Dr Fuad Khoshnaw

Dr Fuad Khoshnaw is a senior academic and researcher at the School of Engineering and Sustainable Development at De Montfort University in the United Kingdom, where he has served as a senior lecturer since joining in 2018. He holds a PhD in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Loughborough University, UK, which he was awarded in 2010. Dr Khoshnaw is also recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. In 2005, he became a Chevening Scholar, joining the Chevening Technology Enterprise (CTES) program and completing the Innovation and Technology course at London Business School, UK. To date, Dr Khoshnaw has published over 70 papers in fields including welding, corrosion, biomaterials, additive manufacturing, fracture mechanics, and failure analysis, and he has edited six books on welding and corrosion. Dr Khoshnaw is also an active member of several international editorial boards and serves as a reviewer for academic books and journal submissions.

Institute of Engineering Sciences (IES) 

Recent Publications 2020-2024

Darya Alontseva, Yuliya Safarova, Sergii Voinarovych, Aleksei Obrosov, Ridvan Yamanoglu, F. Khoshnaw, Hassan Ismail Yavuz, Assem Nessipbekova, Aizhan Syzdykova, Bagdat Azamatov, Alexandr Khozhanov and Sabine Weiß, Biocompatibility and Corrosion of Microplasma-Sprayed Titanium and Tantalum Coatings versus Titanium Alloy, Coatings, MDPI, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2024, IF. 3.4

10.3390/coatings14020206

Payman Sahbah Ahmed, Ava Ali Kamal, Niveen Jamal Abdulkader, Basim Mohammed Fadhil, F. Khoshnaw, Blister test to evaluate the multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) - Woven carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy used for repairing pipelines, Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Emerald, Vol. 19, No. 5, July 2023, IF. 2.65

10.1108/MMMS-11-2022-0266

Hayder H. Khalil, Ibtihal A. Mahmood, F. Khoshnaw, Fatigue and impact properties of single and double resistance spot welding for high-strength steel used in automotive applications, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, March 2023, IF. 2.36

10.1007/s40430-023-04080-6

Prakash Chandra Mishra , Anand Gupta, Saikat Samanta, Rihana B. Ishaq and F. Khoshnaw, Framework for Energy-Averaged Emission Mitigation Technique Adopting Gasoline-Methanol Blend Replacement and Piston Design Exchange, energies, MDPI, Vol. 15, issue 19, Sept. 2022, pp. 1-26, IF. 3.25

https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197188

Hayder Khalee, Ibtihal Mahmood, F. Khoshnaw, Optimization Process of Resistance Spot Welding for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel using Taguchi method, Open Eng., Vol. 12, June 2022, pp. 6180-690, Site Score 2.2

https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0344

Hayder H. Khalil, Ibtihal A. Mahmood, F. Khoshnaw, Analysis of double resistance spot welding's failure in high strength low alloy steel, Journal of Applied Engineering Science, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2023, pp. 547-560, 2023, IF 1.5

http://doi.org/10.5937/jaes0-40923

Talal A. Aljohani, Majed O. Alawad, Sally Elkatatny, A.I. Alateyah, Meteb T. Bin Rubayan, Mohammed A. Alhajji, Muntathir I. AlBeladi, F. Khoshnaw, W.H. El-Garaihy, Electrochemical Behavior of SiC-coated AA2014 Alloy Through Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM International, May 2022, pp. 1-13, IF 3.7

https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15103724

Prakash Chandra Mishra, Pragyan Tiwari, F. Khoshnaw, Finite Element Modelling for Failure Prevention of Coated Piston Compression Ring, International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 1, July 2022, pp. 1-15, IF. 1.0

10.4018/IJMMME.299057     

Fatah Tougherghi, Fatma Ahnia, Khadidja Khenfer, D. Miroud, Mustapha Yasar, F. Khoshnaw, Microstructure, Tribological, and Electrochemical Characterization of Hardfacing WC-Ni-Cr on AISI 1045 Carbon Steel Alloy, Journal of Engineering Materials and Performance, ASM International, Feb., 2022, pp. 1-12, IF 1.9

DOI: 10.1007/s11665-022-06781-w

Sanja Martinez, F. Khoshnaw, Vuokko Heino, Sara Fahmi, Talal Aljohani, Sally Alkatatny, Root cause analysis of the corrosion-related coiled tubing failure, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, Vol. 12. No. 3, 2022, pp. 501-510, CiteScore, 1.7

https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.1280

Sanja Martinez, Esra Ilhan Sungur, Nurhan Cansever, F. Khoshnaw, A comparative analysis of perforation and blister features on internally corroded aged water pipeline wall, Materials and Corrosion, 2022, pp. 1193 – 1204, IF 2.0

https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202213088

Shahnaz Shahani, Zhongquan Gao, Mumtaz A. Qaisrani, Naveed Ahmed, Haseeb Yaqoob, F. Khoshnaw and Farooq Sher, Preparation and Characterisation of Sustainable Wood, Plastic Composites Extracted from Municipal Solid Waste, polymers, MDPI. Vol. 13, No. 21, 2021, pp. 1-17, IF 4.3

