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 Dr. Saheb Nouari

 

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Associate Professor

Contact Information

Office               Bldg-63 Room-304                                
Phone              966-13-860 7529                                      
Fax                  966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept)                                 
Email               nouari@kfupm.edu.sa​
Websites          Personal Page                            

Education                                   

Ph.D.                Materials Science, National University of Malaysia, (2001).                                    

M.Sc.                Metallurgy, Constantine University, Algeria, (1994).                                 

B.Sc                  Metallurgy, Constantine University, Algeria, (1991).                                   

Courses Taught

  • ME 574               Advanced Materials Science
  • MSE 503             Materials Characterization
  • ME 606               Independent Research
  • ME 216               Materials Science and Engineering
  • ME 495               Directed Research/BSc Research Thesis
  • ME 215               Materials Science for Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 215               Materials Science Lab for Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 479               Modern Materials
  • MEC 4263          Non-destructive Evaluation of Structures
  • MAT 4390          Nanomaterials
  • MAT 3210          Crystallography and X-Rays Diffraction
  • MAT 4229          Powder Metallurgy
  • MAT 3240          Composite Materials
  • MAT 3140          Polymeric Materials
  • MAT 3220          Applied Polymer Processing
  • MME 2222         Materials Engineering Lab II
  • MME 2204         Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical Behaviour of Alloys
  • MME 6260         Advanced Materials Characterization

