', Acta Materialia, 59, pp. 7776 - 7786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2011.08.044

Journal articles | 2010

Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2010, 'Viscosity-related properties of Mg65Cu25Y10 bulk metallic glass determined by uniaxial tension in the supercooled liquid region', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 496, pp. 582 - 588

Journal articles | 2010

Laws KJ; Shamlaye K; Wong K; Gun B; Ferry M, 2010, 'Prediction of glass forming compositions in metallic systems: copper-based bulk metallic glasses in the Cu-Mg-Ca system', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Journal, 41A, pp. 1699 - 1705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0274-7

Journal articles | 2010

Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Gun B; Ferry M, 2010, 'ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Copper‐Based Bulk Metallic Glasses in the Ternary Cu—Mg—Ca System.', ChemInform, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201005214

Journal articles | 2010

Laws KJ; Xu W; Privat K; Ferry M; Robin L, 2010, 'The three dimensional structure of Mg-rich plates in as-cast Mg-based bulk metallic glass composites', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Journal, 41A, pp. 1691 - 1698

Journal articles | 2010

Xu W; Robin L; Zheng R; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2010, 'Erratum: Phase redistribution in an in situ Mg-based bulk metallic glass composite during deformation in the supercooled liquid region (Scripta Materialia (2010) 63 (556-559))', Scripta Materialia, 63, pp. 903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.06.043

Journal articles | 2010

Xu W; Zheng R; Laws KJ; Ferry M; Robin L, 2010, 'Phase redistribution in an in-situ Mg-based bulk metallic glass composite during deformation in the supercooled liquid region', Scripta Materialia, 63, pp. 556 - 559

Journal articles | 2009

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2009, 'Influence of casting parameters on the critical casting size of bulk metallic glass', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 40, pp. 2377 - 2387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9929-7

Journal articles | 2009

Laws KJ; Shamlaye K; Gun B; Ferry M, 2009, 'Synthesis of copper-based bulk metallic glasses in the ternary Cu-Mg-Ca system', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 486, pp. L27 - L29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.06.205

Journal articles | 2008

Laws KJ; Ferry M; Burgess T, 2008, 'Effect of loading rate on the serrated flow of a bulk metallic glass during nanoindentation', ACTA Materialia, 56, pp. 4829 - 4835

Journal articles | 2008

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2008, 'Large-scale production of Ca65Mg15Zn20 bulk metallic glass samples by low-pressure die-casting', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 475, pp. 348 - 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.04.059

Journal articles | 2008

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2008, 'Mechanical stability of Ca65Mg15Zn20 bulk metallic glass during deformation in the supercooled liquid region', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 480, pp. 198 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.07.034

Journal articles | 2007

Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2007, 'Elevated temperature flow behaviour of a Mg-based bulk metallic glass', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 471, pp. 130 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2007.02.121

Journal articles | 2006

Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2006, 'Static and dynamic crystallization in Mg-Cu-Y bulk metallic glass', Journal of Non - Crystalline Solids, 352, pp. 3887 - 3895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.06.024

Journal articles | 2006

Gun B; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2006, 'Superplastic flow of a Mg-based bulk metallic glass in the supercooled liquid region', Journal of Non - Crystalline Solids, 352, pp. 3896 - 3902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.06.023

Journal articles | 2006

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2006, 'Effect of die-casting parameters on the production of high quality bulk metallic glass samples', Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 425, pp. 114 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2006.03.037
Preprints | 2023

Chen Y; Tang C; Laws K; Zhu Q; Ferry M, 2023, Zr-Co-Al bulk metallic glass composites containing B2 ZrCo via rapid quenching and annealing, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2310.15521

Reports | 2023

Obbard E; Burr P; Gludovatz B; Hanley T; Waite D; Maddison P; Kruzic J; Yang J; Laws K; Niven R; Aboutanios E; Ladouceur F, 2023, Submission 238 to: Australia's Science and Research Priorities - Conversation Starter, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28595, https://consult.industry.gov.au/sciencepriorities1/survey/view/238

Preprints | 2023

Setayandeh SS; Stansby J; Obbard EG; Brand M; Miskovic DM; Laws KJ; Peterson VK; Astbury J; Wilson C; Irukuvarghula S; Burr PA, 2023, A Combined Dtf and NPD Approach to Determine the Structure and Composition of the ε-Phase of Tungsten Boride, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4349978

Conference Papers | 2020

Wahid MFM; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2020, 'Crystallization kinetics and fragility of al-based amorphous alloy', in Materials Science Forum, pp. 3 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1010.3

