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Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
7726
World Ranking
9366
National Ranking
113

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Metallurgy
  • Alloy

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Metallurgy, Shape-memory alloy, Alloy, Martensite and Diffusionless transformation. Shyi-Kaan Wu interconnects Layer and Composite material in the investigation of issues within Metallurgy. His research in Shape-memory alloy intersects with topics in Activation energy, Pseudoelasticity, Annealing, Work hardening and Thermoelastic damping.

His research brings together the fields of Dissolution reaction and Alloy. His work deals with themes such as Titanium alloy, Stress and Damping capacity, which intersect with Martensite. His study in Diffusionless transformation is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Grain boundary, Crystal twinning, Internal friction, Temperature cycling and Shear modulus.

His most cited work include:

  • The effects of cold rolling on the martensitic transformation of an equiatomic TiNi alloy (180 citations)
  • Infrared brazing of TiAl intermetallic using BAg-8 braze alloy (143 citations)
  • A study of electrical resistivity, internal friction and shear modulus on an aged Ti49Ni51 alloy (101 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Shyi-Kaan Wu focuses on Metallurgy, Shape-memory alloy, Alloy, Diffusionless transformation and Composite material. All of his Metallurgy and Martensite, Intermetallic, Microstructure, Brazing and Titanium alloy investigations are sub-components of the entire Metallurgy study. His work carried out in the field of Martensite brings together such families of science as Austenite, Lattice constant, Shear modulus and Damping capacity.

His research integrates issues of Crystallography, Annealing, R-Phase and Pseudoelasticity in his study of Shape-memory alloy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Hardening, Activation energy and Grain boundary in addition to Alloy. His studies deal with areas such as Differential scanning calorimetry, Internal friction, Temperature cycling and Thermoelastic damping as well as Diffusionless transformation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Metallurgy (72.84%)
  • Shape-memory alloy (49.57%)
  • Alloy (40.95%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Shape-memory alloy (49.57%)
  • Metallurgy (72.84%)
  • Composite material (27.59%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Shape-memory alloy, Metallurgy, Composite material, Diffusionless transformation and Alloy. The Shape-memory alloy study combines topics in areas such as Pseudoelasticity, Martensite, Ribbon, Nanoindentation and Precipitation hardening. His study in the field of Structural material also crosses realms of SMA*.

His Diffusionless transformation study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crystallographic defect and Ferromagnetism. His studies in Alloy integrate themes in fields like Small-angle X-ray scattering, Arrhenius equation, Activation energy and Grain growth. Shyi-Kaan Wu combines subjects such as Wetting, Inconel, Shear strength and Intermetallic with his study of Brazing.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A Study on the Hall-Petch Relationship and Grain Growth Kinetics in FCC-Structured High/Medium Entropy Alloys. (20 citations)
  • Thermal and transport properties of as-grown Ni-rich TiNi shape memory alloys (15 citations)
  • The Portevin–Le Chatelier effect in β-phase Mg–14.3Li–0.8Zn alloy (15 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Composite material
  • Metallurgy
  • Alloy

His scientific interests lie mostly in Metallurgy, Shape-memory alloy, Diffusionless transformation, Martensite and Composite material. Alloy, Microstructure, Structural material, Strain rate and Magnesium alloy are the primary areas of interest in his Metallurgy study. Shyi-Kaan Wu has included themes like Grain size, Grain growth, Grain boundary strengthening and Activation energy in his Alloy study.

In his works, he conducts interdisciplinary research on Diffusionless transformation and Dynamic mechanical analysis. His research in the fields of R-Phase overlaps with other disciplines such as Transition temperature. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Inconel, Dimple, Eutectic system and Intermetallic.

Best Publications

  • The effects of cold rolling on the martensitic transformation of an equiatomic TiNi alloy

    H.C. Lin;S.K. Wu;T.S. Chou;H.P. Kao

  • Infrared brazing of TiAl intermetallic using BAg-8 braze alloy

    R.K. Shiue;S.K. Wu;S.Y. Chen

  • A study of electrical resistivity, internal friction and shear modulus on an aged Ti49Ni51 alloy

    S.K. Wu;H.C. Lin;T.S. Chou

  • Oxidation behavior of equiatomic TiNi alloy in high temperature air environment

    C.L. Chu;S.K. Wu;Y.C. Yen

  • Effect of CO2 laser welding on the shape-memory and corrosion characteristics of TiNi alloys

    Y. T. Hsu;Y. T. Hsu;Y. R. Wang;Y. R. Wang;S. K. Wu;C. Chen

  • The interfacial reactions of infrared brazing Cu and Ti with two silver-based braze alloys

    R.K Shiue;S.K Wu;C.H Chan

  • Hydride reorientation in Zircaloy-4 cladding

    H.C. Chu;S.K. Wu;R.C. Kuo

  • A comparison of the cavitation erosion resistance of TiNi alloys, SUS304 stainless steel and Ni-based self-fluxing alloy

    S.K Wu;H.C Lin;C.H Yeh

  • A study of B2↔B19↔B19′ two-stage martensitic transformation in a Ti50Ni40Cu10 alloy

    Y. C. Lo;S. K. Wu;Herng-Er Horng

  • The improvement of high temperature oxidation of Ti–50Al by sputtering Al film and subsequent interdiffusion treatment

    M.S. Chu;S.K. Wu

  • The tensile behavior of a cold-rolled and reverse-transformed equiatomic TiNi alloy

    H.C. Lin;S.K. Wu

  • A Study on Ternary Ti-rich TiNiZr Shape Memory Alloys

    S.F. Hsieh;S.K. Wu

  • Martensitic transformations and the shape memory effect in Ti50Ni10Au40 and Ti50Au50 alloys

    S.K. Wu;C.M. Wayman

  • Damping characteristics of TiNi shape memory alloys

    H. C. Lin;S. K. Wu;M. T. Yeh

  • Determination of heat of transformation in a cold-rolled martensitic TiNi alloy

    H. C. Lin;S. K. Wu

  • Damping characteristics of TiNi binary and ternary shape memory alloys

    S.K Wu;H.C Lin

  • The martensitic transformation in Ti-rich TiNi shape memory alloys

    H.C. Lin;S.K. Wu;J.C. Lin

  • Infrared brazing of TiAl using Al-based braze alloys

    R.K. Shiue;S.K. Wu;S.Y. Chen

  • Infrared brazing of Ti50Al50 and Ti–6Al–4V using two Ti-based filler metals

    R.K. Shiue;S.K. Wu;Y.T. Chen;C.Y. Shiue

  • Effect of radial hydrides on the axial and hoop mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4 cladding

    H.C. Chu;S.K. Wu;K.F. Chien;R.C. Kuo

  • Recent development of TiNi-based shape memory alloys in Taiwan

    S.K Wu;H.C Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

C.M. Wayman
C.M. Wayman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hisamichi Kimura
Hisamichi Kimura Tohoku University
Yit-Tsong Chen
Yit-Tsong Chen National Taiwan University
Fu-Rong Chen
Fu-Rong Chen City University of Hong Kong
Chun-hsien Chen
Chun-hsien Chen National Taiwan University
Ji-Jung Kai
Ji-Jung Kai City University of Hong Kong

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