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Biography
Dr. Sebastian Thomas’ research covers all aspects related to the materials durability. This includes work investigating the macro/micro-structural scale corrosion mechanisms prevalent in additively manufactured alloys, magnesium alloys, galvanised steels, stainless steels, aluminium alloys and also nickel alloys. It also includes work on the development of industry-scale corrosion sensing, monitoring and protection methods (such as cathodic protection and coatings). He also has specific expertise in fundamental electrochemistry and electroanalytical chemistry, which led him to develop several state-of-the-art techniques to unravel the structure-property relationships of materials in the context of corrosion.
He has closely worked with industrial partners such as Woodside, BlueScope Steel, Office of Naval Research (ONR), GE and PPG on different areas such as atmospheric corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, stress corrosion cracking, corrosion under insulation and chromium-free coatings.
Sebastian’s current projects include investigations into the corrosion characteristics of additively manufactured stainless steels (with Woodside and ONR), sulphide stress cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, corrosion under insulation, stray current corrosion and on the development of next-generation chromium-free coatings for engineering alloys.
Research area keywords
- Corrosion
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Additive Manufacturing
- Coatings
- Electrochemistry
- Electroanalytical Chemistry
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Research Output
Corrosion of mild steel under insulation–the effect of dissolved metal ions
Cao, Q., Esmaily, M., Liu, R. L., Birbilis, N. & Thomas, S., 2020, In : Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology. 55, 4, p. 322-330 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Electrochemical studies on the effect of residual stress on the corrosion of 316L manufactured by selective laser melting
Cruz, V., Chao, Q., Birbilis, N., Fabijanic, D., Hodgson, P. D. & Thomas, S., Mar 2020, In : Corrosion Science. 164, 9 p., 108314.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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(Scopus)
Selective laser melting of nickel aluminium bronze
Murray, T., Thomas, S., Wu, Y., Neil, W. & Hutchinson, C., May 2020, In : Additive Manufacturing. 33, 13 p., 101122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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(Scopus)
The effect of hydrogen on the early stages of oxidation of a magnesium alloy
McCarroll, I. E., Haley, D., Thomas, S., Meier, M. S., Bagot, P. A. J., Moody, M. P., Birbilis, N. & Cairney, J. M., 1 Apr 2020, In : Corrosion Science. 165, 6 p., 108391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Analysing the degree of sensitisation in 5xxx series aluminium alloys using artificial neural networks: a tool for alloy design
Zhang, R., Li, J., Li, Q., Qi, Y., Zeng, Z., Qiu, Y., Chen, X., Kairy, S. K., Thomas, S. & Birbilis, N., 15 Apr 2019, In : Corrosion Science. 150, p. 268-278 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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(Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies
Sebastian Thomas (Invited speaker)
23 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference