Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Professor Milo V KralProfessor Milo Kral

Positions

Professor
Head of Department

Qualifications

BE, MSc(Eng), PhD(Vanderbilt)

Contact Details

Phone: (+64) (3) 364 2987 ext 7392
Internal Phone: 7392
Room: Mechanical E522
milo.kral@canterbury.ac.nz

 

Research Interests and Publications

Research interests include: magnesium casting alloy development; creep in wrought magnesium alloys; high temperature corrosion processes in stainless steels; biomaterials wear testing; production methods for optimizing mechanical properties in al-si casting alloys; intermetallics in al-si alloys; precipitation mechanisms in titanium alloys; and use of electron diffraction (EBSD, SAD, CBED etc) for research.

Detailed research interests and publications are available at the UC Research Profile.

Postgraduate Research Opportunities

Projects available