Pedro Vilaça

Associate Professor at Aalto University School of Business

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Biography

Aalto University School of Business

My main activities are teaching and supervising students in their technical-scientifc thesis. Managing research projects and promoting innovative technological solutions is other significant part of my professional life. The main research and development field is “Thermomechanical Manufacturing Technologies” focusing Joining of Materials by Fusion and Solid State Welding Techniques. Other fields of activity are part of the core of an Engineering Materials Research Group, namely technologies related with welding, e.g.: cutting, marking, surfacing, processing and channeling; Non-destructive testing technology. Joining of materials by Adhesive Technology and Hybrid Techniques are also fields of interest.

BACKGROUND

I come from Portugal where I worked as Assistant Professor since 2003 and as tenured Professor since 2008 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon).

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Journal article-refereed, Original research

Surface Integrity Analysis of Abrasive Water Jet-Cut Surfaces of Friction Stir Welded Joints

Kumar, Ratnesh; Chattopadhyaya, Somnath; Dixit, Amit Rai; Bora, Bhabani; Zelenak, Michal; Hloch, Sergej; Hlavacek, Petr; Scucka, Jiri; Klich, Jiri; Sitek, Libor; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2017 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (SPRINGER LONDON LTD)
ISSN: 0268-3768

Characterization of friction surfaced coatings of aisi 316 tool over high-speed-steel substrate

Kumar, Ravi; Chattopadhyaya, Somnath; Ghosh, Aniruddha; Krolczyk, Grzegorz M.; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Kumar, Ratnesh; Srivastava, Madhulika; Shariq, Mohammad; Triphathi, Rupam
2017 in TRANSACTIONS OF FAMENA (University of Zagreb)
ISSN: 1333-1124

Application of Different X-ray Techniques to Improve In-Service Carbon Fiber Reinforced Rope Inspection

Schumacher, David; Antin, Kim-Niklas; Zscherpel, Uwe; Vilaça, Pedro
2017 in JOURNAL OF NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (Springer New York)
ISSN: 0195-9298

FSW of Aluminium AA5754 to Steel DX54 with Innovative Overlap Joint

Sorger, Gonçalo ; Wang, Hao; Vilaça, Pedro; Santos, Telmo G.
2017 in WELDING IN THE WORLD (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG)
ISSN: 0043-2288

A study on the formability of aluminum tailor welded blanks produced by friction stir welding

Parente, Marco; Safdarian, R.; Santos, Abel D.; Loureiro, Altino; Vilaca, Pedro; Natal Jorge, R. M.
2016 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (SPRINGER LONDON LTD)
ISSN: 0268-3768

Developments in micro-and nano-defects detection using bacterial cells

Santos, Telmo G.; Miranda, R. M.; Teresa Vieira, M.; Rita Farinha, A.; Ferreira, Telma J.; Quintino, Luisa; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; de Carvalho, Carla C. C. R.
2016 in NDT & E INTERNATIONAL (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0963-8695

Production by FSW of free-shape hollow box profile in AA5754 for automotive application

Taavitsainen, Topi; Vilaça, Pedro; Mutanen, Tommi
2016 in WELDING IN THE WORLD (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG)
ISSN: 0043-2288

Application of FSW to Join Aluminium Foil Winding Coils for Electrical Transformers

Vilaca, Pedro; Mendes, Joel; Nascimento, Filipe; Quintino, Luísa
2016 in International Journal of Mechanical Systems Engineering (American V-King Scientific Publishing, Ltd.)
ISSN: 2225-7403

Corrosion Behavior of the Friction Stir Welded AZ31 Magnesium Alloy

Nascimento, F.; Fernandes, J.C.S.; Vilaça, P.; Pires, F.M.A.
2015 in MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS (Cambridge University Press)
ISSN: 1431-9276

A new dual driver planar eddy current probe with dynamically controlled induction pattern

Rosado, Luis S.; Santos, Telmo G.; Ramos, Pedro M.; Vilaca, Pedro; Piedade, Moises
2015 in NDT & E INTERNATIONAL (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0963-8695

