Lucia Lattanzi

Assistant Professor Materials and Manufacturing - Casting
Department of Materials and Manufacturing , School of Engineering
Presentation Publications

Research

Lucia's research interests are the performance and production of Al-based alloys and their composites. Her research currently focuses on cast Al-Si alloys and their reinforcement with SiC particles to obtain metal matrix composites (MMCs). The research projects also contribute to improving sustainability in the aluminium field.

Ongoing research project:

  • MaReAl - Manufacturing of Al-MMC brake discs from recycled Al-Si alloys. Funded by Vinnova (Metalliska Material).

Completed research projects:

  • LISA - Low Impact of Sustainable Aluminium. Funded by Vinnova (Lighter).
  • ProForAl - Properties and formability of Al-SiCp MMCs. Funded by The Knowledge Foundation (Prospekt, KK-Stiftelsen).

Biography

Lucia holds Bachelor (2014) and Master (2016) degrees in Materials Engineering from the University of Padua (Padua, Italy), with thesis projects developed within the Metallurgy research group.

In April 2020, she received her PhD in Engineering Science from the University of Ferrara (Ferrara, Italy). Her thesis project focused on the influence of alloying elements and melt treatments on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the Al-7Si-Mg cast alloys.
The activities were in collaboration with the Mazzucconi Foundries (Ponte San Pietro, Italy) and the Department of Materials and Manufacturing at the Jönköping University (Jönköping, Sweden), where she spent six months as a visiting PhD student.

In 2020, she got a research fellowship within the RIMMEL project, focusing on the mechanical and microstructure characterization of additively manufactured Al-10Si alloys after thermal exposure.

In February 2021, she joined the Department of Materials and Manufacturing at the Jönköping School of Engineering as a postdoc researcher. She is the project leader of the ProForAl project (Prospekt, KK-Stiftelsen) and the MaReAl project (Vinnova), which focuses on Al-Si-based metal matrix composites. She is also the project leader of the feasibility study LISA (Vinnova, Lighter), which focuses on the sustainability and cost calculation of an automotive value chain in collaboration with Lund University.

In February 2024, she was promoted to Assistant Professor in the Light Alloys research group. 

Research profiles: ORCiD  Scopus  ResearchGate

Article

Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A. (2025). Room and High-Temperature Wear Behaviour of Al-Based MMCs against an Automotive Brake Pad Progress in Composite Materials. More information
Jarfors, A., Bogdanoff, T., Lattanzi, L. (2025). Functionally integrated castings (Giga-castings) for body in white applications: consequences for materials use and mix in automotive manufacturing MATERIAUX & TECHNIQUES, 112(6). More information
Dridi, B., Hjelm, R., Lattanzi, L., Awe, S., Pagels, J., Wahlström, J., Lyu, Y. (2025). On the influence of carbides in laser-cladded coating on friction, wear, and airborne particle emissions of disc brakes Wear, 576-577. More information
Harazeen, A., Lattanzi, L., Matsushita, T., Jarfors, A. (2025). Enhanced iron impurity removal in low iron Al-Si alloys by Mn addition High Temperatures-High Pressures, 54(2), 187-201. More information
Lattanzi, L., Awe, S. (2024). Thermophysical properties of Al-based metal matrix composites suitable for automotive brake discs Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems, 5. More information
Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Awe, S. (2024). On the possibility of using secondary alloys in the production of aluminum-based metal matrix composite Crystals, 14(4). More information
Li, Z., Tan, H., Jarfors, A., Jansson, P., Lattanzi, L. (2024). Smart-Cast: An AI-Based System for Semisolid Casting Process Control Procedia Computer Science, 232, 2440-2447. More information
Lattanzi, L., Liljenfors, T., Westergård, R., Windmark, C. (2024). The LISA project: opportunities and challenges of recycling automotive heat exchangers Matériaux & Techniques, 112(6). More information
Li, Z., Tan, H., Jarfors, A., Steggo, J., Lattanzi, L., Jansson, P. (2024). On the potential of using ensemble learning algorithm to approach the partitioning coefficient (k) value in Scheil–Gulliver equation Materials Genome Engineering Advances, 2(3). More information
Du, A., Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Zheng, J., Wang, K., Yu, G. (2023). Role of matrix alloy, reinforcement size and fraction in the sliding wear behaviour of Al-SiCp MMCs against brake pad material Wear, 530-531. More information
Du, A., Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Zheng, J., Wang, K., Yu, G. (2023). On the efficient particle dispersion and transfer in the fabrication of SiC-particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composite Crystals, 13(12). More information
Lattanzi, L., Merlin, M., Fortini, A., Morri, A., Garagnani, G. (2022). Effect of Thermal Exposure Simulating Vapor Deposition on the Impact Behavior of Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg Alloy Journal of materials engineering and performance (Print), 31, 2859-2869. More information
Du, A., Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Zhou, J., Zheng, J., Wang, K., Yu, G. (2022). The Influence of Ce, La, and SiC Particles Addition on the Formability of an Al-Si-Cu-Mg-Fe SiCp-MMC Materials, 15(11). More information
Lattanzi, L., Etienne, A., Li, Z., Chandrashekar, G., Gonapati, S., Awe, S., Jarfors, A. (2022). The effect of Ni and Zr additions on hardness, elastic modulus and wear performance of Al-SiCp composite Tribology International, 169. More information
Lattanzi, L., Etienne, A., Li, Z., Manjunath, T., Nixon, N., Jarfors, A., Awe, S. (2022). The influence of Ni and Zr additions on the hot compression properties of Al-SiCp composites Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 905. More information
Ahmadkhaniha, D., Lattanzi, L., Bonora, F., Fortini, A., Merlin, M., Zanella, C. (2021). The effect of co-deposition of sic sub-micron particles and heat treatment on wear behaviour of ni–p coatings Coatings, 11(2), 1-16. More information
Bogdanoff, T., Lattanzi, L., Merlin, M., Ghassemali, E., Jarfors, A., Seifeddine, S. (2021). The complex interaction between microstructural features and crack evolution during cyclic testing in heat-treated Al–Si–Mg–Cu cast alloys Materials Science & Engineering: A, 825. More information
Du, A., Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Zheng, J., Wang, K., Yu, G. (2021). On the hardness and elastic modulus of phases in SiC-reinforced Al composite: Role of La and Ce addition Materials, 14(21). More information
Bogdanoff, T., Lattanzi, L., Merlin, M., Ghassemali, E., Seifeddine, S. (2020). The influence of copper addition on crack initiation and propagation in an Al–Si–Mg alloy during cyclic testing Materialia, 12. More information
Lattanzi, L. Giovanni, M. Giovagnoli, M. Fortini, A. Merlin, M. Casari, D. , ... Garagnani G. (2018). Room temperature mechanical properties of A356 alloy with Ni additions from 0.5 Wt to 2 Wt% Metals, 8(4). More information

