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Journal Publications
1. Energy Beams in Second Generation Surface Engineering T. Bell, M. Sohi, J. Betz, A. Bloyce, Scandinavian
Journal of Metallurgy, 19 (1990) p.218.
2. Surface Electron Beam Melting and Alloying of Tool Steels, Q.F. Peng, Z. Shi, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Materials Science
and Technology, 1990, vol.6 (1990) p.999.
3. Energy Beams in Second Generation Surface Engineering of Aluminium and Titanium Alloys, T. Bell, M.H. Sohi,
J.R. Betz and A. Bloyce, Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 1989, Key Engineering Materials, Vols 46 & 47, 1990, Trans Tech
Publications Ltd, p.69. (Proc. 2nd IFHT Seminar, Surface Engineering with High Energy Laser Beams).
4. Energy Beam Surface Treatment of Tool Steels and their Wear Q.F. Peng, Z. Shi, I.M. Hancock and A. Bloyce Key
Engineering Materials, Vols 46 & 47, 1990, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, p.229. (Proc. 2nd IFHT Seminar, Surface
Engineering with High Energy Laser Beams).
5. Electron Beam Surface Ceramic-Alloying Q.F. Peng, A. Bloyce, T. Bell Key Engineering Materials, Vols 46 & 47,
1990, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, p.455. (Proc. 2nd IFHT Seminar, Surface Engineering with High Energy Laser
Beams).
6. Static and Dynamic Properties of Squeeze Cast A357-SiC Particulate Duralcan Metal Matrix Composite, A.
Bloyce, J.C. Summers, Materials Science and Engineering, A135 (1991) p.231.
7. Fatigue Behaviour of Short Alumina Fibre Reinforced AZ91 Magnesium Alloy Metal Matrix Composite N. Llorca,
A. Bloyce, T.M. Yue, Materials Science and Engineering, A135 (1991), p.247.
8. Computer Prediction of Austenite Transformations under Non-Isothermal Conditions T. Reiti, T. Bell, Y. Sun, A.
Bloyce, Materials Science Forum Vols. 163-165 (1994) p.673. (2nd ASM Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering
Conference, Dortmund, June 1993).
9. Surface Engineering of Non-Ferrous Alloys, A. Bloyce, Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, Vol. 72, 2
(1994) p.58.
10. Towards the Design of Dynamically Loaded Titanium Engineering Components, T. Bell, A. Bloyce and P.H.
Morton, Materials Science and Engineering, A184 (1994) p.73.
11. Observations of Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in TiN Coatings after Hardness Indentation and Scratch
Testing, K.J. Ma and A. Bloyce, Surface Engineering, Vol.11 (1995), No.1, p.71.
12. Characterisation of Plasma Nitrided and PVD-TiN Duplex Treated Armco Iron and EN40B Steel by
Nanoindentation S. Zheng, Y. Sun, A. Bloyce and T. Bell, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol.10, 4,
(1995) p.815.
13. The Effect of Ion Implantation on the Sliding Wear Behaviour of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene
against an Oxidised Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V C. Allen, A. Bloyce and T. Bell, Tribology Letters, Vol.1, No.1, (1995)
p.35.
14. Plasma Nitriding of Microalloyed Steel, F. Mahboubi, M. Samandi, D. Dunne, A. Bloyce T. Bell, Surface and
Coatings Technology, 1995 No.2, p.135.
15. The Influence of Cooling Rate on the Microstructure of Plasma Nitrocarburised Compound Layers, C. Ruset, A.
Bloyce, T. Bell, Heat Treatment of Metals, 1995.4, p.90.
16. Plasma Sulphonitrocarburising with Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Hydrogen Sulphide Gas Mixtures C. Ruset, A.
Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface Engineering, 1995, Vol.11,No.4, p.308.
17. Examination of Mechanical Properties of Ti and Ti/TiN Multilayer Coatings K.J. Ma, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface
and Coatings Technology, 76-77 (1995) p.297.
