Bernard Billia

IM2NP
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen
Case 142
13397 Marseille Cedex 20
France
téléphone : + 33 (0) 4 91 28 81 14
fax : +33 (0) 4 91 28 87 75
mail : bernard.billia@im2np.fr

Directeur de recherche CNRS


Activités de recherche :

Instabilités et structures de croissance
Formation et sélection des microstructures de solidification (cellules, dendrites, croissance équiaxe, ...) et des transitions structurales. Influence de la convection, de l'anisotropie cristalline, des contraintes et des défauts sur les microstructures. Etudes comparées à 1 g et en microgravité. Instabilités morphologiques dans les transitions de phase solide - solide par diffusion réactive.


Publications récentes :


Coriell S.R., McFadden G.B., Billia B., Nguyen Thi H., Dabo Y.- Electrical pulsing during directional solidification : analysis of transients by Laplace transform.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 216, p. 495-500, 2000

Dabo Y., Nguyen Thi H., Coriell S.R., McFadden G.B., Li Q., Billia B.- Microsegregation in Peltier interface demarcation.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 216, p. 483-494, 2000

Drevet B., Nguyen Thi H., Camel D., Billia B., Dupouy M.D.- Solidification of aluminum-lithium alloys near the cell/dendrite transition - Influence of solutal convection.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 218, p. 419-433, 2000

Kloch J., Billia B., Okane T., Umeda T., Wolczynski W.- Method for experimental verification of the solute redistribution in cellular/dendritic solidification with back-diffusion.- Materials Science Forum, vol. 329-330, p. 31-, 2000

Noël N., Zamkotsian F., Jamgotchian H., Billia B.- Optical device dedicated to the non-destructive observation and characterization of the solidification of bulk transparent alloys in situ and in real time.- Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 11, p. 66-73, 2000

Benielli D., El Ganaoui M., Semma E., Bergeon N., Jamgotchian H., Voge P., Billia B., Bontoux P.- Effect of thermal convection on directional solidification of succinonitrile- acetone alloys : comparison between experimental and numerical studies.- Journal de Physique IV, vol. 11, pr. 6, p. 135-142, 2001

Billia B., Benielli D., Bergeon N., Dabo Y., Guérin R., Jamgotchian H., Nguyen Thi H., Voge P.- Interactive dynamics of fluid flow and interface microstructure in directional solidification of alloys.- in "Solidification Science and Processing : Outlook for the 21st Century", B.K. Dhindaw, B.S. Murty, S. Sen (eds), Science Publishers, Enfield, NH, USA, p. 25-, 2001

Billia B., Bergeon N., Benielli D., Dabo Y., Guérin R., Jamgotchian H., Nguyen Thi H., Voge P.- Localized morphologies observed in directional solidification of binary alloys into three-dimensional flows.- in "Interactive Dynamics of Convection and Solidification", P. Ehrhard, D.S. Riley, P.H. Steen (eds), Kluwer, p. 5-, 2001

Billia B., Fecht H.J.- Microstructure and control in advanced casting processes.- in "A World without Gravity, Research in Space for Health and Industrial Processes", ESA SP-1251, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, p. 186-, 2001

Camel D., Dupouy M.D., Verrier S., Drevet B., Dabo Y., Nguyen Thi H., Billia B.- Comparative study of the influence of convection on columnar and equiaxed microstructures in directional solidification of non-refined and refined Al-Ni alloys.- Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Microgravity Research and Applications in Physical Sciences and Biotechnology, B. Schürmann (ed), ESA-SP-454, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, p. 581-, 2001

Cerisier P., Billia B., Rahal S.- Evolution to steady-state patterns and stability limits in surface-tension-driven Bénard convection.- Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, vol. 26, p. 99-, 2001

