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Yifan Zhang

Profile Information
Name
Dr Yifan Zhang
Institution
Purdue University
Position
Research Scientist
h-Index
19
ORCID
0000-0002-5544-7534
Expertise
degradation, Electron Microscopy, Nanostructured Materials
Additional Publications:
"Unraveling kinking: A plasticity enhancing failure mode in high strength nano metallic laminates" Miroslav Zecevic, Aritra Chakraborty, Rodney J. McCabe, Thomas J. Nizolek, Ricardo A. Lebensohn, John S. Carpenter, Nan Li, Laurent Capolungo, Yifan Zhang, [2023] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119342
"Tensile and failure behaviors of Cu/Nb nanolaminates: the effects of loading direction, layer thickness, and annealing" Jonathan G. Gigax, Thomas J. Nizolek, John S. Carpenter, Matthew M. Schneider, Nan Li, Laurent Capolungo, Rodney J. McCabe, Yifan Zhang, [2022] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118346
"Kink mechanism in Cu/Nb nanolaminates explored by in situ pillar compression" Nan Li, Matthew M. Schneider, Thomas J. Nizolek, Laurent Capolungo, Rodney J. McCabe, Yifan Zhang, [2022] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118150
"High-strength nanocrystalline intermetallics with room temperature deformability enabled by nanometer thick grain boundaries" Dajla Neffati, Jaehun Cho, Zhongxia Shang, Yifan Zhang, Jie Ding, Qiang Li, Sichuang Xue, Haiyan Wang, Yashashree Kulkarni, Xinghang Zhang, Ruizhe Su, [2021] Science Advances · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc8288

Nanometer thick grain boundaries enable room temperature deformability in conventional brittle intermetallics.
"Microstructural evolution of nanotwinned Al-Zr alloy with significant 9R phase" Y. F. Zhang, D. Y. Xie, R. Su, Q. Li, S. Xue, T. Niu, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, N. A. Richter, [2021] Materials Research Letters · DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2020.1840451
"He ion irradiation response of a gradient T91 steel" Jie Ding, Cuncai Fan, Di Chen, Jin Li, Yifan Zhang, Yongqiang Wang, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang, Zhongxia Shang, [2020] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.019
"Thermal stability and deformability of annealed nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers" R. Su, T.J. Niu, N.A. Richter, S. Xue, Q. Li, Jie Ding, Bo Yang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Y.F. Zhang, [2020] Scripta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.04.015
"Tailoring the thermal stability of nanocrystalline Ni alloy by thick grain boundaries" Z. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, R. Su, Jin Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Jie Ding, [2020] Scripta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.02.032
"Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part I: Texture effect" Dajla Neffati, Qiang Li, Sichuang Xue, Jaehun Cho, Jin Li, Jie Ding, Yifan Zhang, Cuncai Fan, Haiyan Wang, Yashashree Kulkarni, Xinghang Zhang, Ruizhe Su, [2020] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.11.049
"Design of super-strong and thermally stable nanotwinned Al alloys via solute synergy" R. Su, D. Y. Xie, T. J. Niu, S. Xue, Q. Li, Z. Shang, J. Ding, N. A. Richter, Jian Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, [2020] Nanoscale · DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05707j

The ternary Al–Ni–Ti alloys have outstanding thermal stability.
"Hierarchical nanotwins in single-crystal-like nickel with high strength and corrosion resistance produced via a hybrid technique" Sichuang Xue, Patrick Price, Xing Sun, Jie Ding, Zhongxia Shang, Zhe Fan, Han Wang, Yifan Zhang, Youxing Chen, Haiyan Wang, Khalid Hattar, Xinghang Zhang, Qiang Li, [2020] Nanoscale · DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07472d

Single-crystal-like nanotwinned Nickel was preparedviaa hybrid technique and it renders superb mechanical behaviors and corrosion resistance.
"Size dependent strengthening in high strength nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers" S. Xue, Q. Li, Jin Li, Jie Ding, T.J. Niu, R. Su, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Y.F. Zhang, [2019] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.06.028
"High temperature thermal and mechanical stability of high-strength nanotwinned Al alloys" Jaehun Cho, Sichuang Xue, Xing Sun, Yifan Zhang, Zhongxia Shang, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang, Qiang Li, [2019] Acta Materialia · DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.11.011 · EID: 2-s2.0-85057278055
"Thick grain boundary induced strengthening in nanocrystalline Ni alloy" D. Neffati, Qiang Li, R. Su, Jin Li, S. Xue, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang, Jie Ding, [2019] Nanoscale · DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06843k

Mo enriched thick GBs in nanocrystalline Ni alloy are stronger barriers than conventional GBs to the transmission of dislocations.
"Strengthening mechanisms and deformability of nanotwinned AlMg alloys" Qiang Li, Zhe Fan, Han Wang, Yifan Zhang, Jie Ding, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang, Sichuang Xue, [2018] Journal of Materials Research · DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.372 · EID: 2-s2.0-85056479076
"Ultra-strong nanotwinned Al–Ni solid solution alloys with significant plasticity" Q. Li, S. C. Xue, Jie Ding, D. Y. Xie, Jin Li, Tongjun Niu, Han Wang, Haiyan Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, [2018] Nanoscale · DOI: 10.1039/c8nr05139a

Twin boundaries have been proven effective for strengthening metallic materials while maintaining plasticity.
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