Dr Yahia Ali

Advance Qld Industry Research Fellow

School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

+61 7 334 67804

y.ali@uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Dr. Yahia Ali serves as a research fellow and lecturer within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering at the University of Queensland, Australia. His primary research focus centers on applying scientific principles to address industrial challenges. He earned his PhD from the University of Queensland, while his MSc and BSc were obtained from the German University in Cairo. Throughout his career, he has amassed extensive expertise in areas such as alloy design, solidification, tribology of materials, and characterization techniques.

In conjunction with his academic responsibilities, Dr. Ali collaborates closely with the UQ Materials Performance (UQMP) consulting group. This interdisciplinary interaction between research and consulting significantly shapes his research direction, particularly in tackling industrial issues. As an illustration, Dr. Ali and his team have developed a distinctive range of devices for evaluating the performance of wear-resistant materials against abrasion and fracture. In Australia, Dr. Ali and his team holds a pivotal role in advancing the mining sector, providing innovative materials solutions, spanning from failure investigation to the development of novel materials. Through consecutive endeavors, they have influenced substantial business decisions for renowned companies like Rio-Tinto, Bradken, Molycop, IXL Metal Casting, Trelleborg, and others, often involving multi-million-dollar investments.

In 2023, Dr. Ali was honored as an Advance Queensland Industry Fellow, with a specific focus on developing sustainable alloys tailored for Queensland's agricultural and mining sectors. Additionally, he leads several projects concentrated on devising new testing techniques that can be conducted in the laboratory while preserving the authentic complexity of the industrial field environment.

Publications

Journal Articles (19)

Conference Papers (5)

Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Gates, J.D., Pourasiabi, Hamid, Keen, Laura M., Dalton, Alexander, Bennet, P.J. and Ali, Yahia (2024). High-productivity, field-relevant assessment of relative fracture resistance for hard materials – The ball mill edge chipping test (BMECT). Materials & Design, 237 112537, 112537. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112537

Luqman, Monis, Ali, Yahia, Zaghloul, Moustafa Mahmoud Y., Sheikh, Faheem A., Chan, Vincent and Abdal-hay, Abdalla (2023). Grain refinement mechanism and its effect on mechanical properties and biodegradation behaviors of Zn alloys – a review. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 24, 7338-7365. doi: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.04.219

Jokari-Sheshdeh, Maziar, Ali, Yahia, Gallo, Santiago Corujeira, Lin, Weikang and Gates, J. D. (2023). Effect of Cr:Fe ratio on the mechanical properties of (Cr,Fe)7C3 ternary carbides in abrasion-resistant white cast irons. Journal of Materials Science, 58 (17), 7504-7521. doi: 10.1007/s10853-023-08461-z

Dargusch, Matthew S., Balasubramani, Nagasivamuni, Yang, Nan, Johnston, Sean, Ali, Yahia, Wang, Gui, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Carluccio, Jiwon, Lau, Cora, Allavena, Rachel, Liang, Daniel, Mardon, Karine and Ye, Qingsong (2022). In vivo performance of a rare earth free Mg–Zn–Ca alloy manufactured using twin roll casting for potential applications in the cranial and maxillofacial fixation devices. Bioactive Materials, 12, 85-96. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.10.026

Xiang, Enmao, Gómez-Cerezo, Maria Natividad, Ali, Yahia, Ramachandra, Srinivas Sulugodu, Yang, Nan, Dargusch, Matthew, Moran, Corey S., Ivanovski, Saso and Abdal-hay, Abdalla (2022). Surface modification of pure zinc by acid etching: accelerating the corrosion rate and enhancing biocompatibility and antibacterial characteristics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14 (19), 22554-22569. doi: 10.1021/acsami.2c00918

Kim, Manjin, Tan, Xin Fu, Gu, Qinfen, McDonald, Stuart D., Ali, Yahia, Matsumura, Syo and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Hydrogen sorption behaviour of Mg-5wt.%La alloys after the initial hydrogen absorption process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (36), 16132-16143. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.102

Jokari-Sheshdeh, Maziar, Ali, Yahia, Gallo, Santiago Corujeira, Lin, Weikang and Gates, J.D. (2022). Comparing the abrasion performance of NiHard-4 and high-Cr-Mo white cast irons: the effects of chemical composition and microstructure. Wear, 492-493 204208, 204208. doi: 10.1016/j.wear.2021.204208

Jokari-Sheshdeh, Maziar, Ali, Yahia, Nué, Charline Le, Gallo, Santiago Corujeira, Tan, Xin Fu, Lin, Weikang and Gates, J.D. (2022). Evaluation of silicon effects on abrasion performance, microstructure and crystalline structure of NiHard-4 white cast iron using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Materialia, 21 101332, 101332. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101332

