Associate Prof. ZHANG Kai

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Post

  • Associate Professor,Master Supervisor in Materials Science and Engineering

    Academic careers

  • 2007-2011:Bachelor degree in Materials Science and Engineering,Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

  • 2011-2016:Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Employments

  • 2015 - 2019: Postdoctoral research fellow, Monash Centre for Additive Manufacturing, Monash University

  • 2019 - Now: Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, USST

    Research interests

  • Metal Additive Manufacturing;

  • Processing-Microstructure-Mechanical Property relationship characterization of light alloys;

  • Fatigue (Including fatigue crack initiation and fatigue crack propagation) characterization

    Important research and development projects

  • Research on Defect in Additive Manufacturing Metals and Its Relationship with Mechanical Properties, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, 2020-2023

  • Research on Design Optimization and Life Prediction of Additive Manufactured Flame Combustion Tubes in Reflux Combustion Chamber (In Participation with Zhejiang University), Aero Engine Corporation of China, 2020-2023

    Important papers and publications

  • Effects of boron addition on microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V manufactured by direct laser deposition, Mater. Des. 184 (2019) 108191. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108191.

  • Improving fatigue performances of selective laser melted Al-7Si-0.6Mg alloy via defects control, Int. J. Fatigue. 182 (2019) 105215. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.105215.

  • Microstructure, tensile properties and mechanical anisotropy of selective laser melted 304L stainless steel, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 48 (2020) 63–71. doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2020.01.011.

  • Effect of the presence of macrozones on short crack propagation in forged two-phase titanium alloys, Int. J. Fatigue. 104 (2017) 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.07.002.

  • Effect of microtexture on short crack propagation in two-phase titanium alloys, Int. J. Fatigue. 104 (2017) 206–220. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.07.022.

  • Fatigue crack initiation in as forged Ti–6Al–4V bars with macrozones present, Int. J. Fatigue. 80 (2015) 288–297. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.05.020.

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    Contact me

  • E-mail: asing1234@hotmail.com