Yaroslava Shakhova

Biography

Dr. Shakhova’s research focuses on grain refinement process and regularities of microstructure evolution of metallic materials, especially austenitic stainless steel, copper and copper-based alloy, during large plastic deformation, relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties and development of new type of coatings for automobile industries. Dr. Shakhova’s recieved her MS/BS in Materials Science and Engineering (Applied Material Science) in 2010 from Faculty of Mechanics and Engineering, National Technical University «Kharkov Polytechnical Institute», Kharkov, Ukraine. From 2010 to 2016, she worked in Laboratory of Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale Materials and Superalloys, Belgorod State University, Belgorod, Russia. The main attention during work in Laboratory of Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale Materials and Superalloys was paid to studying of staging of submicro – and nanocrystalline structure formation, via microstructure characterization, under condition of large plastic working. Dr. Shakhova defended her Ph.D. titled “Regularities of microstructure evolution in austenitic stainless steel S304H during large cold rolling and subsequent annealing” at 2013 in National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, Moscow, Russia. During her Ph.D. studentship she guided 2 students on graduate level. She authored 10 papers in per-reviewed international journals, 8 conference papers published in Materials Science Forum and Advanced Materials Research and 2 patents.

Research Interest

Microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance of metals and alloys processed by severe plastic deformation (equal channel angular pressing, multidirectional forging, cold rolling). Microstructure, mechanical properties, wear resistance of coatings obtained by thermal plasma spraying.  Different materials such as copper and copper – based alloys, stainless steel, heat-resistant steels were examined.