

Professor
Contact Information
Office Bldg-63 Room-304
Phone 966-13-860 7529
Fax 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept)
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
- 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.
- N. Saheb, "Spark Plasma and Microwave Sintering of Al6061 and Al2124 Alloys" International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 20, 152-159, 2013.
- 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.
- 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.
- A. Ouali, M. Heraiz, F. Sahnoune, H. Belhouchet, M. Fatmi, N. Saheb, Effect of MgO Addition on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Mullite Synthesised through Reaction Sintering of Al2O3 and Algerian Kaolin, American Journal of Modern Physics 2, 270-275, 2013.
- F. Sahnoune, M. Fatmi, H. Belhouchet, M. Heraiz, N. Saheb, Kinetics and Microstructure of Solid Phase Precipitation in Mg-7 wt. % Al, International Journal of Advance Industrial Engineering, 1(3): 45-58, 2013.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Muhammad Saleem, Sardar Mohammad Ayub Durrani, N. 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, 320, 653–657, 2014.
- T.M. Arif, N. Saheb, Characterization of Ball Milled Ni-Al2O3 Nanocomposite Powders, Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics, Vol. 53(9-10), 541-548, 2015.
- N. 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, 30(3), 327-334, 2015.
- N. Saheb, Characterization of mechanically milled and spark plasma sintered Al2124-CNTs Nanocomposite, Science of Sintering, vol. 47, 119-129 2015.
- Ismaila Kayode Aliyu, Nouari Saheb, Syed Fida Hassan and Nasser Al-Aqeeli, Microstructure and Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Aluminum Containing 1 wt.% SiC Nanoparticles, Metals, 70-83, 2015.
- Samir Mekid, N. Saheb, Shafique M A Khan and Khurram K Qureshi, Towards sensor array materials: can failure be delayed? Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 16 034607 doi:10.1088/1468-6996/16/3/034607. 2015.
- S. Fida Hassan, O.O. Nasirudeen, N. Al-Aqeeli, N. Saheb, F. Patel, M.M.A. Baig, Magnesium–nickel composite: Preparation, microstructure and mechanical properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds Vol. 646, 333–338. 2015.
- N. Saheb, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Abbas Hakeem, Effect of Processing on Mechanically Alloyed and Spark Plasma Sintered Al-Al2O3 Nanocomposites, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 609824, 13 pages. 2015.
- N. Saheb, S. Mekid, Fiber-embedded Metallic Materials: From Sensing towards Nervous Behavior, Materials 8(11), 7938-7961, 2015.
- K. Mohammad, N. Saheb, Molecular level mixing: An approach for synthesis of homogenous hybrid ceramic nanocomposite powders, Powder Technology, Volume 29, 121–130, 2016.
- Z. Iqbal, N. Saheb, A. Shuaib, W-25%Re-HfC Composite Materials for Pin Tool Material Applications: Synthesis and Consolidation, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 674, 189-199, 2016.
- M. Heraiz, F. Sahnoune, M. Hrairi, N. Saheb, A. Ouali, Kinetics of Mullite Formation from kaolinite and Boehmite, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Volume 628, Issue 1, 55-64, 2016.
- N. Saheb, K. Mohammad, Microstructure and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Al2O3-SiC-CNTs hybrid nanocomposites. Ceramics International. Volume 42(10), 12330–12340, 2016.
- M.U. Siddiqui, A.F.M. Arif, N. Saheb, M.S. Khan, Constitutive modeling of elastoplasticity in spark-plasma sintered metal-matrix Nanocomposites, Materials Science and Engineering A. 689, 176-188, 2017.
- N. Saheb, U. Hayat, Electrical conductivity and thermal properties of spark plasma sintered Al2O3-SiC-CNTs hybrid nanocomposites, Ceramics International, 43, 5715-5722, 2017.
- S. Fida Hassan, O.O. Nasirudeen, Nasser Al-Aqeeli, N. Saheb, F. Patel, and M.M. A. Baig. Processing, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a TiO2 Nanoparticles Reinforced Magnesium for Biocompatible Application. Metallurgical Research & Technology vol. 114 No. 2, 214, 2017.
- N. Saheb, U. Hayat, Temperature-dependent thermal properties of spark plasma sintered alumina, Science of Sintering, 49, 117-128, 2017.
- F. Sahnoune, M. Heraiz, H. Belhouchet, N. Saheb, D. Redaoui, Thermal decomposition kinetics of Algerian tamazarte kaolin by differential thermal analysis (DTA), Acta Physica Polonica A. Vol 131, No 3, 382-385, 2017.
- A. Raghdi, M. Heraiz, F. Sahnoune, N. Saheb, Mullite-Zirconia Composites Prepared from Halloysite Reaction Sintered with Boehmite and Zirconia, Applied Clay Science 146, 70–80, 2017.
- Z. Iqbal, N. Merah, N. Saheb, N. Al-Aqeeli, Investigation of wear characteristics of spark plasma sintered W-25wt%Re alloy and W-25wt%Re-3.2wt%HfC composite, Tribology International, 116, 129-137, 2017.
- Syed, Fida Hassan; Ogunlakin, Nasirudeen Olalekan ; Al-Aqeeli, Nasser; Nouari, Saheb; Baig, Mirza Murtuza Ali; Patel, Faheemuddin, Development of Tensile-Compressive Asymmetry Free Magnesium Based Composite using TiO2 Nanoparticles Dispersion, Journal of Materials Research, 33 (2) 130-137 2018.
- D. Redaoui, F. Sahnoune, M. Heraiz, N. Saheb, Phase Formation and Crystallization Kinetics in Cordierite Ceramics Prepared from Kaolinite and Magnesia, Ceramics International, 44( 4), 3649- 3657, 2018.
- N. Saheb, K. Mohammad, Hard and Tough Al2O3-SiC-CNT Hybrid Ceramic Nanocomposite Produced by Molecular Level Mixing and Spark Plasma Sintering, Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society 54 (3) 401-410, 2018.
- N. Saheb, M.S. Khan, Compressive Strength and Thermal Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Al-Al2O3 Nanocomposite, Science of Sintering, 50(1), 1-14, 2018.
- H. Belhouchet, M. Fatmi, F. Sahnoune, M. Heraiz, N. Saheb, Dilatometric and DSC Study of the Kinetics of Discontinuous Precipitation of Ag2Al Intermetallic in Al – 10% Ag Alloy, Metal Science and Heat Treatment, 60(3-4), 185–189, 2018.