Dupouy M.D., Camel D., Drevet B., Nguyen Thi H., Dabo Y., Billia B.- Effect of gravity on the formation of dendritic or cellular microstructures during directional solidification of binary or refined Al-Ni alloys.- Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Science of Casting and Solidification (SoCaS), D.M. Stefanescu, R. Ruxanda, M. TIerean, C. Serban (eds), Editura Lux Libris, Brasov, Roumanie, p. 22-, 2001

Jamgotchian H., Bergeon N., Benielli D., Voge P., Billia B.- In situ observation and interferometric characterisation of solid-liquid interface morphology in directionally growing transparent model systems.- Journal of Microscopy, vol. 203, p. 119-127, 2001

Jamgotchian H., Bergeon N., Benielli D., Voge P., Billia B., Guérin R.- Localized microstructures induced by fluid flow in directional solidification.- Physical Review Letters, vol. 87, n° 16, p. 166105-, 2001

Jamgotchian H., Bergeon N., Benielli D., Voge P., Guérin R., Billia B.- In situ characterisation of the effect of thermal and thermosolutal convection on directional solidification of succininitrile-acetone alloy.- Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Microgravity Research and Applications in Physical Sciences and Biotechnology, B. Schürmann (ed), ESA-SP-454, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, p. 599-, 2001

Kauerauf B., Zimmermann G., Rex S., Billia B., Jamgotchian H., Hunt J.D.- Directional cellular growth of succinonitrile - 0.075 wt% acetone bulk samples. Part 2 : Analysis of cellular pattern.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 223, p. 277-284, 2001

Nguyen Thi H., D. Camel, Y. Dabo, B. Drevet, B. Billia.- Influence of the melting and stabilization stages on the initial solidification transient.- Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Science of Casting and Solidification (SoCaS), D.M. Stefanescu, R. Ruxanda, M. TIerean, C. Serban (eds), Editura Lux Libris, Brasov, Roumanie, p. 60-, 2001

Nguyen Thi H., Dabo Y., Billia B., Camel D., Drevet B.- Solidification dirigée d'alliages Al - 1,5 % Ni : analyse des étapes préliminaires de fusion et de stabilisation.- Journal de Physique IV, vol. 11, p. 161-167, 2001

Benielli D., Bergeon N., Dabo Y., Billia B., Jamgotchian H., Nguyen Thi H., Voge P.- Formation de l'état initial en solidification dirigée.- Matériaux 2002 : De la conception à la mise en oeuvre, Tours, 21-25 octobre 2002, CD-ROM, ISBN n° 2-914279-08-6, éditeur : UTMB (Université de Technologie Belfort-Montbéliard), 2002

Benielli D., Bergeon N., Jamgotchian H., Billia B., Voge P.- Free growth and instability morphologies in directional melting of alloys.- Physical Review E, vol. 65, p. 051604-, 2002

Drevet B. , Camel D., Dabo Y., Nguyen Thi H., Billia B.- Ségrégations induites par la fusion et la stabilisation thermique précédant la solidification dirigée : comparaison des systèmes Al-Li et Al-Ni.- Matériaux 2002 : De la conception à la mise en oeuvre, Tours, 21-25 octobre 2002, CD-ROM, ISBN n° 2-914279-08-6, éditeur : UTMB (Université de Technologie Belfort-Montbéliard), 2002

Nguyen Thi H., Gastaldi J., Jamgotchian H., Haertwig J., Baruchel J., Billia B., Dabo Y., Klein H.- Etude de la solidification dirigéee par imagerie X.- Matériaux 2002 : De la conception à la mise en oeuvre, Tours, 21-25 octobre 2002, CD-ROM, ISBN n° 2-914279-08-6, éditeur : UTMB (Université de Technologie Belfort-Montbéliard), 2002

Nguyen Thi H., Drevet B., Debierre J.M., Camel D., Dabo Y., Billia B. - Preparation of the initial solid – liquid interface and melt in directional solidification. - Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 253, p. 539, 2003

