Department of Materials And Metallurgical Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering provides the opportunity for the study, design, implementation, and improvement of processes regarding the transformation of mineral resources and metals into useful products.  A metallurgical engineers’ job is to fulfill the mineral and metal product needs of the society. This should be done while they do their best to do their job in a nature-friendly approach by which they minimize waste, maximize energy efficiency, and facilitate recycling.

The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy has a large and vigorous research faculty, with about 100 research fellows, postdoctoral scientists and visiting scientists, and more than 140 research students studying for the PhD degree. The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy has a leading role in research and teaching regarding materials science. With an academic staff of over 30, including Research Fellows, the Department's research covers all major areas of the subject, and this breadth is reflected in the scope of our four-year undergraduate course.

The emphasis in undergraduate teaching, which was established in 1993, is on the principles applicable to the whole range of engineering materials such as metals, composites, ceramics, polymers, and solid state device materials. The lecture courses are presented along with laboratory experiments, applied projects, practical classes and supervisions. We try to maintain contact with the industry. After finishing 4 years of studies undergraduate students are prepared to work in the industry or run their own jobs.

Students were first admitted in the Masters’ degree at the Department of Material Science and Metallurgy in 2003. The aim of this program is to educate students advanced subjects in Metallurgy. Students in this program can study in one of the following majors (educational areas of specializations): Materials Section; Metal Corrosion and Protection, Metal Extraction.

In the doctoral program which was established in 2008, candidates study specialized subjects on Materials and Metallurgy.

Head of the Department of Materials And Metallurgical Engineering
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Ali Reza Kiani Rashid
Professor
Department of Materials And Metallurgical Engineering
kianirashid@um.ac.ir
+98513880


Concentration areas offered by the Department of Materials And Metallurgical Engineering
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
Materials And Metallurgical Engineering
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Materials Section
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Corrosion & Protection
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Academic staff

Abolfazl Babakhani
Professor
Ghasem Barati Darband
Assistant Professor
Behrooz Beidokhti
Associate Professor
Ali Davoodi
Associate Professor
Gholam Reza Ebrahimi
Professor
Mohammad Hassan Farshidi
Assistant Professor
Mohsen Haddad Sabzevar
Professor
Ali Reza Kiani Rashid
Professor
Mostafa Mirjalili
Assistant Professor
Mohammad Hadi Moayed
Professor
Ehsan Mohammadi Zahrani
Assistant Professor
Sahar Mollazadeh Beidokhti
Assistant Professor
Abolfazl Rezaee Bazzaz
Associate Professor
Samaneh Sahebian
Assistant Professor
Seyed Abdolkarim Sajjadi
Professor
Hossein Shalchian
Assistant Professor
Jalil Vahdati Khaki
Professor
Ahad Zabett
Associate Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

