Zhongyun Fan

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Composite material
• Metallurgy
• Alloy

Zhongyun Fan spends much of his time researching Metallurgy, Microstructure, Nucleation, Alloy and Composite material. The Metallurgy study combines topics in areas such as CALPHAD and Shearing. His study in Microstructure is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Porosity, Shear rate, Slurry, Aluminium and Ductility.

His Slurry research incorporates themes from Rheology, Shear thinning, Metal and Casting. Zhongyun Fan has included themes like Number density, Turbulence, Supercooling and Forced convection in his Nucleation study. His Magnesium alloy study in the realm of Alloy interacts with subjects such as Disk formatting.

His most cited work include:

• Semisolid metal processing (737 citations)
• Grain refining mechanism in the Al/Al–Ti–B system (222 citations)
• Microstructural development of Al-15wt.%Mg2Si in situ composite with mischmetal addition (203 citations)

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

His main research concerns Metallurgy, Alloy, Microstructure, Composite material and Nucleation. His Metallurgy study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Shear. His Shear study combines topics in areas such as Liquid metal and Shear rate.

His Alloy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Die casting and Casting. His research investigates the link between Microstructure and topics such as Slurry that cross with problems in Extrusion. His Nucleation research incorporates elements of Chemical physics, Oxide, Supercooling, Lattice and Chemical engineering.

He most often published in these fields:

• Metallurgy (71.01%)
• Alloy (43.19%)
• Microstructure (42.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

• Metallurgy (71.01%)
• Alloy (43.19%)
• Nucleation (23.19%)

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

Zhongyun Fan mostly deals with Metallurgy, Alloy, Nucleation, Microstructure and Composite material. His research in Aluminium, Intermetallic, Metallic materials, Oxide and Scrap are components of Metallurgy. His research integrates issues of Energetics and Scanning electron microscope in his study of Intermetallic.

In his study, Mixing is inextricably linked to Casting, which falls within the broad field of Alloy. The concepts of his Nucleation study are interwoven with issues in Chemical physics, Ab initio molecular dynamics, Lattice, Magnesium and Chemical engineering. His studies examine the connections between Microstructure and genetics, as well as such issues in Shear, with regards to Volumetric flow rate, Mass flow rate and Shearing.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Crystallographic effects on the corrosion of twin roll cast AZ31 Mg alloy sheet (45 citations)
• Mechanism for Zr poisoning of Al-Ti-B based grain refiners (35 citations)
• High shear dispersion technology prior to twin roll casting for high performance magnesium/SiC p metal matrix composite strip fabrication (20 citations)

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

• Composite material
• Metallurgy
• Alloy

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Metallurgy, Nucleation, Alloy, Microstructure and Ultimate tensile strength. His work carried out in the field of Metallurgy brings together such families of science as Morphology and Shear. His Nucleation research incorporates elements of Chemical physics, Ab initio molecular dynamics, Lattice, Magnesium and Chemical engineering.

His work in the fields of Alloy, such as Intermetallic, overlaps with other areas such as Solvent and Field. His studies in Microstructure integrate themes in fields like Ductility, Modulus, Oxide and Nanocomposite. His Ultimate tensile strength research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Equiaxed crystals and Aluminium.