RESEARCH ARTICLES
2025
Ran Ni, Carl J. Boehlert, Xianhua Zheng, Yaming Ran, Saijun Huang, Ying Zeng, Jiang Zheng, Qudong Wang, Hao Zhou, and Dongdi Yin, “Revisiting tension-compression asymmetry in a Mg alloy: insights from statistical strain partitioning and intra-/inter-granular mechanisms at the nanoscale", International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 194 (2025) 104463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2025.104463
Jessica Salinas, Nafiseh Mollaei, Carl J. Boehlert, and Monica Echeverry, “The Effect of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation on the Corrosion Behavior of Zn-Mg alloys Processed using High-Pressure Torsion”, Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion, Vol. 11, article number 106 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-025-01021-9
R. Ni, Z. Jiang, C.J. Boehlert, Jiang Zheng, Hao Zhou, Qudong Wang, Dongdi Yin, “Unveiling asymmetric precipitation strengthening during tension and compression via statistical slip activity analysis for an untextured Mg-10Gd-3Y-0.5Zr alloy”, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 189 (2025) 104354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2025.104354
Guillermo Domínguez Lopez, Paul Luis Williams, Emily England, Jingya Wang, Carl Boehlert, Javier LLorca, and Mónica Echeverry-Rendón, “Mg-Zn-Ca for Biodegradable Medical Implants. Part I: Effects of Zinc and Calcium on mechanical and corrosion behavior and cytocompatibility”, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 513 (2025) 132519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.132519
Ran Ni, Carl J. Boehlert, Bo Chen, Yuanshuai Zhang, Ying Zeng, Jiang Zheng, Hao Zhou, Qudong Wang, Dongdi Yin, “Temperature-dependent interplay of intra and inter-granular deformation mechanisms in Mg-10Y: Statistical analysis from an HRDIC perspective”, Acta Materialia, Vol. 296 (2025) 121256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121256
Yingbo Zhang, Ran Ni, Carl J. Boehlert, Bo Chen, Yanqin Chai, Bo Gao, Hao Zhou, Qudong Wang, Dongdi Yin, "Anomalous temperature-dependent strength and the operative slip modes in an extruded Mg-Y sheet," Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Vol. 229 (2025) 177-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.12.048
2024
Ran Ni, Carl J. Boehlert, Ying Zeng, Bo Chen, Saijun Huang, Jiang Zheng, Hao Zhou, Qudong Wang, Dongdi Yin, “Automated analysis framework of strain partitioning and deformation mechanisms via HRDIC-EBSD fusion and computer vision: application to a Mg alloy”, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 182 (2024) 104119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2024.104119
Isuri N. Dammulla, Ryan Weston, Uddin Madmud, Sujoy Saha, Sarah McFall-Boegeman, Luke Rice, Jonathan H. Dwyer, Taylor Kmetz, Carl J. Boehlert, and Greg M. Swain, “Material Characterization and Electrochemical Properties of Titanium Alloy 5553 Prepared by Selective Laser Melting As Processed and After Abrading and Polishing”, ACS Omega, Vol. 9 Issue 31 (2024) 34021- 34035. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c08935
G. Kumari, M Sundararaman, C.J. Boehlert, Chanchal Ghosh, Mythili R, Arup Dasgupta, J.D. Poplawsky, and S. Sankaran, “Strengthening mechanisms for microstructures containing unimodal and bimodal γ' precipitates in ATI 718Plus”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 908 (2024) 146928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2024.146928
L.B. Ren, Y. Zhao, J. Li, F. Liu, B. Liu, G. Wu, C.J. Boehlert, and Z. Shan, “Inhibiting creep in fine-grained Mg-Al alloys through grain boundary stabilization”, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2024.04.033
A. Amroussia, C.J. Boehlert, F. Pellemoine, D.S. Grummon, W. Mittig, T. Bieler, M. Li, and W. Chen, “Microstructural evolution of ion-irradiated commercially pure titanium”, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 599 (2024) 155105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155105
A. Tanji, H. Hermawan, and C.J. Boehlert, " The Corrosion Behavior of High-Pressure Torsion Processed Zn-Mg Alloys and Hybrids”, Materials, vol. 17 (1) (2024), 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010270
J. Ballor, J.D. Poplawsky, A. Devaraj, S. Misture, C.J. Boehlert, "Lattice Parameter Evolution during the β-to-α and β-to-ω Transformations of Iron- and Aluminum-Modified Ti-11Cr(at.%)", Crystals vol. 14(2) (2024) 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14020145
D. Hernández-Escobar, N. Pajares-Chamorro, X. Chatzistavrou, K. D. Hankenson, N. D. Hammer, and C. J. Boehlert, "Tailored Coatings for Enhanced Performance of Zinc–Magnesium Alloys in Absorbable Implants", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, vol. 10 (1) (2024) 338-354. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01255
2023