https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13213670

T. Aljohani, S. Aljadaan, M. Rubayan, F. Khoshnaw, Impact of processing parameters in plasma electrolytic oxidation on corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy type AZ91, Engineering Reports, August, 2021, pp. 1-13

https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12459

F. Khoshnaw,  C. Marinescu, A. Sofronia, C. Munteanu, M. Marcu, L. E. Barbulescu, C. Ciobota, E. M. Cojocaru, S. Tanasescu, A. Paraschiv, Microstructural and Thermoanalytical Characterization of Super Duplex Stainless Steel - UNS S32760-F55, Materials Today Communications, vol. 28, 2021, pp. 1-11, IF 3.38

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102644

P. Mishra, R. Ishaq, F. Khoshnaw “Mitigation Strategy of Carbon Dioxide Emissions through Multiple Muffler design exchange and Gasoline-Methanol blend replacement” Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 286, 2021, pp. 1-15, IF 11.0

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125460

F. Khoshnaw, R. Yamanoglu, U. Basci, O, Muratal “Pressure Based Bonding of Stainless Steel on Titanium Alloy Using Powder Metallurgy” Materials Chemistry and Physcis, Vol. 259, 2021, pp. 1-9, IF 4.0

DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.124015

Girolamo Costanzaa, F. Khoshnaw, Maria Elisa Tata, Kush Mehtac, An overview on laser welding of metal foams: techniques, advantages and challenges, IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, Turin, Italy, 26-28 2021, pp. 544–555, Procedia Structural Integrity, Elsevier, CiteScore 2.1

DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2021.10.060

A.     Choudhary, P. Banerjee, P. Mishra, F. Khoshnaw “An FEA Material Strength Modelling of a Coated Engine Piston” Materials Today Proceedings, accepted, 2020, pp. 1-6, CiteScore 1.3

DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.387

F. Khoshnaw, V. Vitry, F. Delaunois “Recovery of the Microstructural Changes of Different Duplex Stainless-Steel Alloys” Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 6, 2020, pp. 1-13, IF 1.5

https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-06-2020-0148

T. Aljohani, M. Geesi, A. Kaiba, A. Al-Mayouf, F. Khoshnaw “Characterization of Gamma-Ray Irradiation Influence on the Corrosion Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steel” Materials Today Communications, Vol. 24, 2020, pp. 1-10, IF 3.38

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101242

B. Hu, H. Zhang, F. Khoshnaw “Mechanical Behavior Associated with Metallurgical Aspects of Friction Stir Welded Al-Li Alloy Exposed to Exfoliation Corrosion Test” Materials Research Express, May 2020, pp. 1-11, IF 1.5.

DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab95d7

R. Yamanoglu, F. Khoshnaw, I. Daoud, E. Efendi “Effect of Silver Content on the Wear and Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgical Ti-5Al-2.5Fe-xAg Alloys” Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2020, pp. 119-125, IF 1.0.

DOI: 10.2298/JMMB190319056Y

Books

1- Welding of Metallic Materials: Methods, Metallurgy and Performance, F. Khoshnaw, 2022, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-323-90552-7

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90552-7.00002-X

2- Corrosion Atlas Series Book Case Studies, F. Khoshnaw, Elsevier. 

https://shop.elsevier.com/books/corrosion-atlas-case-studies/khoshnaw/978-0-443-13228-5

https://www.elsevier.com/books/corrosion-atlas-case-studies/khoshnaw/978-0-323-85849-6    

https://www.elsevier.com/books/corrosion-atlas-case-studies/khoshnaw/978-0-12-818760-9

Welding Technology, Corrosion Engineering and Surface Protection, Powder Metallurgy, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics and Electronics Packaging

Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Design, Materials Engineering, Fracture Mechanics, Corrosion, Welding and Casting Technology

PhD (2010), Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK,

BSc (1986), MSc (1991) and PhD (1995) - University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.

MSc Module: Structural Integrity - Design against Failure

Materials Engineering

Mechanics of Materials

Design of Machine Elements

Corrosion Engineering and Surface Protection

Welding Technology

Winning fully funded Chevening Scholarship to study Commercialization of Technology Course in London Business School, London, 2005.

 

CEng., MIET 2008

 

In May 2021, as a Co-I, won £25,000 from the Global Challenge Research Funding (GCRF) for funding our research proposal entitled: Realising Education’s Promise for Children Refugees from Syria: Assessment of Education Provision and Learning Environments in Iraq.

In May 2018, as PI, won a research grant funded by Belgian Research Funding Body "FNRS" at Mons University in Belgium. The research started in 2018/2019 for 2 months. The title of the research project is "Effect of Metallurgical Aspects during Welding Duplex Stainless Steel Alloys"

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