IAN (Rick) W. HALL

I. Personal

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
229 Spencer Laboratory,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
Phone: (302) 831 1295/2421
Fax: (302) 831 3619
E-mail: halliw@udel.edu
 

II. Education

B.Sc.(Hons.), June 1970
Ph.D., March 1974, Department of Metallurgy, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
 

III. Professional Experience

Chairperson, Materials Science Program, University of Delaware, September 1989-1996.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware.
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware.
Lady Davis Research Fellow, Department of Materials Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1978 - 1980.
Lecturer, Department of Metallurgy, Technical University of Denmark, 1975 - 1978.
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Metallurgy Department, University of Leeds, U.K., 1973 - 1975.
 

IV. Research Areas

Metal matrix composites, advanced titanium alloys, titanium aluminides, corrosion.
General research interests: transmission electron microscopy, interfaces, mechanical property/microstructure relationships, high strain-rate deformation.
 

V. Society Affiliations

ASM International, Brandywine Valley Chapter.
Electron Microscopy Society of America.
The Metallurgical Society of A.I.M.E.
Materials Research Society
American Society of Engineering Education
 

VI. Visiting Appointments

June-August 1986, Department of Metallurgy, Technical University of Denmark.
January-June 1989, Department of Solid State Chemistry, University of Bordeaux, France.
July-August 1989, Institute for Industrial Research, Oslo, Norway.
June-July 1991, Department of Materials Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
June/July 1992, AFOSR Summer Faculty Research Program, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
June-July 1996, Department of Materials Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
September 1996-December 1996, Ecole de Chimie, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France.
September 2003-June 2004, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Constructions Aéronautiques, Toulouse, France
 

VII. Awards

Recipient of the 1982 Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award.
Recipient of 1996 Prix de L'Association Française des Banques.

VIII. PUBLICATIONS


Quasi-static and High Strain Rate Mechanical Properties

"Fracture Mode of Single Crystal Cu-SiO2 Subjected to Unidirectional High Strain Rate Impact", M. Taya, I. W. Hall, H. S. Yoon and D. S. Pritchard, 20th Annual Meeting of SES, Delaware, U.S.A., 1983.

"Mechanism of Void Growth in Single Crystal Cu-SiO2 under High Strain Rate Deformation", M. Taya, I. W. Hall and H. S. Yoon, 4th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials Science, Risø, Denmark, 1983.

"Void Growth in Single Crystal Plate Subjected to High Strain Rate Impact", M. Taya, I. W. Hall H. S. Yoon and D. Pritchard, Institute of Physics Conference Series No. 70, 1984, p. 269.

"Dynamic Void Growth in a Two-Phase Material under Uniaxial Tension", M. Taya, I. W. Hall and H. S. Yoon, Proceedings of the I.U.T.A.M. Symposium on Macro- and Micro-mechanics of High Velocity Deformation and Fracture, (Springer Verlag, K. Kawata, ed.) Tokyo, 1985.

"Void Growth in Single Crystal Cu/SiO2 During High Strain Rate Deformation", M. Taya, I. W. Hall and H. S. Yoon, Acta Metallurgica, 33, 1985, p. 2143.

"Deformation and Fracture of an Al2O3/Al Metal Matrix Composite", I. W. Hall, Proc. 12th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science, 'Metal Matrix Composites - Processing, Microstructure and Properties', Risø National Lab., Roskilde, Denmark, Sept. 1991.

"Deformation of Short Fiber Metal Matrix Composites", G. Anlas, M. H. Santare and I. W. Hall, in 'Enhancing Analytical Techniques for Composite Materials, (L. Schwer, J. N. Reddy and A. Mal, eds.) Proc. Winter Annual Meeting of ASME, Atlanta, GA, Dec 1-6, 1991, pp. 279-285.

"High Strain Rate Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Aluminum and Glass/Polyester Composite Materials", J. Vinson, T. Frey and I. W. Hall, Proc. 32nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Baltimore, MD, April 8-10 1991.

"Modeling the Effect of Fiber Breakage on the Elastic Properties of Short Fiber Composites", G. Anlas, M. H. Santare and I. W. Hall, Composites Science and Technology, 54, 1995, p. 113.