(2025). Engineering superhydrophilic Ni-Se-P on Ni-Co nanosheets-nanocones arrays for enhanced hydrogen production assisted by hydrazine oxidation reaction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 678 (), 828-841.
Iravani, D. (2025). Electrodeposited binder-free oxy-hydroxide nanostructures as promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. Nano Research, 18 (2), 94907102-94907102.
Mousavi Jarrahi, M., Khajaviyan, E., Noorbakhsh Nezhad, A., Mohammadi Zahrani, E. (2025). Elucidating the Electrochemical Corrosion of a Water Pump Impeller in an Industrial Cooling System with Zero Liquid Discharge. Water, 17 (2), 173-195.
Ghadamgahi, S., Babakhani, A., Shalchian, H. (2025). Solvometallurgical Properties of Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents for Copper Extraction from Chalcopyrite: Optimization and Analysis. Mining, 5 (1), 8-27.
(2025). XCT-assisted micromechanical modeling of the effect of pores on the plastic deformation and mechanical characteristics of PBF-LB/M-produced copper alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 924 (2), 147836-147840.
Khademi, D. (2025). Hot deformation behavior and dynamic recrystallization kinetics of Nimonic 901 superalloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1011 (), 178234-178254.
(2025). Effect of grain refinement on the mechanical and corrosion behavior of ECAP-processed Sn-5Sb alloy studied by positron annihilation lifetime and Doppler broadening spectroscopy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1011 (0), 178175-178175-42.
Zamyad, H., Sahebian, S., & Safaie, J. (2025). Behavior Identification of Silicone‐Ethanol Soft Actuator Based on Statistical Analysis. Advanced Theory and Simulations, 8 (5), -.
Sezavar Seyedijandaghi, A., & Sajjadi, S. (2025). A review on the performance and lifetime improvement of thermal barrier coatings. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 45 (8), 117274-.
Hosseini Mortazavi, S., Mirjalili, M., Moayed, M., & Ebrahimi, G. (2025). An Extensive Study on the Hydrogen Permeation Characteristics of API 5L X70 Steel Affected by Microstructure and Texture Evoluted by Severe Cold Rolling. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 56 (4), 1216-1229.
Ramesh, E., Farshidi, M., & Rezaee Bazzaz, A. (2025). Effect of Pre-Heat Treatment and Processing Regime on the Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 2024 During Equal Channel Angular Pressing. Iranian Journal of Materials Forming, (), -.
Rezaee Bazzaz, A. (2025). Estimating Creep Behavior of a Superplastic Alloy Using the Phenomenological Continuum Damage Theory. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 34 (19), 22807-22812.
(2025). Effect of keyhole and lack-of-fusion pores on the anisotropic microstructure and mechanical properties of PBF-LB/M-produced CuCrZr alloy. Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 10 (9), 6295-6309.
Zabett, A. (2025). Removal of volatile species from electric arc furnace dust by evaporation and condensation under reduced pressure. Separation and Purification Technology, 363 (), 132321-.
(2025). Enhancing mechanical properties of Cu-Zr metallic glasses via aluminum addition: Structural heterogeneity insight. Materials Today Communications, 44 (), 112044-112051.
Allahyari, E. (2025). A novel surface engineering approach for the synthesis of Ni–Mn–P@Co–S nanosheets as an advanced electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 116 (), 115-127.
Dehghanian, M., Akhavan Mahdavi, M., Gheshlaghi, R. (2025). Synthesis of TiC@C–TiO2 as an emerging efficient nanostructure for anode modification in high-power microbial fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 116 (), 591-600.
(2025). Interfacial surface engineering of Co-Mn-P ultrathin nanosheets on Ni-Co hierarchical nanostructure for boosting electrochemical active sites in overall water splitting. Journal of Power Sources, 641 (641), 236840-236840.
Yousefi, Z., Sahebian, S., & Sajjadi, S. (2025). Synthesis of PVA fiber/CoFe2O4/Cu composite and evaluation of its electromagnetic wave shielding performance. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 204 (), 112745-112745.
(2025). TiN-TiAlN-CrAlN Multilayer Coatings Applied by Duplex Process of Plasma Nitriding and Cathodic Arc Physical Vapor Deposition: A Survey on High Temperature Corrosion and Oxidation. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 34 (21), 25850-25865.
Talebi, A. (2025). Ultra-fast one-step electrochemical synthesize of Ni-Mn-P as an active and stable electrocatalyst for green hydrogen production. Fuel, 397 (397), 135427-135427.
(2025). A facile surface engineering approach for fabricating the superwetting Ni–Fe–Co LDH@Ni–S heterojunction as a bi-functional electrode for green hydrogen production: experiment and theory. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (24), 18851-18869.
Noorbakhsh Nezhad, A., Mohammadi Zahrani, E., Mousavi Nasab, S. (2025). A comprehensive review of additively manufactured biomedical titanium alloys for bone tissue engineering: Biocorrosion, biomechanical, and biological properties. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 36 (), 9113-9157.
(2025). Innovations in aptamer-based biosensors for detection of pathogenic bacteria: Recent advances and perspective. Talanta, 295 (295), 128330-128330.
(2025). Investigating the Effect of Current Density on Electrodeposited Ni-TiC-WC Composite Coating and Evaluating the Corrosion Resistance of the Coating and Substrate in NaCl Solution. Iranian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 22 (2), 49-57.
Nateq, B. (2025). Hydrogen storage of Mg–3Zn–1Ca-0.5Mn industrial scale magnesium ring processed by hot upsetting and radial axial ring rolling. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 130 (), 440-451.
Ebrahimi, G. (2025). Hot deformation behavior and dynamic recrystallization of AD730 Ni-based superalloy in a wide range of temperatures and strain rates. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 38 (5), 10-30.
