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People C. Isaac Garcia

Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

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Phone: 412-624-9731
Fax: 412-624-8069
Office: BENDM 836

Education

PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1982

Professional Interests

Dr. Garcia joined the department in 1982, and became full research professor in 1995. He is a member of the American Society for Metals and the Metallurgical Society of AIME. His research interests and areas of expertise include:

Physical Metallurgy: Steels (HSLA, Microalloyed, Ultra-Low Carbon, TRIP and Dual-Phases, Stainless Steels) and Superalloys.

Compact Strip Processing alloy design and processing of modern steels.

Microstructural optimization through alloy design and thermomechanical processing of engineering materials. Fracture of engineering materials.

Grain boundary engineering for enhanced performance.

Texture development for improved formability and mechanical properties optimization in sheet steels.

Temper embrittlement of steels.

Machinability - Microstructure property relations.

Selected Publications

A.J. DeArdo, C.I. Garcia and E.J. Palmiere, "Thermomechanical Processing of Steel," Metals Handbook, Tenth Edition, Vol. 4, (Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 1991), p.237

M. Mujahid, A.K. Lis, C . I. Garcia and A. J. DeArdo, "HSLA Steels : Microstructure and Properties," Advances in Low-Carbon High-Strength Ferrous Alloys, Trans. Tech. Publications, Aedermannsdorf, Switzerland, 1993, p 209

M. Hua, C.I. Garcia and A.J. DeArdo, "Multi-Phase Precipitates in Interstitial-Free Steels," Scripta Met & Mat., 1993, Vol. 28, p. 973

E. J. Palmiere, C . I. Garcia and A. J. DeArdo, "Compositional and Microstructural Changes Which Attend Grain Coarsening in Steels Containing Niobium," Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 25, 1994, p. 277

M. Hua, C.I. Garcia and A.J. DeArdo, "Precipitation Behavior in Ti-only, Ti+Nb Dual stabilized and Nb-only Ultra-Low Carbon Interstitial-Free Steels," Proc. International Symposium Phase Transformation During the Thermal/Mechanical Processing of Steel, ed. E.B. Hawbolt and S. Yue, (The Metallurgical Society of CIM, Vancouver, 1995) p.825

C.I. Garcia, "Transformation Strengthening of MA Steels," Microalloying 95, Pittsburgh, PA, June 11-14, 1995, (Warrendale, PA:ISS-AIME, 1995), p.365. (INVITED)

L.J. Ruiz-Aparicio, C.I. Garcia and A.J. DeArdo, "Thermomechanical Processing of IF ,Steels," Conference Thermo-mechanical Processing (TMP)2, (Swedish Institute for Metals Research, September 4-6, 1996), in press.

J.S. Rege, M. Hua, C.I. Garcia and A.J. DeArdo, "The Segregation Behavior of Phosphorus in Interstitial-Free Steels," Symposium on the Effect of Residual Elements on the Processing and Properties of Steer Products, 38th MWSP Conference, (ISS, October 13-16, 1996, Cleveland, Ohio) in press.

E.J. Palmiere, C.I. Garcia and A.J. DeArdo, "The Influence of Niobium Supersaturation in Austenite on the Static Recrystallization Behavior of Low Carbon Micro alloyed Steels," Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 27, 1996, p. 951

J.S. Rege, C.I. Garcia and A.J. DeArdo, "Study of Restoration Process and Texture Evolution in Ferritic Stainless Steels," 37th MWSP Conference and International Symposium on Recovery and Recrystallization in Steel Proceedings, (ISS, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1996), Vol. XXXIII, p.871.

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