- Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Professor Emeritus
- Phone: 979-845-1585
- FAX: 979-845-3081
- Email: thartwig@tamu.edu
- Office: RDMC 201D
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison - 1977
- M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison - 1970
- B.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison - 1969
Research Interests
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Development of better materials (nanostructured, for low temperature use, superconductors, aluminum, normal electrical conductors, and advanced structural materials and consolidation of advanced particulates). Structure-property-processing relationships. Sever plastic deformation of materials via equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE). Applied superconductivity (composite superconductor design).
Awards & Honors
- TEES Engineering Program Safety Excellence Award, 1997
Selected Publications
- C. Sun, J. Ma, Y. Yang, K.T. Hartwig, S.A. Maloy, H. Wang, and X. Zhang,Temperature and Grain Size Dependent Plasticity Instability and Strain Rate Sensitivity or Ultrafine Grained Austenitic Fe-14Cr-16Ni Alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2014.
- C. Sun, D.W. Brown, B. Clausen, D.C. Foley, K.Y. Yu, Y. Chen, S.A. Maloy, K.T. Hartwig, H. Wang, and X. Zhang, In Situ Neutron Diffraction Study on Temperature Dependent Deformation Mechanisms of Ultrafine Grained Austenitic Fe14Cr16Ni Alloy, International Journal of Plasticity, 53: 125-134, 2014.
- M. Song, R. Zhu, D.C. Foley, C. Sun, K.T. Hartwig, and X. Zhang, Enhancement of Strength and Ductility in Ultrafine-grained T91 Steel Through Thermomechanical Treatments, Journal of Materials Science, 48: 7360-7373, 2013.
- M. Song, C. Sun, J. Jang, C.H. Han, T.K. Kim, K.T. Hartwig and X. Zhang, Microstructure Refinement and Strengthening Mechanisms of a 12Cr ODS Steel Processed by ECAE, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 577: 247-256, 2013.
- S. Balachandran, R.C. Elwell, D. Kang, R.E. Barber, T.R. Bieler, and K.T. Hartwig, Nb Tubes for Seamless SRF Cavities, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23(3), 2013.