Contact William James
Areas of expertise
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- Aircraft Design
- Welding and Laser Processing
Background
Master of Science (MSc) in Aerospace Vehicle Design from Cranfield University (2018)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Aerospace Technology with Pilot Studies from University of Hertfordshire (2017)
William first joined Cranfield in 2017 to study MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design specialising in Structural Design. Prior to Cranfield he studied BSc (Hons) Aerospace Technology with Pilot Studies at the University of Hertfordshire and graduated with First Class Honours. He also undertook an industrial placement year while at Hertfordshire working as a Design Engineer for RP Aero Systems designing Aircraft Cabin Simulation equipment for a range of top airlines. In a recognition of his undergraduate studies and industrial experience he obtained EngTech registration from the Engineering Council. William also returned to RP Aero Systems for a short period before starting at Cranfield.
Current activities
William's PhD project is Wire plus Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) for High-speed Flight, and is sponsored by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL).
His research focuses on increasing the understanding of how the WAAM process affects the high temperature material properties of superalloys, including nickel-based and cobalt-based creep-resistant alloys. William's research is also in developing both in-process and post-processing strategies to return WAAM built superalloys to their wrought performance.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- James WS, Ganguly S & Pardal G (2023) High‑temperature failure and microstructural investigation of wire‑arc additive manufactured Rene 41, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 125 (5-6) 2485-2501. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.20142737, 10.17862/cranfield.rd.20142086
- James WS, Ganguly S & Pardal G (2023) A performance comparison of additive manufactured creep-resistant superalloys, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, Available online 13 March 2023.
- James WS, Ganguly S & Pardal G (2022) Selection and performance of AM superalloys for high-speed flight environments, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 122 (5-6) 2319-2327.
Conference Papers
- James WS, Ganguly S & Pardal G (2023) In-process mechanical working of additive manufactured Rene 41. In: 2022 International Additive Manufacturing Conference, Lisbon, 19-20 October 2022.
- James WS, Ganguly S & Pardal G (2022) Microstructure and mechanical properties of Inconel 718 and Inconel 625 produced through the wire + arc additive manufacturing process. In: AVT-356 Research Symposium on Physics of Failure for Military Platform Critical Subsystems, Virtual Event, 15-18 November 2021.