Surface discontinuity detection using bacterial suspensions

Santos, Telmo G.; Miranda, R.M.; Nascimento, F.; Quintino, Luisa; Vilaca, Pedro; de Carvalho, Carla C.C.R.
2015 in WELDING IN THE WORLD (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG)
ISSN: 0043-2288

Surface reinforcement of AA5083-H111 by friction stir processing assisted by electrical current

Santos, Telmo G.; Lopes, N.; Machado, Miguel; Vilaça, Pedro; Miranda, R.M.
2015 in JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0924-0136

Characterisation of fatigue fracture surfaces of friction stir channelling specimens tested at different temperatures

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virginia; Vilaca, Pedro
2015 in ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 1350-6307

Friction Surfacing - a review

Gandra, João; Miranda, Rosa M.; Vilaça, Pedro; Krohn, Henning; Beyer, Mathias; dos Santos, Jorge F.
2014 in JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0924-0136

Wear behaviour of steel coatings produced by friction surfacing

Pereira, Diogo; Gandra, João; Pamies-Teixeira, Jorge; Miranda, Rosa M.; Vilaça, Pedro
2014 in JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0924-0136

Friction Stir Welding Assisted by Electrical Joule Effect to Overcome Lack of Penetration in Aluminium Alloys

Santos, Telmo G.; Miranda, Rosa M.; Vilaça, Pedro
2014 in KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 1013-9826

A Non-Conventional Technique for Evaluating Welded Joints Based on the Electrical Conductivity

Santos, Telmo G.; Sorger, Gonçalo; Vilaça, Pedro; Miranda, R.M.
2014 in KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 1013-9826

Friction Stir Welding assisted by electrical Joule effect

Santos, Telmo G.; Miranda, R.M.; Vilaça, Pedro
2014 in JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (Elsevier BV)
ISSN: 0924-0136

Fatigue behaviour at elevated temperature of friction stir channelling solid plates of AA5083-H111 aluminium alloy

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virginia; Vilaça, Pedro
2014 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0142-1123

Fatigue assessment of friction stir channels

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virginia; Vilaça, Pedro
2014 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE (ELSEVIER SCI LTD)
ISSN: 0142-1123

Differences between secondary and primary flash formation on coating of HSS with AISI 316 using friction surfacing

Vilaça, Pedro; Hänninen, Hannu; Saukkonen, Tapio; Miranda, Rosa M.
2014 in WELDING IN THE WORLD (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG)
ISSN: 0043-2288

Innovative Concept and Application of EC Probe For Inspection of Friction Stir Welds

Vilaça, Pedro; Santos, Telmo G.; Rosado, Luís; Miranda, Rosa M.
2014 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND MATERIALS PROPERTIES (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd)
ISSN: 1741-8410

Advances in NDT and Materials Characterization by Eddy Currents

Almeida, G.; Gonzalez, J.; Rosado, L.; Vilaça, P.; Santos, T.G.
2013 in Procedia CIRP (Elsevier BV)

Deposition of AA6082-T6 over AA2024-T3 by friction surfacing - Mechanical and wear characterization

Gandra, J.; Pereira, D.; Miranda, R.M.; Silva, R.J.C.; Vilaça, P.
2013 in SURFACE AND COATINGS TECHNOLOGY (Elsevier Science)
ISSN: 0257-8972

Surface Improvement by Overlapping in Multipass FSP

Gandra, J.; Miranda, R.M.; Vilaça, P.
2013 in Materials Science Forum (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 0255-5476

Wear Characterization of Functionally Graded Al-SiC Composite Coatings Produced by Friction Surfacing

Gandra, J.; Vigarinho, P.; Pereira, D.; Miranda, R.M.; Velhinho, A.; Vilaça, P.
2013 in Journal of Materials and Design (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 0261-3069

Metallographic Characterization of Friction Stir Channels

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virginia; Vilaça, Pedro
2013 in Materials Science Forum (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 0255-5476

Modelling Microstructural Effects on the Mechanical Behaviour of a Friction Stirred Channel Aluminium Alloy

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virgínia; Lage, Yoann; Vilaça, Pedro
2013 in KEY ENGINEERING MATERIALS (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 1013-9826

Application of Taguchi Method in the Optimization of Friction Stir Welding Parameters of an Aeronautic Aluminium Alloy

