Zhang Hao
Lecturer, Master's Supervisor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
E-Mail: zhanghao1763@ouc.edu.cn
Research Interests:
(1) Plastic deformation mechanisms of metallic materials
(2) Deformation twinning and phase transformations in titanium and titanium alloys
(3) Strengthening-toughening and surface damage protection of light alloys
(4) Molecular dynamics simulations
Biography:
(1) Education and Work Experience
Jul. 2023–Present
Ocean University of China
College of Materials Science and Engineering
Lecturer
Sep. 2017–Jun. 2023
Central South University
Institute of Powder Metallurgy
Ph.D.
Sep. 2013–Jun. 2017
Northeastern University
College of Materials Science and Engineering
Bachelor's Degree
(2)Research and Honors
Served as Principal Investigator for 7 research projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and so on. Published 16 SCI-indexed papers in high-impact journals, with 9 first-authored publications featuring 3 articles in the prestigious International Journal of Plasticity. Recognized with multiple honors: 2023 Outstanding Graduate of Central South University, Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Central South University, and Honors Students of Central South University and so on.
Research output:
[1] Hao Zhang, Xiaoqin Ou, Song Ni, Hongge Yan, Xiaozhou Liao, Min Song*.Atomic-scale study of the {11-21} twinning and {11-22}-{11-21} double twinning mechanisms in pure titanium. International Journal of Plasticity, 160, 2023, 103486.
[2] Hao Zhang, Bingqiang Wei, Xiaoqin Ou, Song Ni, Hongge Yan, Min Song*. Atomic-level study of {10-11} deformation twinning in pure Ti and Ti-5at.% Al alloy. International Journal of Plasticity, 153, 2022 103273.
[3] Hao Zhang, Bingqiang Wei, Xiaoqin Ou*, Song Ni, Hongge Yan, Min Song*. Atomic-scale understanding of the reversible HCP↔FCC phase transition mechanisms at {10-11} twin tip in pure titanium. International Journal of Plasticity, 156, 2022, 103357.
[4] Hao Zhang, Bingqiang Wei, Xiaoqin Ou, Song Ni, Xiaozhou Liao, Min Song*. Enhancing {10-12} twin boundary migration capability in Ti-Al solid solution alloys with increasing Al content. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 147, 2023, 217-223.
[5] Hao Zhang, Xiaoqin Ou*, Xiaoyong Zhang, Hongge Yan, Kechao Zhou, Min Song. Effects of Al on crack propagation in titanium alloys and the governing toughening mechanism. Mechanics of Materials, 163, 2021, 104107.
[6] Hao Zhang, Xiaoqin Ou*, Song Ni, Min Song*. Toughening alpha-Ti by dislocation-induced phase transformation at crack tips. Mechanics of Materials, 151, 2020, 103629.
[7] Hao Zhang, Bingqiang Wei, Xiaoqin Ou*, Song Ni, Kechao Zhou*, Min Song*. Dislocation induced FCC twinning at the HCP/FCC interfaces in a deformed Ti-5at.%Al alloy: Experiments and simulations. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 169, 2022, 110835.
[8] Hao Zhang, Xiaoqin Ou, Bingqiang Wei, Song Ni, Min Song*. Strain direction dependency of deformation mechanisms in an HCP-Ti crystalline by molecular dynamics simulations. Computational Materials Science, 172, 2020, 109328.
[9] Hao Zhang, Wenzhi Li, Hongzhi Cui *, Min Song *. Mechanism of interaction between <c> dislocation and {11-21} twin boundary upon shear loading, Materials Letters, 382, 2025, 137912.