18. Status And Trends in The Development and Applications of Surface Treatments and Coatings A. Bloyce, Design
Engineering, Oct.1995, p.32.
19. Finite Element Analysis of Plastic Deformation of Various TiN Coating/Substrate Systems under Normal Contact
with a Rigid Sphere Y. Sun, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Thin Solid Films 271 (1995) p.131.
20. Unlubricated Rolling-Sliding Wear Mechanisms of Complex Aluminium Bronze against Steel Z. Shi, Y. Sun, A.
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21. The Sliding Wear Behaviour of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene against a Surface Modified Titanium
Alloy Ti-6Al-4V, C. Allen, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Tribology International, Vol.29, No.6 (1996) p.527.
22. Influence of Surface Melting on Dry Sliding-Wear of Aluminium Bronze against Steel Z. Shi, A. Bloyce, Y. Sun, T.
Bell, Wear, Vol.198, No.1-2, (1996) p.300.
23. Microstructural response of mono-and multilayer hard coatings during indentation microhardness testing K.J.
Ma, A. Bloyce, R.A. Andrievski, G.V. Kalinnikov, Surface & Coatings Technology, 1997, Vol.94-5, No.1-3, p.322-
327.
24. Surface Engineering to Improve Wear Performance of Ti6Al4V H. Dong, A. Bloyce, P.H. Morton, T. Bell, Surface
Engineering, 1997, Vol.13,No.5, p.402-406.
25. Wear of Plasma Nitrided High Speed Steel, M. Tier, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, T. Strohaeker, Surface Engineering, 1998,
Vol.14, No.3 p.223-227.
26. Surface Modification of Titanium Alloys for Combined Improvement in Corrosion and Wear Resistance, A.
Bloyce, P. Qi, H. Dong, T. Bell, Surface and Coatings Technology, 107 (1998) 125132.
27. Oxygen Thermochemical Treatment Combined with DLC Coating for Enhanced Load-bearing Capacity of Ti6Al4V,
H. Dong, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface Engineering, 1998, Vol.14, No.6, 505512.
28. Surface Engineering of Titanium Alloys for Wear Protection, A. Bloyce, 1998, Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs. Part J,
Vol.212, 467-476.
29. Duplex Thermochemical Treatment of M50NiL Steel, A. Bloyce, Y. Sun, X.Y. Li, Heat Treatment of Metals, 1999.2,
37-41.
30. Slurry abrasion response of surface engineered Ti6A14VELI, H Dong, A Bloyce, T Bell, Tribology International,
03086, Vol 32 Iss 9, 517-526.
31. Sliding wear behaviour of two gamma-based titanium aluminides, A.R. Rastkar, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Wear, 06038,
Vol 240 (2000) Iss 1-2, 19-26.
32. The effects of plasma nitriding process parameters on the wear characteristics of AISI M2 tool steel, M.A. Pessin,
M.D. Tier, T.R. Strohaecker, A. Bloyce, Y. Sun, T. Bell, Tribology Letters 04/2000; 8(4):223-228
33. Nickel diffusion treatment of Timetal 550 titanium alloy, C. Knietniewski, H. Dong, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface
Engineering, 1999, Vol.15, No.5, 385-390.
34. PVD Coating for Gears, A. Bloyce, T. Michler, Heat Treatments of Metals, 2002.2 p.33-38.
35. Surface engineering in motorsport for improved tribological performance, A. Bloyce, Surface Engineering, 2010
Vol 26 No.1–2 55-60.
36. Surface coating effects on contact stress and wear: an approach of surface engineering design and modelling,
K. Mao, Y. Sun, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface Engineering, 2010 Vol 26 No.1–2, 142148.
Articles in Books
37. Laser Treatment of Tool Steels with T. Bell, I.M. Hancock, Tool Materials for Molds and Dies, Colorado School
of Mines Press, 1987.
