Publications & Projects
List of Publications
1- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Fracture of Open- Cell Nickel Foams under Quasi Static Tensile Loading, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 19, Issue 9, 1306- 1310 (2010).
2- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Effect of Pore Size on the Tensile Behaviour of Open Cell Ti Foams: Experimental Results, Materials Letters, volume 64, 935–937 (2010).
3- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Tensile Properties of Open Cell Nickel Foams, Materials and Design 31 (2010) 2237–2240.
4- Shojiro Ochiai, Satoshi Nakano; Yuya Fukazawa, Mohamed Shehata Aly,Hiroshi Okuda, Komei Kato, Takeshi Isobe, Koichi Kita, Keiichi Honma, Tensile Deformation and Failure Behaviour of Open Cell Nickel and Copper Foams, Materials Transactions, Vol. 51, No. 4, 699- 706 (2010).
5- Shojiro Ochiai, Satoshi Nakano; Yuya Fukazawa, Mohamed Shehata Aly,Hiroshi Okuda, Komei Kato, Takeshi Isobe, Koichi Kita, Keiichi Honma, Change of Young’s Modulus with Increasing Applied Tensile Strain in Open Cell Nickel and Copper Foams, Materials Transactions, Vol. 51, No. 5, 925 to 932 (2010).
6- Mohamed Shehata Aly, A. Almajid, S. Nakano, S. Ochiai, Fracture of open cell copper foams under tension, Materials Science and Engineering A, 519, Issues 1-2, 211-213 (2009).
7- A.A. Aal, Mohamed Shehata Aly, Electroless Ni-Cu-P Plating onto Open Cell Stainless Steel Foam, Applied Surface Science 255, 13-14 (2009).
8- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Pore Size Effect on the Tensile Properties of Open- Cell Stainless Steel Metallic Foams, Proceeding of Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference MPM, Cairo, Egypt November 19- 22 (2007).
9- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Y. Fukasawa, K. Morishita, H. Okuda, S. Ochiai, K. Kato, K. Kita, K. Honma, Determination of the Stress Acting on the Individual Cells of Open-cell Stainless Steel Foams, Proceeding of 5th Int. Conference on Porous Metals and Metallic Foams, Canada, 5-7 September 2007.
10- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Y. Fukasawa, K. Morishita, H. Okuda, S. Ochiai, K. Kato, K. Kita, K. Honma, Open cell foams offer nickel a new twist in battery design, Metal Powder Report 62, 7 (2007) 26-30.
11-Mohamed Shehata Aly, Behaviour of closed cell aluminium foams upon compressive testing at elevated temperatures: Experimental results, Mater. Lett. 61 (2007) 3138- 3141.
12- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Y. Fukasawa, K. Morishita, H. Okuda, S. Ochiai, K. Kato, K. Kita, K. Honma, On the Tensile Behavior of Open- Cell Stainless Steel Foams, Fourth Assiut University Int. Conf. on Mech. Eng. Advanced Tech. For Indus. Prod. (MEATIP4), December 12-14 (2006).
13- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Y. Fukasawa, K. Morishita, H. Okuda, S. Ochiai, K. Kato, K. Kita, K. Honma, Tensile Behavior of Open- cell Stainless Steel Metallic Foams, Autumn Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals, Niigata, Japan, 2006.
14- Y. Fukasawa, Mohamed Shehata Aly, K. Morishita, S. Ochiai, H. Okuda, K. Kato, K. Kita, K. Honma, Fracture Deformation of Porous Nickel, Autumn Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals, Niigata, Japan, 2006.
List of Publications
15- Mohamed Shehata Aly, W. Bleck, W. Dahl, High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Cast as well as Powder Metallurgical Manufactured Metallic Foams, Dr.-Ing. Dissertation, IEHK, RWTH- Aachen, Germany 2004.
16- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Wolfgang Bleck and Paul-Friedrich Scholz, how metal foams behave if the temperature rises, Metal Powder Report, Volume 60, Issue 9, pp. 38-45, October 2005.
17- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Mechanische Eigenschaften von niedriglegierten Stahlschäumen unter hohen Temperaturen, Annual Report aus dem Institut für Eisenhüttenkunde, 2004.
18- S. Angel, M. Shehata Aly, W. Bleck, Entwicklung von offenporigen Schäumen aus Nickelbasislegierungen und intermetallischen Phasen, SFB-Ergebnisbericht, 2004.
19- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Hochtemperaturdruckversuche an metallischen Schäumen, Mitteilungen Annual Report aus dem Institut für Eisenhüttenkunde, Mainz Verlag, pp. 87, 2003.