Preprints | 2019

Joress H; DeCost BL; Sarker S; Braun TM; Jilani S; Smith R; Ward L; Laws KJ; Mehta A; Hattrick-Simpers J, 2019, A high-throughput structural and electrochemical study of metallic glass formation in Ni-Ti-Al, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1912.09330

Preprints | 2019

Tang C; Laws K; Ferry M, 2019, Atomistic origin of stress overshoots and serrations in a CuZr metallic glass, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1901.05129

Conference Papers | 2018

Fitri MWM; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2018, 'Structural study of Al-based amorphous alloy', in Ramli MM; Hong VC; Isa SSM; Ismail NS; WeiWen L; Fathil MFM (eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings, AIP Publishing, INDONESIA, Bandung, pp. 020106, presented at 4th Electronic and Green Materials International Conference (EGM), INDONESIA, Bandung, 27 July 2018 - 28 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5080919

Conference Papers | 2017

Conway PLJ; Shaw AL; Bassman L; Ferry M; Laws KJ, 2017, 'Stabilisation of disordered bcc phases in magnesium-rare earth alloys', in Solanki KN; Orlov D; Singh A; Neelameggham NR (eds.), Minerals, Metals and Materials Series, Springer Nature, CA, San Diego, pp. 497 - 503, presented at Symposium on Magnesium Technology / In-Situ Methods for Unraveling Structure-Property Relationships in Light Metals Symposium held during the 146th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, CA, San Diego, 26 February 2017 - 02 March 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_68

Conference Presentations | 2017

Mahjoub R; laws ; ferry , 2017, 'Hydrogen and amorphous alloys: friends or foes?', presented at RQ16, Leoben, Austria, 27 August 2017 - 01 September 2017, http://rq16.unileoben.ac.at/de/5774/

Conference Papers | 2016

Laws KJ; Shamlaye KF; Loeffler JF; Ferry M, 2016, 'DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGH MAGNESIUM-CONTENT BULK METALLIC GLASSES AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES', in Singh A; Solanki K; Manuel MV; Neelameggham NR (eds.), MAGNESIUM TECHNOLOGY 2016, JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, TN, Nashville, pp. 13 - 14, presented at Magnesium Technology Symposium held during the 145th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, TN, Nashville, 14 February 2016 - 18 February 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000579364900005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts | 2015

Brown AD; Wang F; Laws KJ; Eakins D; Chapman DJ; Hazell PJ; Ferry M; Escobedo JP, 2015, 'Effect of chemical composition on the shock response of Zr-based metallic glasses', in APS Shock Compression of Condensed Matter Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1, pp. 6002 - 6002

Conference Papers | 2015

Escobedo-Diaz JP; Chapman DJ; Laws KJ; Brown AD; Wang F; Eakins D; Hazell PJ; Ferry M, 2015, 'Effects of chemical composition on the shock response of Zr-based metallic glasses', in AIP Conference Proceedings 2017, American Institute of Physics, Tampa Bay, Florida, presented at SHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER - 2015: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Tampa Bay, Florida, 14 June 2015 - 19 June 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4971657

Conference Papers | 2015

Wang F; Laws K; Martinez D; Trujillo CP; Brown AD; Cerreta EK; Hazell PJ; Ferry M; Quadir MZ; Jiang J; Escobedo-Diaz JP, 2015, 'Effects of chemical composition and test conditions on the dynamic tensile response of Zr-based metallic glasses', in AIP Conference Proceedings 2017, American Institute of Physics, Tampa Bay, Florida, presented at SHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER - 2015: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Tampa Bay, Florida, 14 June 2015 - 19 June 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4971656

Conference Abstracts | 2015

Wang F; Laws KJ; Trujillo CP; Brown AD; Cerreta EK; Hazell PJ; Quadir MZ; Ferry M; Escobedo JP, 2015, 'Effects of chemical composition and test conditions on the dynamic tensile response of Zr-based metallic glasses', in APS Shock Compression of Condensed Matter Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 1, pp. 1051 - 1051

Conference Presentations | 2014

Mahjoub R; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2014, 'Ab initio Calculation of Configurational and Vibrational Entropies of Amorphous Alloys', presented at 3rd biennial conference of the Combined Australian Materials Societies, Sydney, Australia, 26 November 2014 - 28 November 2014

Conference Papers | 2013

Biletska O; Laws KJ; Gibson MA; Ferry M, 2013, 'Fabrication of bulk metallic glass composite with high magnesium content', in TMS Annual Meeting, Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, San Antonio, TX; United States, pp. 247 - 252, presented at 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions, TMS 2013, San Antonio, TX; United States, 03 March 2013 - 07 March 2013