38. Laser Surface Engineering with T. Bell, Industrial Laser Annual Handbook 1988, Penn Well Books, 1988.
39. The Potential for Energy Beams in Surface Engineering with T. Bell, 1989 World Lasers Almanac, 1989.
40. Surface Engineering of Titanium and Titanium Alloys, A. Bloyce, T. Bell and P.H. Morton, ASM Handbook, Vol.5,
Surface Engineering, 1995.
Conference Papers/Proceedings
41. Nitriding Laser Treated Titanium Alloyed Steels, with T. Bell, Heat Treatment '84, The Metals Society, 1985.
42. Boride Surface Modifications with P.A. Dearnley, T. Bell, Proc. 1st International Conference on Surface
Engineering, The Welding Institute, 1985.
43. Microcrystalline and Amorphous Surface Layers on Boronised and Laser Melted Steels with I.M. Hancock and
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44. Laser Melting of Boronised Iron Based Materials with T. Bell, 5th International Foundry and Heat Treatment
Conference, Johannesburg, 1985.
45. Modification of Boronised Iron Based Materials with T. Bell, The laser vs. the electron beam in cutting, welding
and heat treatment: State of the art, Reno, Nevada, 1985.
46. Laser Alloying of Boride Layers into Ferrous Substrates with T. Bell, Laser Treatment of Materials, 1st European
Conference on Laser Treatment of Materials (ECLAT), Bad Nauheim, DGM, 1986.
47. Laser Modification of High Speed Steel with I.M. Hancock, A.S. Bransden, T. Bell, Heat Treatment '87, Institute
of Metals, 1987.
48. Laser Surface Engineering of Tool Materials, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, I.M. Hancock,, Int. Conf. on Laser Technologies in
Industry, Opporto, 1988, Eds. O.D.D. Soares, S.P. Almeida and L.S. Bernado, SPIE, Bellingham, Vol.952(Part 2)
691-699.
49. Surface Engineering of Light Metals with J. Lanagan, T. Bell, 6th International Congress on Heat Treatment of
Materials, ASM, Chicago, 1988.
50. Squeeze Casting of Aluminium Alloys, with J.C. Summers, G.A. Chadwick, Advanced aluminium and magnesium
alloys, Int. Conf, ASM, 1990.
51. Squeeze Cast Aluminium Alloy A357-Silicon Carbide Particulate Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites, with G.A.
Chadwick, Metal Matrix Composites III: Exploiting the Investment, Int. Conf. Institute of Metals, London, Dec.
1991.
52. Squeeze Cast Magnesium Alloys and Magnesium Based Composites with G.A. Chadwick, Magnesium Alloys and
their Applications, Int. Conf. DGM, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, April 1992, 93-100.
53. Plasma Nitriding of Microalloyed Steel, with F. Mahboubi, M. Samandi, D. Dunne, T. Bell, 2nd Australian
International Conference on Surface Engineering, March 1994.
54. EB Surface Melting to Increase the Hardness and Wear Resistance of Aluminium Bronze with Z. Shi, Y. Sun and
T. Bell, The Eighth International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies, Sept. 1994.
55. Examination of Mechanical Properties of Ti and Ti/TiN Multilayer Coatings with K.J. Ma, T. Bell, Int. Conf. on
Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, San Diego, April, 1995.
56. Surface Melting and Alloying of Commercial Aluminium Bronzes, with Z. Shi, Y. Sun, T. Bell, Beijing 95,
International Conference for Surface Science and Engineering, May 1995.
57. Effect of Processing Parameters on the Structure and Properties of Surface Melted Aluminium Bronze with Z.
Shi, Y. Sun, T. Bell, EuroMat '95, Venice/Padua, Sept. 1995.
58. Electron Beam Surface Alloying of TiAl4V with SiC with W. Hailu, T. Bell, EuroMat '95, Venice/Padua, Sept. 1995.
59. Comparative Evaluation of Treatments For Wear Protection of Ti-6Al-4V with H. Dong, B. Hanson, 8th World
Conf. on Titanium, Birmingham, Oct. 1995.
