Li, Huijun

Overview

Prof Huijun Li obtained a PhD degree in 1996 from the University of Wollongong; He has 19 years research experience in materials science and engineering. He has published more than 260 papers in the field of welding metallurgy, new alloy development, surface engineering, nuclear materials and microstructure characterization.

In 1995, he joined CRC Materials Welding and Joining as a postdoctoral research fellow at University of Wollongong. In 2000, he took a research scientist position at Materials Division, ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation), he worked on a wide range of research projects in conjunction with the CRC Welded Structures, CRC CAST3, CRC Rail, British nuclear research organisations and American national laboratories. Prof. Li started working at University of Wollongong from July 2008; he is a chief researcher with Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC), Energy Pipeline CRC (EPCRC) and several other industry funded projects.

Prof Li was awarded Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia，2013, Australia Endeavour Fellowship 2014, two Defence Materials Technology Centre - Capability Improvement Awards 2014, DMTC best project leader award 2016, and UOW Vice Chancellor Award - Research Partnership and Impact Award for the year 2019. Prof Li was selected as a top researcher in both “Manufacturing and machinery” and “Metallurgy” in Australia, published in Australian Research Magazine Sept 2019.

Research Areas

0912 - MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research Overview

- The effect of welding thermal cycles on microstructure and mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4
- Nuclear-material interaction research (neutron irradiation, neutron diffraction, positron life time spectroscopy, etc)
- National and International safeguards and security research (anti-terrorism research)
- Research on CRC for light metals
- Creep properties of P91 and P92 steel welds
- Prequalifying emergency welding (temper bead welding)
- Integrity of high energy piping (CRC project)
- Coatings for high temperature steam valve spindles (CRC project)
- Synroc for immobilising nuclear waste
- Mechanised girth welding, (CRC project)
- Welding galvanised steel, (CRC project)
- Hot cracking in high strength cellulosic electrode weld metal, (CRC project)
- Electric resistance welding of high strength pipe line, (CRC project)
- Transverse cracking in submarine steel weld metal, (CRC project)
- The application of shape memory couplings for high pressure fuel pipe, (CRC project)
Future Research Topics:
- Life estimation of welded pressure equipment, (CRC project)
- High productivity welding of stainless steels, including duplex stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels and austenitic stainless steels, characterising corrosion failure of welding joints, (CRC project)
- Cold cracking of HSLA pipe line steels weldment, including X70 and X80,, (CRC project)
- Investigation of pipeline corrosion in Northern China oil fields, iron based shape memory alloy pipe joints have been developed for oil pipelines.
- Study of Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys, the purpose of this research was to develop new corrosion resistant shape memory alloys for commercial application (ARC project)

