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Michael C. Gao is a researcher affiliated with the National Energy Technology Laboratory in the United States. Their research focus spans multiple areas within engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and materials chemistry. Their work is also relevant to cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, and surgical studies.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to high entropy alloys, high-temperature coating behaviors, and additive manufacturing materials and processes. Other notable research interests include high temperature alloys and creep, advanced materials characterization techniques, machine learning applications in materials science, and the development of advanced materials and composites.

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Michael C. Gao are:

  • Lattice-Distortion-Enhanced Yield Strength in a Refractory High-Entropy Alloy, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • High-throughput design of high-performance lightweight high-entropy alloys, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Superior High-Temperature Strength in a Supersaturated Refractory High-Entropy Alloy, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Temperature dependence of elastic and plastic deformation behavior of a refractory high-entropy alloy, 2020, Science Advances
  • Machine-learning informed prediction of high-entropy solid solution formation: Beyond the Hume-Rothery rules, 2020, npj Computational Materials

Frequent publication venues where Michael C. Gao's work appears include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • npj Computational Materials
  • Physical Review Materials
  • Acta Materialia

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, including Zongrui Pei, Shun-Li Shang, Zi-Kui Liu, Jeffrey A. Hawk, and Peter K. Liaw. These collaborations occur across various interdisciplinary projects within their main research fields.

In addition to journal publications, Michael C. Gao has contributed to book literature, including the 2024 publication "Developing Strategies to Improve Diabetes Management in College-Going Young Adults," published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloys

    Yong Zhang;Ting Ting Zuo;Zhi Tang;Michael C. Gao

  • Deviation from high-entropy configurations in the atomic distributions of a multi-principal-element alloy

    Louis J. Santodonato;Yang Zhang;Mikhail Feygenson;Chad M. Parish

  • High-Entropy Alloys Fundamentals and Applications

    Michael C Gao

  • Lattice distortion in a strong and ductile refractory high-entropy alloy

    Chanho Lee;Gian Song;Michael C. Gao;Rui Feng

  • Mechanical properties of refractory high-entropy alloys: Experiments and modeling

    H.W. Yao;J.W. Qiao;J.A. Hawk;H.F. Zhou

  • A hexagonal close-packed high-entropy alloy: The effect of entropy

    Y.J. Zhao;J.W. Qiao;S.G. Ma;M.C. Gao

  • Guidelines in predicting phase formation of high-entropy alloys

    Y. Zhang;Z. P. Lu;S. G. Ma;P. K. Liaw

  • Searching for Next Single-Phase High-Entropy Alloy Compositions

    Michael C. Gao;David E. Alman

  • Aluminum Alloying Effects on Lattice Types, Microstructures, and Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys Systems

    Zhi Tang;Michael C. Gao;Haoyan Diao;Tengfei Yang;Tengfei Yang

  • NbTaV-(Ti,W) refractory high-entropy alloys: Experiments and modeling

    H.W. Yao;J.W. Qiao;M.C. Gao;J.A. Hawk

  • Tailoring magnetic behavior of CoFeMnNiX (X = Al, Cr, Ga, and Sn) high entropy alloys by metal doping

    Tingting Zuo;Tingting Zuo;Michael C. Gao;Lizhi Ouyang;Xiao Yang

  • High-entropy functional materials

    Michael C. Gao;Daniel B. Miracle;David Maurice;Xuehui Yan

  • Design of Light-Weight High-Entropy Alloys

    Rui Feng;Michael C. Gao;Chanho Lee;Michael Mathes

  • High-throughput design of high-performance lightweight high-entropy alloys.

    Rui Feng;Rui Feng;Chuan Zhang;Michael C. Gao;Michael C. Gao;Zongrui Pei;Zongrui Pei

  • Understanding phase stability of Al-Co-Cr-Fe-Ni high entropy alloys

    Chuan Zhang;Fan Zhang;Haoyan Diao;Michael C. Gao

  • Lattice-Distortion-Enhanced Yield Strength in a Refractory High-Entropy Alloy

    Chanho Lee;Chanho Lee;Yi Chou;George Kim;Michael C. Gao

  • Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behaviors of AlCoCuFeNi-(Cr,Ti) high entropy alloys

    D.H. Xiao;D.H. Xiao;P.F. Zhou;W.Q. Wu;H.Y. Diao

  • A new strategy to design eutectic high-entropy alloys using simple mixture method

    Hui Jiang;Kaiming Han;Xiaoxia Gao;Yiping Lu

  • Phase transformations of HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy at intermediate temperatures

    S.Y. Chen;Y. Tong;K.-K. Tseng;J.-W. Yeh

  • Superior High-Temperature Strength in a Supersaturated Refractory High-Entropy Alloy.

    Rui Feng;Rui Feng;Bojun Feng;Michael C. Gao;Chuan Zhang

  • High-Entropy Alloys in Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure

    M. C. Gao;B. Zhang;S. M. Guo;J. W. Qiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter K. Liaw
Peter K. Liaw University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jeffrey A. Hawk
Jeffrey A. Hawk United States Department of Energy
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Jonathan D. Poplawsky
Jonathan D. Poplawsky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Anthony D. Rollett
Anthony D. Rollett Carnegie Mellon University
Jien-Wei Yeh
Jien-Wei Yeh National Tsing Hua University
Oleg N. Senkov
Oleg N. Senkov United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Gary J. Shiflet
Gary J. Shiflet University of Virginia
Shun-Li Shang
Shun-Li Shang Pennsylvania State University
Mingwei Chen
Mingwei Chen Southern University of Science and Technology

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