What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Composite material
- Mechanical engineering
- Metallurgy
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Creep, Structural engineering, Finite element method, Composite material and Material properties.
The Creep study combines topics in areas such as Compact tension specimen, Forensic engineering, Constitutive equation and Deformation.
His work carried out in the field of Structural engineering brings together such families of science as Heat-affected zone and Pressure vessel.
His study in the fields of Damage mechanics and Plane stress under the domain of Finite element method overlaps with other disciplines such as Numerical analysis.
In his research, Plasticity is intimately related to Metallurgy, which falls under the overarching field of Composite material.
As part of one scientific family, Wei Sun deals mainly with the area of Welding, narrowing it down to issues related to the Residual stress, and often Cylinder stress.
His most cited work include:
- A review of friction stir welding of aluminium matrix composites (165 citations)
- Residual stress simulation in thin and thick-walled stainless steel pipe welds including pipe diameter effects (126 citations)
- Finite element simulation of welding and residual stresses in a P91 steel pipe incorporating solid-state phase transformation and post-weld heat treatment (98 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Wei Sun mainly investigates Creep, Composite material, Structural engineering, Finite element method and Welding.
His research integrates issues of Stress, Material properties and Internal pressure in his study of Creep.
His studies deal with areas such as Indentation and Canalisation as well as Material properties.
His Structural engineering research includes elements of Piping and Pressure vessel.
His Finite element method study incorporates themes from Steady state and Stress concentration.
He has included themes like Residual stress and Cylinder stress in his Welding study.
He most often published in these fields:
- Creep (53.20%)
- Composite material (44.40%)
- Structural engineering (41.60%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?
- Composite material (44.40%)
- Microstructure (8.80%)
- Creep (53.20%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Composite material, Microstructure, Creep, Finite element method and Ultimate tensile strength.
His work on Stress expands to the thematically related Creep.
His Finite element method research is included under the broader classification of Structural engineering.
His Ultimate tensile strength study combines topics in areas such as Alloy and Fracture.
The Friction stir welding research Wei Sun does as part of his general Welding study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Header, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.
Wei Sun combines subjects such as Mechanical engineering and Cylinder stress with his study of Material properties.
Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA6092/SiC metal matrix composite (31 citations)
- The effect of frequency on both the debris and the development of the tribologically transformed structure during fretting wear of a high strength steel (14 citations)
- Influence of process parameters on the microstructural evolution and mechanical characterisations of friction stir welded Al-Mg-Si alloy (13 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Composite material
- Mechanical engineering
- Metallurgy
His primary areas of investigation include Composite material, Microstructure, Electron backscatter diffraction, Finite element method and Fretting.
In his works, Wei Sun performs multidisciplinary study on Composite material and Test data.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Tensile testing and Elongation.
The various areas that he examines in his Electron backscatter diffraction study include Friction stir welding, Welding, Misorientation, Softening and Grain size.
His study looks at the relationship between Finite element method and fields such as Plasticity, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.
His Inverse research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Indentation, Material properties, Residual, Creep and Modulus.
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