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Hongchao Kou is affiliated with Northwestern Polytechnical University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research portfolio includes a substantial focus on Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry, with subfields also encompassing Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, and Metals and Alloys.

The main topics of Kou's research encompass:

  • Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Kou's recent scholarly articles cover diverse aspects of material behavior and alloy properties. Notable papers include:

  • Integrating data mining and machine learning to discover high-strength ductile titanium alloys (2020), published in Acta Materialia
  • Recent developments in cold dwell fatigue of titanium alloys for aero-engine applications: a review (2022), published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Nanophase precipitation and strengthening in a dual-phase Al0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (2020), published in Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Dynamic recrystallization and hot processing map of Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb alloy during the hot deformation (2021), published in Materials Characterization
  • Influence of heat treatment on Inconel 625 superalloy sheet: carbides, γ'', δ phase precipitation and tensile deformation behavior (2022), published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Regular collaboration has been established with several coauthors, including Jinshan Li, Jiangkun Fan, Yonghao Yu, Bin Tang, and Fengming Qiang. These partnerships have contributed to a prolific publication record across various materials science disciplines.

Kou's publications frequently appear in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Best Publications

  • Effect of aging temperature on microstructure and properties of AlCoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy

    L.H. Wen;H.C. Kou;J.S. Li;H. Chang

  • Strengthening of nanoprecipitations in an annealed Al0.5CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy

    Sizhe Niu;Hongchao Kou;Tong Guo;Yu Zhang

  • Characterization of hot deformation behavior of a new near beta titanium alloy: Ti-7333

    J.K. Fan;H.C. Kou;M.J. Lai;B. Tang

  • Deformation and dynamic recrystallization behavior of a high Nb containing TiAl alloy

    Liang Cheng;Hui Chang;Bin Tang;Hongchao Kou

  • Integrating data mining and machine learning to discover high-strength ductile titanium alloys

    Chengxiong Zou;Jinshan Li;William Yi Wang;Ying Zhang

  • Hot deformation mechanism and microstructure evolution of a new near β titanium alloy

    J.K. Fan;H.C. Kou;M.J. Lai;B. Tang

  • Composite structure of α phase in metastable β Ti alloys induced by lattice strain during β to α phase transformation

    Ke Hua;Ke Hua;Yudong Zhang;Hongchao Kou;Jinshan Li

  • Dynamic recrystallization and texture evolution of Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy during plane-strain compression

    Yang Wu;Hongchao Kou;Zhihong Wu;Bin Tang

  • Characterization of BCC phases in AlCoCrFeNiTix high entropy alloys

    Yuan Yu;Jun Wang;Jinshan Li;Hongchao Kou

  • Enhanced mechanical properties of a CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy by supercooling method

    Jinshan Li;Wenjuan Jia;Jun Wang;Hongchao Kou

  • Fabrication, pore structure and compressive behavior of anisotropic porous titanium for human trabecular bone implant applications.

    Fuping Li;Jinshan Li;Guangsheng Xu;Gejun Liu

  • Influence of solution treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of a near β titanium alloy Ti-7333

    Jiangkun Fan;Jiangkun Fan;Jinshan Li;Hongchao Kou;Ke Hua

  • Characterization of hot deformation behavior of Haynes230 by using processing maps

    Yi Liu;Rui Hu;Jinshan Li;Hongchao Kou

  • The interrelationship of fracture toughness and microstructure in a new near β titanium alloy Ti–7Mo–3Nb–3Cr–3Al

    J.K. Fan;J.S. Li;H.C. Kou;K. Hua

  • Microstructure and mechanical property correlation and property optimization of a near β titanium alloy Ti-7333

    Jiangkun Fan;Jiangkun Fan;Jinshan Li;Hongchao Kou;Ke Hua

  • Characterization of hot deformation microstructure of a near beta titanium alloy Ti-5553

    Ke Hua;Xiangyi Xue;Hongchao Kou;Jiangkun Fan

  • Microstructure and properties of bulk Al0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by cold rolling and subsequent annealing

    Tong Guo;Jinshan Li;Jun Wang;William Yi Wang

  • The effect of M23C6 carbides on the formation of grain boundary serrations in a wrought Ni-based superalloy

    Li Jiang;Rui Hu;Hongchao Kou;Jinshan Li

  • Flow characteristics and constitutive modeling for elevated temperature deformation of a high Nb containing TiAl alloy

    Liang Cheng;Xiangyi Xue;Bin Tang;Hongchao Kou

  • Effect of thermal exposure on the stability of carbides in Ni–Cr–W based superalloy

    Guanghai Bai;Jinshan Li;Rui Hu;Tiebang Zhang

  • Microstructure control of Ti45Al8.5Nb(W, B, Y) alloy during the solidification process

    Guang Yang;Hongchao Kou;Jieren Yang;Jinshan Li

  • Deformation characteristics of as-received Haynes230 nickel base superalloy

    Yi Liu;Rui Hu;Jinshan Li;Hongchao Kou

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinshan Li
Jinshan Li Northwestern Polytechnical University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of New South Wales
Hengzhi Fu
Hengzhi Fu Northwestern Polytechnical University
Claude Esling
Claude Esling University of Lorraine
Zi-Kui Liu
Zi-Kui Liu Pennsylvania State University
Liang Cheng
Liang Cheng Brown University
Xidong Hui
Xidong Hui University of Science and Technology Beijing
Peter K. Liaw
Peter K. Liaw University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Weimin Liu
Weimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junjia Cui
Junjia Cui Hunan University

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