Nguyen Thi H., Jamgotchian H., Gastaldi J., Härtwig J., Schenk T., Klein H., Billia B., Baruchel J., Dabo Y. - Preliminary in situ and real time study of directional solidification of metallic alloys by X-ray imaging techniques. - Journal of Physics D : Applied Physics, vol. 36, p.83-86, 2003

Billia B., Gastaldi J., Grange G., Bergeon N., Nguyen Thi H., Jamgotchian H.- Cumulative mechanical moments and microstructure deformation induced by growth shape in columnar solidification.- Physical Review Letters, vol. 93, p. 126105, 2004

Jamgotchian H., Nguyen Thi H., Bergeon N., Billia B.- Double-diffusive convective modes and induced microstructure localisation during solidification of binary alloys.- International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 43, n° 8, p. 769-777, 2004

Zhou B.H., Nguyen Thi H., Reinhart G., Dabo Y., Billia Liu Q., Lyubimova T.P., Roux B.- Directional solidification microstructures under natural and controlled convection conditions.- Proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Problems in Thermal Convection, Perm, Russie, p. 357-364, 2004

Bergeon N., Trivedi R., Billia B., Echebarria B., Karma A., Liu S., Weiss C., Mangelinck-Noël N.- Real-time in situ characterization of interface- dynamics in microstructure formation during 3D-directional solidification of transparent alloys.- Advances in Space Research, vol. 36, p. 80-, 2005

Billia B., Gandin Ch-A., Zimmermann G., Browne D., Dupouy M-D.- Columnar-equiaxed transition in solidification processing : the ESA-MAP CETSOL project.- Microgravity Science Technology, vol. 16, p. 20-, 2005

Billia B., Nguyen Thi H., Reinhart G., Dabo Y., Zhou B.H., Liu Q.S., Lyubimova T.P., Roux B., Lan C.W.- Tailoring of dendritic microstructure in solidification processing by crucible vibration / rotation.- Microgravity Science Technology, vol. 16, p. 15-, 2005

Garandet J.P., Boutet G., Lehmann P., Drevet B., Camel D., Rouzaud A., Favier J.J., Faivre G., Coriell S., Alexander J.I.D., Billia B.- Morphological stability of a solid – liquid interface and cellular growth : Insights from thermoelectric measurements in microgravity experiments.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 279, p. 195-205, 2005

Lyubimov D.V., Lyubimova T.P., Tcherepanov A.A., Roux B., Billia B., Nguyen Thi H.- Vibration influence on morphological instability of a solidification front.- Microgravity Science Technology, vol. 16, p. 290-, 2005

Mangelinck-Noel N., Nguyen Thi H., Reinhart G., Schenk T., Cristiglio V., Dupouy M.D., Gastaldi J., Billia B., Härtwig J., Baruchel J.- In situ analysis of equiaxed growth of aluminium - nickel alloys by x-ray radiography at ESRF.- Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics, vol. 38, p. A28-A32, 2005

Nguyen Thi H., Dabo Y., Drevet B., Dupouy M.D., Camel D., Billia B., Hunt J.D., Chilton A.- Directional solidification of Al – 1.5 wt% Ni alloys under diffusion transport in space and fluid-flow localisation on earth.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 281, p. 654-, 2005

Nguyen Thi H., Reinhart G., Zhou B.H., Billia B., Liu Q.S., Lyubimova T.P., Roux B.- Tailoring of dendritic microstructure in solidification processing by crucible vibration.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 275, p. E1579-, 2005

Reinhart G., Mangelinck-Noël N., Nguyen-Thi H., Schenk T., Gastaldi J., Billia B., Pino P., Härtwig J., Baruchel J.- Investigation of columnar-equiaxed transition and equiaxed growth of aluminium based alloys by X-ray radiography.- Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 413-414, p. 384-388, 2005

