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Nicholas A. Richter

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1993
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesAluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Publications

35

Citations

581

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
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Nicholas A. Richter's research focuses on the processing, microstructure, and mechanical behavior of metal alloys, especially aluminum-, copper-, and steel-based systems, with attention to nanostructured and thin-film materials. Work spans techniques such as sputtering, additive manufacturing (laser powder bed fusion), and high-pressure die casting to create alloys with improved strength, thermal stability, and wear or corrosion resistance. Many studies examine how features like nanotwins, impurity elements, and multilayer/nanocomposite structures affect deformation and fatigue behavior.

Aluminum and copper alloy microstructureNanotwinned and nanocrystalline metalsAdditive manufacturing and casting processesThin-film deposition (sputtering) and coatingsMechanical properties: strength, plasticity, fatigue

Publication output rose sharply around 2020-2022 after no recorded output in 2017-2019, then leveled off to a steady rate of roughly 3-4 papers per year through 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
1718192020: 5 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 9 publications9222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Materials Science and Engineering A×4
  • Acta Materialia×3
  • Applied Surface Science×3
  • Nanoscale×3
  • Scripta Materialia×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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