60. Energy Beam Surface Alloying of Ti-6Al-4V for Resistance to Contact Loading with W. Hailu, P.H. Morton, 8th
World Conf. on Titanium, Birmingham, Oct. 1995.
61. Surface Engineering of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy With Oxygen with H. Dong, P.H. Morton, T. Bell, 8th World Conf. on
Titanium, Birmingham, Oct. 1995.
62. Development of a Surface Hardenable Wear Resistant Titanium Alloy with H. Dong, P.H. Morton, T. Bell, 8th
World Conf. on Titanium, Birmingham, Oct. 1995.
63. Microstructure and Tribological Behaviour of TiN/TiC/DLC Multilayer Coatings K.J. Ma, T.T. Cheng, A. Bloyce, T.
Bell, T.G Teer Int. Conf. on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, San Diego, April, 1996.
64. Duplex Surface Engineering of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy H. Dong, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, 10th Int. Congress of The International
Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering , Brighton UK, Sept. 1996.
65. Towards an Epsilon Mono-Phased Compound Layer on a Plain, Low Carbon Steel By Plasma Nitrocarburising, C.
Ruset, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Proceedings of the 10th Int. Congress of The International Federation for Heat
Treatment and Surface Engineering, Eds T. Bell, E.J. Mittemeijer, IOM Communications Ltd, Book 671, pub. 1999,
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66. Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Hard Coatings, J.W. He, H.S. Hu, K.W. Xu, T. Bell, Y. Sun, A. Bloyce,
Proceedings of the 10th Int. Congress of The International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface
Engineering , Eds T. Bell, E.J Mittemeijer, IOM Communications Ltd, Book 671, pub. 1999, conf. Brighton UK,
Sept. 1996.
67. Wear Protection of Titanium Alloys, A. Bloyce, Surface Performance of Titanium, Eds. J.K. Gregory, H.J. Rack, D.
Eylon, TMS, 1996.
68. Design and Performance of a Titanium Duplex Surface Engineering System H. Dong, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface
Performance of Titanium, Eds. J.K. Gregory, H.J. Rack, D. Eylon, TMS, 1996.
69. Microstructural Response of Mono- and Multilayer Hard Coatings During Indentation Microhardness Testing
K.J. Ma, A. Bloyce, R.A. Andrievski, G.V. Kalinnikov ICMCTF’97, San Diego, April, 1997.
70. Gas Analysis in Plasma Ferritic Thermochemical Process Media C. Ruset, V. Stoica, A. Bloyce, T. Bell 12th
Conference of the Romanian Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Society, April, 1997.
71. Surface Engineering of Titanium Alloys for Wear Protection A. Bloyce Materials Engineering in Transmission
Systems, IMechE Aerospace Industries Division Seminar S494, Birmingham, May, 1997.
72. Multilayer Coatings Containing MoS2 for Tribological Applications K.J. Ma, A. Bloyce, J. Hampshire, D.G. Teer
World Tribology Congress, London, September 1997.
73. Surface Engineering of Titanium Alloys for Low Wear, Load Bearing Surfaces, K. Mao, A. Bloyce, H. Dong World
Tribology Congress, London, September 1997.
74. The Wear of Plasma Nitrided High Speed Steel, M. Tier, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, T. Strohaeker, 11th
International
Conference on Surface Modification Technologies, Paris, September, 1997.
75. XTEM Characterisation of low temperature Plasma Nitrided AISI 316 Austenitic Stainless Steel, X.Y. Li, Y. Sun, A.
Bloyce, T. Bell, Inst.Phys.Conf.Ser.No.153: Section 13, 1997, 633.
76. Plastic Flow Behaviour in Nanocrystalline Ceramic Thin Films, K.J. Ma, A. Bloyce NATO ASI on Nanostructured
Materials, St. Petersburg, Russia, September, 1997.