"Hot Explosive Consolidation of W-Ti Alloys", L. Kesckes and I. W. Hall, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 26A, 1995, p. 2407.

"High Strain Rate and Other Properties of a Carbon Microsphere Reinforced Magnesium Alloy", I. W. Hall and C. Poteet, J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 15, 1996, p. 1015.

"High Strain Rate Properties of a Unidirectionally Reinforced C/Al Metal Matrix Composite", C. C. Poteet and I. W. Hall, Matls. Sci. and Eng. A, A222, 1997 p. 35.

"Dynamic Compressive Behavior of a SiCw/Al Composite", A. Kalambur and I. W. Hall, Scripta Materialia, 37, 1997, p. 193.

"High Strain-Rate Compression Testing of a Short-Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Composite", M. Guden & I. W. Hall, Matls. Sci. and Eng. A, A232, 1997, p. 1.

"Dynamic Properties of Metal Matrix Composites: A Comparative Study", I. W. Hall and M. Guden, Matls. Sci. & Eng.A, A242, 1998, p. 141.

"High Strain Rate Behavior of a SiC Particulate Reinforced Al2O3Ceramic Matrix Composite", I. W. Hall and M. Guden, Scripta Materialia, 38, 1998, p. 667.

"Quasi-static and Dynamic Compression Behavior of an FPªAlumina Reinforced Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite", M. Guden and I. W. Hall, J. Mat. Sci., 33, 1998, p. 3285.

"High Strain Rate Properties of an SiCw/2124-T6 Aluminum Composite at Elevated Temperatures", M. Guden and I. W. Hall, Scripta Mat., 39, 1998, p. 261.

"Microstructural Effects in Hot-Explosively-Consolidated W-Ti Alloys", Laszlo J. Kecskes, Ian W. Hall, J, of Matls. Proc. Technology, 94, 1999, p. 247.

"High Strain Rate Deformation Behavior of Metal Matrix Composites", M. Guden and I. W. Hall, Metalurji, 23, No 119, 1999, p. 20.

"High Strain Rate Deformation Behavior of a Continuous Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite", M. Guden and I. W. Hall, Computers and Structures, 76, 2000, p. 139.

"Crushing of Aluminum Closed Cell Foams: Density and Strain Rate Effects", I. W. Hall, M. Guden & C.-J. Yu, Scripta Materialia, 43, 2000, p. 515.

"High Strain Rate Testing of a Unidirectionally Reinforced Graphite Epoxy Composite", I. W. Hall and M. Guden, J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 2001, 20 (2001) p.897.

"Quasi-static and Dynamic Crushing of Empty and Foam-filled Tubes", I. W. Hall, O. Ebil, M. Guden and C.-J. Yu, J. Mat. Sci, 36 (2001) p. 5853.

"Transverse and Longitudinal Crushing of Aluminum-Foam Filled Tubes", I. W. Hall, M. Guden and T.D. Claar, Scripta Mat. 46 (2002) p. 513.


Fibre/Matrix Interfaces

"Interfacial Reactions in Metal Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall and V. Barrailler, (Proceedings of the Ist European Conference on Composite Materials) Bordeaux, France, September 1985, p. 589.

"Transverse Properties of Unidirectional Metal Matrix Composites Subjected to Isothermal Exposure", T. Kyono, I. W. Hall and M. Taya, 22nd Annual S.E.S. Meeting, October 1985.

"Work of Fracture in Metal Matrix Composites Subjected to Isothermal Exposure", T. Kyono, I. W. Hall and M. Taya, Journal of Materials Science, 21, 1986, p.1879.

"Thermal Cycling Damage in Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Composites", T. Kyono, I. W. Hall, M. Taya and A. Kitamura, Composites '86:Recent Advances in Japan and the United States, K. Kawata, S. Umekawa and A. Kobayashi eds., Tokyo, 1986, p. 553.

"The Effect of Thermal Exposure on the Microstructure and Fiber/Matrix Interface of an Al2O3/Al Composite", V. Barrailler and I. W. Hall, Metallurgical Transactions A, 17A, 1986, p. 1075.

"On the Effect of the Strength of the Matrix in Metal Matrix Composites", J. England and I. W. Hall, Scripta Metallurgica, 20, 1986, p. 697.

