Pavel Krakhmalev

 
Professor of Materials Science

Research

Key research areas:

Microstructure-properties-performance relationship in advanced metallic materials. Advanced characterization of materials, wear and failure analysis, electron microscopy.

Microstructure formation and stability in non-equilibrium structures, phase transformations, crystallization and grain growth. 

Additive manufacturing, Ti alloys and advance steels, HEA, other materials, PBF-LB, PBF-EB, DED.

Tribology, tribology in sheet metal forming, friction and wear under severe conditions of high-temperature and high-stress applications

 

Projects

·                2023 – now, PiiA Vinnova Good Master - Predictive Digital Twin for Laser Powder Bed Fusion in 2023 the project hosted at Sustainable Steel Regions.

·                2022 – now, KKS Avans, Data driven mechanical engineering (Dia.nr. 20230003), 2.4Mkr the project hosted at KAU.

·                2021-now, Mercator-Fellow in FOR 5134. FOR 5134 (https://www.for5134.science) is а research unit funded by DFG (German Research Foundation, Project number 434946896, 2021 to 2025) the project hoisted at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

·                2022-2024, KKS Recruitment 2022 - Visiting academic scholars from Ukraine, Advanced PVD wear-resistance coatings, (Dia.nr. 20220109), 1.7 Mkr, main applicant, the project hosted at KAU.

·                2022-2023, Vinnova, “DEM-ON DM Demonstrator - On demand manufacturing for resilient production” (Dia.nr. 2022-01571), 0.8 Mkr, co-applicant, the project hosted at Sustainable Steel Regions.

·                2021-2024, KKS Recruitment 2020, “Associate senior lecturer in additive manufacturing” (Dia.nr. 20210060), ca. 2.3 Mkr, main applicant, the project hosted at KAU.

·                2020-2022, PiiA Vinnova, “SmartForge-Sustainable production through AI-controlled forging furnace (Dia.nr: 2020-02835)”, 10 Mkr, 2,3mkr to KAU, co-applicant, the project hosted at RISE Swecast AB.

·                2020-2023, KKS Avans, ”MaSAM - Masterutbildning i additiv tillverkning” (reg.no. 202100-4524), 2.3 Mkr, co-applicant, the project hosted at Mittuniversitetet.

·                2019-2023, KKS Synergy, “AMHiPP - Advanced materials for high-performance products” (Dia.nr. 20190033), 15.7 Mkr, co-applicant, leader of sub-project, the project hosted at KAU.

·                2019-2022, Vinnova, “ROBODAM - Robust optimization in design for additive manufacturing” (Dia.nr. 2019-00779), 5 Mkr, co-applicant, the project hosted at Örebro University.

·                2019-2022, Vinnova metalliska material, ”ADROAM – Applikationsdriven utveckling för ökad robusthet och pålitlighet i additiv tillverkning av metall” (Dia.nr. 2018-00809), 5.7 Mkr, co-applicant, the project hosted at Swerim.

·                2017-2021, Regional development fund, Region Värmland, Karlstad University AT-LAB - Regionalt laboratorium för additiv tillverkning vid Karlstads Universitet (Project-ID: 20201144), 13.8 Mkr, main applicant, the project hosted at KAU.

·                2015-2019, KKS Synergy, “UST - Fatigue and Wear in Manufacturing Industry” (Dia.nr. 20150090), 9.2 Mkr, co-applicant, leader of sub-project, the project hosted at KAU.

·                2013-2014, Vinnova, Materialbaserd konkurenskraft pre-study “New generation steels for aluminium die casting” (Dia.nr. 2013-03307), 0.3 Mkr, main applicant, project hosted at KAU.

 

Teaching

Courses at advanced level:

MTAD 23 Characterization of materials

MTAD 10 Materials in industrial applications

MTAE 11 Project work on future materials

MSAE 01 Supervisor/examiner in Degree Project for Master of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Selected publications

Web of Science ResearcherID: U-2595-2019

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9441-2502 

In 2022 in the World’s Top 2 Percent Most Cited Scientist list by Stanford University, USA https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/4?fbclid=IwAR0Y0LhUicOFFqr7t4ykHxVy-N_YLLIbnghWdtHTxBDI5tOrGrKrCyrAjK0). 

In 2023 in the World’s Top 2 Percent Most Cited Scientist list by Stanford University, USA https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6).

 

Books and book chapters
Kim Van Meensel, Jean Pierre Kruth, Jan Van Humbeeck, Sasan Dadbakhsh, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Kim Van Meensel, Pavel Krakhmalev, Igor Yadroitsev and Michael Francis, Additive manufacturing for medical applications. In Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, Quantifications and Applications, 1-st Edition, Edts. Jing Zhang Yeon-Gil Jung, Butterworth-Heinemann, UK, 2018, 400 pages, ISBN: 9780128121559.

 

Pavel Krakhmalev, Nataliya Kazantseva, 8 - Microstructure of L-PBF alloys, Editor(s): Igor Yadroitsev, Ina Yadroitsava, Anton du Plessis, Eric MacDonald,In Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies, Fundamentals of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals,Elsevier,2021,Pages 215-243,ISBN 9780128240908,

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824090-8.00018-4.

(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128240908000184)

 

Pavel Krakhmalev, Anna Martin Vilardell, Naoki Takata, 13 - Structural integrity I: static mechanical properties, Editor(s): Igor Yadroitsev, Ina Yadroitsava, Anton du Plessis, Eric MacDonald,In Additive Manufacturing Materials and Technologies,Fundamentals of Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals,Elsevier,2021,Pages 349-376,ISBN 9780128240908,

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824090-8.00019-6.

(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128240908000196)

Other

Editorial/Advisory board member in international journals
           since 2017 - editorial board in journal the “Metals”, MDPI

           since 2021 - editorial board in the journal “Additive Manufacturing Letters”, Elsevier

           since 2021 - editorial board in the journal “Alloys”, MDPI

           since 2023 - international advisory board in the journal “ISIJ International”, The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

 

Conference scientific committee member
           Laser Assisted Net Shape Engineering - LANE 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024

           Lasers In Manufacturing - LIM 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

           Swedish Production Symposium - SPS 2020, 2022, 2024

Publications