20- Mohamed Shehata Aly, Wolfgang Bleck, High Temperature Compressive Deformation of Alporas (AlCaTi) Foams, Proceeding International Conference on Cellular Metals and Metal Foaming Technology: Manufacture, Properties, Applications (ed. J. Banhart et al.), Berlin, Germany, pp. 355-358, June 2003.
21- S. Angel, U.Mohr, Mohamed Shehata Aly, P.-F.Scholz, W.Bleck, Functional and Structural Characteristics of Metallic Foams on Base of Low-alloyed and High Grade Steels, Euromat 2003, Switzerland.
22- Angel, S., Bleck, W., Mohr, U., Aly, M. S., Scholz, P.-F.: Herstellung und Eigenschaften von Stahlschaum nach dem SchlickerReaktionsSchaumSinter (SRSS)- Verfahren. Hagener Pulvermetallurgisches Symposium, eingeladener Vortrag, November 2003.
23- U. Mohr, Mohamed Shehata Aly, W. Bleck, P.-F. Scholz, Processing of Open-Cell Steel Foams by the SRFS-Process: State of the Art and Development Potentialities, Proceedings of Materials Week, International Congress Centre Munich, 2002.
24- M. Shehata Aly, U. Mohr, W. Bleck, Production of Slip Reaction Foam on Base of Steel Powders with Special Emphasis on Improving the Sintering Process, Master Thesis, IEHK, RWTH- Aachen, Germany,2002.
List of completed Projects- UK (partial)
1- Site investigation and materials analysis of a failed crane
2- Metallurgical analysis of braided flexible hose
3- Microscopic analysis of sand sample
4- Metallurgical analysis of cracked lead water pipe
5- Failure analysis of corroded copper pipe
6- Investigation of escape of water incident from an embedded copper pipe section
7- Metallurgical analysis of external expansion vessel
8- Metallurgical analysis of a threaded plastic adapter
9- Metallurgical analysis of corroded square iron plug
10- Failure investigation of corroded flexible hoses
11- Metallurgical analysis of corrugated flexible hose
12- Metallurgical analysis of corroded cylinder liners from a diesel generator
13- Metallurgical analysis of a failed float plastic valve
14- Visual inspection of a damaged intermediate bulk container (IBC)
15- Metallurgical analysis of a failed 2-stage valve
16- Metallurgical analysis of a defective washing machine inlet hose
17- Investigation of a failed plastic cartridge from a pressure reducing valve (PRV)
18- Metallurgical analysis of fractured copper tubes
19- Metallurgical investigation of a collapsed wind turbine tower
20- Failure analysis of a failed nut made from brass alloy
21- Metallurgical analysis of hot water storage cylinder
22- Failure analysis of a fractured timing chain tensioner and plastic guide rail
23- Metallurgical analysis of a brake calliper
24- Failure analysis of damaged glass panels
25- Failure investigation of a damaged refrigeration system
26- Metallurgical assessment of contaminated metallic samples
27- Metallurgical analysis of a failed plastic stopcock valve
28- Metallurgical investigation of a failed plastic fitting
29- Failure analysis of a failed TPR valve
30- Metallurgical analysis of a thermal mixing valve
31- Metallurgical analysis of a failed immersion heater
32- Failure analysis of a damaged crane
33- On the corrosion/degradation of alkaline batteries
34- Failure investigation of a defective chiller
35- Failure analysis of underground power cables
36- Microscopic examination of a damaged glass pane
37- Metallurgical analysis of a failed plastic pipework
38- Failure analysis of a damaged wind turbine rotor blade
39- Metallurgical analysis of a damaged cable granulator
40- Metallurgical analysis of a failed copper pipework T-Joint
41- Metallurgical analysis of a failed vacuum stainless steel cooker
42- Investigation of escape of water from a failed tube
43- In-situ visual examination of a failed heat exchanger
44- Analysis of agitators from anaerobic digester
45- SEM analysis of a cracked plastic adapter
46- Failure analysis of a faulty tiger loop
47- Metallurgical investigation of a failed sprinkler head
List of completed Projects- Middle East (partial)
48- Inspection and NDT Support Services in the DUKHAN Fields (Qatar Petroleum).
49-Cathodic Protection System Monitoring and Maintenance in RLTO and CLLNG Facilities (Qatar Gas).
50- Corrosion Monitoring Services Onshore and Offshore Locations (Qatar Petroleum).
51- Provision of Corrosion Monitoring Services (DOPET).
52- Cathodic Protection Works for Gas Operations at MESAIEED (Qatar Petroleum).