"The Effect of Isothermal Exposure on the Transverse Properties of a Continuous Fibre Metal Matrix Composite", T. Kyono, I. W. Hall and M. Taya, Journal of Materials Science, 21, 1986, p. 4269.

"TEM Observations of a Ni-Coated Carbon Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composite", I. W. Hall, Metallography, 20, 1987, p.237.

"On the Fibre/Matrix Interface in Boron/Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall, T. Kyono and A. P. Diwanji, Journal of Materials Science, 22, 1987, p. 1743.

"Interface Characterization of Metal Matrix Composites by Transmission Electron Microscopy", I. W. Hall and A. P. Diwanji, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of America, (San Francisco Press, G. Bailey, ed.) 1987, p. 304.

"Mechanical Properties and the Fibre/Matrix Interface in Squeeze-Cast Graphite/Magnesium Metal Matrix Composites", A. P. Diwanji and I. W. Hall, ICCM VI-ECCM 2, (Elsevier, F. L. Matthews et al., eds.) London 1987, p. 2.265.

"Effect of Surface Treatment and Elevated Temperature Testing on the Mechanical Properties and Fiber/Matrix Interface of Gr/Mg Composites". A. P. Diwanji and I. W. Hall, Proc. 2nd Tech. Conf. Am. Soc. for Composites, (Technomic, PA) 1987, p. 351.

"Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of C/Mg Composites subjected to Thermal Exposure and Thermal Cycling", S. J. Swindlehurst and I. W. Hall, Proc. Int. Symp. on Advances in Cast Reinf. Met. Comp., (S. G. Fishman and A. K. Dhingra, eds.) ASM International (Ohio) 1988, p. 281.

"Effect of Manufacturing Variables on the Structure and Properties of Squeeze Cast C/Al MMC's", A. P. Diwanji and I. W. Hall, ibid, p. 225.

"On the Longitudinal and Transverse Strength and Work of Fracture of a Continuous Fiber Metal Matrix Composite Subjected to Thermal Exposure", T. Kyono, I. W. Hall and M. Taya, Testing Technology of Metal Matrix Composites, ASTM STP 964, (P. R. DiGiovanni and N. R. Adsit, eds.), ASTM (Philadelphia) 1988, p.409.

"Fracture Toughness of Thermally Cycled a-Al2O3/Mg Alloy Metal Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall, G. R. Brewer and A. Magata, J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 8, 1989, p.343.

"Crack Propagation in a-Al2O3/Mg Metal Matrix Composites", A, Magata and I. W. Hall, J. Mat. Sci., 24, 1989, p.1959.

"Precipitation Phenomena and the Yield Strength of SiC Whisker Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Composites", I. W. Hall and V. Voituriez, Proc. 9th Int. Conf. on Strength of Metals and Alloys, Israel, July 1991, (D. G. Brandon, R. Chaim and A. Rosen, eds.) Freund (London), p. 487.

"The Interface in Carbon-Magnesium Composites: Fiber and Matrix Effects", I. W. Hall, J. Mat. Sci., 26, 1991, p.776.

"Interfacial Reactions in Titanium Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall, J.-L. Lirn and J. Rizza, J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 10, 1991, p. 236.

"The Effects of Thermal Cycling on the Mechanical Properties of a SiCw/Al Composite", I. W. Hall and W. G. Patterson, Scripta Met. et Mat., 24, 1991, p.805.

"Strengthening Mechanisms in Whisker Reinforced Aluminum Composites", C. Voituriez and I. W. Hall, J. Mat. Sci., 26, 1991, p.4241.

"Microstructural Analysis of Isothermally Exposed Ti/SiC Metal Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall, J.-L. Lirn, Y. LePetitcorps and K. Bilba, J. Mat. Sci., 27, 1992, p. 3835.

"Fibre and Fibre Surface Treatment Effects in Carbon/Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites", A. P. Diwanji and I. W. Hall, J. Mat. Sci., 27, 1992, p.2093.

"Thermal Treatment Effects in SiC/Al Metal Matrix Composites", S. J. Swindlehurst and I. W. Hall, J. Mat. Sci., 29, 1994, p. 1075.

