Contact Fabian Duarte Martinez
Background
Dr Fabian Duarte Martinez is a Research Fellow in High Temperature Surface Engineering at SEPI. His current research involves understanding the failure mechanisms of metallic structural materials in high temperature corrosion environments and developing potential mitigating solutions.
Dr Fabian Duarte Martinez completed his undergraduate studies in Manufacturing Engineering and Management at the University of Nottingham and received his MSc in Precision Engineering from Cranfield University in 2018, where he used Molecular Dynamics to investigate plastic deformation mechanisms of binary alloys during elliptical vibration assisted machining.
He further pursued his interest in materials science by enrolling in a PhD studentship at Cranfield University where he has gained particular expertise in the interactions of stress and high temperature corrosion within hot gas path components in aero gas turbines. During the course of the project, Fabian has collaborated with Rolls Royce to understand failure mechanisms in intermediate pressure turbine blades. His focus has been in the use of a range of analytical techniques to understand the effect of different salt chemistries and sulphur-containing environments on the mechanisms of crack initiation in single crystal turbine blade materials at 450°C and 550°C.
Dr Fabian Duarte Martinez joined Cranfield University as a Research Fellow in High Temperature Surface Engineering in 2022, where he continues to investigate failure mechanisms of hot gas path components in aero engines, and also undertakes projects in developing environmental barrier coatings for high temperature corrosion resistance.
Current activities
Fabian's research activities covers the following areas.
High temperature and corrosion-fatigue of nickel-based single crystal superalloys.
Hydrogen embrittlement of structural metallic materials.
Water vapour corrosion of structural metallic materials
Environmental barrier coatings.
Clients
Rolls Royce Plc
Alloyed Plc.
Sensor Coating Systems Plc.
European Space Agency
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Elsherkisi M, Duarte Martinez F, Mason-Flucke J, Gray S & Castelluccio GM. (2024). Interaction of stress corrosion cracks in single crystals Ni-Base superalloys. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 298
- Khalili MH, Williams CJ, Micallef C, Duarte-Martinez F, Afsar A, .... (2023). Nanoindentation Response of 3D Printed PEGDA Hydrogels in a Hydrated Environment. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(2)
- Dawson K, Duarte-Martinez F, Gray S, Nicholls J, Gibson G, .... (2023). Environmentally assisted cracking of a single crystal nickel-based superalloy. Materials at High Temperatures, 40(4)
- Waeytens M, Syed AU, Roberts T, Martinez FD, Gray S, .... (2023). A microscopy study of nickel-based superalloys performance in type I hot corrosion conditions. Materials at High Temperatures, 40(4)
- Duarte Martinez F, Syed A, Dawson K, Tatlock GJ, Morar NI, .... (2023). Effect of NaCl and SO 2 on the stress corrosion cracking of CMSX-4 at 550°C. Materials at High Temperatures, 40(4)
- Syed AU, Martinez FD, Roberts T, Encinas-Oropesa A, Morar NI, .... (2021). Performance Comparison Between Isothermal Hot Corrosion And In Situ Cyclic Hot Corrosion of Nickel-Based Superalloys. Oxidation of Metals, 96(1-2)
- Goel S, Martinez FD, Chavoshi SZ, Khatri N & Giusca C. (2018). Molecular dynamics simulation of the elliptical vibration-assisted machining of pure iron. Journal of Micromanufacturing, 1(1)