1.Introduction
The Advanced Powder Metallurgy Materials Research Team is led by Professor Liu Yong, who is also an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, a New Century Excellent Talent of the Ministry of Education, and a recipient of the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, among other honors. The team consists of 6 professors, 5 associate professors, and 2 lecturers. The team has been devoted to the research and development of diamond superhard composites and advanced powder metallurgy materials, such as Ti alloys, high-entropy alloys, and superalloys, achieving numerous theoretical and practical breakthroughs. In addition, team members have led a wide range of national-level projects, including key national research and development programs, national natural science foundation key projects, and international cooperation initiatives. This team have published more than 300 high-impact academic papers and received multiple provincial and ministerial awards, including the First Prize from the Chinese Society of Nonferrous Metals. Furthermore, the team places strong emphasis on talent cultivation and international collaboration. It has established partnerships with several internationally renowned universities and actively engages in various initiatives to inspire and support students' research interests and innovative capabilities.
2.Member introduction
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Liu Yong, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Research on New Powder Metallurgy Materials and Technologies
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Liu Bin, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Intermetallic Compounds, Composite Materials, Powder Metallurgy Technology, nd Hot Working Technology.
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Wu Hong, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Titanium Alloys, Powder Metallurgy, and Additive Manufacturing.
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Huang Lan, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Materials Computation and High-Temperature Alloys.
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Liu Feng, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Superalloys, Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing.
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Zhang Wei, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Diamond Superhard Materials, High-Entropy Alloys, Additive Manufacturing and Surface Engineering Technology.
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Tan Yanni, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, Powder Metallurgy Materials and Technologies.
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Zhou Chengshang, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. Advanced Hydrogen Storage Materials, Hydride-Based Thermal Energy Storage, Titanium Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites, and High-Performance Metal Powders for 3D Printing.
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Wang Li, Appointed Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. Intermetallic Compounds and High-Temperature Alloys.
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Huang Qianli, Appointed Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. Biomedical Materials and Additive Manufacturing.
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Tan Liming, Associate Professor, Graduate Supervisor. Superalloys, Powder Metallurgy, and Additive Manufacturing.
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Cao Yuankui, Associate Professor, Graduate Supervisor. Titanium Alloys and High-Entropy Alloys.
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Wang Zi, Lecturer, Composition Design and Component Fabrication of Novel Nickel-Based Superalloys.
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Fu Ao, Lecturer, High-Entropy Alloys and Titanium Alloys.
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3. Research directions and research systems
lDiamond superhard composites, diamond functional composites
lNew technologies and methods in powder metallurgy
lAdvanced powder metallurgy materials, including Ti alloys, high-entropy alloys, superalloys, and refractory alloys
4. Representative publications
(1)T. Yang, Y. L. Zhao, Y. Tong, Z. B. Jiao, J. Wei, J. X. Cai, X. D. Han, D. Chen, A. Hu, J. J. Kai, K. Lu,Y. Liu, C.T.Liu. Multicomponent intermetallic nanoparticles and superb mechanical behaviors of complex alloys,Science, 2018, 362 (6417): 933-937
(2)Wang H,Liu Y,Pao CW, Yang Y et al. Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy,Nature communications, 2024, 15: 6782.
(3)Fei Zhang, Yuan Wu, Hongbo Lou, Zhidan Zeng, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Eran Greenberg, Yang Ren, Jinyuan Yan, John S. Okasinski, Xiongjun Liu,Yong Liu, Qiaoshi Zeng，Zhaoping Lu. Polymorphism in a high-entropy alloy,Nature Communications, 2017, 8: 15687.
(4)Ge Zhang, Yisong Chen, Yuankui Cao, Bin Liu, Qianli Huang, andYong Liu. Superior Self-Lubricating Coatings with Heterogeneous Nanocomposite Structures on Ti–Nb–Zr–Ta–Hf Refractory Multi-Principal Element Alloy,Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2405657.
(5)Feng Liu, Zexin Wang, Zi Wang, Jing Zhong, Lei Zhao, Liang Jiang, Runhua Zhou,Yong Liu, Lan Huang, Liming Tan, Yujia Tian, Han Zheng, Qihong Fang, Lijun Zhang, Lina Zhang, Hong Wu, Lichun Bai, Kun Zhou, High-Throughput Method–Accelerated Design of Ni-Based Superalloys,Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 2109367
(6)Li Wang, Yihao Wang, Florian Pyczak, Michael Oehring, Min Song,Yong Liu. Revealing complex planar defects and their interactions at atomic resolution in a Laves phase containing Co-base superalloy,Acta Materialia, 2024, 264: 119568.
