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  1. Correction: Vidakis et al. Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Mechanical Response of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene over Multiple Recycling Processes. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3568

    Article • Sustainability, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  2. Plastic flow and interfacial bonding behaviors of embedded linear friction welding process: Numerical simulation combined with thermo-physical experiment

    Article • Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, January 2025, Tsinghua University Press

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  3. Identifying the effects of Industry 4.0 in the pharmaceutical sector: achieving the sustainable development goals

    Article • Discover Sustainability, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  4. In-situ investigation on dislocation slip concentrated fracture mechanism of linear friction welded dissimilar Ti17(α+β)/Ti17(β) titanium alloy joint

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  5. Interfacial bonding mechanism of linear friction welded dissimilar Ti2AlNb-Ti60 joint: Grain intergrowth induced by combined effects of dynamic recrystallization, phase transformation and elemental diffusion

    Article • Journal of Materials Research and Technology, April 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  6. Linear friction welded titanium alloy joints: a brief review of microstructure evolution and mechanical properties

    Article • Welding International, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  7. The Effect of Tool Geometry on the Strength of FSW Aluminum Thin Sheets

    Article • Materials, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  8. Remote Monitoring of Disability: A Case Study of Mobility Aid in Rohingya Camp

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  9. Evaluating Mobility and Access of Disabled Refugees in Rohingya Camps in COX’S Bazar

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  10. Assessing Stability of Crutch Users by Non-Contact Methods

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  11. Gait Analysis Using Video for Disabled People in Marginalized Communities

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  12. On the Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 Thin Sheets

    Article • Metals, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  13. Linear friction welding of a beta titanium alloy: experimental investigations on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties

    Article • Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  14. Strengthening mechanism of friction stir welded alpha titanium alloy specially designed T-joints

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Processes, July 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  15. A Study of the Reinforcement Effect of MWCNTs onto Polyimide Flat Sheet Membranes

    Article • Polymers, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  16. Effect of welding parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of linear friction welded Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si joints

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Processes, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  17. Formability of an AA5083 aluminum alloy T-joint using SSFSW on both corners

    Article • Materials and Manufacturing Processes, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis, Vivek Patel

  18. Investigation on the Effects of Welding Speed on Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Welding of 2219 Aluminum Alloy

    Article • Metals and Materials International, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  19. Recent Development in Friction Stir Processing as a Solid-State Grain Refinement Technique: Microstructural Evolution and Property Enhancement

    Article • Critical Reviews in Solid State and Material Sciences, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis, Vivek Patel

  20. On the double-side probeless friction stir spot welding of AA2198 Al-Li alloy

    Article • Journal of Material Science and Technology, May 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  21. On the Process Variables and Weld Quality of a Linear Friction Welded Dissimilar Joint between S31042 and S34700 Austenitic Steels

    Article • Advanced Engineering Materials, March 2019, Wiley

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  22. Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloy Combinations: State-of-the-Art

    Article • Metals, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  23. Cyclic deformation behavior of friction-stir-welded dissimilar AA5083-to-AA2024 joints: Effect of microstructure and loading history

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  24. Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a linear friction welded two-phase Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si titanium alloy joint

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  25. Numerical analysis of material flow in the probeless friction stir spot welding based on Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian approach

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Processes, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  26. On microstructure and property differences in a linear friction welded near-alpha titanium alloy joint

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Processes, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  27. Microstructure and mechanical optimization of probeless friction stir spot welded joint of an Al-Li alloy

    Article • Journal of Material Science and Technology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  28. On visualizing material flow and precipitate evolution during probeless friction stir spot welding of an Al-Li alloy

    Article • Materials Characterization, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  29. A Proposed Design of a Versatile Mobility Aid for Challenging Environments

    Article • October 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  30. Impact of surface state in probeless friction stir spot welding of an Al–Li alloy

    Article • Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  31. Corrosion characteristics and wear performance of cold sprayed coatings of reinforced Al deposited onto friction stir welded AA2024-T3 joints

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  32. Effect of heat treatment on the inherent anisotropy of cold sprayed copper deposits

    Article • Surface and Coatings Technology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  33. Linear friction welding of a solid-solution strengthened Ni-based superalloy: Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties studies

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Processes, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  34. A literature review of Ti-6Al-4V linear friction welding

    Article • Progress in Materials Science, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  35. Microstructure and morphology evolution of probeless friction stir spot welded joints of aluminum alloy

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  36. An investigation into the mechanism for enhanced mechanical properties in friction stir welded AA2024-T3 joints coated with cold spraying

    Article • Applied Surface Science, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  37. Impact of cold spraying on microstructure and mechanical properties of optimized friction stir welded AA2024-T3 joint

