| Integrated modeling of friction stir welding of 6xxx series Al alloys: Process, microstructure and properties A Simar, Y Bréchet, B De Meester, A Denquin, C Gallais, T Pardoen Progress in materials science 57 (1), 95-183, 2012 | 311 | 2012 |
| Sequential modeling of local precipitation, strength and strain hardening in friction stir welds of an aluminum alloy 6005A-T6 A Simar, Y Bréchet, B De Meester, A Denquin, T Pardoen Acta Materialia 55 (18), 6133-6143, 2007 | 260 | 2007 |
| Microstructure, local and global mechanical properties of friction stir welds in aluminium alloy 6005A-T6 A Simar, Y Bréchet, B De Meester, A Denquin, T Pardoen Materials Science and Engineering: A 486 (1-2), 85-95, 2008 | 216 | 2008 |
| The weldability of modern structural TMCP steels B De Meester ISIJ international 37 (6), 537-551, 1997 | 145 | 1997 |
| A simple Eulerian thermomechanical modeling of friction stir welding D Jacquin, B De Meester, A Simar, D Deloison, F Montheillet, ... Journal of Materials Processing Technology 211 (1), 57-65, 2011 | 123 | 2011 |
| Characterization of oxide dispersion strengthened copper based materials developed by friction stir processing MN Avettand-Fènoël, A Simar, R Shabadi, R Taillard, B De Meester Materials & Design 60, 343-357, 2014 | 115 | 2014 |
| The effect of hardening laws and thermal softening on modeling residual stresses in FSW of aluminum alloy 2024-T3 MR Sonne, CC Tutum, JH Hattel, A Simar, B De Meester Journal of Materials Processing Technology 213 (3), 477-486, 2013 | 110 | 2013 |
| Critical Review--Deformation and Fracture H Conrad, M Doner, B DeMeester Titanium Science and Technology, 2, 1973 | 107* | 1973 |
| Torque, temperature and hardening precipitation evolution in dissimilar friction stir welds between 6061-T6 and 2014-T6 aluminum alloys C Jonckheere, B De Meester, A Denquin, A Simar Journal of materials processing technology 213 (6), 826-837, 2013 | 99 | 2013 |
| Multiscale analysis of the strength and ductility of AA 6056 aluminum friction stir welds C Gallais, A Simar, D Fabregue, A Denquin, G Lapasset, B De Meester, ... Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 38, 964-981, 2007 | 93 | 2007 |
| Effect of boundary conditions and heat source distribution on temperature distribution in friction stir welding A Simar, J Lecomte-Beckers, T Pardoen, B De Meester Science and technology of welding and joining 11 (2), 170-177, 2006 | 80 | 2006 |
| Residual stresses in aluminium alloy friction stir welds K Deplus, A Simar, WV Haver, B Meester The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 56, 493-504, 2011 | 72 | 2011 |
| Modelling of plastic flow localisation and damage development in friction stir welded 6005A aluminium alloy using physics based strain hardening law KL Nielsen, T Pardoen, V Tvergaard, B de Meester, A Simar International Journal of Solids and Structures 47 (18-19), 2359-2370, 2010 | 69 | 2010 |
| Strengthening of alpha titanium by the interstitial solutes C, N, and O H Conrad, B De Meester, M Döner, K Okazaki Physics of Solid Solution Strengthening, 1-45, 1975 | 69* | 1975 |
| Thermally activated deformation of crystalline solids B DeMeester, C Yin, M Doner, H Conrad Rate Processes in Plastic Deformation of Materials, ASM, Metals Park, Ohio …, 1975 | 51* | 1975 |
| Fracture and mechanical properties of friction stir spot welds in 6063-T6 aluminum alloy C Jonckheere, B de Meester, C Cassiers, M Delhaye, A Simar The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 62, 569-575, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
| Micro-mechanical modelling of ductile failure in 6005A aluminium using a physics based strain hardening law including stage IV A Simar, KL Nielsen, B de Meester, V Tvergaard, T Pardoen Engineering Fracture Mechanics 77 (13), 2491-2503, 2010 | 47 | 2010 |
| Effect of rotational material flow on temperature distribution in friction stir welds A Simar, T Pardoen, B De Meester Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 12 (4), 324-333, 2007 | 45 | 2007 |
| Comparing similar and dissimilar friction stir welds of 2017–6005A aluminium alloys A Simar, C Jonckheere, K Deplus, T Pardoen, B De Meester Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 15 (3), 254-259, 2010 | 38 | 2010 |
| Deformation kinetics of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy at low temperatures B De Meester, M Döner, H Conrad Metallurgical Transactions A 6, 65-75, 1975 | 36 | 1975 |
