Projects per year
Personal profile
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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Corrosion
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Additive Manufacturing
- Coatings
- Electrochemistry
- Electroanalytical Chemistry
Network
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The development of lead-free silicon brass for the plumbing industry
Hutchinson, C., Thomas, S. & Moriarty, M.
19/07/22 → 18/07/25
Project: Research
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Pipeline backfill reimagined to provide in-line corrosion protection
Kodikara, J., Thomas, S. & Asselin, E.
30/05/22 → 29/05/25
Project: Research
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Investigating Stray Current corrosion of metallic infrastructure”
Thomas, S. & Ma, J.
2/11/20 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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Understanding the complex microstructure of Additively Manufactured Alloys (AMAs) and its relationship to durability
Birbilis, N., Hutchinson, C. & Thomas, S.
16/02/18 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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A review of corrosion under insulation: a critical issue in the oil and gas industry
Cao, Q., Pojtanabuntoeng, T., Esmaily, M., Thomas, S., Brameld, M., Amer, A. & Birbilis, N., 25 Mar 2022, In: Metals. 12, 4, 24 p., 561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Corrosion protection enhancement of Mg alloy WE43 by in-situ synthesis of MgFe LDH/citric acid composite coating intercalated with 8HQ
Tan, J. K. E., Birbilis, N., Choudhary, S., Thomas, S. & Balan, P., 15 Aug 2022, In: Corrosion Science. 205, 14 p., 110444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Delivering microstructural complexity to additively manufactured metals through controlled mesoscale chemical heterogeneity
Li, H., Thomas, S. & Hutchinson, C., Mar 2022, In: Acta Materialia. 226, 14 p., 117637.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus) -
On the pitting behaviour of laser powder bed fusion prepared 316L stainless steel upon post-processing heat treatments
Wang, K., Chao, Q., Annasamy, M., Hodgson, P. D., Thomas, S., Birbilis, N. & Fabijanic, D., 1 Apr 2022, In: Corrosion Science. 197, 13 p., 110060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
Pitting corrosion in 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing: a review and perspective
Voisin, T., Shi, R., Zhu, Y., Qi, Z., Wu, M., Sen-Britain, S., Zhang, Y., Qiu, S. R., Wang, Y. M., Thomas, S. & Wood, B. C., 7 Mar 2022, In: JOM. 74, 4, p. 1668–1689 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies
Sebastian Thomas (Invited speaker)
23 Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference