Concepedia

W.A. Backofen

WB

26

Publications

2.4K

Citations

20

H-Index

1951

Active since

Affiliations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Current)

General Electric (United States)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Sandia National Laboratories California

W.A. Backofen is an author at Massachusetts Institute of Technology specializing in engineering, materials science, and mechanics of materials.

Top concepts

EngineeringMaterial ScienceMechanics Of MaterialsSolid MechanicsMechanical EngineeringMicrostructurePlasticityMechanicsApplied PhysicsMechanical Properties

Publications per year

1951–1973

26

Publications

26

Deformation processing

W.A. Backofen · Metallurgical Transactions · 1973 · 489 citations

Plastic deformation of titanium at elevated temperatures

N. E. Paton, W.A. Backofen · Metallurgical Transactions · 1970 · 317 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Severe Plastic Deformation +7

Superplasticity in an Al-Zn Alloy

W.A. Backofen · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1964 · 251 citations

Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Engineering +5

The effect of grain size on fatigue

A. W. Thompson, W.A. Backofen · Acta Metallurgica · 1971 · 249 citations

Fatigue Management, Engineering, Strength Property +6

The deformation and failure of a biaxially stretched sheet

M. Azrin, W.A. Backofen · Metallurgical Transactions · 1970 · 162 citations

Nonlinear Elasticity, Engineering, Elasticity (Physics) +6

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