By Associate Professor Kevin James Laws

Book Chapters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202400294

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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