Dr Adrian Wei-Yee Tan

Dr Adrian Wei-Yee Tan, BEng, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

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Dr. Adrian Wei-Yee Tan is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM). He received his BEng (Mechanical Engineering), MSc (Precision Engineering) and PhD from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2012, 2014 and 2019, respectively.  He is also a member of the newly established Smart Manufacturing and Systems Research Group (SMSRG) at UoSM.

Prior joining USoM, Dr. Tan worked as a Research Associate (2014 to 2019) and Research Scientist (2019 to 2020) for the Cold Spray project (coating/additive manufacturing technology) at Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab, Singapore. As the project lead and pioneer member, he managed the project and led the technology development of the cold spray process with the aim to produce dense coatings or deposits for surface repair or protection of aerospace components. He has researched different kinds of deposited materials (via cold spray) such as titanium, Inconel, cobalt-chromium, copper, aluminium and various types of metallic composites.

Dr. Tan’s current research interests are in metal additive manufacturing, thermal spray, metallic and composite coatings, and microstructure/mechanical analysis of materials. He is currently working on wire-arc additive manufacturing and cold spray projects. In addition, he provides consultation to universities and industries regarding material and equipment development.

He is also a reviewer for Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Surface and Coatings Technology, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Additive Manufacturing, Coatings, Materials and Design, Applied Materials Today, and others.

 

Research Interest

  • Metal additive manufacturing
  • Thermal spray technology
  • Metallic and composite coatings
  • Micro- and nanostructure, and mechanical analysis

Consultancy

  1. Metallic composite and coating development
  2. Thermal spray and welding processes
  3. Equipment development

For any consultancy inquiries, please contact Adrian.Tan@soton.ac.uk

  1. Thermal spray coatings for automotive and aerospace applications
  2. Wire-arc additive manufacturing of advanced metal composites
  3. Laser welding of metallic materials for industrial applications

Prospective PhD candidates

Candidates interested in studying for a PhD and hold at least a 2:1 (or 60%) master’s degree in Mechanical, Materials or Aerospace Engineering are encouraged to send their CV to Adrian.Tan@soton.ac.uk

Smart Manufacturing and Systems Research Group (SMSRG)

A complete list of Dr Adrian Tan's publications can be found on Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=Yt17NLgAAAAJ&hl=en).

  1. Tan, A.W.-Y.; Tham, N.Y.S.; Chua, Y.S.; Wu, K.; Sun, W.; Liu, E.; Tan, S.C.; Zhou, W. Cold Spray of Nickel-Based Alloy Coating on Cast Iron for Restoration and Surface Enhancement. Coatings 2022, 12, 765.

  2. A.W.Y. Tan, J.Y. Lek, W. Sun, A. Bhowmik, I. Marinescu, P.J. Buenconsejo, Z. Dong, E. Liu, Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V–CoCr composite coatings, Composites Part B: Engineering, 202 (2020) 108280

  3. A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, A. Bhowmik, J.Y. Lek, X. Song, W. Zhai, H. Zheng, F. Li, I. Marinescu, Z. Dong, E. Liu, Effect of Substrate Surface Roughness on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cold-Sprayed Ti6Al4V Coatings on Ti6Al4V Substrates, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28 (2019) 1959-1973.

  4. A.W.Y. Tan, J.Y. Lek, W. Sun, A. Bhowmik, I. Marinescu, S. Xu, W. Zhai, F. Li, Z. Dong, C. Boothroyd, E. Liu, Influence of Particle Velocity Propelled using N2 or N2-He Mixed Gas on Properties of Cold Sprayed Ti6Al4 Coatings, Coatings, (2018) 327.

  5. A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, A. Bhowmik, J.Y. Lek, I. Marinescu, F. Li, N.W. Khun, Z. Dong, E. Liu, Effect of coating thickness on microstructure, mechanical properties and fracture behaviour of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V coatings on Ti6Al4V substrates, Surface and Coatings Technology, 349 (2018) 303-317.

  6. A.W.-Y. Tan, W. Sun, Y.P. Phang, M. Dai, I. Marinescu, Z. Dong, E. Liu, Effects of Traverse Scanning Speed of Spray Nozzle on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cold-Sprayed Ti6Al4V Coatings, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 26 (2017) 1484-1497.

  7. Sun, W.; Tan, A.W.-Y.; Chu, X.; Huang, J. Advanced Cold-Spraying Technology. Coatings 2022, 12, 1986.

  8. Wu, K.; Sun, W.; Tan, A.W.-Y.; Tan, S.C.; Liu, E.; Zhou, W. High temperature oxidation and oxychlorination behaviors of cold sprayed Inconel 718 deposits at 700 °C. Corrosion Science 2022, 207, 110536.

  9. Sun, W., Chu, X., Huang, J., Lan, H., Tan, A. W. Y., Huang, R., & Liu, E. (2022). Solution and Double Aging Treatments of Cold Sprayed Inconel 718 Coatings. Coatings, 12(3), 347.

  10. Wu, K., Chee, S. W., Sun, W., Tan, A. W. Y., Tan, S. C., Liu, E., & Zhou, W. (2021). Inconel 713C coating by cold spray for surface enhancement of Inconel 718. Metals, 11(12), 2048.

  11. Wu, K.; Sun, W.; Tan, A.W.-Y.; Marinescu, I.; Liu, E.; Zhou, W. An investigation into microstructure, tribological and mechanical properties of cold sprayed Inconel 625 coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology 2021, 424, 127660.

