Dr Daniel Suárez Fernández
MEng, MSc, PhD
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Associate

Full contact details
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
-
Having completed a 4-year degree in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Oviedo (Spain), Daniel moved to the UK in 2015 to study a MSc in Materials Science and Engineering in the University of Sheffield followed by a PhD in the CDT in Advanced Metallic Systems between the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield.
His PhD was a research collaboration with Rolls-Royce. This investigation was centred in the forging texture developments and machining effects in the mechanical properties of critical titanium jet components.
Daniel is currently working as a Research Associate between the Materials Science and Engineering department and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre as part of the STAR research group in developing new technologies for materials characterisation in industrial environments.
Daniel is passionate about the application of low TRL level technologies into the industrial production processes for a more efficient use of resources through the understanding of Materials Science, enhancing manufacturing efficiency.
- Qualifications
-
- 2011 - 2015: Mechanical Engineering Degree, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
- 2015- 2016: MSc Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.
- 2016-2020: PhD CDT Advanced Metallic Systems, The University of Sheffield / The University of Manchester, UK.
- Professional & Transferable Skills Diploma, The University of Sheffield.
- Publications
-
Journal articles
- The effect of forging texture and machining parameters on the fatigue performance of titanium alloy disc components. International Journal of Fatigue, 142, 105949-105949.
- Using machining force feedback to quantify grain size in beta titanium. Materialia, 13, 100856-100856.
- A Novel Technique to Assess the Effect of Machining and Subsurface Microstructure on the Fatigue Performance of Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo. MATEC Web of Conferences, 321, 04012-04012.
- Recycling of titanium alloy swarf directly into wire using the ConformTM continuous extrusion process. MATEC Web of Conferences, 321, 03028-03028.
- Titanium alloy microstructure fingerprint plots from in-process machining. Materials Science and Engineering: A.
Theses / Dissertations
- The effect of forging texture and machining parameters on the fatigue performance of titanium alloy disc components. International Journal of Fatigue, 142, 105949-105949.
- Teaching activities
-
- Supervision/mentoring/training of PhD students in the Sheffield Titanium Alloy Research group.
- Industrial Training Programme technical advisor.
- Supervision of 8 final year undergraduate individual research project students.