Faculty Profile
Dr. Rıza GÜRBÜZ
Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Eng.
D-Block, Room 206
(+90)312 210 5933 (room)
(+90)312 210 5897 (lab)
(+90)312 210 2518 (fax)
E-mail: rgurbuz@metu.edu.tr
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Research Interests:
  • Fatigue of Metals
  • Failure Analysis
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Corrosion
Journal Articles and Publications:
  1. Bedir F, Ögel B and Gurbuz R, "Age Hardening Behaviour and Mechanical Strength of Al-TiC Composites Produced by Conventional Hot Pressing Method", METALL, 7-8, 459-462, (2005).
  2. Gurbuz R, Kalkanlı A and Gonenc H, "Effect of Copper Alloying on Fatigue Life and Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of Ductile Cast Irons", Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 43, 1, 137-144, (2004).
  3. Gurbuz R and Sarioglu F, "Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour in Aluminium Alloy 7475 Under Different Aging Conditions", MATER SCI TECH SER, 17, 12, 1539-1543, (2001).
  4. Ogel B and Gurbuz R, "Microstructural Characterization and Tensile Properties of Hot Pressed Al-Sic Composites Prepared From Pure Al and Cu Powders", MAT SCI ENG A-STRUCT, 301, 2, 213-220, (2001).
  5. Gurbuz R and Alpay SP, "The Effect of Coarse 2nd Phase Particles On Fatigue-Crack Propagation of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy", Scripta Metall Mater, 30, 11, 1373-1376, (1994).
  6. Alpay SP and Gurbuz R, "Effect Of Aging on the Fatigue-Crack Growth-Kinetics of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy in 2 Directions", Scripta Metall Mater, 30, 4, 423-427, (1994).
  7. Gurbuz R, Doruk M and Schutz W, "Effect of Salt-Water Fog on Fatigue Crack-Growth Behavior of 7050-Aluminum Alloy in Different Orientations", J Mater Sci, 26, 4, 1032-1038, (1991).