Dr Quadir Md Zakaria

Position

Scientific Officer

Contact

Email: mzquadir@unsw.edu.au
Ph: + 61 2 9385 9752
Fax: + 61 2 9385 6400

Qualifications

B. Sc. (Hons) 1997 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Ph. D. 2003 The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Role

To provide research and technical leadership within the unit in the broad area of physical sciences research projects, high-level advice and interpretation in microscopy and microanalysis.

To assist users of the Unit in the acquisition of non-standard information and the interpretation of complex data, and expert advisory on EBSD, TEM diffraction and EPMA analysis.

Background

ARC-CoE Research Fellow (2006-current), ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW

Research Fellow (2005-2006), Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Research Associate (2003-2005), Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Research Interests

Microstructures and Crystallographic Textures of Automobile body making sheet steels.

Grain growth phenomenon in metallic materials in particle free and particle contained systems (Electric steels and Aluminium containing rare earth elements eg Er, Sc, Hf).

Three dimensional tomography by EBSD.

Thermomechanical processing of metals and metallic composites.

Processing, characterization and evolution of mechanical properties of micro layered composites after severe deformation.

TEM and EBSD Electron Diffraction.

Publications

Papers include:

Md. Zakaria Quadir, Oday Al-Buhamad, Kai D. Lau, Ryan Quarfoth, Lori Bassman, Paul R. Munroe, Michael Ferry: “The effect of initial microstructure and processing temperature on microstructure and texture in multilayered Al/Al(Sc) ARB sheets”  Int. J. Mat. Res. 2009.

W. Xu, M. Z. Quadir and M. Ferry: “A High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Electron Backscatter Diffraction Study of the Nucleation of Recrystallization in Cold-Rolled Extra-Low-Carbon Steel" Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A. Vol 40A, pp. 1547-1556, 2009.

M. Z. Quadir, M. Ferry, O. Al-Buhamad, and P. R. Munroe: “shear banding and recrystallization texture development in a multilayered Al alloy sheet produced by accumulative roll bonding”, Acta Materialia Vol 57. 29-40, 2009.

M. Z. Quadir, André Wolz, M. Hoffman and M. Ferry: “Influence of processing parameters onthe bond toughness of roll-bonded aluminium strip”, Scripta Materialia Vol 58, pp. 959-962, 2008.

M.Z. Quadir , N. Mateescu, L. Bassman, W. Xu and M. Ferry: “Three Dimensional Study of the Structure of Microbands in Steel”, Scripta Materialia . Vol 57(11), pp. 977-980, 2007.

M.Z. Quadir , O. Al-Buhamad, L. Bassman and M. Ferry: “Development of a recovered/recrystallized multilayered Microstructure in Al Alloys by Accumulative Roll Bonding”, Acta Materialia . Vol 55, pp. 5438-5448, 2007.

M. Z. Quadir and B. J. Duggan: “Shear Band Thickening During Rolling of Interstitial Free Steels”, ISIJ International. Vol. 46, No. 10, 2006.

Q. Z. Chen, M. Z. Quadir and B. J. Duggan: “Shear Band Formation in IF Steel During Cold Rolling at Medium Reduction Levels”, Philosophical Magazine. Vol. 23. pp 3633-3646, 2006.

M. Z. Quadir and B. J. Duggan: “A Microstructural Study on the Origins of g Recrystallization Textures in 75% Warm Rolled IF Steel”, Acta Materialia . Vol. 54, No. 16, pp 4011-4021, 2006.

M. Z. Quadir and B. J. Duggan: “Deformation Banding and Recrystallization of a Fibre Components in Heavily Rolled IF steel” , Acta Materialia. Vol. 52. No. 13, pp 4011-4021, 2004.

M. Z. Quadir , K. T. Lam and B. J. Duggan: “A Rolling-Annealing Cycle for Enhanced Deep Drawing Properties in IF steels”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science C, I Mech E. Vol. 218. pp. 631-639, 2004.