
Personal Information
Name | Roberto Montanari |
Nationality | Italian |
Contact Details
Address | Departmemnt of Industrial Engineering Rome Tor Vergata University – Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, Italy |
Office Location | Building of Industrial Engineering, II floor |
Phone | 39 06 72597182 |
Mobile | 39 347 8630467 |
Fax | 39 06 72597158 |
roberto.montanari@uniroma2.it |
Languages
Native Language | Italian |
Others | English Reading skills: excellent Writing skills: excellent Verbal skills: excellent German Reading skills: good Writing skills: good Verbal skills: good |
Curriculum
Current Position | Full professor of Metallurgy (SSD ING-IND/21 , SC 09/A3) Rome “Tor Vergata” University – Department of “Industrial Engineering”. Since 2014 President of COMET (Council of Italian Academics of Metallurgy) |
Education | Master Degree in Physics at the University of Bologna PhD in Metallurgical Engineering |
Teaching | Laboratory of Metallurgy – 6 CFU Metallic Materials and their Interaction with Environment – 6 CFU Nanoscale Structural Transformations and Kinetics – 2 CFU |
Web Pages | Scientific Publications |
Research Activities
- Materials for future nuclear fusion reactors: microstructure and mechanical behaviour.
- Metallic alloys for aerospace applications.
- Structure and micro-chemical features of pure metals and alloys in the liquid state.
- Laser and electron beam welding of Ni base superalloys.
- Heat treatments on mechanical components realized through additive manufacturing.
- Application of biodegradable alloys in surgery and medicine.
- Metallurgical applications of LDH (Layered Double Hydroxides)
- Indentation tests.
Publications
- M. De Sanctis, R. Valentini, G.F. Lovicu, A. Dimatteo, U. Migliaccio, R. Montanari, E. Pietrangeli, “Microstructural features affecting tempering behaviour of 16Cr-5Ni supermartensitic steel”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, May 2015, Volume 46, Issue 5, pp 1878-1887 .
- S.K. Balijepalli, S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi , R. Montanari, A. Varone, M. Amati, “Micro-chemical clustering phenomena in liquid lead-bismuth alloy “, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST, ISSN:3159-0040) Vol. 2, Issue. 1, January 2015.
- S.K. Balijepalli, G. Barbieri, S. Kaciulis, G. Lapi, R. Montanari, M.E. Tata, “Realizzazione e caratterizzazione di strutture sandwich di acciaio con core in schiuma di Al”, La Metallurgia Italiana, 2 (2015) 3-10 .
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Ordine a breve raggio nel fuso della lega eutettica Pb-Bi”, La Metallurgia Italiana, 3 (2015) 3-8 .
- G. Barbieri, M. Cesaroni, L. Ciambella, R. Montanari, G. Costanza, “Influenza dei parametri di saldatura sulla microstruttura di giunti saldati SMAW/TIG di acciaio X10 CRMOVNB9-1 (P91)”, La Metallurgia Italiana, 3 (2015) 37-46 .
- L. Ciambella, G. Maddaluno, R. Montanari, E. Pakhomova, “Stress residui in W depositato mediante Plasma Spray: effetto del substrato e delle modalità di processo”, La Metallurgia Italiana,.5 (2015) 31-39
- M. Bragaglia, G. Montesperelli, R. Montanari, “Corrosione di materiali compositi a matrice metallica MMC con rinforzo ceramico”, La Metallurgia Italiana, 5 (2015) 23-29.
- F. Barbato, L. Ciambella, P. Gaudio, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, “Simulazione fisica dell’interazione plasma-tungsteno in NFR”, La Metallurgia Italiana, 7/8 (2015) 17-24.
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Synergic role of self-interstitials and vacancies in Indium melting”, Metals, 5 (2015) 1061-1072; doi:10.3390/met5021061.
- G.F. Bocchini, G. Bovesecchi, P. Coppa, S. Corasaniti, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Thermal diffusivity of sintered steels with flash method at ambient temperature”, International Journal of Thermophysics, 37(4), 1-14DOI 10.1007/s10765-016-2050-4.
- G. Maizza, R. Cagliero, A. Iacobone, R. Montanari, A. Varone, A. Mezzi, S. Kaciulis, “Study of steel-WC interface produced by solid-state capacitor discharge sinter-welding”, Surface and Interface Analysis, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sia.5945, 2016; 48 (2016) 538-542.
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, G. Barbieri, P. Soltani, A. Mezzi, S. Kaciulis, “Welding of IN792 DS superalloy by electron beam”, Surface and Interface Analysis, 2016; 48 (2016) 483–487.
- G. Lapi, R. Montanari, M.E. Tata, G. Barbieri, S.K. Balijepalli, S. Kaciulis, “XPS investigation of skin-core joints in panels of Al foam sandwiches”, Surface and Interface Analysis, 48 (2016) 479–482.
