Biography

Prof. Donato Firrao

Politecnico di Torino, Italy


Email: donato.firrao@polito.it


Qualifications
1986 Full Professor, Technology of Metallic Materials, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
1970 M.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

1968 Laurea in Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy


Publications (selected)
  1. P. MATTEIS, G. SCAVINO, F. D’AIUTO, D. FIRRAO, “Fatigue behavior of dual-phase and twip steels for lightweight automotive structures”, Steel Research Int. 83(10) (2012), 950-956. DOI: 10.1002/srin.201100329.
  2. G. SCAVINO, F. D’AIUTO, MATTEIS P., P. RUSSO SPENA, D. FIRRAO: “Plastic localization phenomena in a Mn-Alloyed austenitic steel”, METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. A, PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE,41(2010), 1493-1501, ISSN: 1073-5623, DOI:10.1007/s11661-010-0191-9.
  3. D. FIRRAO, P. MATTEIS, P. RUSSO SPENA, G.M.M. MORTARINO: “Fatigue crack growth in inhomogeneous steel components”, Int. J. of Fatigue, 32(5)(2010), 864-869, ISSN: 0142-1123.doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.10.004.
  4. P. MATTEIS, G. SCAVINO, E. QUADRINI, P. PERUCCI, D. FIRRAO: “Damage of repeatedly nitrocarburised steel dies for aluminium extrusion”, SURFACE ENGINEERING, 25(2009), 507-516,ISSN: 0267-0844, DOI: 10.1179/026708408X339073.
  5. D. FIRRAO, P. MATTEIS, G. SCAVINO, G. UBERTALLI, C. POZZI, M.G. IENCO, P. PICCARDO, M.R. PINASCO, E. STAGNO, G. COSTANZA, R. MONTANARI, M.E. TATA, G. BRANDIMARTE, S. PETRALIA: “Microstructural effects in face-centered-cubic alloys after small charge explosions”, METALL.AND MATER. TRANS. A, PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALSSCIENCE, 38(2007), 2869-2884, ISSN: 1073-5623, DOI: 10.1007/S11661-007-9318-Z.
  6. D. FIRRAO, P. MATTEIS, G. SCAVINO, G. UBERTALLI, M. G. IENCO, M. R. PINASCO, E. STAGNO, R. GEROSA, B. RIVOLTA, A. SILVESTRI, G. SILVA, A. GHIDINI: “Relationships between tensile and fracture mechanics properties and fatigue properties of large plastic mould steel blocks”, Mater.Sci. Eng., A Struct. Mater. - Prop. Microstruct. Process.,468-470(2007), 193-200, ISSN: 0921-5093, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2006.07.166.
  7. D. FIRRAO, R. GEROSA, A. GHIDINI, P. MATTEIS, G. MORTARINO, M.R. PINASCO, B. RIVOLTA, G. SILVA, and E. STAGNO: “Relation between fatigue crack initiation and propagation, toughness and microstructure in large steel blooms for automotive plastic molds”, Int. J. of Fatigue, 29(9-11) (2007), 1880-1884, ISSN: 0142-1123.
  8. D. FIRRAO, P. MATTEIS, G. SCAVINO, G. UBERTALLI, M.G. IENCO, G. PELLATI, P. PICCARDO, M.R. PINASCO, E. STAGNO, R. MONTANARI, M.E. TATA, G. BRANDIMARTE, S. PETRALIA: “Mechanical twins in 304 stainless steel after small charge explosions”, Mater. Sci. Eng., A Struct. Mater. - Prop. Microstruct. Process., 424(1) (2006), 23-32, ISSN: 0921-5093.
  9. D.FIRRAO, D. UGUES: “Fracture of nitrided and nitrocarburized blunt notch three-point bending die steel specimens”, Mater.Sci. Eng., A Struct. Mater. - Prop. Microstruct. Process.409(1-2)(2005), 309-316, ISSN: 0921-5093.
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