G. Kumari, M Sundararaman, C. J. Boehlert, J. D. Poplawsky, K. A. Unocic, and S. Sankaran, "Influence of interrupted cooling on the development of bimodal γ' precipitate distributions in ATI 718Plus", Journal of Materials Science, vol. 58 (2023) 16445–16461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08988-1
B.B. Dasha, S. Dixita, C. J. Boehlert, M. Sundararamana, and S. Sankaran, “Influence of Interrupted Ageing on the Temporal Evolution of γʹ Distribution and the co-precipitation of γʺ in Alloy 718Plus”, Materials Characterization, vol. 206 (2023) 113394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2023.113394
T. Rahman, H. Yilmazer, B. Dikici, K. Edalati, J.D. Poplawsky, and C.J. Boehlert, “Microstructural evolution and intermetallic formation in Zn-3Mg (wt%) powder mixture processed by high-pressure torsion,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 968 (2023) 172101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172101
J. Ballor, A. A. Shawon, A. Zevalkink, T. Sunaoshi, S. Misture, and C.J. Boehlert, “The effects of Fe and Al on the phase transformations and mechanical behavior of β-Ti alloy Ti-11at.%Cr,” Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 886 (2023) 145677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2023.145677
O. Yigit, T. Gurgenc, B. Dikici, M. Kaseem, C.J. Boehlert, and E. Arslan, “Surface modification of pure Mg for enhanced biocompatibility and controlled biodegradation: a study on graphene oxide (GO)/strontium apatite (SrAp) biocomposite coatings”, Coatings, vol. 13(5), pp. 890 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13050890
G. Kumari, T.Q. Pham, H. Suen, T. Rahman, P. Kwon, S.N. Foster, and C.J. Boehlert, “Improving the soft magnetic properties of binder jet printed iron-silicon alloy through boron addition” Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 296 (2023) 127181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.127181
J. Ballor, T. Li, F. Prima, C.J. Boehlert, and A. Devaraj, “A Review of the Metastable Omega Phase in Beta Titanium Alloys: The Phase Transformation Mechanisms and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties”, International Materials Reviews, Vol. 68 Issue 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2022.2036401.
2022
K.J. Islam, T.Q. Pham, H. Suen, T. Rahman, G. Kumari, P. Kwon, C.J. Boehlert, and S. N. Foster, "Eddy Current Loss Reduction in Binder Jet Printed Iron Silicon", ECCE 2022, paper number, EC-1181 Paper Topics: G10. Additive manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing technologies, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 978-1-7281-9387-8/22, Detroit, Michigan. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947593
J. Le, Y. Han, M. Fang, S. Li, G. Huang, J. Mao, C.J. Boehlert, and W. Lu, “A universal shear-lag model for accurate assessment of whisker load-transfer strengthening in metal matrix composites, Journal of Composites Part B, Vol. 247 (2022) 110317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2022.110317
J. Ballor, J. Poplawsky, E. Kautz, B. Gwalani, A. Devaraj, A. Zevalkink, S.T. Misture, M. Ikeda, and C.J. Boehlert, “APT compositional analysis of the microstructure of Ti-Cr-Fe-Al alloys”, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022, Portland, Oregon, July 31- August 4, 2022.
J. Le, C.J. Boehlert, G. Huang, J. Mao, L. Lei, Y. Han, and W. Lu, “TiB whisker induced variant selection in titanium matrix composites”, Scripta Materialia, Volume 217 (2022), 114772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114772
D. Hernández-Escobar, M. Kawasaki, and C.J. Boehlert, “Metal hybrids processed by high-pressure torsion: synthesis, microstructure, mechanical properties and developing trends”, International Materials Reviews, Vol. 67 Issue 3 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2021.1922807
2021
V. Khademi, T.R. Bieler, and C.J. Boehlert, “On the correlation between plastic strain and misorientation in polycrystalline body-centered-cubic microstructures with an emphasis on the grain size, loading history, and crystallographic orientation”, International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 146 (2021) 103084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2021.103084
T. Pham, H. Suen, P. Kwon, G. Kumari, C.J. Boehlert, and S. Foster, “Reduction in Hysteresis Loss of Binder Jet Printed Iron Silicon with Boron”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Applications 2021, Vol. 57, Issue 5, pp. 4864-4873. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2021.3099463
Y.Q. Chai, C.J. Boehlert, Y.F. Wan, G.H. Huang, H. Zhou, J. Zheng, Q.D. Wang, and D.D. Yin, “Anomalous tension twinning activity in extruded Mg sheet during hard-orientation loading at room temperature”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 52 (2021) 449-456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-020-06093-5
