Yao-Cheng ZHANG, Ph. D. Associate Professor

School of Automotive Engineering

Email: zhangyc@cslg.edu.cn

Diplomas

July 2006: B. S. Yangtze University, China

July 2009: M. S. Xihua University, China

Dec 2013: Ph. D. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Research Activities

2014-2018: Lecturer, Changshu Institute of Technology,

2018- : Associate Professor, Changshu Institute of Technology, China

Research Interests

High energy beam additive manufacturing

Elevated temperature performance of Al-/Mg- based alloys

Selected recent publications

1. Microstructure and elevated temperature mechanical properties of IN718 alloy fabricated by laser metal deposition, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, W. Lu, D. Wei, T. Meng, S. Gao, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2020, 771, 138580.

2. Influence of Ca and Sr Addition on Impression Creep Behavior of Mg-4Al-RE Alloy, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, C. Ge, S. Pang, X. Wang, Z. Zhang, Z. Han, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2019, 28(1), 394-403.

3. Effect of aging temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of Sn–9Zn–xZrC solder joints, L. Yang, D. Wei, Y. Zhang, W. Jiang, Y. Xiong, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2019, 30(1), 753-759.

4. Microstructure and mechanical properties of pulsed laser cladded IN718 alloy coating, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, J. Dai, J. Liu, W. Zhang, H. Chen, Z. Wang, K. Shi, Surface Engineering, 2018, 34(4), 259-266.

5. Investigation on the optimized heat treatment procedure for laser fabricated IN718 alloy, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, T. Chen, W. Zhang, X. Huang, J. Dai, Optics & Laser Technology, 2017, 97, 172-179.

6. Sensitivity of Liquation Cracking to Deposition Parameters and Residual Stresses in Laser Deposited IN718 Alloy, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, T. Chen, S. Pang, W. Zhang, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2017, 26(11), 5519–5529.

7. Tribological Behavior of IN718 Superalloy Coating Fabricated by Laser Additive Manufacturing, Y. Zhang, Q. Pan, L. Yang, R. Li, J. Dai, Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing,  2017, 4(4), 153-167.

8. Grain growth of Ni-based superalloy IN718 coating fabricated by pulsed laser deposition, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, J. Dai, Z. Huang, T. Meng, Optics & Laser Technology, 2016, 80, 220-226.

9. Study on the Indentation Creep Behavior of Mg-4Al-RE-0.8Ca Magnesium Alloy, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, Z. Huang, J. Dai, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2015, 24(11), 4290-4296.

10. Effect of Ca and Sr on microstructure and compressive creep property of Mg–4Al–RE alloys, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, J. Dai, G. Guo, Z. Liu, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2014, 610, 309-314.

11. Effect of Ca and Sr on the compressive creep behavior of Mg–4Al–RE based magnesium alloys, Y. Zhang, L. Yang, J. Dai, J. Ge, G. Guo, Z. Liu, Materials & Design, 2014, 63, 439-445.

12. Effect of Heat Treatment on Niobium Segregation of Laser Cladded IN718 Alloy Coating, Yaocheng Zhang, ZHUGUO LI, PULIN NIE, and YIXIONG WU, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2013, 44(2), 708-716.

13. Carbide and nitride precipitation during laser cladding of Inconel 718 alloy coatings, Yaocheng Zhang, Zhuguo Li, Pulin Nie, Yixiong Wu, Optics & Laser Technology, 2013, 52, 30-36.

14. Effect of Cooling Rate on the Microstructure of Laser-Remelted Inconel 718 Coating, Yaocheng Zhang, ZHUGUO LI, PULIN NIE, and YIXIONG WU, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2013, 44(12), 5513-5521.

15. Effect of ultrarapid cooling on microstructure of laser cladding IN718 coating, Y.C. Zhang, Z.G. Li, P.L. Nie, Y.X. Wu, Surface Engineering, 2013, 29(6), 414-418.

16. Effect of Precipitation on the Microhardness Distribution of Diode Laser Epitaxially Deposited IN718 Alloy Coating, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2013, 29(4), 349-352.