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, August 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  38. Studies of the interfacial structure of a linear friction welded Fe/Ni joint: First principles calculation and TEM validation

    Article • Materials Characterization, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  39. On the compressive behavior of an FDM steward platform part

    Article • Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, June 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  40. Effects of microstructural asymmetries across friction stir welded AA2024 joints on mechanical properties

    Article • Science and Technology of Welding & Joining, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  41. Characterisation studies of linear friction welded titanium joints

    Article • Materials & Design, February 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  42. A comparison between friction stir welding, linear friction welding and rotary friction welding

    Article • Advances in Manufacturing, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis, Dr George Papazafeiropoulos

  43. The effects of forging pressure and temperature field on residual stresses in linear friction welded Ti6Al4V joints

    Article • Advances in Manufacturing, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  44. On the Strain Rate Sensitivity of Abs and Abs Plus Fused Deposition Modeling Parts

    Article • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  45. Linear and rotary friction welding review

    Article • International Materials Reviews, February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  46. Microstructure and anisotropic mechanical behavior of friction stir welded AA2024 alloy sheets

    Article • Materials Characterization, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  47. Intellectual property teaching as part of an engineering degree

    Article • QScience Proceedings, June 2015, QScience

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  48. Teaching undergraduate engineers the basics of patents, utility models and industrial designs

    Article • QScience Proceedings, June 2015, QScience

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  49. A report on a university-wide internship scheme in higher education

    Article • QScience Proceedings, June 2015, QScience

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  50. A report on a university-wide internship scheme in higher education

    Article • QScience Proceedings, June 2015, QScience

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  51. Evaluation of an intact, an ACL-deficient, and a reconstructed human knee joint finite element model

    Article • Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  52. Experimental Determination of the Tensile Strength of Fused Deposition Modeling Parts

    Article • November 2014, ASME International

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  53. Effective Linear Friction Welding Machine Redesign through Process Analysis

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, September 2014, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Achilles Vairis, Prof. Livan Fratini

  54. 3D Finite Element Analysis of the Effect of Process Parameters on Linear Friction Welding of Mild Steel

    Article • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  55. The role of internships in a higher education institute

    Article • QScience Proceedings, July 2014, QScience

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  56. Process parameter analysis of inertia friction welding nickel-based superalloy

    Article • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  57. Evaluation of a posterior cruciate ligament deficient human knee joint finite element model

    Article • QScience Connect, January 2014, QScience

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  58. Advances in Friction Welding

    Article • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  59. Studying the Intact, ACL-Deficient and Reconstructed Human Knee Joint Using a Finite Element Model

    Article • November 2013, ASME International

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  60. Strain Sensing of Glass Fiber Reinforced Coupons by Using Carbon Nanotube Doped Resin

    Article • November 2013, ASME International

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  61. Modeling the Temperature Distribution in the Contact Area of a Moving Object in the Case of Linear Friction Welding

    Article • November 2013, ASME International

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  62. Enhancing undergraduate courses with internships

    Article • May 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  63. Evaluating the efficacy of a numerical model of a human anatomy joint

    Article • May 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  64. Heat reflux in flash and its effect on joint temperature history during linear friction welding of steel

    Article • International Journal of Thermal Sciences, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  65. In situ SAXS investigation of dibromomethane adsorption in ordered mesoporous silica

    Article • Adsorption, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  66. Mathematical and numerical models of the preliminary phases of the linear friction welding process

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  67. A Study on a Reconstructed Anterior Cruciate Ligament

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, January 2012, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  68. Modelling of Frictional Phenomena using Neural Networks: Friction Coefficient Estimation

    Article • January 2011, ACTA Press

    Professor Achilles Vairis, Professor YANNIS L KARNAVAS

  69. Modelling a Knee Ligament Repair Device

    Article • August 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Markos Petousis, Professor Achilles Vairis

  70. Influence of solution concentration and temperature on the aqueous chemical growth of zinc oxide structures

    Article • physica status solidi c, August 2008, Wiley

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  71. An Analytical Description of the Frictional Behaviour of a Titanium Alloy

    Article • Research Letters in Materials Science, January 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  72. The development of a continuum framework for friction welding processes with the aid of micro-mechanical parameterisations

    Article • International Journal of Modelling Identification and Control, January 2007, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  73. Design and Commissioning of a Friction Welding Machine

    Article • Materials and Manufacturing Processes, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  74. Modelling the linear friction welding of titanium blocks

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, November 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  75. On the extrusion stage of linear friction welding of Ti 6Al 4V

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, November 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis

  76. High frequency linear friction welding of a titanium alloy

    Article • Wear, April 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Achilles Vairis