Publications

2024

O’Neill, I, Dayanand, A, Keaveney, S & Kourousis, KI 2024, 'Tensile anisotropy of powder bed fusion steel 316L: A practical study on the effect of build orientation', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol. 238, no. 10, pp. 2035-2042. https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241238916

O’Driscoll, CJ, Kasha, A & Kourousis, KI 2024, 'Plastic anisotropy of powder bed fusion maraging steel: An experimental replication study', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol. 238, no. 5, pp. 985-988. https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207231201478

McConnell, S, Tanner, D & Kourousis, KI 2024, 'Productivity improvement opportunities for metal powder bed fusion technologies: a systematic literature review', Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 30, no. 11. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-09-2023-0333

2023

Yang, X, Gibbons, GJ, Tanner, DA, Li, Z, Wilson, P, Williams, MA & Kotadia, HR 2023, 'Scan strategy induced microstructure and consolidation variation in the laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF) additive manufacturing of low alloy 20MnCr5 steel', Materials and Design, vol. 232, 112160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112160

Kasha, A, Srinivasan, KV, Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2023, 'Immersion corrosion of material extrusion steel 316 L: Influence of immersion time and surface roughness', Materials Today Communications, vol. 35, 106394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106394

Obadimu, SO, McLaughlin, J & Kourousis, KI 2023, 'Immersion Ultrasonic Testing of Artificially Induced Defects in Fused Filament Fabricated Steel 316L', 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2021.0095

Southern, T, Campbell, JE, Kourousis, KI, Mooney, B, Tang, YT & Clyne, TW 2023, 'Indentation Plastometry for Study of Anisotropy and Inhomogeneity in Maraging Steel Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion', Steel Research International, vol. 94, no. 7, 2200881. https://doi.org/10.1002/srin.20220088

Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2023, 'In-plane compression performance of additively manufactured honeycomb structures: a review of influencing factors and optimisation techniques', International Journal of Structural Integrity, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 337-353. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSI-10-2022-0130

Thaker, AH, Boreham, P, Kourousis, KI & Ranade, VV 2023, 'Liquid-Liquid Emulsion Produced by 3D-Printed Vortex-Based Hydrodynamic Cavitation Device', Chemical Engineering and Technology, vol. 46, no. 9, pp. 1970-1976. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202300061

Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2023, 'Microscopic and mesoscopic/macroscopic structural characteristics of material extrusion Steel 316L: influence of the fabrication process', International Journal of Structural Integrity, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 314-321. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSI-07-2022-0100

2022

Obadimu, SO, Kasha, A & Kourousis, KI 2022, 'Tensile performance and plastic anisotropy of material extrusion steel 316L: Influence of primary manufacturing parameters', Additive Manufacturing, vol. 60, 103297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103297

Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2022, 'Shrinkage behaviour of material extrusion steel 316L: influence of primary 3D printing parameters', Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 92-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-07-2022-0224

Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2022, 'Load-rate effects on the in-plane compressive behaviour of additively manufactured steel 316L honeycomb structures', Engineering Structures, vol. 273, 115063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.115063

Kasha, A, Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2022, 'Flexural characteristics of material extrusion steel 316L: Influence of manufacturing parameters', Additive Manufacturing Letters, vol. 3, 100087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addlet.2022.100087

2021

Obadimu, SO & Kourousis, KI 2021, 'Compressive behaviour of additively manufactured lattice structures: A review', Aerospace, vol. 8, no. 8, 207, pp.-. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8080207

Agius, D, Wallbrink, C & Kourousis, KI 2021, 'Efficient modelling of the elastoplastic anisotropy of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V', Additive Manufacturing, vol. 38, 101826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101826

Kumar, M, Gibbons, GJ, Das, A, Manna, I, Tanner, D & Kotadia, HR 2021, 'Additive manufacturing of aluminium alloy 2024 by laser powder bed fusion: microstructural evolution, defects and mechanical properties', Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 1388-1397. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-10-2020-0241

Mouchard, A, Pomeroy, M, Robinson, J, McAuliffe, B, Donovan, S & Tanner, D 2021, 'An analytical method for powder flow characterisation in direct energy deposition', Additive Manufacturing, vol. 42, 101991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.101991

2020

Mooney, B & Kourousis, KI 2020, 'A review of factors affecting the mechanical properties of maraging steel 300 fabricated via laser powder bed fusion', Metals, vol. 10, no. 9, 1273, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10091273