- L. Nobili, L. Magagnin, R. Bernasconi, L. Pedrazzetti, A. Lucotti, S.K. Balijepalli, A. Mezzi, S. Kaciulis, R. Montanari, “Investigation of graphene layers on electrodeposited polyc4ystalline metals”, Surface and Interface Analysis, 48 (2016) 456–460
- M. Richetta, L. Digiamberardino, A. Mattoccia, P.G. Medaglia, R. Montanari, R. Pizzoferrato, D. Scarpellini, A. Varone, C. Falconi, A. Orsini, S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, P. Soltani, “Surface spectroscopy and structural analysis of nanostructured multifunctional (Zn,Al) Layered Double Hydroxides”, Surface and Interface Analysis, 2016, 1-5; 48 (2016) 514–518.
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Anelastic phenomena preceding the melting of pure metals and alloys”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 879 (2016) 66-71.
- R. Montanari, O. Tassa, A. Varone, “Early instability phenomena of IN792 DS superalloy”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 879 (2016).
- G. Barbieri, P. Soltani, S. Kaciulis, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “IN792 DS superalloy: optimization of EB welding and post-welding heat treatments”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 879 (2016)
- M. Richetta, P. Gaudio, R. Montanari, E. Pakhomova, L. Antonelli, “Laser pulse simulation of high energy transient thermal loads on bulk and plasma sprayed W for NFR “,Materials Science Forum, vol. 879 (2016).
- G. Lapi, C. Alvani, F. Varsano, S. Kaciulis, R. Montanari, A. Varone, M. Gambini, M. Vellini, “Effect of heat treatments on TiH2: surface and hydrogen release”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 879 (2016) 2032-2037
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Physical phenomena leading to melting of metals”, Special issue of Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 884 (2016) 3-17.
- G. Angella, G. Barbieri, R. Donnini, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Welding of IN792 DS superalloy by high energy density techniques”, Special issue of Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 884 (2016) 166-177.
- M. Amati, S.K. Balijepalli, A. Mezzi, S. Kaciulis, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Temperature dependent phenomena in liquid LBE alloy”, Special issue of Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 884 (2016) 41-52.
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Una nuova tecnica di spettroscopia meccanica per misure su metalli in fase solida e liquida”, La Metallurgia Italiana, n.11 (2016) 5-10.
- G. Costanza, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, M.E. Tata, A. Varone , “Evaluation of structural stability of materials through Mechanical Spectroscopy. Four case studies”, Metals 6, 306 (2016) 1-12.
- G. Angella, A. Fava, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Flat-Top Cylinder Indenter Examination of Duplex Stainless Steel 2205 after Different Heat Treatments”, Metals 7 (2017) 178-191.
- M. Gambini, T. Stilo, M. Vellini, R. Montanari, “High temperature metal hydrides for energy systems Part A: Numerical model validation and calibration”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (25) (2017) 16195-16202.
- A. Fava, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Analysis of relaxation processes in HNS due to interstitial-substitutional pairs”, Metals 7 (2017) 178-191.
- M. De Sanctis, A. Fava, G. Lovicu, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, C. Testani, A. Varone, “Mechanical characterization of a nano-ODS steel prepared by low-energy mechanical alloying”, Metals 7 (2017)
- M. De Sanctis, A. Fava, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, C. Testani, A. Varone, “Acciaio ferritico ODS per il settore nucleare”, La Metallurgia Italiana Ottobre 2017.
- G. Angella, G. Barbieri, R. Donnini, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Electron beam welding of IN792 DS: effects of pass speed and PWHT on microstructure and hardness”, Materials 10 (2017) 1033-1052.
- R. Montanari, E. Pakhomova, R. Pizzoferrato, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Laser pulse effects on plasma sprayed and bulk tungsten”, Metals 7 (2017) 454.
- G. Maizza, R. Pero, M. Richetta, R. Montanari, “Continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) model for aluminum alloys”, J. Mater. Sciences, doi: 10.1007/s10853-017-1845-4.
- J.N. Lemke, R. Casati, N.F.M. Lecis, C. Andrianopoli, A. Varone, R. Montanari, M. Vedani, “Design of wear-resistant austenitic steels for selective laser melting”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Volume 49, Issue 3, pp.962-971.
- A.C. de Ruggiero, S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, R. Montanari, P. Soltani, A. Varone, “Surface and microstructural analyses of a roman quadrantes dating back to 1ST century A.D.”, Surface and Interface Analysis, (2018) 1-4.
- S. Kaciulis, P. Soltani, A.. Mezzi, R. Montanari, G. Lapi, M. Richetta, A. Varone, G. Barbieri, “Oxidative treatment effects on TiH2 powders“, Surface and Interface Analysis (2018) 1-5.
