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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UK
2026

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  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom Leader Award
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Overview

Wei Sun is a researcher affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, specializing in Engineering with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and related subfields. Their work covers multiple aspects of materials science and engineering, particularly concentrating on high temperature alloys, fatigue and fracture mechanics, as well as additive manufacturing processes.

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Wei Sun has published extensively with key frequent publication venues being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Computer Systems Science and Engineering
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Their recent notable papers showcase a range of investigations into fatigue resistance, welding effects, and deformation mechanisms. These include:

  • The effect of defect population on the anisotropic fatigue resistance of AlSi10Mg alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (2021, International Journal of Fatigue)
  • Heat generation, plastic deformation and residual stresses in friction stir welding of aluminium alloy (2022, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences)
  • Deformation Expression of Soft Tissue Based on BP Neural Network (2021, Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing)
  • Defect evolution during high temperature tension-tension fatigue of SLM AISi10Mg alloy by synchrotron tomography (2020, Materials Science and Engineering A)
  • Optimization of a recompression supercritical nitrous oxide and helium Brayton cycle for space nuclear system (2021, Energy)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Wei Sun's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Zhixun Wen
  • Zhufeng Yue
  • Guo-Yan Zhou
  • Tao Liu
  • Xiaorui Zhang

Best Publications

  • A review of friction stir welding of aluminium matrix composites

    Omar S. Salih;Hengan Ou;W. Sun;D.G. McCartney

  • The effect of defect population on the anisotropic fatigue resistance of AlSi10Mg alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion

    Zhengkai Wu;Shengchuan Wu;Jianguang Bao;Jianguang Bao;Weijian Qian

  • Residual stress simulation in thin and thick-walled stainless steel pipe welds including pipe diameter effects

    A. Yaghi;T.H. Hyde;A.A. Becker;W. Sun

  • Investigation of rheological and chemical properties asphalt binder rejuvenated with waste vegetable oil

    Xinxin Cao;Hao Wang;Xuejuan Cao;Wei Sun

  • Residual stress simulation in welded sections of P91 pipes

    A.H. Yaghi;T.H. Hyde;A.A. Becker;J.A. Williams

  • Requirements for and use of miniature test specimens to provide mechanical and creep properties of materials : a review

    T. H. Hyde;W. Sun;J. A. Williams

  • Finite element simulation of welding and residual stresses in a P91 steel pipe incorporating solid-state phase transformation and post-weld heat treatment

    A H Yaghi;T H Hyde;A A Becker;W Sun

  • Crashworthiness of different composite tubes by experiments and simulations

    Zheyi Zhang;Wei Sun;Yongsheng Zhao;Shujuan Hou

  • Finite-element creep damage analyses of P91 pipes

    T.H. Hyde;A.A. Becker;W. Sun;J.A. Williams

  • Microwave absorbing properties of double-layer cementitious composites containing Mn–Zn ferrite

    Xiuzhi Zhang;Wei Sun

  • Equilibrium Expressions Related to the Solubility of the Sour Corrosion Product Mackinawite

    Wei Sun;Srdjan Nesic;David Young;Richard C. Woollam

  • Analysis of the impression creep test method using a rectangular indenter for determining the creep properties in welds

    T.H. Hyde;W. Sun;A.A. Becker

  • Determining elastic–plastic properties from indentation data obtained from finite element simulations and experimental results

    J.J. Kang;A.A. Becker;W. Sun

  • Analysis of damage development in cement paste due to ice nucleation at different temperatures

    Lin Liu;Dejian Shen;Huisu Chen;Wei Sun

  • Benchmarks for finite element analysis of creep continuum damage mechanics

    A.A Becker;T.H Hyde;W Sun;P Andersson

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA6092/SiC metal matrix composite

    Omar S. Salih;Hengan Ou;Xingguo Wei;W. Sun

  • Cyclic thermo-mechanical material modelling and testing of 316 stainless steel

    Christopher J. Hyde;W. Sun;Sean B. Leen

  • Determination of material properties in the Chaboche unified viscoplasticity model

    Y.P. Gong;Christopher J. Hyde;W. Sun;T.H. Hyde

  • A comparison between measured and modeled residual stresses in a circumferentially Butt-welded P91 steel pipe

    A. H. Yaghi;T. H. Hyde;A. A. Becker;W. Sun

  • Finite element simulation of residual stresses induced by the dissimilar welding of a P92 steel pipe with weld metal IN625

    A.H. Yaghi;T.H. Hyde;A.A. Becker;W. Sun

  • Testing and modelling of creep crack growth in compact tension specimens from a P91 weld at 650 °C

    T.H. Hyde;M. Saber;M. Saber;W. Sun

  • On the interpretation of results from small punch creep tests

    T H. Hyde;M Stoyanov;Wei Sun;Christopher J. Hyde

  • Creep crack growth in welds: a damage mechanics approach to predicting initiation and growth of circumferential cracks

    T.H. Hyde;W. Sun;A.A. Becker

  • A novel, high-sensitivity, small specimen creep test

    T H Hyde;W Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

T H Hyde
T H Hyde University of Nottingham
Adib A. Becker
Adib A. Becker University of Nottingham
P.H. Shipway
P.H. Shipway University of Nottingham
Sean B. Leen
Sean B. Leen University of Galway
D.G. McCartney
D.G. McCartney University of Nottingham
Martyn J Pavier
Martyn J Pavier University of Bristol
Ming Li
Ming Li The University of Texas at Arlington
David J. Smith
David J. Smith Arizona State University
Eric J. Williams
Eric J. Williams National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester

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