Dr.Fakhreddin Ashrafizadeh ashrafif@iut.ac.ir Office Department of Materials Phone +98 311 3915714, 3912751 Fax +98 311 3912752 Positions Department of Materials Engineering Research Interests Plasma nitriding and nitrocarburizing Physical vapour deposition Heat and surface treatment (ferrous / nonferrous) Surface coatings Dr.Fakhreddin Ashrafizadeh type: Journal Title Conference / Journal Date Stress and Corrosion-Induced Damage of the Inlet Expansion Joint in a Natural Gas Reformer in a Steel Plant Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention 2026-03 Dual-layer PEO/DLC coatings for biodegradable magnesium stents; improving corrosion resistance, cell adhesion and blood compatibility DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS 2026-03 Effect of Magnetic Field on Structure, Hardness, and Corrosion Resistance of Electrodeposited Cu-TiO2 Nanocomposite Coatings Applied on Low Carbon Steel CORROSION 2025-08 Microstructure, Erosion Performance, and Wear Resistance of Laser-Claded NiCrBSi-WC Composite Coatings METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE 2025-06 Plasma nitriding of a cast CoCrMo alloy: Induced hybrid micro/nano surface, microstructures, in-vitro corrosion and bioactivity performance SURFACE and COATINGS TECHNOLOGY 2025-05 Hydrogen-Induced Failure Mechanisms in 304L Stainless Steel Filters: A Detailed Analysis Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention 2025-05 Self-repairing Al2O3-TiO2 coatings fabricated through plasma electrolytic oxidation with various cathodic pulse parameters TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA 2024-10 Enhancing corrosion fatigue performance of 17-4 PH stainless steel by simultaneous aging and plasma nitriding SURFACE and COATINGS TECHNOLOGY 2024-09 Fabrication and Characterization of HVOF Sprayed CoNiCrAlY-6%Al2O3 Coating to Improve High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance JOURNAL OF THERMAL SPRAY TECHNOLOGY 2024-08 Influence of surface texture and coating thickness on adhesion of nickel plated coatings to aluminium substrate Journal of Manufacturing Processes 2024-06