
Quantifying carbide size effects on strain localization and fracture mechanisms in martensitic steels
Yafeng Zhao, Egemen Avcu, Yanfei Cao, Guangcai Ma, Xingqiu Chen, Yi Guo
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2026

Exploring the correlation between strain localization and carbide fracture using high-resolution digital image correlation
Zhao Y., Avcu E., Cao Y., Liu S., Ma G., Chen X., GuoY.
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 246, 220-236, 2026

Mapping plastic deformation mechanisms in AZ31 magnesium alloy at the nanoscale
Yavuzyegit B., Avcu E., Smith A.D., Donoghue J.M., Lunt D., Robson J.D., Burnett T.L., da Fonseca J.Q., Withers P.J.
Acta Materialia, 250, 118876, 2023

The effect of reduced graphene oxide content on the microstructural and mechanical properties of copper metal matrix composites
Avcu E., Cao H., Zhang X., Guo Y., Withers P.J., Li X., Wang N., Yan S., Xiao P.
Materials Science and Engineering: A, 856, 143921, 2022
Electrophoretic deposition of chitosan-based composite coatings for biomedical applications: A review
Avcu E., Baştan F.E., Abdullah H.Z., Rehman M.A.U., Yıldıran Avcu Y., Boccaccini A.R.
Progress in Materials Science, 103, 69 – 108, 2019

3D Imaging of indentation damage in bone
Lowe T., Avcu E., Bousser E., Sellers W., Withers P.J.
Materials, 11(12), 2533, 2018
