David BALLOY

Professor

Bâtiment C6 - 2ème Etage - Bureau 228B
Unité Matériaux et Transformations
Cité scientifique, Bât. C6
Université de Lille
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel: 03.20.43.49.22
Fax: +33 (0) 320 43 65 91
Email : Send an email to David BALLOY
ORCID Identifier : 0000-0003-3505-2786

Research team: Métallurgie physique et génie des matériaux

Research

Development of architectured structures by foundry (application to local thermal drainage, bimetallic composites and polymer metal composites. Surface texturing. Copper, aluminum, stainless steel) Reactivity of metals and metal coatings in severe environments (liquid metals, liquid glasses), Corrosion of metals measurements and protections Assessment of environmental impacts of metallurgical processes, metal recycling

Teaching

General metallurgy Metal forming Head of the DU "International Welding Coordinator (IWE)" of Polytech Lille

Current PhD thesis

• Mathilde VANEZ BOSSU, Voies de purification des alliages métalliques issus du recyclage : études thermodynamiques et validations expérimentales - application aux alliages d'aluminium . Thesis started in 2025. Other co-advisor: Manon ROLLAND.
• Mathilde VANEZ BOSSU, Purification methods for metal alloys from recycling. Thesis started in 2025. Other co-advisor: Manon ROLLAND.
• Loïc GAY, Damage mechanisms in the presence of high-temperature chlorinated environments. Thesis started in 2024. Other co-advisors: Ingrid PRORIOL SERRE, Franck BÉCLIN.

Defended PhD thesis

• Michèle ZEMO FOTEU, Association de la rigidité du métal et de la résistance à l'impact du UHMWPE par frittage flash . Thesis defended in 2025. Other co-advisors: Valérie GAUCHER, Tiana DEPLANCKE.
• Tao AN, Design, realization and study of bimetallic and metallic based composite materials with co mixed process: additive manufacturing/foundry/powder metallurgy for heat exchange in braking systems . Thesis defended in 2024.
• Kevin DOURGAPARSAD, Conception de surfaces superhydrophobes bio-inspirées et microarchitecturées en acier inoxydable. Thesis defended in 2024. Other co-advisor: Maude JIMENEZ. Position: Ingénieur chez Manoir Industrie.
• Aleksandra CIEPLAK, Etude de la mouillabilité et de la corrosion d'un revêtement Fe-Cr-Ni-Si par le zinc liquide . Thesis defended in 2024.
• Léo Li Zaïdo, Influence of the microstructure on mechanical properties and damage mechanisms in Al-Si-Cu alloys by using 2D and 3D in-situ analysis. Thesis defended in 2016. Other co-advisor: N. Limodin (LML), P. Quaegebeur (LML).