Dr. Sasawat Mahabunphachai
Research Associate
Department of Mechanical Engineering
E-mail: sasawat@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 827-7040, ext. 654
Fax: (804) 827-7030
Address
401 West Main Street, Room 3267
P.O. Box 843015
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3015
Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2003
- B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL , 2002
Research topics
- Hybrid process for manufacturing of fuel cell bipolar plates
- Size effects on material behavior of thin sheet metals
- Pressure welding of thin sheet metals
- Warm hydroforming of lightweight materials
Recent publication
- S. Mahabunphachai, M. Koç (2008) “Investigation of size effects on material behavior of thin sheet metals using hydraulic bulge testing at micro/meso-scales,” Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, accepted: ref. no. IJMACTOOL-D-07-00344R2.
- S. Mahabunphachai, M. Koç (2008) “Fabrication of micro-channel arrays on thin metallic sheet using internal fluid pressure: Investigations on size effects and development of design guidelines,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 175, no. 1, pp. 363–71.
- M. Koç, S. Mahabunphachai (2007) “Feasibility investigations on a novel micro-manufacturing process for fabrication of fuel cell bipolar plates: Internal pressure-assisted embossing of micro-channels with in-die mechanical bonding,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 172, no. 2, pp. 725–33.
- S. Mahabunphachai, M. Koç, J. Ni (2007) “Characterization of pressure welding process of thin sheet metals in cold and warm temperature conditions,” Proceedings of the International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC), October 15–17, Atlanta, GA.
- S. Mahabunphachai, Y. Usta, M. Koç (2007) “Investigation of temperature and strain rate effects on material flow curve and microstructure of aluminum sheet metal alloys,” Proceedings of Materials Science and Technology, September 16–20, Detroit, MI, pp. 415–30.
- Sasawat Mahabunphachai, Muammer Koç, Jun Ni, “Development of a novel process for manufacturing of fuel cell bipolar plates: internal pressure assisted embossing of micro-channels with in-die mechanical joining,” Proceedings of MSEC2006, ASME, October 8-11, 2006, Ypsilanti, MI.