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virgínia; Peças, Paulo; Vilaça, Pedro
2013 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MATERIALS MANUFACTURING AND CHARACTERIZATION (Trans Tech Publications)
ISSN: 2277-3886

Book section, Chapters in research books

Surface Modification by Friction Based Processes

Miranda, R.M.; Gandra, J.; Vilaça, P.
2013
ISBN: 978-953-51-1149-8

Conference proceedings

New Development and Testing of FSChanneling Technique: HybridFSC

Karvinen, Heikki; Nordal, Daniel; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Galkin, Timo
2017
ISBN: 978-1-5108-4403-2

Weldability of Direct-Quenched Steel with a Yield Stress of 960 MPa

Taavitsainen, Juho; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Porter, David; Suikkanen, Pasi
2017
ISBN: 978-1-5108-4403-2

Concept and Architecture of a New Advanced Control for the FSW of Steels

Lourenco Sorger, Goncalo; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Santos, Telmo Gomes
2016

Influence of Process Parameters on Friction Stir Channelling

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virgínia; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2016

Effect of Friction Stir welding tool direction, number of passes and post-weldin g heat treatment on the texture of 6063-T6 aluminum welded joint

Poetscher, Freddy; Brandi, Sergio Duarte; Schon, Claudio Geraldo; Vilaça, Pedro
2015
ISBN: 978-3-03835-471-0

Can bacterial cells help the characterization of surface condition?

Santos, Telmo G.; Pamies-Teixeira, J.; Miranda, R.M.; Vilaça, Pedro; de Carvalho, Carla C.C.R.
2015

An Experimental Investigation of the Yield Parameters in Friction Surfacing Using Factorial Design of Experiment

Chattopadhyaya, Somnath; Mukhopadhyay, Prithviraj; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Effect of second pass in 2-sided FSW of high-strength structural steel

Luumi, Lauri; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Sato, Yutaka S.; Hänninen, Hannu; Kokawa, Hiroyuki
2014

Process Developments in Friction Surfacing for Coatings Applications

Miranda, Rosa M.; Gandra, João; Vilaça, Pedro
2014
ISBN: 978-3-642-55121-5
ISSN: 2194-5357

Process Developments and Materials Characterization in FSW/P

Miranda, Rosa M.; Gandra, João; Santos, Telmo G.; Quintino, Luísa; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Micro Surface Defects Detection by Bacterial Cell Suspension

Santos, Telmo G.; Inácio, Patrick; Costa, Alexandre; Vilaça, Pedro; Miranda, R.M.; de Carvalho, Carla C.C.R.
2014

Friction Stir Welding Assisted by Electrical Joule Effect to Overcome Lack of Penetration in Aluminium Alloys

Santos, Telmo Gomes; Miranda, Rosa M.; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Advances in ultrasonic welding of thin section cumg cable splices

Fernandes, Alexandre; Valente, João; Anunciação, Filipe; Vilaça, Pedro
2013

Influence of process parameters in the friction surfacing of AA 6082-T6 over AA 2024-T3

Gandra, J.; Pereira, D.; Miranda, R.M.; Vilaça, P.
2013 in Procedia CIRP (Elsevier)
ISSN: 2212-8271

Effect of Microstructure on the Fatigue Behavior of a Friction Stirred Channel Aluminium Alloy

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virgínia; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2013 in Procedia Engineering (Elsevier)
ISSN: 1877-7058

Application of Taguchi Method in the Optimization of Friction Stir Welding Parameters of an Aeronautic Aluminium Alloy

Vidal, Catarina; Infante, Virgínia; Peças, Paulo; Vilaça, Pedro
2013

Influence of secondary flash formation on friction surfacing of high-strength steel substrate with AISI 316 consumable

Vilaça, Pedro; Hänninen, Hannu; Saukkonen, Tapio; Miranda, Rosa M.
2013

Application of FSW to join aluminium foil windings for electrical transformers

Vilaça, Pedro; Mendes, Joel; Santis, Eugénio; Prior, João; Quintino, Luísa
2013

Innovative Concept and Application of EC Probe For Inspection of Friction Stir Welds