(7)Liuliu Han, Zhongji Sun, Wenzhen Xia, Shao‐Pu Tsai, Xukai Zhang, Jing Rao, Pei Wang, Andrew Chun Yong Ngo, Zhiming Li,Yong Liu, Dierk Raabe, Thermodynamics-guided high-throughput discovery of eutectic high-entropy alloys for rapid solidification,Advanced Science, 2024: 2401559.
(8)Hu Li,Yong Liu, Weijiang Zhao, Bin Liu, Aki Tominaga, Takehisa Shobu, Daixiu Wei. Deformation mechanism of a strong and ductile maraging steel investigated using in-situ X-ray synchrotron diffraction.International Journal of Plasticity, 2023, 165: 103612.
(9)B.X. Cao, J.H. Luan, B. Xiao, Z.B. Jiao,Y. Liu, T. Yang, C.T. Liu et al. L12-strengthened multicomponent Co-Al-Nb-based alloys with high strength and matrix-confined stacking-fault-mediated plasticity,Acta Materialia, 2022, 229:117763
(10)Zijun Qin, Zi Wang, Yunqiang Wang, Lina Zhang, Weifu Li, Jin Liu, Zexin Wang, Zihang Li, Jun Pan, Lei Zhao, Feng Liu, Liming Tan, Jianxin Wang, Hua Han, Liang Jiang,Yong Liu, Phase prediction of Ni-base superalloys via high-throughput experiments and machine learning,Materials Research Letters, 2021, 9: 32-40
(11)Min Song, Rui Zhou, Ji Gu, Zhangwei Dong, Song Ni,Yong Liu, Nitrogen induced heterogeneous structures overcome strength-ductility trade-off in an additively manufactured high-entropy alloy,Applied Materials Today, 2020, 18: 100498
(12)Li Wang, Michael Oehring,Yong Liu, Uwe Lorenz, Florian Pyczak. Site occupancy of alloying elements in the L12 structure determined by channeling enhanced microanalysis in γ/γ’ Co-9Al-9W-2X alloys,Acta Materialia, 2019, 162: 176-188
(13)Jia Li, Qihong Fang, Bin Liu,Yong Liu. Transformation induced softening and plasticity in high entropy alloys,Acta Materialia, 2018, 147: 35-41
(14)Yiqiang Wang, Bin Liu, Kun Yan, Minshi Wang, Saurabh Kabra, Yu-Lung Chiu, David Dye, Peter D.Lee,YongLiu, BiaoCai. Probing deformation mechanisms of a FeCoCrNi high-entropy alloy at 293 and 77 K using in situ neutron diffraction,Acta Materialia, 2018, 154: 79-89
(15)Z.P. Pi, Q.H. Fang, C. Jiang, B. Liu,Y. Liu, P.H. Wen, Y.W. Liu. Stress dependence of the dislocation core structure and loop nucleation for face-centered-cubic metals,Acta Materialia, 2017, 131: 381~390.
(16)Biao Cai, Bin Liu, Saurabh Kabra, Yiqiang Wang, Kun Yan, Peter D. Lee,Yong Liu. Deformation mechanisms of Mo alloyed FeCoCrNi high entropy alloy: In situ neutron diffraction,Acta Materialia, 2017, 127: 471-480.
(17)Z.P. Pi, Q.H. Fang, C. Jiang, B. Liu,Y. Liu, P.H. Wen, Y.W. Liu. Stress dependence of the dislocation core structure and loop nucleation for face-centered-cubic metals,Acta Materialia, 2017, 131: 381-390.
(18)W.H. Liu, Z.P. Lu, J.Y. He, J.H. Luan, Z.J. Wang, B. Liu,Yong Liu, M.W. Chen, C.T. Liu. Ductile CoCrFeNiMox high entropy alloys strengthened by hard intermetallic phases,Acta Materialia, 2016, 116: 332-342.
(19)Z.B. Jiao, J.H. Luan, M.K. Miller, C.Y. Yu,Y. Liu, C.T. Liu. Precipitate transformation from NiAl-type to Ni2AlMn-type and its influence on the mechanical properties of high-strength steels,Acta Materialia, 2016, 110: 31-43.
(20)Li Jia, Fang Qihong, Liu Bin,Liu Yong, Liu, Y. W., & Wen, P. H. Mechanism of crack healing at room temperature revealed by atomistic simulations.Acta Materialia, 2015, 95: 291-301.
