Reader
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- mehmet.kartal@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272495
- Office Address
School of Engineering, 51cg, Fraser Noble Building (room 252), King’s College Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Work Experience
Reader in Mechanical Engineering, 51cg, 08/2021 - Present
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, 51cg, 08/2016 - 07/2021
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, 51cg, 09/2014 - 07/2016
Post-doctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford, 01/2008 - 08/2014
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director of Post-Graduate Research Students (2022-present)
Post-Graduate Research Officer (2025-present)
Programme Coordinator for the MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering (2017 -2023)
Programme Coordinator for the MSc in Advanced Structural Engineering (2021 -2023)
Coordinator of Non-Destructive Testing Services (μCT) (2016 - present)
- External Memberships
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Panel member of the Royal Society’s Newton International Fellowships Committee (2025-present)
External Examiner for MSc programmes at Liverpool John Moores University (2022-present)
Associate Editor of International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2024-present)
Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2020-present)
Panel member of the Royal Society's International Exchanges Committee (2016-2023)
External Examiner for PhD vivas (2016-present)
Guest Editor of Metals (2021-2023)
Reviewer for
- Additive Manufacturing
- Experimental Mechanics
- International Journal of Fatigue
- Wear
- Materials & Design
- Composites Part A
- Engineering Fracture Mechanics
- International Journal of Solids and Structures
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
- The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
- Tribology International
- ZAMM - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
- The Journal of Engineering
- Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering
- International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
- Research
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Research Overview
Micromechanical modelling
Contact mechanics
Residual stresses and eigenstrain theory
Experimental mechanics
Mechanics of materials
Funding and Grants
External Grants Awarded
- M.E. Kartal. 3D in-situ based methodology for optimizing the mechanical performance of selective laser melted aluminium alloys. EPSRC, £101k, 2018-2021
- M.E. Kartal, A. Karadimos and R.D. Neilson. Designing new Umbelicals for deep sea applications (Phase 2). Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (Phase 2), £260, 2018-2020
- M.E.Kartal, A. Karadimos and R.D. Neilson. Designing new Umbelicals for deep sea applications (Phase 1). Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, £68k, 2017-2018
- M.E. Kartal. Multiscale Experimental and Computational Techniques for Optimizing Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing Process Parameters. NSIRC/TWI PhD Sponsorship 2016, £44k, 2016-2019
- M.E. Kartal., I. Guz and M. Kashtalyan. KTP between 51cg and Westerton. Department of Trade and Industry (Knowledge Transfer Partnership), £150k, 2016-2017.
- M.E. Kartal. Three-dimensional in-situ measurements of deformation using the x-ray microscope and microtest stage. The Royal Society Research Grant, £15k, 2015-2016.
- A.C.F. Cocks and M.E. Kartal. Measurements of residual stresses in ultra-thick steel welds and analysis of relationship between residual stresses and fatigue fracture. Welding and Joining Research Group Technical Research Laboratories POSCO, $50k, 2011-2013.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
EM3028:Engineering Materials
EG4529/EM4529 Nonlinear Mechanics
EG5096 Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
EG50T7 Subsea Construction, Inspection and Maintenance
EG5565 MEng Group Design
EG4013 MEng/BEng Individual Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- Publications
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Crystal Plasticity based Study to Understand the Interaction of Hydrogen, Defects and Loading in Austenitic Stainless Steel Single Crystals
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 45, no. 56, pp. 32632-32647Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Hydrogen effect on plastic deformation and fracture in austenitic stainless steel
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE]
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Classifying shape of internal pores within AlSi10Mg alloy manufactured by laser powder bed fusion using 3D X-ray micro computed tomography: influence of processing parameters and heat treatment
Materials Characterization, vol. 163, 110225Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Modelling Hydrogen Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking in Austenitic Stainless Steel
Journal of Mechanics, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 213-222Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The influence of pulsed laser powder bed fusion process parameters on Inconel 718 material properties
Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 769, 138527Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Contrast-enhancing staining for microCT-based visualisation of the fibrous structure in the human Achilles tendon enthesis
Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations- [ONLINE]
A CPFEM based study to understand the void growth in high strength dual-phase Titanium alloy (Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al)
International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 122, pp. 188-211Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Analysing size and shape of internal processing defects within selective laser melted aluminium alloy using x-ray micro computed tomography
Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Symposium 2019, pp. 49-49Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
Effect of post-thermal treatments on microstructure and mechanical properties of L-PBF IN718 material
Contributions to Conferences: PapersInfluence of recycled Inconel 718 powder on pulsed laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing material
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
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