Clodualdo Aranas

Research interests

• thermomechanical processing
• mechanical properties and deformation behaviour of materials
• phase transformation in metal alloys
• corrosion behavior of materials
• static and dynamic recrystallization
• materials characterization
• texture and anisotropy of materials
• development of novel alloys
• thermodynamics of materials
• non-destructive identification of material defects and impurities
• additive manufacturing of metals

Dr. Aranas is the Director of the Alloy Design and Materials Testing Research Laboratory (AD-MTRL) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. His major research contribution is in the understanding of the dynamic phase transformation in steels during thermomechanical processing. He developed a thermodynamic model to understand and predict the high-temperature mechanical behavior of steels. His current research interests include (but not limited to) alloy development, mechanical testing, additive manufacturing of metallic materials, high-speed deformation testing (dynamic, subsonic, supersonic and hypervelocity) and thermomechanical processing of both ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. He is presently designing and developing the next generation and energy efficient advanced high-strength materials at UNB.

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Selected publications

1. S. Filho, E.S. Silva, S.F. Rodrigues, E.J. Giordani, C. Aranas Jr., G.S. Reis and O. Balancin “Delay in the static softening kinetics of a Nb-N-bearing austenitic stainless steel,” Materials Research Express, (2019) in press.

2. H.B. Palhano, C. Aranas Jr., S.F. Rodrigues, E.S. Silva, G.S. Reis, E.J. Miranda Jr., F. Siciliano and J.J. Jonas, “Strain-induced ferrite formation under different simulated thermomechanical schedule of plate rolling,” Metals, 9 (2019) 814.

3. S.F. Rodrigues, T.B. Carneiro, C. Aranas Jr., E.S. Silva, F. Siciliano, G.S. Reis and J.J. Jonas, “Induced ferrite formation above the Ae3 during plate rolling simulation of a X70 steel,” MRS Advances, (2019) in press (doi:10.1557/adv.2019.343).

4. S.F. Rodrigues, F. Siciliano, C. Aranas Jr., E.S. Silva, G.S. Reis, M. Jahazi and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation of a Nb-microalloyed steel during roughing passes at temperatures above the Ae3”, Metals, 9 (2019) 334, 1-12.

5. F.A.S. de Aquino, E.S. Silva, S.F. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., F. Siciliano, S.S. Coutonho and G.S. Reis, “Thermomechanical behavior of biocompatible austenitic stainless steels during simulated torsion tests,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, (2019) in press (DOI:10.1007/s11665-019-04324-4).

6. S.H. Kim, S. Yeon, J.H. Kim, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “A fine microstructured In–Sn–Bi solder for interconnection applications on a flexible PET substrate,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11 (2019) 17090-17099.

7. K. Chadha, D. Shahriari, C. Aranas Jr., L.P. Lapierre-Boire and M. Jahazi, “On the role of chromium in dynamic transformation of austenite,” Metals and Materials International, 11 (2019) 17090-17099.

8. F. Siciliano, S.F. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Thermomechanical processing during hot rolling of steels and the dynamic transformation of ferrite above Ae3,” Proceedings of the 11th International Rolling Conference, ABM Week 2019, Sao Paulo, Brazil, in press.

9. C. Aranas Jr., Y. He, M. Podlesny, M. Arafin, “Magnetic Barkhausen noise characterization of two pipeline steels with unknown history,” Materials Characterization, 146 (2018) 243-257.

10. C. Aranas Jr., S. Rodrigues, A. Fall, M. Jahazi and J.J. Jonas. “Determination of the critical stress associated with dynamic phase transformation in steels by means of free energy method,” Metals, 8(5) (2018) 360.

11. C. Aranas Jr., B. Guo, S. Rodrigues, J.P. Choi, S.H. Kim, B. Sun and J.J. Jonas, “Deformation-induced phase transformation in Zircaloy-4 below the β-transus,” Materials Letters, 220 (2018) 229-233.

12. H.B. Lee, Y.W. Kim, S.H. Kim, S.H. Park, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “A modular solder system with hierarchical morphology and backward compatibility,” Small, 14(33) (2018) 1801349.

13. B. Guo, C. Aranas Jr., A. Foul, X. Ji, A. Fall, M. Jahazi and J.J, Jonas, “Effect of multipass deformation at elevated temperatures on the flow behavior and microstructural evolution in Ti-6Al-4V,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 729 (2018) 119-124.

14. K. Chadha, Z.A. Mohammed, C. Aranas Jr., D. Shahriari and M. Jahazi, “Influence of strain rate in dynamic transformation of austenite in an as-cast medium carbon alloy steel,” Materialia, 1 (2018) 155-167.

15. L.G. Galdino, S. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., G.S. Reis and V.A. Ferraresi, “The Effect of Purge Gas Condition on the Amount of Ferrite in Tubular AISI 304 Stainless Steel during Pipe Welding,” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 40 (2018) 376.

