MEHDI MONTAKHABRAZLIGHI

Experienced materials engineer with expertise in failure analysis, mechanical testing, microstructure characterization, and materials selection. Adept at ensuring material integrity through advanced testing techniques to support product reliability and regulatory standards. Committed to driving innovation in material performance and compliance within industrial applications.

Research funding, awards, prizes and honors
- Doctorate research assistant funding: The scientific and technological research council of Turkey: 2013-2016.
(TUBITAK) grant: 2013-2016.
- Winner of the BÜVAK Excellency scholarship for PhD students at Bogazici University, 2016-2018.

Certificates:

• Level 2 certificates acc to EN ISO 9712 at Ultrasonic (UT), Magnetic testing (MT) and Phase array inspection (PAUT) of materials, 2023
• Agile SCRUM certification, July 2022.

Publication:

- M. Montakhab, E. Balikci " Integrated Computational Alloy Design of Nickel-base Superalloys”, Journal of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Volume 50A, Issue 7, July 2019, pp 3330-3342.
- M. Montakhab, M. Bacak, E. Balikci "Low melt height solidification of a superalloy", Journal of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, June 2016, Volume 47, Issue 6, pp 3031–3039.
- M. Montakhab, M. Bacak, E. Balikci "A comparative study on the single crystal growth of Cmsx-4 via vertical Bridgman and vertical Bridgman with a submerged baffle", TMS 2015, pp 73-80.
- M. Montakhab, P. Behjati, "Effect of casting and mold parameters on surface decarburization in lost wax casting of DIN CK 45 steel", ISIJ, volume 24, number 6, August 2011, pp.327-332.
- M. Montakhab, P. Behjati, "Modeling correlation between hot working parameters and flow stress of IN 625 alloy using neural network", Journal of materials science and technology, volume 26, 5, 2010, pp.621-625.