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Carter Hamilton
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

B. Carter Hamilton, Ph.D.

Contact Info

513-529-0722
Garland Hall, 56 N

Education

  • Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997.
  • M.S., Metallurgical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995.
  • B.S., Materials Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1992.

Biography

Dr. Carter Hamilton joined the faculty of the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department at 兔子先生 University in 2005. After earning his Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he worked for the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and just before coming to 兔子先生, he worked as the Quality Manager/Plant Metallurgist for Universal Alloy Corporation, a manufacturer of aluminum extrusions.

Research Interests

From this industrial background, he learned about Friction Stir Welding (FSW), a new solid-state joining technology that has become the centerpiece of his research interests. Invented in 1991, FSW is an important joining technique to the manufacturing sector. Using frictional heat and forces to plasticize the materials and “stir” them together, FSW is a solid phase process performed at much lower temperatures than traditional welding techniques.

Courses Taught

Dr. Hamilton primarily teaches courses focused on materials, manufacturing, mechanics and statistical quality control.

Publications

  • K. Mroczka, C. Hamilton, A. Węglowska, M. Kopyściański, S. Dymek, A. Pietras, “Assessing the Performance of a Dual-Speed Tool when Friction Stir Welding Cast Mg AZ91 with Wrought Al 6082”, Materials, 17 (2024).
  • K. Mroczka, S. Dymek, A. Węglowska, C. Hamilton, M. Kopyściański, A. Pietras, P. Kurtyka, “Comprehensive Research of FSW Joints of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy”, Materials, 16 (2023).
    X. Xiao, B. M. Roh, C. Hamilton, “Porosity Management and Control in Powder Bed Fusion Process through Process-Quality Interactions”, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 38 (2022), 120 – 128.
  • J. B Hunt, D. Pearl, Y. Hovanskia, E. Dryzek, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, “Temperature-Controlled Friction Stir Welds of Age-Hardenable Aluminum Alloys Characterized by Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, (2022), doi:10.1177/09544054221111899. {{GR, EXT}}
  • X. Xiao, C. Waddell, C. Hamilton, H. Xiao, “Quality Prediction and Control in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing via Novel Machine Learning Framework”, Micromachines, 13 (2022), 137 – 143.
  • C. Hamilton, M. Kopyściański, A. Węglowska, A. Pietras, S. Dymek, “Modeling, microstructure, and mechanical properties of dissimilar 2017A and 5083 aluminum alloys friction stir welds”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 233 (2019), 553 – 564.
  • C. Hamilton, M. Kopyściański, S. Dymek, A. Węglowska, A. Pietras, “Microstructure of Friction Stir Welded AlSi9Mg Cast with 5083 and 2017A Wrought Aluminum Alloys”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 27 (2018), 1185 – 1193.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, M. Kopyściański, A. Węglowska, A. Pietras, “Numerically based phase transformation maps for dissimilar aluminum alloys joined by friction stir-welding”, Metals, 8 (2018), 324 – 338.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, A. Węglowska, A. Pietras, “Numerical simulations for Bobbin tool friction stir welding of aluminum 6082-T6”, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 63 (2018), 1115 – 1123.
  • I. Kalemba-Rec, C. Hamilton, M. Kopyściański, D. Miara, K. Krasnowski, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded 5083 and 7075 aluminum alloys”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 26 (2017), 1032 – 1043.
  • M. Kopyściański, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, A. Węglowska, A. Pietras, M. Szczepanek, M. Wojnarowska, “Microstructure of Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Wrought 2017A and Cast AlSi9Mg Aluminum Alloys”, Acta Physica Polonica A, 131 (2017), 1390 – 1393.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, E. Dryzek, M. Kopyściański, A. Pietras, A. Węglowska, M. Wróbel, “Application of positron lifetime annihilation spectroscopy for characterization of friction stir welded dissimilar aluminum alloys”, Materials Characterization, 132 (2017), 431 – 436.
  • C. Hamilton, M. Kopyściański, A. Węglowska, S. Dymek, A. Pietras, “A Numerical Simulation for Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys Joined by Friction Stir Welding”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47 (9) (2016), 4519 – 4529.
  • M. Węglowski, P. Sedek, C. Hamilton, “Experimental analysis of residual stress in friction stir processed cast AlSi9Mg aluminium alloy,” Key Engineering Materials, vol. 682 (2015), 18 – 23.
  • I. Kalemba, M. Kopyściański, C. Hamilton, S. Dymek “Natural Aging Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Aluminum Alloys”, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 60 (2) (2015), 875 – 879.
  • C. Hamilton, M. St. Węglowski, S. Dymek, “A Simulation of Friction Stir Processing for Temperature and Material Flow”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 46B (6) (2015), 1409 – 1418.