Mooney, B, Agius, D & Kourousis, KI 2020, 'Cyclic Plasticity of the As-Built EOS Maraging Steel: Preliminary Experimental and Computational Results', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), vol. 10, no. 4, 1232, pp. -. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10041232

2019

Mooney, B, Kourousis, KI & Raghavendra, R 2019, 'Plastic anisotropy of additively manufactured maraging steel: Influence of the build orientation and heat treatments', Additive Manufacturing, vol. 25, pp. 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2018.10.032

Mooney, B, Kourousis, KI, Raghavendra, R & Agius, D 2019, 'Process phenomena influencing the tensile and anisotropic characteristics of additively manufactured maraging steel', Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 745, pp. 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.12.070

2018

Agius, D, Kourousis, KI & Wallbrink, C 2018, 'A modification of the multicomponent Armstrong–Frederick model with multiplier for the enhanced simulation of aerospace aluminium elastoplasticity', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 144, pp. 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.05.036

Agius, D, Kourousis, KI & Wallbrink, C 2018, 'A review of the as-built SLM Ti-6Al-4V mechanical properties towards achieving fatigue resistant designs', Metals, vol. 8, no. 1, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8010075

Agius, D, Kourousis, KI & Wallbrink, C 2018, 'Elastoplastic response of as-built SLM and wrought Ti-6Al-4V under symmetric and asymmetric strain-controlled cyclic loading', Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 1409-1420. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-05-2017-0105

Kourousis, KI, Athukoralalage, A & De Pellegrin, D 2018, 'A simple model to estimate yield stress and variation of hardness in railheads', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, vol. 232, no. 4, pp. 1193-1196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409717710557

Agius, D, Kajtaz, M, Kourousis, KI, Wallbrink, C & Hu, W 2018, 'Optimising the multiplicative AF model parameters for AA7075 cyclic plasticity and fatigue simulation', Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 251-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-05-2017-0119

2017

Agius, D, Kourousis, KI, Wallbrink, C, Hu, W, Wang, CH & Dafalias, YF 2017, 'Aluminum alloy 7075 ratcheting and plastic shakedown evaluation with the multiplicative armstrong-frederick model', AIAA Journal, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 2461-2470. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J055833

Athukorala, AC, De Pellegrin, DV & Kourousis, KI 2017, 'A unified material model to predict ratcheting response in head-hardened rail steel due to non-uniform hardness distributions', Tribology International, vol. 111, pp. 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2017.02.018

Agius, D, Wallbrink, C & Kourousis, KI 2017, 'Cyclic Elastoplastic Performance of Aluminum 7075-T6 Under Strain- and Stress-Controlled Loading', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 5769-5780. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-3047-2

Agius, D, Kourousis, KI, Wallbrink, C & Song, T 2017, 'Cyclic plasticity and microstructure of as-built SLM Ti-6Al-4V: The effect of build orientation', Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 701, pp. 85-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2017.06.069

Agius, D, Wallbrink, C, Hu, W, Kajtaz, M, Wang, CH & Kourousis, KI 2017, 'On the utilisation of nonlinear plasticity models in military aircraft fatigue estimation: A preliminary comparison', Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 71, pp. 25-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2017.09.004

Agius, D, Kajtaz, M, Kourousis, KI, Wallbrink, C, Wang, CH, Hu, W & Silva, J 2017, 'Sensitivity and optimisation of the Chaboche plasticity model parameters in strain-life fatigue predictions', Materials and Design, vol. 118, pp. 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.01.027

2016

Athukorala, AC, De Pellegrin, DV & Kourousis, KI 2016, 'Characterisation of head-hardened rail steel in terms of cyclic plasticity response and microstructure for improved material modelling', Wear, vol. 366-367, pp. 416-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2016.03.024

Kourousis, KI, Agius, D, Wang, C & Subic, A 2016, 'Constitutive modeling of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V cyclic elastoplastic behaviour', Technische Mechanik, vol. 36, no. 1-2, pp. 57-72.

