By Associate Professor Kevin James Laws

Journal articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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