"Thermal Stability of an SCS-6/Ti-22Al-23Nb Composite", I. W. Hall and C. Y. Ni, Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. on High Temp. Intermetallics, San Diego, CA, May 1994.

"Diffusion and Reactions at the Interface of an SCS-6/Ti-22Al-23Nb Composite", C. Y. Ni, I. W. Hall and C. Vahlas, Proc. Amer. Soc. for Comp. Mtg., Newark DE, Sept 1994,

"Thermal Stability of an SCS-6/Ti-22Al-23Nb Composite", I. W. Hall and Chao-Ying Ni, Matls. Sci. and Eng., A, 1995, p. 987.

"Surface Treatment of Carbon Fibers for Aluminum Alloy Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall and F. Manrique, Scripta Met. et Mat., 33, 1995, p. 2037.

"Thermodynamic and Experimental Modeling of Interfacial Reactivity in Metal Matrix Composites", C. Vahlas, I. W. Hall, C.-Y. Ni and P.-Y. Chevalier, Proc. Cer. & Met. Mat. Comp. 1996, San Sebastien, Sept. 1996.

"Simulation de la Réactivité Interfaciale dans des Composites à Matrice Métallique", C. Vahlas and I. W. Hall, J.N.C. 10, Paris, 1996.

"Experimental Approaches to Simulating Reactions in Metal Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall, C. Vahlas and C.-Y. Ni, Met. Trans. A, 29A, 1998, p. 1347.

"Investigation of Interfacial Reactivity in Composite Materials", Constantin Vahlas, Ian W. Hall, Isabelle Haurie, Matls. Sci. & Eng. A, A259, 1999, p. 269.


Various

"Corrosion of Carbon/Magnesium Metal Matrix Composites", I. W. Hall, Scripta Metallurgica, 21, 1987, p. 1717.

"A Technique for the Determination of Cathodic Activity During Corrosion of a Metal Matrix Composite", I. W. Hall and Lijie Bao, Scripta Met. et Mat., Scripta Met. et Mat., 34, 1996, p. 1075.

"The Relationship between Crack Propagation Characteristics and Fracture Toughness in Alpha-Beta Titanium Alloys", I. W. Hall and C. Hammond, Titanium Science and Technology, Plenum Press, May 1972, (Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Titanium), p. 1365.

"Fracture Toughness, Strength and Microstructure in Alpha-Beta Titanium Alloys", I. W. Hall and C. Hammond, The Practical Implications of Fracture Mechanisms, 1973, (Proceedings of the Newcastle Conference), p. 11.

"The Forging of Titanium Alloys", I. W. Hall, Formgivning af Metaller, (Proceedings of the 1975 Winter Meeting of the Danish Metallurgical Society), p. 111.

"In situ Electron Microscope Observations of Crack Propagation", I. W. Hall and C. Hammond, (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Titanium), Moscow, 1976, Plenum Press (NY), p.715.

"Fracture Toughness, Strength and Microstructure in Alpha+Beta Titanium Alloys", I. W. Hall and C. Hammond, (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Titanium), Moscow, 1976, Plenum Press (NY), p. 601.

"The Effect of Oxygen on the Creep Properties and Dislocation Configurations in Ti-6Al-4V", I. W. Hall, Scandinavian Journal of Metallurgy, 6, 1977, pp. 45-47.

"The Effect of Hydrogen on Titanium Alloys" I. W. Hall, High Performance Materials and Processes, (Proceedings of the Joint Danish-Israeli Conference), Lyngby, Denmark, 1978, p. 195.

"A Technique for Preparing Electron Microscope Specimens for Dynamic Straining Experiments", I. W. Hall, Metallography, 11, 1978, p. 355.

This article was subsequently reprinted in similar form in Philips Electron Optics Bulletin No. 115, 1981.

"Fracture Toughness and Crack Propagation in Titanium Alloys", I. W. Hall and C. Hammond, Materials Science and Engineering, 32, 1978, p. 241.

"In situ Electron Microscopy Observations of Strain-Induced Hydrides in Alpha-Titanium Alloy", I. W. Hall and C. Hammond, Metal Science, 12, 1978, p. 339.