Phaiboonworachat, A & Kourousis, KI 2016, 'Cyclic elastoplastic behaviour, hardness and microstructural properties of Ti-6Al-4V manufactured through selective laser melting', International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMATEI.2016.077324

Agius, DJ, Kourousis, KI, Takla, M & Subic, A 2016, 'Enhanced non-linear material modelling for analysis and qualification of rollover protective structures', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, vol. 230, no. 11, pp. 1558-1568. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954407015618851

2013

Kourousis, KI & Dafalias, YF 2013, 'Constitutive modeling of Aluminum Alloy 7050 cyclic mean stress relaxation and ratcheting', Mechanics Research Communications, vol. 53, pp. 53-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2013.08.001

2012

Feigenbaum, HP, Dugdale, J, Dafalias, YF, Kourousis, KI & Plesek, J 2012, 'Multiaxial ratcheting with advanced kinematic and directional distortional hardening rules', International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 49, no. 22, pp. 3063-3076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2012.06.006

2008

Dafalias, YF, Kourousis, KI & Saridis, GJ 2008, 'Multiplicative AF kinematic hardening in plasticity', International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 2861-2880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.01.001

2023

Hizli, B., Dogan, S., Toparli, B.M., Ince, U., Boreham, P., Kourousis, K., 2023. The Investigation of Mechanical Properties and Performance of Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel Bolts, International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing (ICMSM) 2023, 17-18 November 2023, Online.

2022

Obadimu S.O., Kasha A., Kourousis, K.I., 2022. 12th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation and Space for opening New Horizons, 20 October 2022, Barcelona, Spain. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10103.50088

Obadimu, S., Kourousis, K.I., 2022. In Plane Compression of Material Extrusion & Laser Powder Bed Fusion Steel 316L Honeycomb: An Evaluation of the Load rate Effect, 12th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation and Space for opening New Horizons, 20 October 2022, Barcelona, Spain. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18354.48328

2021

Obadimu, S., Kourousis, K.I., 2021. Load-rate effects of Additively Manufactured Metallic Honeycomb Structures under Compression, East Europe Conference on AM materials, 02 September 2021, Online. 

Kourousis, K.I. 2021. Exploring the Low Cycle Fatigue Performance of FFF Steel 316L, ASME AM Industry Summit, 04 August 2021, Online. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18354.48328

Obadimu, S. 2021. Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing of Additively Manufactured Ultrafuse 316L Samples, Presentation, Winter Workshop on Manufacturing, Mechanics & Characterisation of Advanced Engineering Materials, University of Luxembourg & University of Limerick, 28 January 2021, Online.

2020

Kourousis K.I., 2020. On the Elastoplastic Characteristics of the Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel, Invited Talk, Conference: Experimental Stress Analysis 2020, 20 October 2020, Online, Czech Republic.

2019

Kourousis K.I., 2019. Anisotropy of Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel 300: Characterisation and Control towards Certification, Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment Conference 2019, Washington DC, USA.

Kourousis K.I., 2019. Identifying the Anisotropic and Cyclic Inelastic Characteristics of the Ti-6Al-4V and Maraging Steel 300 fabricated via Additive Manufacturing, International Symposium on Metallic 3/4D Printing, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, USA.

2017

Kourousis K.I., Agius D., 2017. Insights on the Cyclic Inelastic Response of SLM Ti-6Al-4V, Irish Polymers and Materials Conference 2017: New Materials for 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing, Dublin, Ireland.

Agius D., Kourousis K.I., Wallbrink C., Song T., 2017. The Influence of Build Direction on the Plastic Anisotropy of SLM Ti-6Al-4V subjected to Strain-controlled Cyclic Loading, Society of Engineering Science (SES) Technical Meeting 2017 & ASME-AMD Joint Conference, Boston, MA, USA.

Kourousis K.I., Agius D., Wallbrink C., Brandt M., Wang C.H., 2017. Uniaxial Cyclic Stress-Strain Behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V Additively Manufactured by Selective Laser Melting, 20th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming, Dublin, Ireland.

2016

Agius D., Wallbrink C., Hu W., Kourousis K.I., Wang C.H., Kajtaz M., 2016. Fatigue Analysis of Transport Aircraft Structures using Advanced Cyclic Plasticity Models – an Assessment, 10th International Conference on Structural Integrity and Failure (SIF-2016), Adelaide, SA, Australia.

2015

Kourousis, K.I., Agius D., Wang C., Subic, A. 2015. Constitutive Modeling of Additive Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Cyclic Elastoplastic Behaviour, 4th International Conference on Material Modeling, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Agius D., Mladenko K., Kourousis K.I., 2015. An Optimisation Methodology for the Determination of Cyclic Plasticity Models’ Parameters, 2nd Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

2022

Halama, R., Kourousis, K.I., Pagac, M., Pask, Z., 2021 Cyclic Plasticity of Additively Manufactured Metals, Cyclic Plasticity of Metals, 1st Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISBN 978-0-12-819293-1