77. Recent Investigations into the Mechanisms of the Plasma Nitrocarburising Process C. Ruset, V. Stoica, A. Bloyce,
T. Bell 6th
International Seminar of IFHT, Advanced Heat Treatment Technology Towards the 21st
Century, Seoul,
October 1997.
78. Surface Modification of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene by Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation, H.
Dong, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, Surface Engineering Towards the 21st
Century, 307-310, Proc. of the ICSE Shaghai '97,
Nov.1997, Chinese Machine Press 1997.
79. The Influence of Oxygen Contamination on Plasma Nitrided and Nitrocarburised Layers, C. Ruset, V. Stoica, S.
Janosi, Z. Kolosvary, A. Bloyce, T. Bell, IFHT Conference, Florence,1998.
80. Improved performance in mechanical systems from PVD coatings, A. Bloyce, Drives and Controls, Telford, March
2000.
81. A production-scale, hard, low friction coating for gearing and mechanical systems, A. Bloyce, Gearing,
Transmissions and Mechanical Systems, Nottingham Trent University, July 2000.
82. PVD and PACVD coatings in Motorsport, Light Weight Vehicles 7, Warwick University, Dec. 2007.
83. The behaviour and performance of low friction coatings on gears, Gears 2007, British Gear Association, A.
Bloyce, S. Katsikis, 2007.
84. Qualification of Additive Manufactured Structural Brackets for Space Applications, A. Glover, A. Bloyce, Airbus
Defence and Space, ESA Workshop on Additive Manufacturing for Space Application, 28-29 Oct, 2014.
Non-academic presentations
85. Birmingham Metal Finishing Association, Energy Beam Surface Engineering
86. Alcan International, Energy Beam Surface Engineering of Aluminium Materials
87. Southampton Area Institute of British Foundrymen, Modern Casting Technology of Light Alloys and their
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88. Birmingham Metallurgical Association, Current Research at Birmingham on Surface Engineering.
89. LINK Surface Engineering participants, Advanced Surface Engineering of Titanium
90. INCO Copernicus surface related project participants, Optimisation of the Plasma Nitrocarburising Process
91. IoM MPI Workshop, July 1999, So You Want to Stop it Wearing
92. Coating Selection and Evaluation, TSSEA, 2000, Physical Vapour Deposition
93. IoM MPI Workshop, Gearing Up, Oct 2002, Advanced Hard Coatings for Wear Resistance
94. Alternatives to Hard Chrome Plating, TSSEA, April 2005, PVD Coatings to Substitute for Hard Chrome
95. Surface Engineering and Joining in the Automotive Industry, TSSEA Dec. 2006, PVD and PACVD Coatings in
Motorsports.
96. AETC, Orlando FL, Dec. 2006, High Performance Coatings for Motorsports
97. Lubrication of Non-Ferrous Alloys, IOP Oct. 2007, PVD & PACVD Coating of Non Ferrous Alloys
98. Tribology in Motorsport, IOP Feb. 2008, PVD & PACVD Coatings in Motorsport
Other Articles
99. Surface Engineering of Aluminium Alloys with F. Ashrafizadeh, T. Bell, Advances in Aluminium Alloys, UNESCO,
1989.
100. Near Net Shape Manufacturing Processes for Metal Parts with T. Bell and S.J. Cole, UNIDO publications list, 1994.
101. Coatings for high performance pumps and compressors, A. Bloyce, World Pumps, Jan.2000, 43-45.
102. Wear Protection Coatings in Hydraulics, A. Bloyce, Product Finishing, Oct 1999.
103. Keeping Sliding Elements Running Smoothly, A. Bloyce, Surface World, Nov 1999.
104. Carbon PVD coatings wear it well, A. Bloyce, Materials World, March 2000, 13-15.
105. Wear it matters, A. Bloyce, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, April 2000, 59-60.