K.N. Melton

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

K.N. Melton is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, K.N. Melton has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Materials Chemistry, 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in K.N. Melton's work include Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (17 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (12 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (12 papers). K.N. Melton is often cited by papers focused on Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (17 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (12 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (12 papers). K.N. Melton collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. K.N. Melton's co-authors include Olivier Mercier, J. W. Edington, C.P. Cutler, T.W. Duerig, G. Gremaud, R.H. Bricknell, E. Goo, Rodney Sinclair, J. S. Kallend and R.S. Perkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Progress in Materials Science and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

K.N. Melton

44 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Superplasticity

1976 481 citations J. W. Edington, K.N. Melton et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K.N. Melton Switzerland	21	2.0k	1.3k	497	319	206	44	2.3k
W. T. Roberts United Kingdom	24	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 2.5×	411 1.3×	87 0.4×	63	2.3k
M. Ahlers Argentina	25	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	227 0.5×	267 0.8×	230 1.1×	107	2.1k
Ken rsquo ichi Shimizu Japan	25	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	303 0.6×	160 0.5×	497 2.4×	94	2.5k
G. Guénin France	25	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	242 0.5×	118 0.4×	238 1.2×	109	1.8k
R. Schaller Switzerland	22	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	301 0.6×	223 0.7×	131 0.6×	131	1.9k
H.P. Stüwe Austria	21	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	889 1.8×	282 0.9×	53 0.3×	46	1.9k
和弘大塚	2	2.4k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	341 0.7×	119 0.4×	361 1.8×	2	2.8k
Bruce L. Bramfitt United States	14	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	503 1.0×	551 1.7×	147 0.7×	24	2.3k
Yasuya Ohmori Japan	29	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	634 1.3×	264 0.8×	271 1.3×	134	2.5k
A. Rosen Israel	22	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	709 1.4×	403 1.3×	67 0.3×	73	2.2k

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All Works

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Duerig, T.W. & K.N. Melton. (1991). Diffuse Yield drop and Snap Action in a Ni-Ti Alloy. MRS Proceedings. 246. 3 indexed citations

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Duerig, T.W. & K.N. Melton. (1989). DESIGNING WITH THE SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT. 9. 581–597. 14 indexed citations

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Goo, E., T.W. Duerig, K.N. Melton, & Rodney Sinclair. (1985). Mechanical twinning in Ti50Ni47Fe3 and Ti49Ni51 alloys. Acta Metallurgica. 33(9). 1725–1733. 106 indexed citations

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Hoffelner, W., et al.. (1983). ON LIFE TIME PREDICTIONS WITH THE STRAIN RANGE PARTITIONING METHOD. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 6(1). 77–87. 6 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N.. (1983). The isostress extrapolation of creep rupture data. Materials Science and Engineering. 59(2). 143–149. 9 indexed citations

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Mercier, Olivier & K.N. Melton. (1981). Theoretical and experimental efficiency of the conversion of heat into mechanical energy using shape-memeory alloys. Journal of Applied Physics. 52(2). 1030–1037. 17 indexed citations

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Bricknell, R.H. & K.N. Melton. (1980). Thin foil electron microscope observations on NiTiCu shape memory alloys. Metallurgical Transactions A. 11(9). 1541–1546. 21 indexed citations

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Mercier, Olivier, et al.. (1979). Low-frequency internal friction peaks associated with the martensitic phase transformation of NiTi. Acta Metallurgica. 27(9). 1467–1475. 107 indexed citations

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Mercier, Olivier & K.N. Melton. (1979). The substitution of Cu for Ni in NiTi shape memory alloys. Metallurgical Transactions A. 10(3). 387–389. 130 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & Olivier Mercier. (1979). Fatigue life of CuZnAl alloys. Scripta Metallurgica. 13(1). 73–75. 91 indexed citations

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Mercier, Olivier & K.N. Melton. (1979). Kinetics and thermodynamics of the shape-memory effect in martensitic NiTi and (Ni1−xCux)Ti alloys. Journal of Applied Physics. 50(9). 5747–5756. 17 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & Olivier Mercier. (1978). The effect of opposing stress on shape memory and martensitic reversion. Scripta Metallurgica. 12(1). 5–9. 15 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N., et al.. (1976). Dislocation structures in a superplastic Zn-40wt% Al alloy. Acta Metallurgica. 24(11). 1017–1026. 41 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & J. W. Edington. (1975). Superplasticity in Zn-40wt%Al and Zn-50wt%Al alloys tested at 300°C. Scripta Metallurgica. 9(5). 559–562. 2 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N.. (1975). The structure and properties of a cold-rolled and annealed Al-0.8 wt % Zr alloy. Journal of Materials Science. 10(10). 1651–1654. 9 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N., et al.. (1974). Textures in superplastic Zn-40 wt.% Al. Acta Metallurgica. 22(2). 165–170. 44 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & J. W. Edington. (1973). Superplasticity in Extruded Zn-40wt.-%Al and Zn-50wt.-% Al Alloys. Metal Science Journal. 7(1). 172–175. 11 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & J. W. Edington. (1972). Spinodal decomposition in an aluminium 29 at. % zinc alloy. Scripta Metallurgica. 6(6). 501–502. 11 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & J. W. Edington. (1971). Comments on ?spinodal decomposition in Al/Zn alloys?. Journal of Materials Science. 6(5). 449–450. 1 indexed citations

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Melton, K.N. & J. W. Edington. (1971). Comments on “spinodal decomposition in Al/Zn alloys”. Journal of Materials Science. 6(5). 449–450. 10 indexed citations

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