"Basal and Near-Basal Hydrides in Ti-5Al-2.5Sn", I. W. Hall, Metallurgical Transactions A, 9A, 1978, p. 815.

"Hydride Phases in Ti-5Al-2.5Sn", I. W. Hall, Scandinavian Journal of Metallurgy, 7, 1978, p. 187.

"Hydride Precipitation in Ti-6Al-4V", I. W. Hall, Scandinavian Journal of Metallurgy, 7, 1978, p. 277.

"The Interface Phase in Ti-6Al-4V", I. W. Hall, Scandinavian Journal of Metallurgy, 8, 1979, p. 17.

"On the Annealing of Near-Basal Hydrides in Ti-5Al-2.5Sn", I. W. Hall, Scripta Metallurgica, 13, 1979, p.1083.

"Enhanced Plasticity in Commercially Pure Titanium", I. W. Hall, T. Livni, E. Ganin and A. Rosen, (Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Strength of Metals and Alloys), Aachen, August 1979, p.451.

"The Effect of Hydrogen on the Fracture Properties and Microstructure of Ti-6Al-4V", H. Hoeg, B. Hollund and I. W. Hall, Metal Science, 14, 1980, p. 50.

"Study of the Recrystallization of Si after Implantation Using Different Temperature and Energy Sequences", I. W. Hall, T. Bernstein and R. Kalish, Radiation Effects, 46, 1980, p. 31.

"The Effect of Germanium Ion Implantation on the Amorphization and Recrystallization of Polycrystalline Silicon Films", Y. Komem and I. W. Hall, Journal of Applied Physics, 52, 1981, p. 6655.

"The Effect of Ion Implantation on the High Temperature Deformation of Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, Metallurgical Transactions A, 8A, 1981, p. 2093.

"Effect of Ion Implantation on the Creep of Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, (Proceedings of the 10th Plansee Seminar), Plansee, Austria, 1981, p. 153.

"Microstructural Effects of Ion Implantation on Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, Metallography, 15, 1982, p. 105.

"The in situ Annealing of Self-Ion Implantation in Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, Radiation Effects, 61, 1982, p. 165.

"STEM Observations of Crystallization in Thin Films of Amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6", I. W. Hall and J. J. Kramer, Scripta Metallurgica, 16, 1982, p. 917.

"Creep of Te-Implanted Stainless Steel", I. W. Hall, Scripta Metallurgica, 16, 1982, p. 749.

"Effect of Ion Implantation on Creep of Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, International Journal of Refractory and Hard Metals, 2, 1983, p. 27.

"Migration of Supported Metals During Preparation for Electron Microscopy", J. H. Onuferko, S. J. DeCanio, C. Dybowski, I. W. Hall and B. C. Gates, Journal of Catalysis, 89, 1984, p. 550.

"Effect of Forging Variables on the Microstructure of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al", I. W. Hall, Titanium '84, (Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Titanium) Munich, W. Germany, 1984, p. 491.

"Radiation Effects in Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, Physical Metallurgy and Technology of Molybdenum and its Alloys, AMAX, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984, p. 141.

"Thin Film Silicon and GaAs Solar Cells", A. M. Barnett, M. G. Mauk, J. C. Zolper, I. W. Hall, W. Tiller, R. B. Hall and J. B. McNeely, (Proceedings ofthe 17th I.E.E.E. Photovoltaic Conference) May 1984, p. 747.

"The Near-Surface Structure of Ion Implanted and Crept Molybdenum", I. W. Hall, Journal of Materials Science, 20, 1985, p. 3771.

"Hot Explosive Consolidation of W-Ti Alloy", L. Kecskes and I. W. Hall, Proc. 1st Int. Conf. on Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys, Arlington, VA, Nov. 1992, (Metal Powder Industries Fedn., NJ, Editors, A. Bose and R. J. Dowding) p. 155.

"The Introduction of Computers into an Undergraduate Materials Science Laboratory", I. W. Hall, Proc. ASEE Ann. Mtg., Champaign, IL, 1993, Vol. I, p. 434.

"Evolution of the Microstructure during Heat Treatment of AISI 347 Stainless Steel", I. Ben-Haroe, A. Rosen and I. W. Hall, Materials Science and Technology, 9, 1993, p. 620.