  • K. Krasnowski, C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, “Influence of the tool shape and weld configuration on microstructure and mechanical properties of the Al 6082 alloy FSW joints,” Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 15 (2015), 133 – 151.
  • C. Hamilton, M. St. Węglowski, S. Dymek, P. Sedek, "Using a coupled thermal/material flow model to predict residual stress in friction stir processed AlMg9Si", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24 (3) (2015), 1305 – 1312.
  • I. Kalemba, C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, “Natural aging in friction stir welded 7136-T76 aluminum alloy”, Materials and Design, 60 (8) (2014), 295 – 301.
  • M. St. Węglowski, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, "Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Friction Stir Processing of Cast Aluminium Alloy AlMg9Si", Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 61 (4) (2013), 1 – 12.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, O. Senkov, "A Coupled Thermal/Material Flow Model of Friction Stir Welding Applied to Sc-Modified Aluminum Alloys", Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44A (4) (2013), 1730 – 1740.
  • I. Kalemba, K. Muszka, M. Wrobel, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, “EBSD Analysis of Friction Stir Welded 7136-T76 Aluminum Alloy”, Solid State Phenomena, 203 – 204 (2013), 258 – 261.
  • M. Kopyściański S. Dymek C, Hamilton, “TEM Characterization of a 7042 Aluminum FSW joint,” Solid State Phenomena, 186 (2012), 331 – 334.
  • M. Węglowski, A. Pietras, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, “Characterization of Friction Modified Processing – a Novel Tool for Enhancing Surface Properties in Cast Aluminium Alloys,” Key Engineering Materials, 504 – 506 (2012), 1231 – 1236.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, O. Senkov, “Characterization of Friction Stir Welded 7042-T6 Extrusions through Differential Scanning Calorimetry,” Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 17 (1) (2012), 42 – 48.
  • I. Kalemba, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, M. Blicharski, “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded 7136-T76 Aluminum Alloy”, Material Science and Technology, 27 (5) (2011), 903 – 908.
  • I. Kalemba, M. Kopyściański, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, “Microstructure of Friction Stir Welded Sc-Modified Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy”, Steel Research International, 81 (9) (2010), 1088 – 1091.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek and A. Sommers, “Characteristic Temperature Curves for Aluminum Alloys during Friction Stir Welding”, The Welding Journal, 89 (9) (2010), 190s – 195s.
  • K. V. Singh, C. Hamilton and S. Dymek, “Developing Predictive Tools for Friction Stir Weld Quality Assessment”, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 15 (2) (2010), 142 – 148.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek and O. Senkov, “Friction Stir Welding of Sc-Modified Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Extrusions”, Computer Methods in Materials Science, 9 (4) (2009), 416 – 423.
  • I. Kalemba, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, M. Wrόbel, M. Blicharski, “Exfoliation Corrosion Behavior of Friction Stir Welded AA7136-T76 Extrusions”, Kovove Materialy, 47, (2) (2009), 101 – 107.
  • I. Kalemba, S. Dymek, C. Hamilton, M. Blicharski, “Microstructure Evolution in Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloys”, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 54 (1) (2009), 75 – 82.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek and A. Sommers, “A Thermal Model of Friction Stir Welding Applied to Sc-Modified Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Extrusions”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 49 (2009), 230 – 238.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, I. Kalemba, M. Blicharski, “Friction Stir Welding of 7136-T76511 Extrusions”, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 13 (8) (2008), 714 – 720.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, M. Blicharski, “Friction Stir Welding of 7136-T76511 Extrusions”, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 53 (4) (2008), 1047 – 1054.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek and A. Sommers, “A Thermal Model of Friction Stir Welding in Aluminum Alloys”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 48 (2008), 1120 – 1130.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, M. Blicharski, “A Model of Material Flow During Friction Stir Welding”, Materials Characterization, 59 (2008), 1206 – 1214.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, M. Blicharski, W. Brzegowy, “Microstructural and Flow Characteristics of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum 6061-T6 Extrusions”, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 12 (8) (2007), 732 – 737.
  • C. Hamilton, S. Dymek, M. Blicharski, “Mechanical Properties of Al 6101-T6 Welds by Friction Stir Welding and Metal Inert Gas Welding”, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 52 (1) (2007), 67 – 72.
  • C. Hamilton, “Using MATLAB to Advance the Robotics Laboratory”, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 15 (3) (2007), 205 – 213.