Associate Professor Brian Gabbitas
Associate Professor; Chairperson
Qualifications: BSc, PhD, CEng, FIPENZ, MIMMM
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbitas, AProf Brian | 6796 | briang | E.G.16A | Engineering | ||||
| Gabbitas, AProf Brian | 6796 | briang | E.G.16 | Engineering |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
- Structure and property relationships in materials.
- Powder sintering.
- Creep and fracture in wood.
Expertise
Failure of materials; creep and fracture in wood; powder metallurgical processing of titanium-based alloys.
Recent Publications
- Nadakuduru, V., Zhang, D., Gabbitas, B., Chiu, Y. (2012) Tensile properties and fracture behaviour of an ultrafine grained Ti-47AL-2Cr (at.%) alloy at room and elevated temperatures
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Materials Science - Gabbitas, B., Cao, P., Raynova, S., Zhang, D. (2011) Microstructural evolution during mechanical milling of Ti/Al powder mixture and production of intermetallic TiAl cathode target
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Materials Science - Salman, A., Gabbitas, B., Cao, P., Zhang, D. (2011) The performance of thermally sprayed titanium based composite coatings in molten aluminium
Refereed Journal Articles - Surface & Coatings Technology - Nadakuduru, V., Zhang, D., Cao, P., Chiu, Y., Gabbitas, B. (2011) The mechanical behaviour of an ultrafine grained Ti-47Al-2Cr (at%) alloy in tension and compression and at different temperatures
Refereed Journal Articles - Materials Science and Engineering: A
