Rafael Gomes Nunes Silva
Silva, R. G. N.
Nunes, R.
Rafael Nunes holds a Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, both specializing in welding, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil. Currently, he is pursuing a double PhD in Electromechanical Engineering at Ghent University (UGent) and in Engineering Sciences and Technology at Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in Belgium, focused on Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and weldability of WAAM and PBF-LB additively manufactured components.
As a Senior Project Engineer at the Belgium Welding Institute, Rafael Nunes is the responsible for the R&D activities related to WAAM and brings over 12 years of experience in welding processes, metallurgy, physics, and automation. With a strong passion for arc, solid-state, and laser welding technologies, he has led numerous projects in collaboration with international companies and research institutes, focusing on the development and evaluation of joining, coating, and additive manufacturing processes. Rafael Nunes has published over 80 scientific articles on welding and WAAM, demonstrating his extensive expertise and significant contribution to these fields.
🌎 International Institute of Welding
Member of IIW Commissions:
I - Additive Manufacturing, Thermal Cutting and Thermal Spray
II - Arc Welding and Filler Metals
III - Resistance Welding, Allied Processes and Solid-State Based Processes
IV - Power Beam Process
V - NDT and Quality Assurance of Welded Products
XII - Arc Welding Processes and Production Systems
📝 International Journal Reviewer
Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions - Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN: 2196-7237)
Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions - Welding in the World (ISSN: 0043-2288)
SciELO - Soldagem & Inspeção (ISSN: 1980-6973)
SciELO - Revista Matéria (ISSN: 1517-7076)
Technium Science - Romanian Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology (ISSN: 2668-778X)
IOP Publishing - Advanced Materials Science and Technology Journal (ISSN: 2717-526X)
Experience:
👨🏻🏭 Welding Processes: GTAW, GMAW, SAW, SMAW, PAW, PTA, USW, FSSW, RFSSW, LBW, and HLAW.
🚀 Additive Manufacturing Processes: WAAM (A-DED), and LMD (L-DED)
📈 Consultancy Experience: Materials failure analysis, development and evaluation of welding processes.
🗜 Materials and Process Analysis: High-speed filming, infrared filming, spectroscopy, acoustic emission monitoring, destructive testing, and non-destructive testing.
🔬 Microstructural Analysis: Optical Microscope (OM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and microhardness analysis.
Please feel free to contact me by email:
rafaelnunes.mat@hotmail.com