Conference Papers | 2013

Shamlaye KF; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2013, 'Bulk metallic glass composites fabricated within the supercooled liquid region', in 8th Pacific Rim International Congress on Advanced Materials and Processing 2013, PRICM 8, Wiley, pp. 3221 - 3228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118792148.ch397

Conference Papers | 2013

Wahid MFM; Laws KJ; Ferry M; Mohamad Wahid M, 2013, 'Effect of transition metals in the development of Al-Cu-Mg based metallic glass', in Materials Research Innovations, Taylor & Francis, pp. s67 - s72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1432891713Z.000000000310

Conference Papers | 2012

Biletska O; Laws KJ; Gibson M; Ferry M, 2012, 'Production of mg-based bulk metallic glass composites with high magnesium content', in Tieu AK; Zhu H; Zhu Q (eds.), Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications, AUSTRALIA, Wollongong, pp. 263 - 267, presented at 15th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT), AUSTRALIA, Wollongong, 23 September 2012 - 26 September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.773-774.263

Conference Papers | 2012

Cao Y; Laws K; Ferry M, 2012, 'Optimization of glass forming ability of Al-Ni-Si alloys by a thermodynamic and kinetic approach', in Tieu AK; Zhu H; Zhu Q (eds.), Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications, AUSTRALIA, Wollongong, pp. 466 - 470, presented at 15th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT), AUSTRALIA, Wollongong, 23 September 2012 - 26 September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.773-774.466

Conference Papers | 2012

Ferry M; Xu W; Quadir MZ; Zinnia N; Afrin Zinnia N; Mateescu NM; Laws KJ; Robin L; Bassman LC; Cairney JW; Humphreys J; Albou A; Driver JH, 2012, '3D-EBSD Studies of Deformation, Recrystallization and Phase Transformations', in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 41 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.715-716.41

Conference Papers | 2012

Shamlaye KF; Laws KJ; Ferry M, 2012, 'Fabrication of bulk metallic glass composites at low processing temperatures', in Tieu AK; Zhu H; Zhu Q (eds.), Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications, AUSTRALIA, Wollongong, pp. 461 - 465, presented at 15th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT), AUSTRALIA, Wollongong, 23 September 2012 - 26 September 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.773-774.461

Conference Papers | 2011

Cao Y; Laws K; Kirkland N; Boughton P; McLennan S; Birbilis N; Ferry M, 2011, 'Magnesium-based bio-absorbable metallic glasses', in 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials

Conference Papers | 2011

Ferry M; Quadir MZ; Afrin N; Bassman L; George C; McMahon C; Xu W; Laws KJ, 2011, 'The application of 3D-EBSD for investigating texture development in metals and alloys', in Textures of Materials, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Zurich-Durnten, Switzerland, pp. 469 - 474, presented at 16th International Conference on Textures of Materials, ICOTOM 16, Mumbai, India, 12 December 2011 - 17 December 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.702-703.469

Conference Papers | 2010

Laws KJ; Shamlaye K; Gun B; Wong K; Ferry M, 2010, 'The prediction of glass-forming compositions in metallic systems – the development of new bulk metallic glasses', in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 1637 - 1641, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.638-642.1637

Conference Papers | 2007

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2007, 'The production and elevated temperature characteristics of Ca65 Mg15 Zn20 bulk metallic glass', in Materials Forum, Institute of Materials Engineering, Australasia Ltd, pp. 132 - 135

Conference Papers | 2007

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2007, 'The production and elevated temperature deformation characteristics of Ca65Mg15Zn20 bulk metallic glass', in Materials Forum, pp. 132 - 135

Conference Papers | 2007

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2007, 'The production and elevated temperature properties of Ca65 Mg15 Zn20 bulk metallic glass', in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, pp. 1263 - 1266

Conference Papers | 2006

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2006, 'Elevated temperature mechanical behaviour of Mg-based amorphous alloys produced by low-pressure die-casting', in 4th International symposium on Bulk Metallic Glasses, San Antonio, Texas, presented at 4th International symposium on Bulk Metallic Glasses, San Antonio, Texas, 12 March 2006 - 16 March 2006

Conference Papers | 2006

Laws KJ; Gun B; Ferry M, 2006, 'Production of high quality bulk metallic glass components by low pressure die Casting', in 4th International symposium on Bulk Metallic Glasses, San Antonio, Texas, presented at 4th International symposium on Bulk Metallic Glasses, San Antonio, Texas, 12 March 2006 - 16 March 2006

Preprints |

Jilani S; Koloadin LS; Miskovic DM; Laws KJ, Solvent-Rich Magnesium-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses in the Mg–Pd–Ca and Mg–Pd–Yb Alloy Systems, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3873676

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