Research Areas

Metallic Materials, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites

Representative Publications 

 Representative Publications

  • [J1] N. Saheb, Z. Baumerzaug, D. Hamana, T. Laoui, O.Van Der Biest, “Different Types of Discontinuous Precipitation in Cu-15% wt. In Alloy”, Scripta Materialia, Vol.32, No.9, pp: 1453-1458, 1995.
  • [J2] D. Hamana, Z. Baumerzaug, N. Saheb, “Cellular Precipitation from Phase Boundaries in Cu- 9 wt % Sb Alloy”, Philosophical Magazine Letters, Vol.72, No.6, pp: 369-374, 1995. 
  • [J3] N. Saheb, T. Laoui, A.R. Daud, M. Harun, S. Radiman, R. Yahaya, “Influence of Ti addition on wear properties of Al-Si eutectic alloys”, Wear, Vol.249, No.8, pp: 656-662, 2001.
  • [J4] A.R. Daud, N. Saheb, “Characterisation of Phases and Lattice Parameter Measurements in the Al-Rich Corner of the Al-Si-Ti System”, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 41, No. 4A pp: L405-L407, 2002.
  • [J5] N. Saheb, T. Laoui, A. R. Daud, R. Yahaya, S. Radiman, “. Microstructure and Hardness behaviours of Ti-containing Al-Si alloys” Philosophical Magazine A Vol. 82, No.4 pp: 803-814, 2002.
  • [J6] M. Heraiz, A. Merrouche, N. Saheb, “Effect of MgO Addition and Sintering Parameters on Mullite Formation Through Reaction Sintering Kaolin and Alumina”, Advances in Applied Ceramics, Vol.105, No. 6, pp: 285-290, 2006.
  • [J7] N. Saheb, P.T. Meng, A.R. Daud, “Compaction and Sintering Behaviour of A356-Fly Ash Composites: a preliminary investigation”, Powder Metallurgy, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp: 54-59, 2007.
  • [J8] N. Saheb, C.Y. Chia, “PM Processing and Characterization of New ZrO2-Fly Ash Composites”, Powder Metallurgy, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp: 60-65, 2007.
  • [J9] F. Sahnoune, M. Chegaar, N. Saheb, P. Goeuriot, F. Valdivieso, “Algerian Kaolinite used for Mullite formation”, Applied Clay Science, Vol. 38, pp: 304-310, 2008.
  • [J10] F. Sahnoune, M. Chegaar, N. Saheb, P. Gueuriot, F. Valdivieso, “Differential Thermal Analysis of Mullite Formation from Algerian Kaolin”, Advances in Applied Ceramics, Vol. 107, No. 1, pp: 9-13, 2008.
  • [J11] F. Sahnoune, H. Belhouchet, N. Saheb, M. Heraiz, M. Chegaar, P. Goeuriot, “Phase Transformation and Sintering Behaviour of Mullite and Mullite-Zirconia Composite Materials”, Advances in Applied Ceramics Vol. 110, No. 3, pp: 175-180, 2011.
  • [J12] F. Sahnoune, N. Saheb, B. Kamal, Z. Takok, Thermal analysis of dehydroxylation of Algerian kaolin, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 107, Issue 3, 1067-1072, 2012.
  • [J13] N. Saheb, Z. Iqbal, A. Khalil, A.S. Hakeem, N. Al-Aqeeli, T. Laoui, A. Al-Qutub, R. Kirchner, Spark plasma sintering of metals and metal matrix nanocomposites: A review, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2012, Article ID 983470, 1-13, 2012.
  • [J14] A.M. Al-Qutub, A. Khalil, N. Saheb, N. Al-Aqeeli, T. Laoui, Wear behavior of spark plasma sintered Al2124 aluminum alloy containing carbon nanotubes, Science of Advanced Materials, 4, 1166-1173, 2012.
  • [J15] A.M. Al-Qutub, A. Khalil, N. Saheb, A.S. Hakeem, Wear and friction behavior of Al6061 alloy reinforced with carbon nanotubes, Wear, 297, 752–761, 2013.
  • [J16] N. Saheb, A. Khalil, A.S. Hakeem, T. Laoui, N. Al-Aqeeli, A.K. Qutub, Age Hardening Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Nanocomposites, Journal of Nano Research 21, 29-35, 2013.
  • [J17] N. Saheb, “Spark Plasma and Microwave Sintering of Al6061 and Al2124 Alloys” International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 20, 152-159, 2013.
  • [J18] N. Saheb, A.S. Hakeem, A. Khalil, N. Al-Aqeeli, T. Laoui, Synthesis and spark plasma sintering of Al-Mg-Zr alloys, Journal of Central South University, 20, 4-17, 2013.
  • [J19] N. Al-Aqeeli; K. Abdullahi; A. S. Hakeem; C. Suryanarayana; T. Laoui; N. Saheb, Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanical Properties of SiC-reinforced Al-based Nanocomposites Processed by MA and SPS, Powder Metallurgy, 56, 149-157, 2013.
  • [J20] N. Al-Aqeeli, A. Kachalla, C. Suryanarayana, L. Tahar, N. Saheb, Structure of Mechanically Milled CNT-Reinforced Al-Alloy Nanocomposites, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 28, 984-990. 2013.
  • [J21] T. Laoui, F. Patel, N. Saheb, N. Al-Aqeeli, Manufacture of microporous ceramic layer by suspension-sedimentation for filtration applications, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 227, 1032-1038, 2013.
  • [J22] M. Heraiz, F. Sahnoune, H. Belhouchet, N. Saheb, Synthesis of Al2O3 containing mullite from Algerian Kaolin and Boehmite, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, vol. 15, No. 11-12, p. 1263-1267, 2013.
  • [J23] N. Al-Aqeeli, N. Saheb, T. Laoui, K. Mohammad, The Synthesis of Nanostructured WC-based Hardmetals using Mechanical Alloying and Their Direct Consolidation: A review, Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2014, Article ID 640750, 16 pages. 2014.
  • [J24] N. Al-Aqeeli, K. Mohammad, T. Laoui, N. Saheb, VC and Cr3C2 Doped WC-based Nanocomposites prepared by MA and SPS, Ceramics International vol. 40, 11759-11765, 2014.
  • [J25] N. Saheb, Najam ul Qadir, Muhammad Usama Siddiqui, Arif, A.F.M., Akhtar, S.S., Nasser Al-Aqeeli, Characterization of Reinforcement Dispersion in Inorganic Nanocomposites: A review, Materials, 7, 4148-418, 2014.
  • [J26] N. Saheb, Sintering Behavior of CNT Reinforced Al6061 and Al2124 Nanocomposites, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 2014, Article ID 535640, 9 pages, 2014.
  • [J27] N. Saheb, Ismaila Kayode Aliyu, N. Al-Aqeeli, S.F. Hassan, Matrix Structure Evolution and Nanoreinforcement Distribution in Mechanically Milled and Spark Plasma Sintered Al-SiC Nanocomposites, Materials, 7, 6748-6767, 2014.
  • [J28] Al-Aqeeli, K. Mohammad, T. Laoui, N. Saheb, The Effect of Variable Binder Content and Sintering Temperatures on the Mechanical Properties of WC-Co-VC/Cr3C2 Nanocomposites, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, DOI:10.1080/10426914.2014.930894, 2014.
  • [J29] Muhammad Saleem, Sardar Mohammad Ayub Durrani, Nouari Saheb; Mohammad  F Al-Kuhaili; Imran  A Bakhtiari, The Effect of Annealing on Structural and Optical Properties of α-Fe2O3/CdS/α-Fe2O3 Multilayer Thin Film Heterostructures, Applied Surface Science, accepted for publication, 2014.
  • [J30] T.M. Arif, N. Saheb, Characterization of Ball Milled Ni-Al2O3 Nanocomposite Powders, Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics, accepted for publication, 2014.
  • [J31] N. Saheb, Characterization of mechanically milled and spark plasma sintered Al2124-CNTs Nanocomposite, Science of Sintering, accepted for publication, 2014.​
  • Arif, TM; Saheb, N ; CHARACTERIZATION OF BALL MILLED Ni-Al2O3 NANOCOMPOSITE POWDERS ;2015
  • Saheb, N ; Characterization of Mechanically Milled and Spark Plasma Sintered Al2124-CNT Nanocomposites ;2015
  • Saheb, N; Khan, MS; Hakeem, AS ;  Effect of Processing on Mechanically Alloyed and Spark Plasma Sintered Al-Al2O3 Nanocomposites ;2015
  • Saheb, N; Mekid, S ;  Fiber-Embedded Metallic Materials: From Sensing towards Nervous Behavior ;2015
  • Hassan, SF; Nasirudeen, OO; Al-Aqeeli, N; Saheb, N; Patel, F; Baig, MMA ; Magnesium-nickel composite: Preparation, microstructure and mechanical properties ;2015
  • Aliyu, IK; Saheb, N; Hassan, SF; Al-Aqeeli, N ; Microstructure and Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Aluminum Containing 1 wt.% SiC Nanoparticles ;2015
  • Al-Aqeeli, N; Mohammad, K; Laoui, T; Saheb, N The Effect of Variable Binder Content and Sintering Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of WC-Co-VC/Cr3C2 Nanocomposites ;2015
  • Mekid, S; Saheb, N; Khan, SMA; Qureshi, KK ;Towards sensor array materials: can failure be delayed? ;2015
  • Mohammad, K; Saheb, N ; Molecular level mixing: An approach for synthesis of homogenous hybrid ceramic nanocomposite powders ;2016​