Schenk T., Gastaldi J., Nguyen Thi H., Reinhart G., Mangelinck-Noel N., Klein H., Hartwig J., Grushko B., Billia B., Baruchel J.- Application of Synchrotron X-ray imaging to the study of directional solidification of aluminium-based alloys.- Journal of Crystal Growth, vol.275, p. 201-, 2005

Trivedi R., Bergeon N., Billia B., Echebarria B., Karma A., Liu S., Mangelinck N., Weiss C.- In situ characterization of interface-microstructure dynamics in 3D-directional solidification of model transparent alloys.- Microgravity Science Technology, vol. 16, p. 133-, 2005

Weiss C., Bergeon N., Mangelinck-Noël N., Billia B.- Effects of the interface curvature on cellular and dendritic microstructures.- Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 413-414, p. 296-301, 2005

Gandin Ch.-A., Billia B., Zimmermann G., Browne D. J., Dupouy M-D., Guillemot G., Nguyen-Thi H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Reinhart G., Sturz L., Mc Fadden S., Banaszek J., Fautrelle Y., Zaidat K., Ciobanas A.- Columnar-to-equiaxed transition in solidification processing (CETSOL): a project of the European Space Agency – Microgravity Applications Promotion Programme.- Materials Science Forum, vol. 508, p. 393-404, 2006

Gastaldi J., Schenk T., Reinhart G., Klein H., Härtwig J., Mangelinck-Noël N., Grushko B., Nguyen Thi H., Pino P., Billia B., Baruchel J.- In situ observation of pore evolution during melting and solidification of Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystals by synchrotron X-ray radiography.- Philosophical Magazine, vol. 86, n° 3-5, p. 335-340, 2006

Nguyen Thi H., Zhou B.H., Reinhart G., Billia B., Liu Q.S., Lan C.W., Lyubimova T., Roux B.- Influence of forced convection on columnar microstructure during directional solidification of Al-Ni alloys.- Materials Science Forum, vol. 508, p. 181-186, 2006

Reinhart G., Nguyen-Thi H., Gastaldi J., Billia B.,Mangelinck-Noël N., Schenk T., Härtwig J., Baruchel J.- In situ and real time investigation of directional solidification of Al -Ni alloys by synchrotron radiography.- Material Science Forum, vol. 508, p. 75-80, 2006

Weiss C., Bergeon N., Mangelinck-Noel N., Billia B.- Effect of the interface curvature and dendrite orientation in directional solidification of bulk transparent alloys.- Materials Science Forum, vol. 508, p. 337-, 2006

Billia B., Gastaldi J., Nguyen-Thi H., Schenk T., Reinhart G., Mangelinck N., Grushko B., Klein H., Härtwig J., Baruchel J..- Growth structures, interface dynamics and stresses in metallic alloy solidification: in situ synchrotron X-ray characterisation..- Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals,.- vol. 60, p. 287-291, 2007

Buffet A., Reinhart G., Schenk T., Nguyen-Thi H., Gastaldi J., Mangelinck-Noël N., Jung H., Härtwig J., Baruchel J., Billia B..- Real-time and in situ solidification of Al-based alloys investigated by synchrotron radiation: a unique experimental set-up combining radiography and topography techniques..- Physica Status Solidi A,.- vol. 204, p. 2721, 2007

Feuerbacher M., Thomas C., Makongo J.P.A., Hoffmann S., Carrillo-Cabrera W., Cardoso R., Grin Y., Kreiner G., Joubert J-M., Schenk T., Gastaldi J., Nguyen-Thi H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Billia B., Donnadieu P., Czyrska-Filemonowicz A., Zielinska-Lipiec A., Dubiel B., Weber T., Schaub P., Krauss G., Gramlich V., J. Christensen J., Lidin S., Fredrickson D., Mihalkovic M., Sikora W., Malinowski J., Bruehne S., Proffen T., Assmus W., De Boissieu M., Bley F., Cheminv J-L., Schreuer J., Steurer W..- The Samson phase, b-Mg2Al3, revisited..- Zeitschrift für Kristallographie,.- vol. 222, p. 259–288, 2007

