Fardad Azarmi

Professor

Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Fardad Azarmi

Areas of Study & Research

Thermal spray coatings, thin films, multiscale engineering analysis, additive manufacturing, microstructural characterization, image based finite element analysis, failure in materials, composite materials, functionally graded materials, advanced ceramics.

Courses Taught

Graduate Courses

ME 736: Advanced Surface Analysis

ME 731: Mechanical Behavior of Materials

ME 437/637: Engineering Ceramics

Undergraduate Courses

ME 189: Skills for Academic Success

ME 212: Fundamental of visual Communication for Engineers

ME 223: Mechanics of Materials

ME 331: Materials Science and Engineering

ME 332: Engineering Materials II

University Affiliations

Mechanical Engineering

Education

  • Ph.D, University of Toronto
  • M.Sc, University of Western Ontario

Publications

• Luyang Xu, Xingyu Wang, Gul Badin, Fardad Azarmi, Ying Huang, Elisabeth P. Daiber, Rebekah Wilson, Optimizing Material Selection for Wire Arc Thermal Spraying of Al and Zn Alloy Metallized Polymeric Coating Systems: Microstructural Analysis and Mechanical Property Evaluation, Materials Chemistry and Physics, (Published On-line- doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.130423)

• David Smith, Paula Pickett, Joncy Thorpe, Theresa Grabowski and Fardad Azarmi, Evaluation of Numerical and Analytical Methods to Accurately Measure Elastic Modulus of the Cobalt Chromium Alloy Fabricated by Laser Direct Energy Deposition Process, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, (Published On-line-doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10206-1)

• Fardad Azarmi, Martin McDonnell, and Theresa Grabowski, Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of WC-17Co Deposited Using Laser Direct Energy Deposition (LDED) and High-Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF), Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 34, pp 658-673, 2025.

• David Smith, Paula Pickett, Theresa Grabowski, Joncy Thorpe, and Fardad Azarmi, Mechanical Properties of Cobalt Chromium Alloy Manufactured by Direct Energy Deposition Technology, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 34, pp 674-689, 2025.

• Theresa Grabowski, Daniel Gerner, Fardad Azarmi, Martin McDonnell, Uchechi Okeke, Microstructural Evaluation of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt (WC-17Co) Alloy Deposited by Cold Spraying, High Velocity Air Fuel, and High-Velocity Oxygen Fuel Spraying Technologies, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 33, pp 719-731, 2024.