Principal Research Fellow
Cranfield University UK
Simon Gray, Principal Research Fellow in Coating Technology, is responsible for running the high-temperature corrosion and mechanical interactions facility in the Surface Engineering and Precision Centre at Cranfield University.
Current activities include:
High-temperature corrosion fatigue (both high cycle and low cycle) looking at performance and development of alloys and coating systems for the gas turbine industry. A major output is to provide data and develop lifing models for critical components. New hydrogen testing capaility.
Accelerated oxidation of alloys and coating systems to rapidly rank materials for use in gas turbines. A cheaper and more selective equivalent to a burner rig.
Machine Learning for NDE evaluation of corrosion damage
Stress corrosion cracking at elevate temperatures and extreme environemnts (including hydrogen)
Sustainable manufacturing
High-temperature corrosion of alloys and coatings
Assessing cyclic oxidation performance of new alloys
Oxidation and phase studies of intermetallics
