Dr Milorad Novovic PhD

Dr Milorad Novovic

School of Metallurgy and Materials
Senior Research Fellow

Contact details

Telephone
(+44) (0) 121 414 2880
Email
m.novovic@bham.ac.uk
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Address
School of Metallurgy and Materials
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Milorad Novovic qualified with a BSc (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Podgorica in Montenegro in 1992.

He went on to study the effects of microstructure on chip formation process in machining of austempered ductile iron as a part of the MRes course at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, The University of Belgrade, followed by the PhD course in Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham on the effects of microstructure and prestraining on ductile‑to‑brittle transition in C‑Mn weld metal.

After the award of a PhD degree, Milorad has continued to work in in Birmingham in the Fracture and Fatigue group of the School of  Metallurgy and Materials.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, 2001
  • MRes Metallurgy and Materials, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, The University of Belgrade, Serbia, 1996
  • BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Podgorica, Montenegro, 1992

Teaching

PG:

  • EngD Course in Probability and statistics

Research

RESEARCH THEMES

  • Mechanical properties of nuclear graphite
  • Relationships between the microstructures and mechanical properties of a wide range of engineering alloys.
  • Fracture, fatigue and embrittlement in metals
  • Mechanical behaviour of weld metals

Other activities

  • Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
  • Member observer of the Graphite Technical Advisory Committee

Publications

Novovic, M., Heys,G.  and Bowen, P. (2007), Flexural strength of porous graphite, Management of Ageing in Graphite Reactor Cores, p. 59-66.

do Patrocinio, A.B., Novovic, M., and Bowen, P. (2004), Effect of prestraining and strain-aging on toughness of MnMoNi steel weld metal, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 155: p. 1124-1131.

Islam, M.A., Novovic, M., Bowen, P., and Knott, J.F. (2003), Effect of phosphorus segregation on fracture properties of 2.25Cr-1Mo pressure vessel steel, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 12(3): p. 244‑248.

Novovic, M. and Bowen, P.,(2002), Ductile to brittle transition in C-Mn weld metals, Mechanisms and Mechanics of Fracture: The John Knott Symposium, ed. W.O. Soboyejo, J.J. Lewandowski, and R.O. Ritchie, p. 117-122.

Davies, P.A., Novovic, M., Randle, V., and Bowen, P. (2002), Application of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to fracture studies of ferritic steels, Journal of Microscopy-Oxford, 205: p. 278-284.

Wenman, M.R., Novovic,M., and Bowen, P. (2000), The effect of microstructure on the fracture toughness of a C-Mn weld metal, Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage, Vols 1 and 2, Proceedings, p. 1421-1426.

Todinov, M.T., Novovic, M., Bowen, P., and Knott, J.F. (2000), Modelling the impact energy in the ductile/brittle transition region of C-Mn multi-run welds, Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 287(1): p. 116-124., Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, 287(1): p. 116-124.

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