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Donghua Dai is affiliated with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Engineering, with strong contributions in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Materials Chemistry, among other areas.

Dai's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

With a focus on subfields, their work encompasses:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Biomedical Engineering

The core topics in Dai's research cover:

  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Dai has published extensively, with key recent papers including:

  • "Anisotropic corrosion behavior of Sc and Zr modified Al-Mg alloy produced by selective laser melting" (2020) in Corrosion Science
  • "Influence of scanning strategy and parameter on microstructural feature, residual stress and performance of Sc and Zr modified Al-Mg alloy produced by selective laser melting" (2020) in Materials Science and Engineering A
  • "Additively manufacturing-enabled hierarchical NiTi-based shape memory alloys with high strength and toughness" (2021) in Virtual and Physical Prototyping
  • "Influence of heat treatment on corrosion behavior of rare earth element Sc modified Al-Mg alloy processed by selective laser melting" (2020) in Applied Surface Science
  • "Laser printing path and its influence on molten pool configuration, microstructure and mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion processed rare earth element modified Al-Mg alloy" (2022) in Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Dai frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Dongdong Gu
  • Chenglong Ma
  • Han Zhang
  • Luhao Yuan
  • Kaijie Lin

Publications by Dai are found in multiple journals and venues, with several recurrent outlets:

  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Virtual and Physical Prototyping
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Best Publications

  • Thermal behavior and densification mechanism during selective laser melting of copper matrix composites: Simulation and experiments

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Rapid fabrication of Al-based bulk-form nanocomposites with novel reinforcement and enhanced performance by selective laser melting

    Dongdong Gu;Hongqiao Wang;Donghua Dai;Pengpeng Yuan

  • Tailoring surface quality through mass and momentum transfer modeling using a volume of fluid method in selective laser melting of TiC/AlSi10Mg powder

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Porosity evolution and its thermodynamic mechanism of randomly packed powder-bed during selective laser melting of Inconel 718 alloy

    Mujian Xia;Dongdong Gu;Guanqun Yu;Donghua Dai

  • Influence of thermodynamics within molten pool on migration and distribution state of reinforcement during selective laser melting of AlN/AlSi10Mg composites

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Influence of hatch spacing on heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics and laser processability during additive manufacturing of Inconel 718 alloy

    Mujian Xia;Dongdong Gu;Guanqun Yu;Donghua Dai

  • Laser additive manufacturing of nano-TiC reinforced Ni-based nanocomposites with tailored microstructure and performance

    Dongdong Gu;Hongmei Zhang;Donghua Dai;Mujian Xia

  • Selective laser melting of in-situ Al4SiC4 + SiC hybrid reinforced Al matrix composites: Influence of starting SiC particle size

    Fei Chang;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Pengpeng Yuan

  • Particulate migration behavior and its mechanism during selective laser melting of TiC reinforced Al matrix nanocomposites

    Pengpeng Yuan;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai

  • Laser additive manufacturing of ultrafine TiC particle reinforced Inconel 625 based composite parts: Tailored microstructures and enhanced performance

    Chen Hong;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Moritz Alkhayat

  • On the role of powder flow behavior in fluid thermodynamics and laser processability of Ni-based composites by selective laser melting

    Dongdong Gu;Mujian Xia;Donghua Dai

  • Laser metal deposition of TiC/Inconel 718 composites with tailored interfacial microstructures

    Chen Hong;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Andres Gasser

  • Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing of TiC/AlSi10Mg Bulk-form Nanocomposites with Tailored Microstructures and Properties

    Dongdong Gu;Hongqiao Wang;Fei Chang;Donghua Dai

  • Effect of metal vaporization behavior on keyhole-mode surface morphology of selective laser melted composites using different protective atmospheres

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu

  • Selective laser melting 3D printing of Ni-based superalloy: understanding thermodynamic mechanisms

    Mujian Xia;Dongdong Gu;Guanqun Yu;Donghua Dai

  • Influence of scan strategy and molten pool configuration on microstructures and tensile properties of selective laser melting additive manufactured aluminum based parts

    Donghua Dai;Dongdong Gu;Han Zhang;Jiapeng Xiong

  • Selective laser melting of rare earth element Sc modified aluminum alloy: Thermodynamics of precipitation behavior and its influence on mechanical properties

    Han Zhang;Dongdong Gu;Jiankai Yang;Donghua Dai

  • A Multiscale Understanding of the Thermodynamic and Kinetic Mechanisms of Laser Additive Manufacturing

    Dongdong Gu;Chenglong Ma;Mujian Xia;Donghua Dai

  • Laser energy absorption behavior of powder particles using ray tracing method during selective laser melting additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy

    Ying Yang;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Chenglong Ma

  • Laser additive manufacturing of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites: Processing optimization, microstructure evolution and mechanical properties

    Dongdong Gu;Xiangwei Rao;Donghua Dai;Chenglong Ma

  • Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Al-Al2O3 composites fabricated by selective laser melting

    Jiubin Jue;Dongdong Gu;Kun Chang;Donghua Dai

  • Microstructure and composition homogeneity, tensile property, and underlying thermal physical mechanism of selective laser melting tool steel parts

    Hongyu Chen;Dongdong Gu;Donghua Dai;Chenglong Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongdong Gu
Dongdong Gu Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Reinhart Poprawe
Reinhart Poprawe RWTH Aachen University
Minlin Zhong
Minlin Zhong Tsinghua University
Shuhui Li
Shuhui Li University of Alabama
Yifu Shen
Yifu Shen Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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