Dr Fuad Khoshnaw

Dr Fuad Khoshnaw is a senior academic and researcher at the School of Engineering and Sustainable Development at De Montfort University in the United Kingdom, where he has served as a senior lecturer since joining in 2018. He holds a PhD in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering from Loughborough University, UK, which he was awarded in 2010. Dr Khoshnaw is also recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. In 2005, he became a Chevening Scholar, joining the Chevening Technology Enterprise (CTES) program and completing the Innovation and Technology course at London Business School, UK. To date, Dr Khoshnaw has published over 80 papers in fields including welding, corrosion, biomaterials, additive manufacturing, fracture mechanics, and failure analysis, and he has edited six books on welding and corrosion. Dr Khoshnaw is also an active member of several international editorial boards and serves as a reviewer for academic books and journal submissions.

Institute of Engineering Sciences (IES) 

Selected Journal Publications 2021-2025

1-     Kamel Chadi, Nourredine Belghar, Mohammed Lachi, F. Khoshnaw, Numerical Investigation of Thermal Performance in Liquid Cooling Serpentine Mini-channel Heat Sink with Various Inlet/Outlet Positions; Advances in Materials Science, 25, No. 3, September 2025, IF 1.0

DOI: 10.2478/adms-2025-0013

2-     Imane Mehdaoui, EL Mokhtar Saoudi Hassani, Zineb Majbar, Rachid Mahmoud, Mohamed Ben Abbou, Sanae Berrada, El Hassan Sakar, Mustapha Taleb, Zakia Rais, F. Khoshnaw, Machine learning and response surface methodology for optimizing olive waste compost in sustainable chickpea production, Technological Sustainability, CiteScore 7.5

DOI: 10.1108/TECHS-05-2025-0106

3-     Lyazat Tolymbekova, Аlmat Аubakirov, Yermagambet Abdrakhmanov, Eldar Kopishev,  F. Khoshnaw, Sustainable production of metallurgical coke from technogenic wastes: A circular approach to waste utilization, International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp: 2763-2776, July 2025, IF 1.4

https://doi.org/10.53894/ijirss.v8i4.8554

4-     Kuat Kambayev, Alexandr Nedobitkov, Ivan Gridunov, Yernat Kozhakhmetov, F. Khoshnaw, Kizatov Aibar, Surface Crack Analysis and Quality Enhancement of 30%13 (AISI 420) Martensitic Stainless Steel Gate Valve Shutters via Electrolytic Plasma Hardening, Results in Engineering, Vol. 26, April 2025, IF 7.9

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104966

5-     Kuat Kombayev,  F. Khoshnaw,Yernet Kozhakhmetov, Gulnur Tleuzhanova, Bagdat Azamatov, Yerkezhan Tabiyeva, Microplasma Sprayed Tantalum Coatings on Ti Grade 5 Extra-Low Interstitials: Investigation of Thickness and Porosity Control, coatings, Vo. 15, No. 4, April 2025, IF 2.9

https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings15040464

6-     Kuat Kombayev, Gulden Sypainova, F. Khoshnaw, Yernet Kozhakhmetov, Sherzod Kurbanbekov, Yerkezhan Tabiyeva, Practical and Theoretical Optimization of Plasma Cutting Parameters for Enhanced Quality and Efficiency in Steel Alloy Processing, Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Emerald, Feb 2025, IF. 2.0

10.1108/MMMS-09-2024-0255

7-     Darya Alontseva, Hasan İsmail Yavuz, Bagdat Azamatov, F. Khoshnaw, Yuliya Safarova (Yantsen), Dmitriy Dogadkin, Egemen Avcu, Rıdvan Yamanoğlu, Improving Corrosion and Wear Resistance of 316L Stainless Steel via In Situ Pure Ti and Ti6Al4V Coatings: Tribocorrosion and Electrochemical Analysis, materials, MDPI,  Vol. 18, No. 3, 2025, IF. 3.1

https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/18/3/553

8-     Ridvan Yamanoglu, Darya Alontseva, Abdollah Bahador, Huseyin Uzuner, F. Khoshnaw, Onur Muratal, Serap Gumus, Ismail Yavuz, Yahya Ozdemir, A New Approach to Titanium-Hydroxyapatite Bio Composite: Pressure-Assisted Coating on the Antibacterial and Electrochemical Properties of Ti6Al4V, Johnson Matthey Technology Review, Johnson Matthey Plc. Vol. 69, No. 1, 126-138, 2025,  IF. 2.0