53- Metallurgical Analysis of Failed Weld/Joint Pipe (ADGAS, UAE).
54- Failure Analysis of Drillable Cast Iron (ADMA-OPCO, UAE).
55- Corrosion Analysis of Steel Spools (ADMA- OPCO, UAE).
56-Analysis of Retrieved Pothead, Thrust Bearing & Top Mechanical Seal Deposits Using SEM/EDS (Baker Hughes, UAE).
57- Metallurgical Analysis of Failed Wire Rope (GASCO, UAE).
58- Metallurgical Analysis of Fractured Stator’s Upper Saver Sub (Halliburton Int., Kazakhstan).
59- Metallurgical Analysis of Corroded Steel Pipes (IOEC).
60- Metallurgical Analysis of Fractured Gas Turbine Rotor Disk (Mitsubishi Maintenance, UAE).
61- Corrosion Analysis of steel Tubes (Q- Chem, Qatar).
62- Failure Analysis of Butt-Welded Cracked Pipes (TEKFEN, Turkey).
63- Failure Analysis of Cracked Pulsation Dampener (Top Oil Field, UAE).
64- Metallurgical Analysis of Failed Bearing Samples (ZADCO, UAE).
65- Fracture Analysis of a broken Air Supply Tube (ADGAS, UAE).
66- Coating Analysis of Aluminium Panels (Chadwick, UAE).
67- Metallurgical Analysis of Fractured Elbow (Tubular Int., Bahrain).
68- Failure Analysis of Fractured Rotors (Clydeunion, UAE).
69- On site Investigation of a Fractured Kneader Shaft (EMAL, UAE)
70- Fracture Analysis of a Broken Bolt (Oman).
71- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Arm Bracket (Galvacoat, UAE).
72- Metallurgical Analysis of Cracked Welded Pipes (Kang Lim CSP Co. Ltd., Korea).
73- Failure Analysis of a Fractured Flex Hub (Schlumberger, KSA).
74- Metallurgical Analysis of Fractured Body-Holding (Schlumberger, KSA).
75- Corrosion Analysis of Drilling Pipes (Sterling Energy, IRAQ).
76- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Boiler Tube (Borouge, UAE).
77- Corrosion Analysis of Cu-Ni Water Cooling Pipes (ZADCO, UAE).
78- TPI of Vibration Test of a Tunnel Fire Rated Suspended Ceiling (Samsung, UAE).
79- Metallurgical Analysis of a Perforated Gas Flow Line Pipe Section (ADCO, UAE).
80- Corrosion Analysis of Perforated Cu Tubes (ADMA- OPCO, UAE).
81- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Stainless Steel Coupon Holder (ADMA, UAE).
82- Failure Analysis of a Fractured Drill Pin (Halliburton, UAE).
83- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Upper Saver Sub (Halliburton, UAE).
84- Corrosion Analysis of a Perforated Pipe Section (Al Mabani, KSA).
85- Failure Analysis of a Cracked Shaft (UAE).
86- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Drill Pipe Section (Al Mansoori, UAE).
87- Metallurgical Analysis of Broken Oil Field Product (Baker Hughes, UAE).
88- Failure Investigation of 1” Water Ball Valve (KSA).
89- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured 1” Fillet Welded Pipe (Crescent, UAE).
90- Metallurgical Analysis of a Broken Shaft (Oman).
91- Corrosion Analysis of Perforated Elbow (GASCO, UAE).
92- Metallurgical Analysis of Transverse Cracks on a Welded Plate Section (Lamprell, UAE).
93- Fracture Analysis of a broken Nippo Flange (McDermott ME, UAE).
94- Metallurgical Analysis of Fractured Anchor Screws (NMDC, UAE).
95- Failure Analysis of a Parted Jar (Sino gulf, Oman).
96- Metallurgical Analysis of Fractured Heavy Weight Drill Pipe (Sino gulf, Oman).
97- Failure Analysis of a Fractured Joint Pipe Section (Sipetrol,EGYPT).
98- Metallurgical Investigation of a Corroded Pipe Manifold (Taisei, UAE).
99- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Weapon Slide (TAWAZUN, UAE).
100- Metallurgical Analysis of a Broken Shaft (TDW, UAE).
101- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Shaft (TOTAL, UAE).
102- Corrosion Investigation of Storage Tank (Velosi, Qatar).
103- Metallurgical Analysis of a Fractured Valve Stem of 8”TK Ball Valve (ZADCO, UAE).
104- Third Party Inspection (TPI) of a Vibration Test of a Suspended Ceiling (Nurol, UAE).