H. Khalid Rafi

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

H. Khalid Rafi is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Khalid Rafi has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in H. Khalid Rafi's work include Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (12 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (7 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers). H. Khalid Rafi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis (12 papers), Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses (7 papers) and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers). H. Khalid Rafi collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Singapore. H. Khalid Rafi's co-authors include Brent Stucker, Thomas L. Starr, Haijun Gong, K. Prasad Rao, Gandham Phanikumar, G.D. Janaki Ram, Nachiket Patil, Deepankar Pal, K. Prasad Rao and Krishnan Balasubramaniam and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Surface and Coatings Technology and Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.

In The Last Decade

H. Khalid Rafi

21 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Ti6Al4V Parts Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting and Electron Beam Melting

2013 775 citations H. Khalid Rafi, Haijun Gong et al. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Khalid Rafi India	17	1.9k	891	640	244	167	21	2.0k
Yihong Kok Singapore	9	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	789 1.2×	141 0.6×	137 0.8×	9	2.2k
Bogumiła Kuźnicka Poland	12	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	422 0.7×	122 0.5×	168 1.0×	24	2.0k
Hanchen Yu China	13	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	747 1.2×	112 0.5×	175 1.0×	16	2.0k
Dariusz Grzesiak Poland	21	2.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.7×	560 0.9×	266 1.1×	188 1.1×	49	3.1k
Ján Džugan Czechia	21	1.3k 0.7×	495 0.6×	554 0.9×	387 1.6×	142 0.9×	151	1.6k
Jonathan Pegues United States	19	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	427 0.7×	183 0.8×	134 0.8×	42	1.7k
Christophe Colin France	17	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	624 1.0×	153 0.6×	99 0.6×	46	2.1k
J. Mei United Kingdom	18	1.5k 0.8×	527 0.6×	742 1.2×	235 1.0×	169 1.0×	37	1.7k
Duyao Zhang Australia	14	2.0k 1.1×	799 0.9×	906 1.4×	170 0.7×	344 2.1×	30	2.2k
Arne Röttger Germany	24	2.1k 1.1×	609 0.7×	742 1.2×	388 1.6×	283 1.7×	102	2.3k

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Raghavan, S., et al.. (2018). Mechanical property of thin walled selective laser melted parts and the effect of heat treatment. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 461. 12069–12069. 2 indexed citations

Patil, Nachiket, Deepankar Pal, H. Khalid Rafi, et al.. (2015). A Generalized Feed Forward Dynamic Adaptive Mesh Refinement and Derefinement Finite Element Framework for Metal Laser Sintering—Part I: Formulation and Algorithm Development. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. 137(4). 64 indexed citations

Rafi, H. Khalid, Deepankar Pal, Nachiket Patil, Thomas L. Starr, & Brent Stucker. (2014). Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of 17-4 Precipitation Hardenable Steel Processed by Selective Laser Melting. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 23(12). 4421–4428. 227 indexed citations

Rafi, H. Khalid, et al.. (2013). Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Ti6Al4V Parts Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting and Electron Beam Melting. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 22(12). 3872–3883. 775 indexed citations breakdown →

Rafi, H. Khalid, Thomas L. Starr, & Brent Stucker. (2013). A comparison of the tensile, fatigue, and fracture behavior of Ti–6Al–4V and 15-5 PH stainless steel parts made by selective laser melting. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 69(5-8). 1299–1309. 262 indexed citations

Rafi, H. Khalid, et al.. (2013). Characterization of D2 tool steel friction surfaced coatings over low carbon steel. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 50. 543–550. 28 indexed citations

Rafi, H. Khalid, N. Kishore Babu, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2012). Microstructural Evolution During Friction Surfacing of Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 304 on Low Carbon Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 44(1). 345–350. 23 indexed citations

Rao, K. Prasad, et al.. (2012). Friction surfacing on nonferrous substrates: a feasibility study. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 65(5-8). 755–762. 40 indexed citations

Rao, K. Prasad, R. Damodaram, H. Khalid Rafi, et al.. (2012). Friction surfaced Stellite6 coatings. Materials Characterization. 70. 111–116. 37 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammed, et al.. (2012). Improving Strength of Stainless Steel/Aluminum Alloy Friction Welds by Modifying Faying Surface Design. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 22(2). 376–383. 33 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2012). Corrosion Resistance of Friction Surfaced AISI 304 Stainless Steel Coatings. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 22(2). 366–370. 15 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, et al.. (2012). Mechanical Property Evaluation of Ti-6Al-4V Parts Made Using Electron Beam Melting. Texas Digital Library (University of Texas). 30 indexed citations

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Ashfaq, Mohammed, K. Prasad Rao, H. Khalid Rafi, et al.. (2011). Friction Welding of Titanium to 304L Stainless Steel Using Interlayers. Practical Metallography. 48(4). 188–207. 12 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, Krishnan Balasubramaniam, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2011). Thermal Profiling Using Infrared Thermography in Friction Surfacing. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 42(11). 3425–3429. 36 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2011). Material Flow Visualization during Friction Surfacing. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 42(4). 937–939. 36 indexed citations

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Rao, K. Prasad, et al.. (2011). Tool steel and copper coatings by friction surfacing – A thermography study. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 212(2). 402–407. 40 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, G.D. Janaki Ram, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2010). Microstructural evolution during friction surfacing of tool steel H13. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 32(1). 82–87. 87 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, G.D. Janaki Ram, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2010). Friction surfaced tool steel (H13) coatings on low carbon steel: A study on the effects of process parameters on coating characteristics and integrity. Surface and Coatings Technology. 205(1). 232–242. 81 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, G.D. Janaki Ram, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2010). Friction Surfacing of Austenitic Stainless Steel on Low Carbon Steel: Studies on the Effects of Traverse Speed. 27 indexed citations

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Rafi, H. Khalid, G.D. Janaki Ram, Gandham Phanikumar, & K. Prasad Rao. (2010). Microstructure and Properties of Friction Surfaced Stainless Steel and Tool Steel Coatings. Materials science forum. 638-642. 864–869. 14 indexed citations

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