https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17138795159618

9-     Darya Alontseva, Yuliya Safarova (Yantsen), Sergii Voinarovych, Aleksei Obrosov, Ridvan Yamanoglu, F. Khoshnaw, Assem Nessipbekova, Aizhan Syzdykova, Hasan Ismail Yavuz, Sergii Kaliuzhnyi, Alexander Krasavin, Bagdat Azamatov, Alexandr Khozhanov, Farkhad Olzhayev and Sabine Weiß, Microplasma-Sprayed Titanium and Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Ti6Al4V Alloy: in vitro Biocompatibility and Corrosion Resistance: Part I, Johnson Matthey Technol. Rev., Vo. 69. No. 1, 2025, pp. 5–58, IF. 2.0

https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17201903387613  

10- Darya Alontseva, Yuliya Safarova (Yantsen), Sergii Voinarovych, Aleksei Obrosov, Ridvan Yamanoglu, F. Khoshnaw, Assem Nessipbekova, Aizhan Syzdykova, Hasan Ismail Yavuz, Sergii Kaliuzhnyi, Alexander Krasavin, Bagdat Azamatov, Alexandr Khozhanov, Farkhad Olzhayev and Sabine Weiß, Microplasma-Sprayed Titanium and Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Ti6Al4V Alloy: in vitro Biocompatibility and Corrosion Resistance: Part II, Johnson Matthey Technol. Rev., Vo. 69. No. 1, 2025, pp. 59–75, IF. 2.0

https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17290035905758  

11- Kuat Kombayev, F. Khoshnaw, Gulzhaz Uazyrkhanova, Gulzhaz Moldabayeva, Experimental and Mathematical Modelling Investigation of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) for Surface Hardening of 20Ch Steel, materials, MDPI, Vol. 17, No. 24, 2024, IF. 3.1

https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/24/6043

12- Sami Bouzayeni, Fathi Gharbi, Tarek Benameur, Khaled J Al-Fadhalah, F. Khoshnaw, Ball Burnishing Induces Shear Bands proliferation In Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glass: A comparison between experiments and numerical predictions, Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer, published online 2024, IF. 2.2

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10488-5

13- Imane Mehdaoui, Zineb Majbar, El Mokhtar Saoudi Hassani, Rachid Mahmoud, Mohamed Ben Abbou, Loubna Bougarne, El Hassan Sakar, Mustapha Taleb, Zakia Rais, F. Khoshnaw, Optimizing Composting Process Through Mixture Design for a Sustainable Valorization of Residual Biomass from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Environmental Research Communications, IOP Publishing, Vol. 6, 2024, IF. 2.5

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/ad9b76

14- Ashref Shwigi, F. Khoshnaw, Corrosion Rate Prediction for Underground Gas Pipelines Using a Levenberg-Marquardt Artificial Neural Network (ANN),  Advances in Materials Science, Sciendo, accepted, Vol. 24, No. 4 (82) 2024, IF. 1.5.

https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/adms-2024-0020

15- Ridvan Yamanoglu, Anka Trajkovska Petkoska, Hasan Ismail Yavuz, Huseyin Uzuner, Marian Drienovsky, Ilija Nasov, F. Khoshnaw, Impact of Cu and Ce on the Electrochemical, Antibacterial, and Wear Properties of 316L Stainless Steel: Insights for Biomedical Applications, Materials Today Communications, Vol. 40, 2024, IF. 3.8

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.109442

16- Amina Dinari, Tarek Benameur, F. Khoshnaw, Thermo-mechanical Aging of Carbon-Black Reinforced Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Under Cyclic Loading, Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Emerald, Vol. 20, No.3, 2024, IF. 2.0

10.1108/MMMS-10-2023-0346

17- Darya Alontseva, Yuliya Safarova, Sergii Voinarovych, Aleksei Obrosov, Ridvan Yamanoglu, F. Khoshnaw, Hassan Ismail Yavuz, Assem Nessipbekova, Aizhan Syzdykova, Bagdat Azamatov, Alexandr Khozhanov and Sabine Weiß, Biocompatibility and Corrosion of Microplasma-Sprayed Titanium and Tantalum Coatings versus Titanium Alloy, Coatings, MDPI, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2024, IF. 3.4

10.3390/coatings14020206

18- Payman Sahbah Ahmed, Ava Ali Kamal, Niveen Jamal Abdulkader, Basim Mohammed Fadhil, F. Khoshnaw, Blister test to evaluate the multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) - Woven carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy used for repairing pipelines, Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Emerald, Vol. 19, No. 5, July 2023, IF. 2.65