Babakhani, A. (2025). Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) for chalcopyrite concentrate extraction: Leaching, optimization and kinetics mechanism. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (5), 117779-117782.
Ebrahimi, G. (2025). Microstructure, mechanical and wear behavior of Mg/HEA-(CNT+GNP) surface composite produced by friction stir processing. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 37 (5), 5642-5658.
(2025). Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of a Sol–Gel Derived Non-stoichiometric Amorphous Aluminum Phosphate Coating in NaCl, and Sulfuric Acid Solutions. Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion, 11 (4), -.
(2025). Hybrid experimental–numerical study on nanoindentation response of dual-phase steels: From macroscale to atomic scale. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 38 (), 503-516.
Haddad Sabzevar, M., Rezaee Bazzaz, A. (2025). Molecular dynamics simulation study on structure and mechanical properties of (Ti41Zr25Be28Fe6)93Cu7 bulk metallic glass. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1037 (), 182617-182627.
Mohammadi Zahrani, E. (2025). Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Coatings for Biomedical Implants: A Review on Enhancing Antibacterial Efficacy Through Controlled Antibiotic Release. Coatings, 15 (8), 925-945.
(2025). Dual-functional electrocatalysts based on phosphide/LDH heterostructures for sustainable and energy-saving hydrogen production and urea oxidation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (5), 118788-118837.
Sedighi, A., Hassanizadeh, S., Talebi, A., Eltefati Faz, S., Rahimpanah, N., Hosseinzadeh, T. (2025). High-abundant active sites Co-Mn-Se@Ni3S2 binder-free heterojunction electrocatalyst for energy-saving electrochemical hydrogen production. Electrochimica Acta, 540 (), 147221-147221.
Sezavar, A., Sajjadi, S., Babakhani, A. (2025). Thermal shock and thermal cyclic fatigue behavior of micro- and nano-structured compositionally graded layer TBCs. Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, (), -.
Rezaee Bazzaz, A. (2025). An innovative artificial intelligence approach for predicting particle size distribution in Al-B₄C powders using neural networks. Materials Today Communications, 49 (), 113746-.
Hamounpeyma, M., Haddad Sabzevar, M., & Farshidi, M. (2025). Investigation of the effect of high-entropy alloy particles on the mechanical behavior of aluminum matrix composites produced by accumulative roll bonding. Journal of Composite Materials, (), -.
Jabbareh, M. (2025). Effect of Friction Stir Processing on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Iron-Bearing A356 Cast Aluminum Alloy. International Journal of Metalcasting, 19 (6), 3585-3596.
Jabbareh, M. (2025). A rare earth free magnesium alloy with exceptional thermal stability and enhanced mechanical properties. Materials Letters, 395 (1), 138707-138707.
Jabbareh, M. (2025). On the development of an interfacial energy and microstructure dependent model to predict bridging phenomenon and solidification cracking behavior. Acta Materialia, 301 (), 121520-121536.
Toghraee, M., Zabett, A., & Valizadeh, P. (2025). Enhanced fatigue life in GFRP composites: A comparative study of wet lay-up versus vacuum assisted resin transfer molding for small-scale wind turbine blades. Journal of Composite Materials, 60 (2), 121-134.
Ebrahimi, G. (2025). Evaluation of the Hot Working Parameters of AD730 Ni-Based Superalloy Using a Constitutive Model and Processing Map. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, (), -.
Moradi, S., Mollazadeh Beidokhti, S., Vahdati Khaki, J., Hosseini Hosseinabad, S., & Kiani Rashid, A. (2025). The effect of synthesis parameters on the adsorption capacity of Cu+2 ions of mullite containing polymer composites. Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 61 (3), 1041-1058.
Mollazadeh Beidokhti, S. (2025). Advanced nanofibers integrating vitamin D3 and cerium oxide nanoparticles for enhanced diabetic wound healing: Co-electrospun silk fibroin-collagen and chitosan-PVA systems. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 310 (2), 143099-143154.
Kermani, F., Vojdani Saghir, A., Mollazadeh Beidokhti, S. (2025). Electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds reinforced with therapeutic lithium/manganese-doped calcium phosphates: Advancing skin cancer therapy through apoptosis induction. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 245 (2), 114348-114370.
Amanian, S., Talebi, A. (2025). Facile and fast dynamic hydrogen bubble temple electrodeposition of quaternary phosphide nanostructures for energy-saving hydrogen production. Electrochimica Acta, 544 (544), 147681-147681.
Dehghanian, M., Akhavan Mahdavi, M., Gheshlaghi, R. (2025). Improvement of Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Via Anode Modification with TiC@C-TiO2/PANI Nanocomposite. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology- Part A, (), -.
Yazdi, J., Farshidi, M., & Ebrahimi, G. (2025). Microstructure and hardness of bi-modified magnesium AZ31 alloys subjected to severe plastic deformation. Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy, 61 (2), 213-221.
Babakhani, A. (2025). Dissolution Behavior and Kinetics of Copper Sulfide Concentrate in Choline Chloride DES. ChemEngineering, 9 (6), 132-141.
Farshidi, M. (2025). Study of the effects of heat treatment on structural and mechanical properties of Cu/Ni/Al layered composite produced by accumulated roll bonding. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1049 (), 185418-185418.
Bayat, M., Safaie, J., Mollazadeh Beidokhti, S. (2025). A comprehensive review of EEG electrode technologies: Advancements, applications, and future directions. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 399 (), 117396-117447.
Hasani Arefi, A., Seif Zadeh , M., & Sajjadi, S. (2025). An investigation on the hot corrosion behavior of mullite-12wt.%Yb2SiO5 as a novel EBC composite under CMAS melt attack. Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, (), -.

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Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials And Metallurgical Engineering

Phone: +985138806057

Fax: +985138763305