Kim, Manjin, Gu, Qinfen, Hussain, Tanveer, Ali, Yahia, Abbott, Trevor B. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2021). The effect of Na addition on the first hydrogen absorption kinetics of cast hypoeutectic Mg–La alloys. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (53), 27096-27106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.05.180

Diaz, M., Doederer, K., Keller, J., Cataldo, M., Donose, B. C., Ali, Y. and Ledezma, P. (2021). Towards in situ electro-generation of ferrate for drinking water treatment: a comparison of three low-cost sacrificial iron electrodes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 880 114897, 114897. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114897

Kim, Manjin, McDonald, Stuart D., Abbott, Trevor B., Easton, Mark A., Ali, Yahia, StJohn, David H. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). A rational interpretation of solidification microstructures in the Mg-rich corner of the Mg–Al–La system. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 844 156068, 156068. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156068

Kim, Manjin, McDonald, Stuart D., Ali, Yahia, Abbott, Trevor and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). Effect of Na and cooling rate on the activation of Mg-Ni alloys for hydrogen storage. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 20 (8), 5192-5200. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2020.18529

Sivarupan, Tharmalingam, Upadhyay, Meet, Ali, Yahia, El Mansori, Mohamed and Dargusch, Matthew S. (2019). Reduced consumption of materials and hazardous chemicals for energy efficient production of metal parts through 3D printing of sand molds. Journal of Cleaner Production, 224, 411-420. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.158

Ali, Yahia, Garcia-Mendoza, C. D. and Gates, J. D. (2019). Effects of ‘impact’ and abrasive particle size on the performance of white cast irons relative to low-alloy steels in laboratory ball mills. Wear, 426-427, 83-100. doi: 10.1016/j.wear.2019.01.048

Liang, Guofang, Ali, Yahia, You, Guoqiang and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2018). Effect of cooling rate on grain refinement of cast aluminium alloys. Materialia, 3, 113-121. doi: 10.1016/j.mtla.2018.08.008

Ali, Yahia, You, Guoqiang, Pan, Fusheng and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2016). Grain coarsening of cast magnesium alloys at high cooling rate: a new observation. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 48 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s11661-016-3852-5

Ali, Yahia, Qiu, Dong, Jiang, Bin, Pan, Fusheng and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2016). The influence of CaO addition on grain refinement of cast magnesium alloys. Scripta Materialia, 114, 103-107. doi: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.12.015

Ali, Yahia, Qiu, Dong, Jiang, Bin, Pan, Fusheng and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2015). Current research progress in grain refinement of cast magnesium alloys: A review article. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 619, 639-651. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.09.061

El Mahallawy, Nahed, Shoeib, Madiha and Ali, Yehia (2014). Application of CuCoMnO (x) coat by sol gel technique on aluminum and copper substrates for solar absorber application. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, 11 (6), 979-991. doi: 10.1007/s11998-014-9592-9

Conference Papers

Xiang, Enmao, Cerezo, Maria Natividad Gmez, Ali, Yahia, Ramachandra, Srinivas Sulugodu, Yang, Nan, Dargusch, Matthew, Moran, Corey, Ivanovskii, Saso and Hay, Abdalla Abdal (2023). Enhancing Biocompatibility, Antibacterial Characteristics and Corrosion Rate of Pure Zinc by Surface Acid Etching. European Chapter of the Tissue-Engineering-and-Regenerative-Medicine-International-Society (TERMIS), Manchester England, Mar 28-31, 2023. NEW ROCHELLE: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC.

Kim, Manjin, McDonald, Stuart D., Ali, Yahia, Abbott, Trevor B. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2022). Effect of Microstructural Refinement and Na Addition on Hydrogenation Kinetics of Cast Mg–Al–La Alloy During the First Hydrogen Absorption Process. 23rd Magnesium Technology Symposium at the 151st TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Anaheim, CA, United States, 27 February - 3 March 2022. Cham, Switzlerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-92533-8_12

Kim, Manjin, Ali, Yahia, McDonald, Stuart D., Abbott, Trevor B. and Nogita, Kazuhiro (2020). The Independent Effects of Cooling Rate and Na Addition on Hydrogen Storage Properties in Hypo-eutectic Mg Alloys. 149th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, United States, 23-27 February 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-36647-6_43

Ali, Yahia, Qiu, Dong and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2017). Influence of CaO grain refiner addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of As-cast Mg alloys. Magnesium Technology 2017, San Diego, CA, United States, 26 February - 2 March 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_16

Ali, Yahia and Zhang, Ming-Xing (2017). Effect of solutes additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Al based alloys. Magnesium Technology 2017, San Diego, CA, United States, 26 Februrary - 2 March 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52392-7_38

Thesis

Ali, Yahia (2017). Novel approaches to grain refinement of magnesium alloys. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.877

Areas of research

Advanced materials processing and manufacturing