Yuntian Zhu
Distinguished Emeritus Professor
- Email: ytzhu@ncsu.edu
Yuntian Zhu is a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering. His research in recent years has focused on the deformation mechanisms at dislocation level and mechanical behaviors of heterostructured materials, nano/ultrafine-grained materials, and synthesis and processing of carbon nanotube and CNT composites. He is an experimentalist with primary interest in fundamental aspects of materials research and also in designing materials with superior strength and ductility. He recently received the TMS SMD Distinguished Scientist/Engineer Award, NCSU Alumni Distinguished Research Award, and ASM International Albert Sauveur Award, TMS Leadership Award, and IUMRS Sômiya Award. He has been elected Fellows of TMS, ASM International, APS and AAAS. He is among Highly Cited Researchers 2016 by Thomson Reuters.
Publications
- Joint Theoretical and Experimental Study of Stress Graphitization in Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Carbon Matrix Composites
- Zhang, L., Kowalik, M., Mao, Q., Damirchi, B., Zhang, Y., Bradford, P. D., … Zhu, Y. T. T. (2023), ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 15(27), 32656–32666. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c03209
- Probing the Respective Strengthening Mechanism of High-entropy (CoCrFeNi/CoCrFeNiMn) and Single-principle-element (Cu-4Al) Alloys
- Fan, L., Zhou, J., Fang, X., Wang, Y., Ma, X., Tsai, M.-H., & Zhu, Y. (2023), JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172185
- Achieving high hetero-deformation induced (HDI) strengthening and hardening in brass by dual heterostructures
- Fang, X. T., Li, Z. K., Wang, Y. F., Ruiz, M., Ma, X. L., Wang, H. Y., … Zhu, Y. T. (2022), Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 98, 244–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2021.03.088
- Length-dependent carbon nanotube film structures and mechanical properties
- Zhang, L., Ma, X., Zhang, Y., Bradford, P. D., & Zhu, Y. T. (2021), NANOTECHNOLOGY, 32(26). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abef92
- Critical microstructures and defects in heterostructured materials and their effects on mechanical properties
- Liu, Y., Cao, Y., Mao, Q., Zhou, H., Zhao, Y., Jiang, W., … Zhu, Y. (2020), ACTA MATERIALIA, 189, 129–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.03.001
- Ductility and strain hardening in gradient and lamellar structured materials
- Wu, X., Zhu, Y., & Lu, K. (2020), SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, 186, 321–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.05.025
- Effect of dislocation configuration on Ag segregation in subgrain boundary of a Mg-Ag alloy
- Xiao, L., Chen, X., Wei, K., Liu, Y., Yin, D., Hu, Z., … Zhu, Y. (2021), SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, 191, 219–224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.08.040
- Effect of heterostructure and hetero-deformation induced hardening on the strength and ductility of brass
- Fang, X. T., He, G. Z., Zheng, C., Ma, X. L., Kaoumi, D., Li, Y. S., & Zhu, Y. T. (2020), ACTA MATERIALIA, 186, 644–655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.01.037
- Hetero-deformation induced strengthening and toughening of pure iron with inverse and multi-gradient structures
- Guo, F. J., Wang, Y. F., Wang, M. S., He, Q., Ran, H., Huang, C. X., & Zhu, Y. T. (2020), MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, 782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139256
- Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction
- Zhu, Y., Ameyama, K., Anderson, P. M., Beyerlein, I. J., Gao, H., Kim, H. S., … Wu, X. (2021), MATERIALS RESEARCH LETTERS, 9(1), 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2020.1796836
Grants
- Processing Heterogeneous Lamella fcc Alloys for Unprecedented High Strength and Ductility
- Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
- Enhancing Corrosion Resistance, Wear Resistance and Fatigue Property of Steels by Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment
- Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies - Reactor Materials
- Aligned Carbon Nanotube Tape for Sensor Technology
- Probing Deformation Mechanisms of Nanostructured Mg Alloys for Unprecedented Strength and Good Ductility
- Bonding Unidirectional Carbon Nanotube with Carbon for High Performance, Low Density Composites
- Probing the Mechanisms of Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline fcc Metals
- Assessment of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT) Technology
- Multifunctional Flexible Composites Based on Continuous Carbon Nanotube Fiber
