Publications

Journal Publications:

1. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Michailidis N., Lili E.: Increasing tool life by adjusting the milling cutting conditions according to PVD films’ properties. Annals of the CIRP, Vol. 57/1/2008, pp. 105-108.

2. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Bouzakis A., Cremer R., Fuss H.-G., Application in Milling of Coated Tools With Rounded Cutting Edges After The Film Deposition, Annals of the CIRP, 2009, Vol. 58, pp. 61-64.

3. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Pappa M., Lili E., M’ Saoubi R.: Ambient and elevated temperature properties of TiN, TiAIN and their impact on the cutting performance of coated carbide tools, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2009, Vol. 204, pp. 1061-1065.

4. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Skordaris G., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Klocke F., Bouzakis E.: Effect of Dry Micro-Blasting on PVD Films’ Properties, Cutting edge geometry and Tool life in milling, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2009, Vol. 204, pp. 1081-1086.

5. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Papa M., Bolz S., Koelker W., The effect of substrate pre-treatments and HPPMS deposited adhesive interlayers on the cutting performance of coated cemented carbide inserts, CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 59 (2010), pp. 73-76.

6. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Skordaris G., Efstathiou K., Chip length Effect on Wear of coated Cemented Carbide inserts in Milling, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 438 (2010) pp. 49-56.

7. Bouzakis, K.-D., Makrimallakis, S., Katirtzoglou, G., Skordaris, G., Gerardis, S., Bouzakis, E., Leyendecker, T., Bolz, S., Koelker, W., Adaption of graded Cr/CrN-interlayer thickness to cemented carbide substrates' roughness for improving the adhesion of HPPMS PVD films and the cutting performance, Surface and Coatings Technology, 205 (5) (2010), pp. 1564-1570.

8. Bouzakis, K.-D. Klocke, F. Skordaris, G. Bouzakis, E. S. Gerardis, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Makrimallakis, Influence of dry micro-blasting grain quality on wear behaviour of TiAlN coated tools, WEAR, 271 (2011), pp. 783-791.

9. Bouzakis, K.-D., Bouzakis, E., Skordaris, G., Makrimallakis, S., Tsouknidas, A., Katirtzoglou, G., Gerardis, S., Effect of PVD Films wet micro-blasting by various Al₂O₃ grain sizes on the wear behaviour of coated tools, Surface and Coatings Technology, 205 (2011), pp. S128 – S132.

10. Bouzakis K.-D., Tsouknidas A., Skordaris G., Bouzakis E., Makrimallakis S., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Optimization of wet or dry micro-blasting on PVD films by various Al₂O₃ grain sizes for improving the coated tools’ cutting performance, Tribology in Industry, Volume 33, No. 2, 2011, pp. 49-56.

11. Bouzakis K.-D., Michailidis N., Bouzakis E., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Gerardis S., Pappa M., Klocke F., Schalaster R., Gorgels C., Cutting performance of coated tools with various adhesion strength quantified by inclined impact tests, Annals of the CIRP - Manufacturing Technology, 60, 2011, pp. 105 – 108.

12. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., Bouzakis E., Tsouknidas A., Makrimallakis S., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Optimization of wet micro-blasting on PVD films with various grain materials for improving the coated tools’ cutting performance, Annals of the CIRP - Manufacturing Technology, 60, pp. 587 – 590, 2011.

13. K.-D. Bouzakis (1), S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, G. Maliaris, S. Gerardis, Coated tools’ wear description in down and up milling based on the cutting edge entry impact duration, Annals of the CIRP - Manufacturing Technology, 61(1) 2012, pp. 115-118.

14. K.-D. Bouzakis (1), G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Maliaris, Coated tool wear behavior in up and down milling at various chip lengths explained by the cutting edge impact loads, Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association, Vol.18, No.1 2012, pp. 58-68.

15. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, G. Maliaris, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Gerardis, Cutting tools coating failure prediction based on innovative film characterization methods, Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association, Vol.18, No.1 2012, pp. 106-123.

16. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Maliaris, Effect of tool diameter and cutting edge entry impact duration on coated tool wear in milling of various kinematics, Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association, 18(2), 2012, pp. 238-249.

17. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Maliaris, S. Makrimallakis, Strain rate effect on the fatigue failure of thin PVD coatings: An investigation by a novel impact tester with adjustable repetitive force, International Journal of Fatigue, 44, 2012, pp. 89-97.

18. K.-D. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Skordaris, E. Bouzakis, S. Kombogiannis, G. Katirtzoglou, G. Maliaris, Coated tools’ performance in up and down milling stainless steel, explained by film mechanical and fatigue properties, WEAR, 303, 2013, pp. 546-559.

19. K.-D. Bouzakis, R. Paraskevopoulou, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, K. Efstathiou, Predictive model of tool wear in milling with coated tools integrated into a CAM system, CIRP Annals – Manufacturing Technology, 62(1) 2013, pp. 71-74.

20. K.-D. Bouzakis, R. Paraskevopoulou, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, K. Efstathiou, Coated tools wear prediction in milling explained by the strain rate affected film fatigue failure, Materials Science and Engineering Technology, 44, No. 8, 2013, pp. 691-696.

21. K.-D. Bouzakis, N. Michailidis, G. Skordaris, A. Tsouknidas, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, Grain size effect of pre- and post-coating treated cemented carbides on PVD films’ adhesion and mechanical properties, Materials Science and Engineering Technology, 44, No. 8, 2013, pp. 697-703.

22. K.-D. Bouzakis, R. Paraskevopoulou, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, P. Charalampous, Prediction of coated tools performance in milling based on the film fatigue at different strain rates, Tribology in Industry, 35(2), 2013, pp. 104-112.

23. K.-D. Bouzakis, E. Bouzakis, S. Kombogiannis, R. Paraskevopoulou, G. Skordaris, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, M. Pappa, S. Gerardis, R. M’Saoubi, J. Andersson, Effect of Silicon content on PVD film mechanical properties and cutting performance of coated cemented carbide inserts, Surface and Coatings Technology, 237 (2013), pp. 379-389.

24. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, S. Kombogiannis, O. Lemmer, Fatigue strength of diamond coatings' interface assessed by inclined impact test, Surface and Coatings Technology, 237 (2013), pp. 135-141.

25. Bouzakis, K.D., Bouzakis, E., Kombogiannis, S., Makrimallakis, S., Skordaris, G., Michailidis, N., Charalampous, P., Paraskevopoulou, R., M'Saoubi, R., Aurich, J., Barthelmä, F., Biermann, D., Denkena, B., Dimitrov, D., Engin, S., Karpuschewski, B., Klocke, F., Özel, T., Poulachon, G., Rech, J., Schulze, V., Settineri, L., Srivastava, A., Wegener, K., Uhlmann, E., Zeman, P., Effect of cutting edge preparation of coated tools on their performance in milling various materials, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, (2014), Article in press.

The published work was cited more than 131 times in peer-reviewed journals (source: SCOPUS).

Publications in international conferences with proceedings:

1. Bouzakis K-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Skordaris G., Pappa M., Michailidis N., Klocke F.,: Effect on micro-blasting conditions on the cutting performance of coated cutting tools in milling, 11th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE 2008), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, September 15-19 2008, pp. 308.

2. Bouzakis K-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Bouzakis A., Cremer R.,: Effect of the cutting edge shape inserts on performance of coated tools, 11th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE 2008), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, September 15-19 2008, pp. 539.

3. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Michailidis N., Lili E. , Increasing tool life by adjusting the milling cutting conditions according to PVD films’ properties, 7th International Conference THE COATINGS, 1-3 October 2008, Kallithea of Chalkidiki, Greece, pp. 71-83.

4. Bouzakis K.-D., Michailidis N., Gerardis S., Makrimallakis S., Batsiolas M., Papa M., Lili E., Mirisidis J., Mueller J. Cremer R., An innovate methodology for the performance evaluation of coated cemented carbide inserts in milling of Inconel 718, 7th International THE COATINGS, 1-3 October 2008, Kallithea of Chalkidiki, Greece, pp. 93-100.

5. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Skordaris G., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Pappa M., Michailidis N., Klocke F., Bouzakis E. , Effect of dry micro blasting conditions of PVD films’ properties and on the cutting performance of coated tools, 7th International Conference THE COATINGS, 1-3 October 2008, Kallithea of Chalkidiki, Greece, pp. 131-142.

6. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Skordaris G., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Pappa M., Michailidis N., Klocke F., Bouzakis E., Effect of wet micro-blasting of PVD-films on the cutting performance of coated tools, 7th International Conference THE COATINGS, 1-3 October 2008, Kallithea of Chalkidiki, Greece, pp. 143-150.

7. Bouzakis K.-D., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Bouzakis A., Lili E., Makrimallakis S., Cremer R., Fuss H.-G., Effect of the cutting edge shape on the performance of coated cemented carbided inserts, 7th International Conference THE COATINGS, 1-3 October 2008, Kallithea of Chalkidiki, Greece, pp. 173-184.

8. Bouzakis K.-D., Pappa M., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Skordaris G.,M’ Saoubi R.: Impact Properties of TiN, TiAlN and TiSiN PVD Film Properties at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures, 36th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, San Diego, California, April 27-May 1 2009, pp. 93.

9. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Michailidis N., Klocke F., Bouzakis E.: Effect of Dry Micro-Blasting Conditions on PVD Films’ Properties, and on Coated Tools Cutting Performance, 36th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, San Diego, California, April 27-May 1 2009 pp. 44.

10. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Klocke F., Bouzakis E., Cutting Performance of Coated Tools, Micro-Blasted by Grains of Various Properties, 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Design and Production of Machines and Dies/Molds, 18-21 JUNE 2009 Pine Bay Hotel - Kusadasi, Aydin, T, pp. 291-296.

11. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Bouzakis E., Leyendecker T., Bolz S., Koelker W., Cemented Carbides Mechanical treatments and Nanointerlayers for Improving the Adhesion of HPPMS PVD FILMS on Cutting inserts, 37th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, San Diego, California, April 26-30, 2010, pp. 34-35.

12. Bouzakis K-D., Klocke F., Skordaris G., Bouzakis E., Tsouknidas A., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Prediction of Coating΄s Properties after Micro-Blasting and their Effect on the Tool’ s Cutting Performance, 1st International Conference on Product Property Prediction, April 12-13 2010, Dortmund Germany, pp. 115-126.

13. Bouzakis K.-D., Klocke F., Skordaris G., Bouzakis E., Tsouknidas A., Gerardis S., Katirtzoglou G., Makrimallakis S., Prediction of Coating’s Properties after Micro-Blasting and their Effect on the Tool’s Cutting Performance. 1st International Conference on Product Property Prediction, April 12-13, 2010, Dortmund, Germany.

14. Bouzakis K.-D., Maliaris G., Makrimallakis S., Strain rate effects on coated surfaces’ response and their fatigue fracture: An investigation by a novel impact tester with modulated repetitive force, 38th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, 2-6 May 2011, San Diego CA, USA, page 80.

15. Bouzakis K.-D., Skordaris G., E. Bouzakis, A. Tsouknidas, S. Makrimallakis, S.Gerardis, G. Katirtzoglou, Optimization of micro-blasting on PVD films with Al2O3 grain materials for improving the coated tools’ cutting performance. 12th International Conference on Tribology, May 11-13, 2011, Kragujevac, Serbia.

16. Bouzakis K.-D., Malliaris G., Makrimallakis S., The effect of strain rate on surfaces’ deformation by repetitive impact forces at various frequencies, 2o Διεθνές Συνέδριο «Engineering against Fracture – ICEAF II”, 22 – 24 June 2011, Mykonos.

17. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, G. Maliaris, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Gerardis, Cutting tools’ coating failure mechanisms explanation based on film properties by innovative methods determined, 9th International Conference “THE-A COATINGS”, Plenary Session, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 3-18.

18. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, S. Gerardis, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Makrimallakis, M. Pappa, E. Lili, R. M’Saoubi, The effect of TiN, TiAlN and TiSiN PVD film properties at ambient and elevated temperatures on coated tools cutting performance, 9th International Conference “THE-A COATINGS”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 105-112.

19. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Gerardis, E. Bouzakis, T. Leyendecker,S. Bolz, W. Koelker, Effect of substrate pretreatments and HPPMS deposited adhesive interlayer’s material and thickness on the cutting performance of coated cemented carbide inserts, 9th International Conference “THE-A COATINGS”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 123-134.

20. K. –D. Bouzakis, A. Tsouknidas, G. Skordaris, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, S. Gerardis, G. Katirtzoglou, Optimization of micro –blasting processes on PVD coated tools for enhancing their cutting performance, 9th International Conference “THE-A COATINGS”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 145 – 154.

21. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Maliaris, Coated tool’s wear description in down and up milling at various chip lengths based on the cutting edge entry impact duration, 9th International Conference “THE-A COATINGS”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 163 – 172.

22. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Maliaris, S. Makrimallakis, Strain rate effects on coated surfaces’ response and their fatigue fracture: an investigation by a novel impact tester with modulated repetitive force, 9th International Conference “THE-A COATINGS”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 235 – 244.

23. K. D. Bouzakis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, S. Makrimallakis, G. Maliaris, Effect of tool diameter and cutting edge entry impact duration on coated tool’s wear in milling of various kinematics, 4th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering “ICMEN”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 53 – 64.

24. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Maliaris, S. Makrimallakis, Stress, strain, strain rate curves. Experimental – Analytical determination by a novel impact tester with adjustable force signal pattern and FEM simulation, 4th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering “ICMEN”, 3-5 October 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 631 – 638.

25. K.-D. Bouzakis (1), S. Makrimallakis, G. Skordaris, S. Kombogiannis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, G. Maliaris, Coated tools performance in up and down milling hardened and stainless steel explained by film mechanical and fatigue properties, Elsevier Editorial System for International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), 2012, p 79.

26. K.-D. Bouzakis, R. Paraskevopoulou, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, E. Bouzakis, K. Efstathiou, Coated tools wear prediction in milling explained by the strain rate affected film fatigue failure, 10th International Conference THE “A” Coatings, April 10-11, 2013. Aachen.

27. K.-D. Bouzakis, N. Michailidis, G. Skordaris, A. Tsouknidas, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, Effect of cemented carbide grain and their pre- and post- treatments on PVD films adhesion and mechanical properties, 10th International Conference THE “A” Coatings, April 10-11, 2013. Aachen Germany.

28. K.-D. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, S. Kombogiannis, O. Lemmer, Diamond coatings’ adhesion and residual stresses assessment by inclined impact tests, 40th ICMCTF, International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, 28 April – 3 May 2013, San Diego USA, pp. 49.

29. K.-D. Bouzakis, E. Bouzakis, S. Kombogiannis, R. Paraskevopoulou, G. Skordaris, S. Makrimallakis, G. Katirtzoglou, M. Pappa, S. Gerardis, R. M’Saoubi, J. Andersson, Effect of Silicon content on PVD nitride film mechanical properties and cutting performance of coated cemented carbide inserts, 40th ICMCTF, International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films, 28 April – 3 May 2013, San Diego USA, pp. 8.

30. K.-D. Bouzakis, R. Paraskevopoulou, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, P. Charalampous, Prediction of coated tools performance in milling based on the film fatigue at different strain rates, 13th International Conference on Tribology, SERBIATRIB’ 13, Kragujevac, Serbia, 15-17 May 2013, pp. 13-20.

31. K.-D. Bouzakis, R. Paraskevopoulou, G. Katirtzoglou, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, G. Skordaris, P. Charalampous, Wear evolution prediction and cutting conditions optimization in milling hardened steels based on mechanical and fatigue properties of the applied tool coatings, International Working Conference “Total Quality Management – Advanced and Intelligent Approahes”, 4th-7th June, 2013, Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 9-16.

32. K.-D. Bouzakis, N. Michailidis, G. Skordaris, A. Tsouknidas, S. Makrimallakis, E. Bouzakis, Grain size effect of pre- and post-coating treated cemented carbides on PVD films’ adhesion and mechanical properties, 3rd International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF III), 26-28 June 2013, Kos, pp. 372-381.