10.1108/MMMS-11-2022-0266

19- Hayder H. Khalil, Ibtihal A. Mahmood, F. Khoshnaw, Fatigue and impact properties of single and double resistance spot welding for high-strength steel used in automotive applications, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, March 2023, IF. 2.36

10.1007/s40430-023-04080-6

20- Hayder H. Khalil, Ibtihal A. Mahmood, F. Khoshnaw, Analysis of double resistance spot welding's failure in high strength low alloy steel, Journal of Applied Engineering Science, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2023, pp. 547-560, 2023, IF 1.5

http://doi.org/10.5937/jaes0-40923

21- Prakash Chandra Mishra , Anand Gupta, Saikat Samanta, Rihana B. Ishaq and F. Khoshnaw, Framework for Energy-Averaged Emission Mitigation Technique Adopting Gasoline-Methanol Blend Replacement and Piston Design Exchange, energies, MDPI, Vol. 15, issue 19, Sept. 2022, pp. 1-26, IF. 3.25

https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197188

22- Hayder Khalee, Ibtihal Mahmood, F. Khoshnaw, Optimization Process of Resistance Spot Welding for High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel using Taguchi method, Open Eng., Vol. 12, June 2022, pp. 6180-690, Site Score 2.2

https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0344

23- Talal A. Aljohani, Majed O. Alawad, Sally Elkatatny, A.I. Alateyah, Meteb T. Bin Rubayan, Mohammed A. Alhajji, Muntathir I. AlBeladi, F. Khoshnaw, W.H. El-Garaihy, Electrochemical Behavior of SiC-coated AA2014 Alloy Through Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM International, May 2022, pp. 1-13, IF 3.7

https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15103724

24- Prakash Chandra Mishra, Pragyan Tiwari, F. Khoshnaw, Finite Element Modelling for Failure Prevention of Coated Piston Compression Ring, International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 1, July 2022, pp. 1-15, IF. 1.0

10.4018/IJMMME.299057     

25- Fatah Tougherghi, Fatma Ahnia, Khadidja Khenfer, D. Miroud, Mustapha Yasar, F. Khoshnaw, Microstructure, Tribological, and Electrochemical Characterization of Hardfacing WC-Ni-Cr on AISI 1045 Carbon Steel Alloy, Journal of Engineering Materials and Performance, ASM International, Feb., 2022, pp. 1-12, IF 1.9

DOI: 10.1007/s11665-022-06781-w

26- Sanja Martinez, F. Khoshnaw, Vuokko Heino, Sara Fahmi, Talal Aljohani, Sally Alkatatny, Root cause analysis of the corrosion-related coiled tubing failure, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, Vol. 12. No. 3, 2022, pp. 501-510, CiteScore, 1.7

https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.1280

27- Sanja Martinez, Esra Ilhan Sungur, Nurhan Cansever, F. Khoshnaw, A comparative analysis of perforation and blister features on internally corroded aged water pipeline wall, Materials and Corrosion, 2022, pp. 1193 – 1204, IF 2.0

https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202213088

28- Shahnaz Shahani, Zhongquan Gao, Mumtaz A. Qaisrani, Naveed Ahmed, Haseeb Yaqoob, F. Khoshnaw and Farooq Sher, Preparation and Characterisation of Sustainable Wood, Plastic Composites Extracted from Municipal Solid Waste, polymers, MDPI. Vol. 13, No. 21, 2021, pp. 1-17, IF 4.3

https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13213670

29- T. Aljohani, S. Aljadaan, M. Rubayan, F. Khoshnaw, Impact of processing parameters in plasma electrolytic oxidation on corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy type AZ91, Engineering Reports, August, 2021, pp. 1-13, IF 2.0

https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12459

30- F. Khoshnaw,  C. Marinescu, A. Sofronia, C. Munteanu, M. Marcu, L. E. Barbulescu, C. Ciobota, E. M. Cojocaru, S. Tanasescu, A. Paraschiv, Microstructural and Thermoanalytical Characterization of Super Duplex Stainless Steel - UNS S32760-F55, Materials Today Communications, vol. 28, 2021, pp. 1-11, IF 3.38

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102644

31- R. Yamanoglu, E. Fazakas, F. Ahnia, D. Alontseva, F. Khoshnaw, Pitting Corrosion behaviour of Austenitic Stainless-Steel Coated on Ti6Al4V Alloy in Chloride Solutions, Advances in Materials Science, Vol. 21, 2021, pp. 5-15, JCI. 0.3

