Prof. Nicola Pugno

Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering

University of Trento, Italy

E-mail: [email protected]

Qualifications

2000 Master Degree in Theoretical Physics and Astrophisics, 110/110 cum laude

1995 Ph.D. Course in Solid and Structural Mechanics (Mathematical Foundations of Fracture and Adhesion)

1990 Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering, 110/110 cum laude

Publications (Selected)

1. Toumi, O., Hannachi, N., Prisco, U., et al. (2026). Thermal behaviour and material flow in FSW of high-strength aluminium alloys: Role of tool design and process conditions. Sādhanā, 51(3), 243.
2. Prisco, U., & Mendez, P. F. (2026). Thermal Profile Produced by a Gaussian-in-Time Heat Source on a Semi-Infinite Solid. ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 148(7), 071401.
3. Formisano, A., Astarita, A., Garlaschè, M., et al. (2026). On the Surface Quality of Incrementally Formed Niobium Sheets. Solid State Phenomena, 389, 75-81.
4. Astarita, A., Caraviello, A., Cipolletta, A., et al. (2026). Tailoring the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Selective Laser Melting Invar 36 via Post-processing Heat Treatments. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1-11.
5. Prisco, U. (2026). From Gaussian In-time Heating to Moving Gaussian Heat Source. Advances in Welding Science and Technology.
6. Mendez, P. F., & Prisco, U. (2026). Depth and velocity of ablation under a constant heat flux. ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 147(8), 083001.
7. El Hassanin, A., & Prisco, U. (2025). Effect of surface roughness on rotating fatigue strength of as-built AlSi10Mg produced by laser powder bed fusion. Welding in the World, 69(4), 1123-1133.
8. Cozzolino, E., Astarita, A., & Prisco, U. (2025). FSW of AA2024: effects of tool wear on energy consumption. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 39(16), 2291-2298.
9. Borgioli, F., Benasciutti, D., Prisco, U., et al. (2024). Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Improving Structural Integrity of Metals: From Bulk to Surface. Metals, 14(10), 1120.
10. Toumi, O., Khalifa, R. B., Silvestri, A. T., et al. (2024). Assessment of the thermomechanical behavior and microstructure of AA 7075-T6 aluminum alloy lap joints at optimal predicted FSW process parameters. Metals, 14(8), 839.
11. Prisco, U., & Astarita, A. (2024). Prediction of specific energy consumption during face milling of steel. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 39(5), 711-719.
12. Calista, D., Lehnhoff, G., Prisco, U., et al. (2024). Analytical modelling of temperature and vee length evolution in electric resistance welding. The AWS Professional Program 2024.
13. Formisano, A., Boccarusso, L., De Fazio, D., et al. (2024). Experimental evidence on the twisting of incrementally formed polymer sheets by varying the toolpath strategy. Materials Research Proceedings, 41.
14. Prisco, U., Duman, U., & Mendez, P. F. (2024). Scaling modelling of penetration in high productivity gas tungsten arc welding. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 320, 118120.
15. Coticelli, F., & Prisco, U. (2023). Microstructure and hardness of electron beam melted Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy in dependence of the scanning speed. Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences, 8(3), 551-557.
16. Roda, J., Prisco, U., Astarita, A., et al. (2023). Evolución microestructural mediante el proceso de pulido utilizando la tecnología DryLyte® en muestras de ti6al4v con diferentes estados superficiales. Informativo AIAS, 10-15.
17. Martínez, GAS, Rodriguez-Alabanda, O., Prisco, U., et al. (2022). The influences of the variable speed and internal die geometry on the performance of two commercial soluble oils in the drawing process of pure copper fine wire. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 118(11).
18. Prisco, U. (2021). Shape of the melt pool produced by a moving Gaussian heat source. Welding in the World, 65(11), 2105-2118.
19. Prisco, U., Martinez, GAS, & Kabayama, L. K. (2020). Effect of die pressure on the lubricating regimes achieved in wire drawing. Production Engineering, 14(5), 667-676.
20. El Hassanin, A., Scherillo, F., Prisco, U., et al. (2020). Selective laser melting of Cu-inconel 718 powder mixtures. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 59, 679-689.
21. Santana Martinez, GA, Qian, WL, Kabayama, L. K., et al. (2020). Effect of process parameters in copper-wire drawing. Metals, 10(1), 105.
22. Prisco, U., Astarita, A., El Hassanin, A., et al. (2019). Influence of processing parameters on microstructure and roughness of electron beam melted Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34(15), 1753-1760.

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