Vilaça, Pedro; Santos, Telmo G.; Rosado, Luis; Miranda, Rosa M.
2013

Non-refereed scientific articles

Unrefereed journal articles

Development of Automatic Systems for NDT Inspection of wheels and Propeller Blades of Airplanes

Sousa, José P.; Demony, Francisco; Pedrosa, Nuno; Santos, Telmo G.; Vilaça, Pedro; Quintino, Luísa
2013 in The Croatian Society for NDT Journal (Elsevier)
ISSN: 1847-9340

Unrefereed conference proceedings

Development of parameters for FSW of AZ31 Mg alloy with analysis of mechanical and corrosion properties

Nascimento, Filipe; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Pires, Francisco M. Andrade; Fernandes, João C. S.; Quintino, Luísa
2014

Scientific books (monographs)

Book

Surface modification by solid state processing

Miranda, Rosa M.; Gandra, João; Vilaça, Pedro; Quintino, Luísa; Santos, Telmo G.
2013
ISBN: 978-0-85709-468-1

Publications intended for professional communities

Article in professional journal

Aalto University: Research and Education in Welded Structures

Remes, Heikki; Vilaca, Pedro; Romanoff, Jani; Marquis, Gary; Hänninen, Hannu
2015 in HITSAUSTEKNIIKKA (Woodhead Publishing)
ISSN: 0437-6056

Aalto-yliopiston opetus- ja tutkimustoiminta hitsaustekniikan eturintamassa

Vilaça, Pedro; Hänninen, Hannu
2015 in HITSAUSTEKNIIKKA (Woodhead Publishing)
ISSN: 0437-6056

Article in professional conference proceedings

A Microstructural Evaluation of Single and Double-Pass FSW Beads in 9% Nickel Steel

Casanova, Jaime; Lourenco Sorger, Goncalo; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Brandi, Sérgio Duarte
2016

Development of the Weldability by FSW of Cu-OFP Canisters: Design of FSW Tool and Modeling of FSW Tool

Weaver, Quinton; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Salonen, Timo
2016

Eddy Current Testing of Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites Using Advanced Probe

Antin, Kim-Niklas; Santos, Telmo G.; Vilaça, Pedro
2015

Production by FSW of Free-Shape Hollow Profile in AA5754 for Automotive Application

Taavitsainen, Topi; Vilaça, Pedro; Mutanen, Tommi
2015

Advanced Control of FSW of Ultra-HSSteels Based on the Monitoring of the Magnetic Permeability of the Processed Zone

Vilaça, Pedro; Sorger, Gonçalo
2015

Patents and invention disclosures

Patent

Process of Opening Internal Continuous Channels in Massive Components Without Changing the Original Position of the Processed Surface and Respective Modular Adjustable Tool

Vilaca, Pedro; Vidal, Catarina
2013

Comparison of fatigue behaviours of AA5052 H32 butt joints fabricated by the CW‐GMAW and FSW processes

Ribeiro, Rafael A.; Assuncao, Paulo D. C.; Infante, Virgínia; Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Pina Cipriano, Goncalo; Moreira, Pedro M.G.P.; Braga, Eduardo M.
2016

Friction Flash to Tube [F2T]: Manufacturing of seamless tubular shapes from flash of continuous plunge rotary friction in open die condition

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2016

One-action simultaneous production of welding between multiple components and internal closed channels within the processed zone: Hybrid Friction Stir Channeling

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Karvinen, Heikki
2016

Solid-state production of a channel and a weld joint in one simultaneous action by stirring multiple-components and partial extraction of the processed material into flash

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Karvinen, Heikki
2016

Control of friction stir processing and welding parameters based on monitoring the magnetic permeability of the processed zone

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Lourenco Sorger, Goncalo
2015

Friction Stir Welding – New Possibilities for Designers

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Application of Friction Stir Welding and Allied Techniques to Aluminium

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Friction Stir Welding and its Variants Applied to Metals

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Fundaments of the Modelling of Friction Stir Welding. Simulation Day of Workshop on Friction-Stir-Welding in Steel. HZG, Geesthacht, Germany. 21th November 2014.

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro
2014

Application of NDT System for the detection of Imperfections and Characterization of FSW Joints

Santos Vilaca da Silva, Pedro; Santos, Telmo G.; Rosado, Luis
2013

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