16. S.H. Kim, M.S. Park, S. Baek, Y. Yi, M. Lee, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “Flexible electromagnetic interference shielding film coated with a hybrid solder-magnetic powder mixture on a PET substrate,” Journal of Materiomics, 4 (2018) 390-401.

17. B. Sun, F. Fazeli, C. Scott, B. Guo, C. Aranas Jr., X. Chu, M. Jahazi and S. Yue, “Microstructural characteristics and tensile behavior of medium manganese steels with different manganese additions,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 729 (2018) 496-507.

18. S. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., B. Sun, F Siciliano, S. Yue and J.J. Jonas, “Effect of grain size and residual strain on the dynamic transformation of austenite under plate rolling conditions,” Steel Research International, (2018) 1700547.

19. A. Foul, C. Aranas Jr., B. Guo and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation of alpha to beta at temperatures below the beta-transus,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 722 (2018) 156-159.

20. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr. and S. Rodrigues, “Dynamic transformation during the torsion simulation of plate and strip rolling,” Advanced High Strength Steel, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, (2018) 1-9.

21. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation of austenite above the Ae3,” Journal of Materials Science Forum, (2018) 941 (2018) 633-638.

22. S. Rodrigues, F. Siciliano, C. Aranas Jr., G.S. Reis, B.J. Allen and J.J. Jonas, “Effect of number of roughing passes on the dynamic transformation of austenite during simulated plate rolling,” Journal of Materials Science Forum, 941 (2018) 717-722.

23. T. Min, Y. Cho, M.S. Park, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “Ternary Bi2Te3-In2Te3-Ga2Te3 (n-type) thermoelectric film on a flexible PET substrate for use in energy harvesting for wearables,” Energy, 144 (2018) 607-618.

24. B. Guo, C. Aranas Jr., B. Sun, X. Ji and J.J. Jonas, “Reverse transformation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V after deformation in the two-phase region,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 49(1) (2018) 22-27.

25. S.H. Kim, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “Phenomenological study of a Sn-Ag-Al composite solder alloy reinforced with Mg-MWCNT: Improved electrical conductivity and thermo-physical performance,” Materials & Design, 140 (2018) 196-208.

26. C. Aranas Jr., A. Foul, B. Guo, A. Fall, M. Jahazi and J.J. Jonas, “Determination of the critical stress for the initiation of dynamic transformation in commercially pure titanium,” Scripta Materialia, 133 (2017) 83-85.

27. C. Aranas Jr., S. Rodrigues, Y.J. Shen, Z. Zhang and J.J. Jonas, “Time-Temperature-Reverse Transformation (TTRT) behaviors of a C-Mn and a Nb microalloyed steel after dynamic transformation above the Ae3,” Steel Research International, 88(10) (2017) 1700006.

28. S.H. Kim, G.H. Shin, B.K. Kim, C. Aranas Jr., J.P. Choi and J.H. Yu. “Thermo-mechanical improvement of Inconel 718 using ex situ boron nitride-reinforced composites by laser powder bed fusion,” Scientific Reports, 7(1) (2017) 14359.

29. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr., A. Fall and M. Jahazi, “Transformation softening in three titanium alloys,” Materials & Design, 113 (2017) 305-310.

30. S.F. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., T. Wang and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation of an X70 steel under plate rolling conditions,” ISIJ International, 57 (2017) 162-169.

31. O. Comineli, T. Juuti and C. Aranas Jr., “The importance of MnS inclusions on hot shortness of Cu-containing steels,” Steel Research International, 88 (10) (2017) 1600489.

32. S.H. Kim, Y. Nam, H. Lee, S. Back, M.S. Park, G.J. Jang, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “Microstructural transformation and thermo-mechanical improvement of quinary Bi-Sn-In-Ga-Zn solder bumps on a flexible PET substrate,” Materials Science and Engineering B, 224 (2017) 93-102.

33. S.F. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Retransformation behavior of dynamically transformed ferrite during the simulated plate rolling of a low C and an X70 Nb steel,” ISIJ International, 57 (2017) 929-936.

34. S.H. Kim, M.S. Park, J.P. Choi and C. Aranas Jr., “Improved electrical and thermo-mechanical properties of a MWCNT/In–Sn–Bi composite solder reflowed on a flexible PET substrate,” Scientific Reports, 7(1) (2017) 13756.

35. S.F. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation during the simulated plate rolling of a 0.09% Nb steel,” ISIJ International, 57 (2017) 1102-1111.

36. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr., S.F. Rodrigues and I.H. Jung, “Dynamic transformation during plate and strip rolling,” Journal of Materials Science Forum, 879 (2017) 29-35.