- G. Maizza, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, A. Varone, S. Kaciulis , A. Mezzi, P. Soltani, “Surface phenomena during the early stage of liquid phase SPS in binary blend of coarse WC and Ni-alloy powders”, Surface and Interface Analysis (2018) 1-5.
- P. Gaudio, R. Montanari, E. Pakhomova, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “W-1% La2O3 Submitted to a Single Laser Pulse: Effect of Particles on Heat Transfer and Surface Morphology”, Metals, 8 (2018) 389.
- G. Barbieri, A. Fava, R. Montanari, “Experimental techniques to investigate residual stresses in joints”, Eds. Paolo Ferro and Filippo Berto, Intech Editions, 2018, pp. 1-28.
- A. Fava, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, C. Testani , A. Varone, Analysis of strengthening mechanisms in nano-ODS steel depending on preparation route, Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering, 2018, 7:4
- A. Fava, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Mechanical spectroscopy investigation of point defects driven phenomena in a Cr martensitic steel “, Metals, 2018, 8(11), 870.
- M. Tedde, A. Di Schino, R. Donnini, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, L. Santo, C. Testani, A. Varone, “An innovative industrial process for forging 7050 Al alloy”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 941, (2018 ) 1047-1052.
- M. Gambini, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, T. Stilo, A. Varone, M. Vellini, “Hydrogen release from oxidized titanium hydride”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 941, (2018 ) 2203-2208.
- M. De Sanctis, A. Fava, G. Lovicu, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, C. Testani, A. Varone, “Temperature dependent mechanical behaviour of ODS steels”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 941, (2018 ) 257-262.
- G. Barbieri, S. Bifaretti, V. Bonaiuto, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Laser beam welding of IN792 DS superalloy”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 941, (2018 ), 1149-1154.
- G. Barbieri, S. Bifaretti, V. Bonaiuto, F. Cognini, M. Moncada, R. Montanari, S. Pipolo, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Portable System for the Measure of Efficiency in Arc Welding Processes”, Materials Science Forum, vol. 941, (2018 ) 2384-2389.
- P. Ferro, F. Berto, F. Bonollo, R. Montanari, “Numerical modelling of residual stress redistribution induced by TIG-dressing”, Structural Integrity Procedia 9 (2018) 64-70.
- E.G. Campari, S. Amadori, E. Bonetti, R. Berti, R. Montanari, “Anelastic Behavior of Small Dimensioned Aluminum”, 9 Metals (2019) 549.
- A. Gloria, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Alloys for aeronautic applications: state of art and perspectives”, 9 Metals (2019) 662; doi:10.3390/met9060662
- M. Richetta, E. Ciotta, R. Montanari, R. Narducci, R. Pizzoferrato, A. Varone, “Effect of Al substrate microstructure on Layered Double Hydroxide morphology”, J. of Mater. Sciences, (2019) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03711-5
- M. Bragaglia, R. Montanari, G. Montesperelli, “Effect of Al2O3 Reinforcement and Precipitates on Corrosion Behaviour of 2618 and 6061 Aluminum MMCs”, Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology,
- R. Pero, G. Maizza, F. De Marco, P. De Fazio, R. Montanari, T. Ohmura, “Determination of the Yield Radius and Yield Stress in 2198-T3 Aluminum Alloy by Means of the Dual-Scale Instrumented Indentation Test”, Materials Transactions, Vol.60 No.8(2019)1450-1456.
- R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Processing–Structure–Property Relationships in Metals”, Metals 2019, 9, 907.
- L. Gregoratti, S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “Atomic and micro-scale transformations in liquid LBE”, Materials, 12 (2019) 3158; doi:10.3390/ma12193158
- R. Montanari, E. Pakhomova, R. Rossi, M. Richetta, A. Varone, “Surface Morphological Features of Molybdenum Irradiated by a Single Laser Pulse”, Coatings 2020, 10, 67.
- A. Varone, R. Montanari, P. Ferro, F. Bonollo, Il test FIMEC per valutare la qualità di un giunto saldato in acciaio super-duplex S32750, La Metallurgia Italiana (2020).
- S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, R. Montanari, M. Richetta, E. Pakhomova, A. Varone, “La distribution on the crater surface of W-La2O3 produced by a single laser pulse“, Surface and Interface Analysis (2020)
- E. Bolli, S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, A. Fava, R. Montanari, A. Varone, “XPS study of Cr segregation in a martensitic stainless steel”, Surface and Interface Analysis (2020).
Editor of Special Issues
- L. Arnberg, F. Bonollo and R. Montanari Eds., Liquid metals and alloys: from structure to industrial applications, Special issue of Materials Science Forum, Vol. 884 (2016) Trans Tech Publications.
- R. Montanari and A. Varone Eds., Processing-Structure-Property Relationships in Metals, Metals Special Issue 2019.