Gastaldi J., Billia B., Nguyen-Thi H., Schenk T., Reinhart G., Mangelinck N., Klein H., Härtwig J., Baruchel J..- In situ synchrotron X-ray imaging of the solidification progress in metallic alloys..- Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals,.- vol. 60, p. 281-286, 2007

Gastaldi J., Reinhart G., Nguyen-Thi H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Billia B., Schenk T., Härtwig J., Grushko B., Klein H., Buffet A., Baruchel J., Jung H., Pino P., Przepiarzynski B..- In situ study of quasicrystal frowth by synchrotron X-ray imaging..- Philosophical Magazine,.- vol. 87, p. 3079-3087, 2007

Nguyen-Thi H., Reinhart G., Mangelinck-Noël N., Jung H., Billia B., Schenk T., Gastaldi J., Härtwig J., Baruchel J..- In situ and real-time investigation of columnar-to-equiaxed transition in metallic alloy..- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A,.- vol. 38, p. 1458-1464, 2007

Borivent D., Billia B., Paret J..- Anomalous growth of Ni3Si2 in bulk Ni/Si interdiffusion..- Journal of Applied Physics,.- vol. 104, p. 013523, 2008

Liu Q.S., Zhou J.Y., Wang A., Polezhaev V.I., Fedyushkin A., Nguyen-Thi H., Billia B..- Thermovibrational instability of Rayleigh-Marangoni-Benard convection in two-layer fluid systems..- Advanced Space Research,.- vol. 41, p. 2131-2136, 2008

McFadden S., Sturz L., Jung H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Nguyen-Thi H., Zimmermann G., Billia B., Browne D. J., Voss D., Jarvis D..- Validation of a front-tracking model of the columnar to equiaxed transition using solidification results from the Maxus 7 microgravity platform..- Journal Japan Society Microgravity Application,.- vol. 25, p. 489-494, 2008

Nguyen Thi H., Reinhart G., Buffet A., Schenk T., Mangelinck N., Jung H., Bergeon N., Billia B., Härtwig H., Baruchel J..- In situ and real-time analysis of TGZM phenomena by synchrotron X-ray radiography..- Journal of Crystal Growth,.- vol. 310, p. 2906-2914, 2008

Reinhart G., Buffet A., Nguyen-Thi H., Billia B., Jung H., Mangelinck-Noel N., Bergeon N., Schenk T., Härtwig J., Baruchel J..- In situ and real-time analysis of the formation of strains and microstructure defects during solidification of Al-3.5 Wt Pct Ni alloys..- Metallurgical Materials Transactions A,.- vol. 39, p. 865-874, 2008

Zhou B.H., Jung H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Nguyen Thi H., Billia B., Liu Q.S., Lan C.W..- Comparative study of the influence of natural convection on directional solidification of Al - 3.5wt% Ni and Al – 7wt% Si alloys..- Advanced. Space Research,.- vol. 41, p. 2112-2117, 2008

Jung H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Bergman C., Billia B..- Determination of the nucleation undercooling of Al-5.0wt%Ti-1.0wt%B refining particles in Al-based alloys using DSC..- Journal of Alloys and Compounds, acceptée, 2009

Jung H., Mangelinck-Noël N., Nguyen-Thi H., Bergeon N., Billia B., Buffet A., Reinhart G., Schenk T.,  Baruchel J..- Fragmentation in Al-7wt%Si alloy studied in real-time by X-ray synchrotron techniques..- International Journal of Cast Metal Research, acceptée, 2009

Noeppel A., Budenkova O., Zimmermann G., Sturz L., Mangelinck-Noël N., Jung H., Nguyen-Thi H., Billia B., Gandin Ch-A., Fautrelle Y..- Numerical modeling of columnar to equiaxed transition –  application to microgravity experiments..- International Journal of Cast Metal Research, acceptée, 2009


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