  12. Song, X., X.-Z. Jin, W. Zhai, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, F. Li, I. Marinescu and E. Liu. "Correlation between the macroscopic adhesion strength of cold spray coating and the microscopic single-particle bonding behaviour: Simulation, experiment and prediction, Applied Surface Science, 547 (2021) 149165.

  13. A. Bhowmik, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, Z. Wei, I. Marinescu, E. Liu, On the heat-treatment induced evolution of residual stress and remarkable enhancement of adhesion strength of cold sprayed Ti–6Al–4V coatings, Results in Materials, 7 (2020) 100119.

  14. W. Sun, A.W.Y. Tan, K.Q. Wu, S. Yin, X.W. Yang, I. Marinescu, and E. Liu, Post-Process Treatments on Supersonic Cold Sprayed Coatings: A Review, Coatings, 10 (2020) 123.

  15. W. Sun, A.W.Y. Tan, D.J.Y. King, N.W. Khun, A. Bhowmik, I. Marinescu, and E. Liu, “Tribological behavior of cold sprayed Inconel 718 coatings at room and elevated temperatures”, Surface & Coatings Technology, Vol. 385, pp. 125386 (2020).

  16. X. Song, K.L. Ng, J.M.-K. Chea, W. Sun, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Zhai, F. Li, I. Marinescu, E. Liu, Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) simulation of multiple particle impact during Metal Cold Spray process for fcoating porosity prediction, Surface and Coatings Technology, 385 (2020) 125433.

  17. W. Sun, A. Bhowmik, A.W.Y. Tan, R. Li, F. Xue, I. Marinescu, E. Liu, Improving microstructural and mechanical characteristics of cold-sprayed Inconel 718 deposits via local induction heat treatment, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 797 (2019) 1268-1279.

  18. W. Sun, A. Bhowmik, A.W.Y. Tan, F. Xue, I. Marinescu, F. Li, E. Liu, Strategy of incorporating Ni-based braze alloy in cold sprayed Inconel 718 coating, Surface and Coatings Technology, 358 (2019) 1006-1012.

  19. N.W. Khun, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, E. Liu, Effects of Nd:YAG Laser Surface Treatment on Tribological Properties of Cold-Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coatings Tested against 100Cr6 Steel under Dry Condition, Tribology Transactions, 62 (2019) 391-402.

  20. W. Sun, A.W.-Y. Tan, A. Bhowmik, F. Xue, I. Marinescu, E. Liu, Evaluation of cold sprayed graphene nanoplates–Inconel 718 composite coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, 378 (2019) 125065.

  21. W. Sun, A.W.Y. Tan, A. Bhowmik, I. Marinescu, X. Song, W. Zhai, F. Li, E. Liu, Deposition characteristics of cold sprayed Inconel 718 particles on Inconel 718 substrates with different surface conditions, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 720 (2018) 75-84.

  22. X. Song, J. Everaerts, W. Zhai, H. Zheng, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, F. Li, I. Marinescu, E. Liu, A.M. Korsunsky, Residual stresses in single particle splat of metal cold spray process – Numerical simulation and direct measurement, Materials Letters, 230 (2018) 152-156.

  23. J.Y. Lek, A. Bhowmik, A.W.Y Tan, W. Sun, X. Song, W. Zhai, P.J. Buenconsejo, F. Li, E. Liu, Y. Ming Lam, C.B. Boothroyd, Understanding the Microstructural Evolution of Cold Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coatings on Ti-6Al-4V Substrates, Applied Surface Science, 459 (2018) 492-504.

  24. W. Sun, A.W.Y. Tan, I. Marinescu, W.Q. Toh, E. Liu, Adhesion, tribological and corrosion properties of cold-sprayed CoCrMo and Ti6Al4V coatings on 6061-T651 Al alloy, Surface and Coatings Technology, 326 (2017) 291-298.

  25. N.W. Khun, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, E. Liu, Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Thick Ti-6Al-4V Coating Deposited on Ti-6Al-4V Substrate via High-Pressure Cold Spray, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 26 (2017) 1393-1407.

  26. W. Sun, A.W.Y. Tan, N.W. Khun, I. Marinescu, E. Liu, Effect of substrate surface condition on fatigue behavior of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V coatings, Surface and Coatings Technology, 320 (2017) 452-457.

  27. N.W. Khun, A.W.Y. Tan, W. Sun, E. Liu, Effect of Heat Treatment Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Cold Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coatings, Tribology Transactions, 60 (2017) 1033-1042.

  28. N.W. Khun, A. W. Y. Tan, K. J. W. Bi, and E. Liu, “Effects of working gas on wear and corrosion resistances of cold sprayed Ti-6Al-4V coatings”, Surf. Coat. Technol. 302 (2016) 1-12.

  29. N.W. Khun, A. W. Y. Tan, and E. Liu, “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Cold-Sprayed Ti Coatings on Ti-6Al-4V Substrates”, J. Therm. Spray Technol. 25(4) (2016) 715-724.

  30. N.W. Khun, E. Liu, A.W.Y. Tan, D. Senthilkumar, B. Albert, and D.M. Lal. (2015). Effects of deep cryogenic treatment on mechanical and tribological properties of AISI D3 tool steel. Friction, 3(3), 234–242.

  31. T.-G. La, G.-K. Lau, L.-L. Shiau, A.W.Y. Tan, Muscle-like high-stress dielectric elastomer actuators with oil capsules, Smart Materials and Structures, 23 (2014) 105006.

Dr Adrian Wei-Yee Tan

Assistant Professor
CO302, Block C Eko Galleria,
Jalan Eko Botani 3,
Taman Eko Botani,
79100 Iskandar Puteri,
Johor,
Malaysia

Phone: +607-5602463

Email: Adrian.Tan@soton.ac.uk