DOI: 10.2478/adms-2021-0007

32- P. Mishra, R. Ishaq, F. Khoshnaw “Mitigation Strategy of Carbon Dioxide Emissions through Multiple Muffler design exchange and Gasoline-Methanol blend replacement” Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 286, 2021, pp. 1-15, IF 11.0

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125460

33- F. Khoshnaw, R. Yamanoglu, U. Basci, O, Muratal “Pressure Based Bonding of Stainless Steel on Titanium Alloy Using Powder Metallurgy” Materials Chemistry and Physcis, Vol. 259, 2021, pp. 1-9, IF 4.0

DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.124015

34- Girolamo Costanzaa, F. Khoshnaw, Maria Elisa Tata, Kush Mehtac, An overview on laser welding of metal foams: techniques, advantages and challenges, IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity, Turin, Italy, 26-28 2021, pp. 544–555, Procedia Structural Integrity, Elsevier, CiteScore 2.1

DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2021.10.060

35- Choudhary, A. Banerjee, P. Mishra, F. Khoshnaw “An FEA Material Strength Modelling of a Coated Engine Piston” Materials Today Proceedings, accepted, 2020, pp. 1-6, CiteScore 1.3

DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.387

36- F. Khoshnaw, V. Vitry, F. Delaunois “Recovery of the Microstructural Changes of Different Duplex Stainless-Steel Alloys” Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 6, 2020, pp. 1-13, IF 1.5

https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-06-2020-0148

37- T. Aljohani, M. Geesi, A. Kaiba, A. Al-Mayouf, F. Khoshnaw “Characterization of Gamma-Ray Irradiation Influence on the Corrosion Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steel” Materials Today Communications, Vol. 24, 2020, pp. 1-10, IF 3.38

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101242

38- B. Hu, H. Zhang, F. Khoshnaw “Mechanical Behavior Associated with Metallurgical Aspects of Friction Stir Welded Al-Li Alloy Exposed to Exfoliation Corrosion Test” Materials Research Express, May 2020, pp. 1-11, IF 1.5.

DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab95d7

39- R. Yamanoglu, F. Khoshnaw, I. Daoud, E. Efendi “Effect of Silver Content on the Wear and Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgical Ti-5Al-2.5Fe-xAg Alloys” Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2020, pp. 119-125, IF 1.0.

DOI: 10.2298/JMMB190319056Y

40- F. Khoshnaw, Veronique Vitry, Fabienne Delaunois “Feasibility Study of using Thermal Simulator to Observe Metallurgical Aspects of Welding Duplex Stainless Steel” International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJASEAT), Vol. 7, Issue 4, 2019, pp. 50-55, pp. 1-5, JIF 3.15.

 

Books

1- Welding of Metallic Materials: Methods, Metallurgy and Performance, F. Khoshnaw, 2022, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-323-90552-7

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90552-7.00002-X

2- Corrosion Atlas Series Book Case Studies, F. Khoshnaw, Elsevier. 

2025

https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443300189/corrosion-atlas-case-studies

2023

https://shop.elsevier.com/books/corrosion-atlas-case-studies/khoshnaw/978-0-443-13228-5

2021

https://www.elsevier.com/books/corrosion-atlas-case-studies/khoshnaw/978-0-323-85849-6    

2019

https://www.elsevier.com/books/corrosion-atlas-case-studies/khoshnaw/978-0-12-818760-9

Welding Technology, Corrosion Engineering and Surface Protection, Powder Metallurgy, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics and Electronics Packaging

Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Design, Materials Engineering, Fracture Mechanics, Corrosion, Welding and Casting Technology

PhD  in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (2010), Loughborough University, UK. 

MSc Module: Structural Integrity - Design against Failure

Materials Engineering

Mechanics of Materials

Design of Machine Elements

Corrosion Engineering and Surface Protection

Welding Technology

Winning fully funded Chevening Scholarship to study Commercialization of Technology Course in London Business School, London, 2005.

 

CEng., MIET 2008

 

In May 2021, as a Co-I, won £25,000 from the Global Challenge Research Funding (GCRF) for funding our research proposal entitled: Realising Education’s Promise for Children Refugees from Syria: Assessment of Education Provision and Learning Environments in Iraq.

In May 2018, as PI, won a research grant funded by Belgian Research Funding Body "FNRS" at Mons University in Belgium. The research started in 2018/2019 for 2 months. The title of the research project is "Effect of Metallurgical Aspects during Welding Duplex Stainless Steel Alloys"

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