37. S. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., F. Siciliano and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation and retransformation during the simulation of plate rolling in an X70 pipeline steel,” Proceedings of the 3rd Pan American Materials Congress, TMS, (2017) 259-269.

38. C. Aranas Jr., I.-H. Jung, S. Yue, S. Rodrigues and J.J. Jonas, “A metastable phase diagram for the dynamic transformation of austenite at temperatures above the Ae3,” International Journal of Materials Research, 107 (2016) 881-886.

39. C. Aranas Jr., Y.J. Shen, S.F. Rodrigues and J.J. Jonas, “Microstructural evolution of a C-Mn steel during hot compression above the Ae3”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47(9) (2016), 4357-4361.

40. C. Ghosh, C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation of deformed austenite at temperatures above the Ae3,” Progress in Materials Science, 82 (2016) 151-233.

41. S. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., F. Siciliano and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation during the simulation of plate rolling in an X70 steel,” Steel Research International, 88 (2016) 1600388.

42. R. Grewal, C. Aranas Jr., K. Chadha, D. Shahriari, M. Jahazi and J.J. Jonas, “Formation of Widmanstätten ferrite at very high temperatures in the austenite phase field” Acta Materialia, 109 (2016) 23-31.

43. R. Ferreira, E. Silva, C.C.F. Nascimento, S. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr., V.S. Leal and G. Reis, “Thermomechanical behavior modeling of a Cr-Ni-Mo-Mn-N austenitic stainless steel,” Materials Science and Applications, 7(12) (2016) 803-822.

44. P.R. Rauta, S.F. Rodrigues, V.S. Leal, G.S. Reis, C. Aranas Jr. and V.A. Ferraresi, “Influence of pushing and pulling the electrode procedure and addition of second layer of welding on the wear in hardfacing of Fe-Cr-C,” Materials Research, 19 (2016) 1193-1200.

45. R.M. Cutrin, S.F. Rodrigues, G.S. Reis, E.S. Silva, C. Aranas Jr. and O. Balancin, “Hot deformation behavior and microstructural evolution of a medium carbon vanadium microalloyed steel,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 25 (2016) 5102-5108.

46. S.F. Rodrigues, C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Dynamic transformation of austenite under plate rolling conditions,” Proceedings of the Iron and Steel Technology Conference, (2016) 2759-2767.

47. C. Aranas Jr., S.F. Rodrigues, I.-H. Jung and J.J. Jonas, “Formation of ferrite above the Ae3 temperature during the torsion simulation of strip rolling,” Proceedings of the Iron and Steel Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, (2016) 2769-2777.

48. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr. and S.F. Rodrigues, “Dynamic transformation during the plate and strip rolling,” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Thermo-Mechanical Simulation and Processing of Steels (SimPro’16), Ranchi, India, (2016) 3-11.

49. C. Aranas Jr. and J.J. Jonas, “Effect of Mn and Si on the dynamic transformation of austenite above the Ae3 temperature,” Acta Materialia, 82 (2015) 1-10.

50. C. Aranas Jr., T. Nguyen-Minh, R. Grewal and J.J. Jonas, “Flow softening-based formation of Widmanstätten ferrite in a 0.06%C steel deformed above the Ae3,” ISIJ International, 55 (2015) 300-307.

51. C. Aranas Jr., T. Wang and J.J. Jonas, “Effect of interpass time on the dynamic transformation of a plain C-Mn and a Nb microalloyed steel,” ISIJ International, 55 (2015) 647-654.

52. C. Aranas Jr., S. Rodrigues, R. Grewal and J.J. Jonas, “Ferrite formation above the Ae3 temperature during the torsion simulation of strip rolling,” ISIJ International, 55 (2015) 2426-2434.

53. C. Aranas Jr., R. Grewal, K. Chadha, D. Shahriari, M. Jahazi and J.J. Jonas, “Formation of Widmanstätten ferrite in a C-Mn steel at temperatures high in the austenite phase field,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials (PTM 2015), Whistler, BC, (2015) 613-620.

54. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr. and C. Ghosh, “Dynamic transformation of austenite at temperatures above the Ae3,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials (PTM 2015), Whistler, BC, (2015) 573-580.

55. J.J. Jonas and C. Aranas Jr., “Dynamic transformation of austenite to ferrite during the torsion simulation of strip rolling,” Proceedings of the 6th Baosteel Biennial Academic Conference and 10th CSM Steel Congress, Shanghai, China, 0302 (2015) 1-7.

56. J.J. Jonas, C. Aranas Jr., V.V. Basabe and C. Ghosh, “Dynamic transformation during the torsion simulation of strip rolling,” Journal of Materials Science Forum, 783-786 (2014), 39-44.

57. J.J. Jonas and C. Aranas Jr., “Problems with use of the logarithmic equivalent strain in high pressure torsion,” IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 63(012048) (2014) 1-8.