Zhenya Zhang E-mail: zhangzy@ujs.edu.cn Contact:+86-15951276539

Research Interests:

Metal matrix composites, Friction stir welding/processing

Personal Summary:

· Lecturer, Jiangsu University, China. 2010/07 – Present · Doctor's degree (Ph.D) 2007-2010 College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan China)

Recent Publications:

1. Zhenya Zhang*, Rui Yang, Yuhang Guo, etc. Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of ZrB2/6061Al nanocomposites processed by multi-pass friction stir processing. Materials Science and Engineering A, 2017, 689: 411-418. 2. Rui Yang, Zhenya Zhang*, Yutao Zhao, Gang Chen, Manping Liu, Lei Jiao, Ling Chen. Microstructure-property analysis of ZrB2/6061Al hierarchical nanocomposites fabricated by direct melt reaction. Materials Characterization, 2016, 112: 62-69. 3. Rui Yang, Zhenya Zhang*, Yutao Zhao, Gang Chen, Yuhang Guo, Manping Liu, Jing Zhang. Effect of multi-pass friction stir processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al3Ti/A356 composites. Materials Characterization, 2015, 106: 62-69. 4. Zhenya Zhang*, Rui Yang, Yutao Zhao, Manping Liu, Gang Chen. A novel two-step processing method for fabrication of in situ Al2O3np/Al-Al11Ce3 nanocomposite. Journal of Rare Earths, 2015, 33(2): 202-206. 5. Zhenya Zhang*, Rui Yang, Gang Chen, Yutao Zhao, Yang Shao. Correlation between microstructure and tensile behavior in powder metallurgy ZK60 alloys. Materials Letters, 2012, 89: 166-168.