IN-HOUSE PROJECTS
Completed/METU SRP/2010 Microstructural characterisation and investigation of fatigue crack propagation behavior of duplex stainless steel weldments obtained using plasma arc welding
Completed/METU SRP/2010 Barkhausen noise residual stress analysis on welding joints of DSS obtained by keyhole and melt-in techniques
Accepted/KOSGEB P/2011 Multi-axis hybrid friction-stir thermal welding unit prototype
Completed/TUBITAK 1002 P/2011 Hybrid plasma gas-metal arc weldability of 9Cr-1Mo creep resistant steels
Completed/TUBITAK 1001 P/2012-2013 Improvement of fracture toughness and crack propagation behavior of AA5083 weldments via friction stir processing
Completed/TUBITAK 1002 P/2013 Development of a real time control algorithm for adaptive welding process
Ongoing/METU SRP/2013 Development of a real time seam tracking and parameter control operating through variable joint configuration
INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
Completed/TUBITAK 1501 P/Renault/2011 Developing high-speed plasma brazing process for automative welding
Accepted/SANTEZ/Uztek/2012 Spiral Konik Rüzgar Elektrik Santrali Kulesi İçin Hareketli Üretim Sürecinde Kullanılacak Kaynak Sistemi, Otomasyon Altyapısı ve TM Prosedürünün Geliştirilmesi
Completed/Roketsan/2013 Hybrid plasma-gas metal arc weldability of 4140 steel pipes
ONGOING THESIS STUDIES
Kemal Okan, Hybrid plasma arc weldability of Al-Mg alloys and fatigue crack propagation behavior of their weld metals, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. R. Gürbüz & Dr. K. Yurtışık
Zafer Kılıç, Development of a real-time and adaptive process control for robotic welding, under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. İ. Konukseven and Dr. K. Yurtışık
Günseli Akçay, Developing a post-weld friction stir processing procedure and fatigue crack propagation behavior of as-processed aluminum alloy 5083, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. C. H. Gür & Dr. S. Tirkeş
Berkay Bayramın, Investigation of mechanical properties of as-welded duplex stainless steels through image correlation techniques, under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Efe & Dr. K. Yurtışık
Cansu Yazganarıkan, Effects of friction stir processing on microstructure and fatigue crack growth behavior of gas metal arc welded 5059 aluminum alloy, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. C. H. Gür