C.J. Boehlert, D. Hernández-Escobar, B. Ruiz-Palenzuela, I. Sabirov, J. Cornide, and E.M. Ruiz Navas, “The effect of microstructure and strain rate on the 25ºC and 700ºC compression deformation behavior of powder metallurgy processed Ti-45Al-2Nb-2Mn (at.%)-0.8v.%TiB2 alloy”, Materials Characterization, vol. 172 (2021) 110856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110856
C.J. Boehlert, I. Sabirov, B. Ruiz-Palenzuela, J. Cornide, and E.M. Ruiz Navas, “A Comparison of Field Assisted Hot Pressing and Hot Isostatic Pressing for Gas Atomized Ti-22Al-26Nb(at.%) and Ti-22Al-26Nb-5B(at.%) Powders”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 852 (2021) 156870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156870
L.B. Ren, C.J. Boehlert, and G.F. Quan, “The effect of small Y and Nd additions on the microstructure and creep behavior of AZ80”, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol 801 (2021) 140397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.140397
D.D. Yin, C.J. Boehlert, L.J. Long, G.H. Huang, H. Zhou, J. Zheng, and Q.D. Wang, “Reversed tension-compression asymmetry and the underlying slip/twinning activity in extruded Mg-Y sheets”, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 136 (2021) 102878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102878
2020
D. Hernández-Escobar, R.R. Unocic, M. Kawasaki, and C.J. Boehlert, “High-Pressure Torsion Processing of Zn-3Mg Alloy and its Hybrid Counterpart: A Comparative Study”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 831 (2020) 154891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154891
Y. Cao, D. Hernández-Escobar, C.J. Boehlert, and N. Sepulveda, “Actuation Dependency of Frequency Tuning in MEMS Resonators”, IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 9, issue 2 (2020) 132-134. https://doi.org/10.1109/JMEMS.2020.2975077
L.B. Ren, M.Y. Zhou, C.J. Boehlert, Z. Shan, and G.F. Quan, “Multi-microalloying mediated grain growth and texture evolution during the high-temperature static recrystallization of AZ80 alloys”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, (2020) 155077. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155077
L.B. Ren, M.Y. Zhou, T. Lu, L. Fan, Y. Guo, Y. Zhang, C.J. Boehlert, and G.F. Quan, “Eutectic-phase strengthening and strain rate sensitivity behavior of AZ80 magnesium alloy”, Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 770 (2020) 138548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138548
G. Kumari, C.J. Boehlert, S Sankaran, M Sundararaman, “The Effects of Solutionizing Temperature on the Microstructure of Allvac 718plus”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 29 (2020) pp. 3523-3533. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04687-z
D. Hernández-Escobar, J. Marcus, J-K Han, R.R. Unocic, M. Kawasaki, and C.J. Boehlert, “Effect of post-deformation annealing on the microstructure and micro-mechanical behavior of Zn-Mg hybrids processed by High-Pressure Torsion” Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 771 (2020) 138578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138578
V. Khademi, H. Liu, M. Nakai, M. Niinomi, and C.J. Boehlert, “The Deformation Behavior of Oxygen-modified Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr(wt.%)”, Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Titanium (Ti-2019), MATEC Web of Conferences 321 (2020) 11003. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202032111003
LIST OF ALL RESEARCH ARTICLES
BOOK CHAPTERS
Carl J. Boehlert, Powder Metallurgy Processed Ti-based Intermetallic Alloys. Sintering of Intermetallics. Processing and Properties, Encyclopedia of Materials: Metals and Alloys, Elsevier, 2021. Special Section Editor Elena Gordo, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819726-4.00090-9
Carl J. Boehlert, Daniel B. Miracle (2018) 4.21 Intermetallic Matrix Composites. In: Beaumont, P.W.R. and Zweben, C.H. (eds.), Comprehensive Composite Materials II, vol. 4, pp. 482-524. Oxford: Academic Press. 2018 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved, published date: August 3, 2017, Book ISBN: 9780081005330, page count: 4288.
Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering 3, Volume 3: Advances in Metallic Biomaterials, Tissues Materials and Biological Reactions, Chapter 8 Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Applications, by Mitsuo Niinomi and Carl. J. Boehlert, 34 pages (179-213). Series Editor Min Wang, Volume Editors: Mitsuo Niinomi, Takayuki Narushima, Masaaki Nakai (published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46836-4_8
PATENTS
Titanium Alloy and Method of Forming a Titanium Alloy, C.J. Boehlert, and V. Khademi, (MSU: TEC2015-0132) US Patent Application No. 15/408,929; issued on April 14, 2020, as US Patent No. 10,619,234.
Ti, Al, and Nb Alloys for Biomedical Applications, C.J. Boehlert, (MSU: TEC2005-0059-01) US Patent Publication No. US-2007-0084530-A1; Pub date April 19, 2007, as US Patent No. 7,682,473.