Book chapter

Li, Z., Tan, H., Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Jansson, P. (2023). On the Possibility of Replacing Scheil-Gulliver Modeling with Machine Learning and Neural Network Models. In: A. Pola, M. Tocci and A. Rassili (Ed.), Solid State Phenomena (pp. 157 -163). More information

Conference paper

Harazeen, A., Lattanzi, L., Matsushita, T., Jarfors, A. (2024). Enhanced Iron Impurity Removal in Low Fe Al-Si Alloys by Mn Addition. HTC2024, 11th International Conference on High Temperature Capillarity, May 26–30, 2024, Sweden. More information
Lattanzi, L., Kasehgari, S., Awe, S. (2024). Influence of different SiCp additions on the castability of aluminium matrix composites. HTC2024, 11th International Conference on High Temperature Capillarity, May 26–30, 2024, Sweden. More information
Jarfors, A., Bogdanoff, T., Lattanzi, L. (2024). Challenges for the automotive industry originating from the entry of functionally integrated castings for the Body in White, circularity and potential resource issues. 18th International Conference on Society & Materials (SAM18), 14-15 May 2024, Jönköping, Sweden. More information
Lattanzi, L. (2024). Tillverkning av Al-MMC bromsskivor av återvunna Al-Si-legeringar (MaReAl). Metalliska material Programkonferens, 13-14 mars 2024. More information
Ahmadkhaniha, D., Lattanzi, L., Sjölander, E., Bjurenstedt, A., Zanella, C. (2024). The effect of alloying element on corrosion resistance of recycled Al alloy. EUROCORR2024, 1-5 September 2024, Paris, France. More information
Lattanzi, L., Awe, S., Jansson, P., Rudenstam, C., Westergård, R., Jarfors, A. (2023). Aluminium matrix composites for lightweight components. 17th European Congress and Exhibition on Advance Materials and Processes, FEMS EUROMAT 2023, 03-07 September 2023, Germany. More information
Lattanzi, L., Awe, S., Jansson, P., Westergård, R., Sjögren, T., Jarfors, A. (2023). The possibility of using secondary alloys for producing aluminium matrix composite components. 5th International Conference on Light Materials – Science and Technology (LightMAT 2023), 21–23 June 2023, Trondheim, Norway. More information
Li, Z., Tan, H., Jarfors, A., Lattanzi, L., Jansson, P. (2023). Enhancing Rheocasting Process Control with AI-based Systems. The 35th Swedish Artificial Intelligence Society (SAIS'23) annual workshop. More information
Li, Z., Tan, H., Lattanzi, L., Jarfors, A., Jansson, P. (2023). On the possibility of replacing Scheil-Gulliver modelling with machine learning and neural network models. 17th International Conference on Semi Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P2023), 6-8 September 2023, Brescia, Italy. More information
Windmark, C., Lattanzi, L., Månberger, A., Jarfors, A. (2022). Investigation on resource-efficient aluminium recycling – A state of the art review. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 10th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2022), School of Engineering Science, University of Skövde, Sweden, April 26–29 2022. More information
Lattanzi, L., Fabrizi, A., Fortini, A., Merlin, M., Timelli, G. (2017). Effects of microstructure and casting defects on the fatigue behavior of the high-pressure die-cast AlSi9Cu3(Fe) alloy. 3rd International Symposium on Fatigue Design and Material Defects, FDMD 2017, 19-22 September 2017, Lecco, Italy. More information

Other publications

Li, Z., Tan, H., Westphal, F., Jarfors, A., Jansson, P., Lattanzi, L. . The challenges and opportunities for automated phase fraction analysis: A case study of color etching cast aluminium. More information