Available as Research Supervisor

Attended Event

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Volume 63 Altmetric
2020	Thermo-mechanical coupled finite element analysis of rolling contact fatigue and wear properties of a rail steel under different slip ratios Published In Tribology International Volume 141 Pages 105943-1 - 105943-13 ISSN 0301-679X Altmetric
2019	A combination of keyhole GTAW with a trapezoidal interlayer: A new insight into armour steel welding Published In Materials Volume 12 Pages 3571-1 - 3571-18 ISSN 1996-1944 Altmetric
2019	An overview on TiFe intermetallic for solid-state hydrogen storage: microstructure, hydrogenation and fabrication processes Published In Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences Volume Online First Pages 1 - 19 ISSN 1040-8436 Altmetric
2019	Atomic origins of radiation-induced defects and the role of lamellar interfaces in radiation damage of titanium aluminide alloy irradiated with Kr-ions at elevated temperature Published In Acta Materialia Volume 172 Pages 72 - 83 ISSN 1359-6454 Altmetric
2019	Characterisation of White Etching Layers formed on rails subjected to different traffic conditions Published In Wear Volume 436-437 Pages 202998-1 - 202998-11 ISSN 0043-1648 Altmetric
2019	Comparative effect of Mn/Ti solute atoms and TiC/Ni 3 (Al,Ti) nano-particles on work hardening behaviour in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 753 Pages 262 - 275 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2019	Crack propagation behavior in white etching layer on rail steel surface Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 104 Pages 816 - 829 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2019	Effect of Zn addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloys Published In Nonferrous Metals Society of China Transactions Volume 29 Pages 722 - 734 ISSN 1003-6326 Altmetric
2019	Effect of heat input on weld formation and tensile properties in keyhole mode TIG welding process Published In Metals Volume 9 Altmetric
2019	Evolution of rail surface degradation in the tunnel: The role of water on squat growth under service conditions Published In Engineering Fracture Mechanics Volume 209 Pages 32 - 47 ISSN 0013-7944 Altmetric
2019	Improving the weld microstructure and material properties of K-TIG welded armour steel joint using filler material Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume 100 Pages 1931 - 1944 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2019	In-situ neutron diffraction characterization on the phase evolution of y-TiAl alloy during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 778 Pages 280 - 287 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2019	Introduction of ternary alloying element in wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide intermetallic Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 27 Pages 236 - 245 Altmetric
2019	Location dependence of microstructure, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties on Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A Volume 749 Pages 218 - 222 ISSN 1934-8967 Altmetric
2019	Lubrication mechanisms of C‐MoS2‐Fe2O3 (Fe3O4) nano‐composite lubricants at the rubbing interfaces of non‐copper coated solid wires against the contact tube Published In Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik Volume 50 Pages 52 - 63 ISSN 0933-5137 Altmetric
2019	Microstructural changes on railway track surfaces caused by electrical leakage between wheel and rail Published In Tribology International Volume 140 Pages 105875-1 - 105875-13 ISSN 0301-679X Altmetric
2019	Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of K-TIG welded SAF2205/AISI316L dissimilar joint Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume 45 Pages 340 - 355 ISSN 1526-6125 Altmetric
2019	Microstructure and mechanical properties of large-volume gradient-structure aluminium sheets fabricated by cyclic skin-pass rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine Volume 99 Pages 2265 - 2284 ISSN 1478-6435 Altmetric
2019	Microstructure and properties of spot welded joints of hot-stamped ultra-high strength steel used for automotive body structures Published In Metals Volume 9 Pages 285-1 - 285-13 Altmetric
2019	Mitigation of thermal distortion in wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V part using active interpass cooling Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining Volume 24 Pages 484 - 494 Altmetric
2019	Multi-criteria decision-making analysis of different non-traditional machining operations of Ti6Al4V Published In Soft Computing Volume 23 Pages 5259 - 5272 ISSN 1432-7643 Altmetric
2019	Neutron diffraction residual stress determinations in Fe3Al based iron aluminide components fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 29 Pages 100774-1 - 100774-8 Altmetric
2019	Phase constituent control and correlated properties of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys through dual-wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Letters Volume 242 Pages 111 - 114 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2019	Precipitation strengthening in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing technology Published In Metals Volume 9 Pages 105 - 105 Altmetric
2019	The Study of the Directional Sensitivity of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Acoustic Emission Measurements Published In IEEE Sensors Journal Volume 19 Pages 6771 - 6777 ISSN 1530-437X Altmetric
2019	The formation and Kr-ion irradiation behaviour of new microstructural features in additively manufactured titanium aluminium alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 29 Pages 100766-1 - 100766-12 Altmetric
2019	Wetting mechanism of CMAS melt on YSZ surface at high temperature: First-principles calculation Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 483 Pages 811 - 818 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume 35 Pages 127 - 139 ISSN 1526-6125 Altmetric
2018	Anisotropy and microstructural evolutions of X70 pipeline steel during tensile deformation Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 33 Pages 3512 - 3520 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric
2018	Characterization of wire arc additively manufactured titanium aluminide functionally graded material: Microstructure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 734 Pages 110 - 119 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2018	Effect of chemical composition on microstructure, strength and wear resistance of wire deposited Ni-Cu alloys Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 24 Pages 30 - 36 Altmetric
2018	Effect of cooling rate on microstructural evolution and hardness of self-shielded arc weld deposits containing 1 wt% aluminium Published In Welding in the World Volume 62 Pages 685 - 697 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2018	Effect of long-term aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of T23 steel weld metal without post-weld heat treatment Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 252 Pages 618 - 627 ISSN 0924-0136 Altmetric
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 23 Pages 151 - 160 Altmetric
2018	Electrochemical performance and stability of a PPy/MMT-PVDF/PMMA composite film at high temperature Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 242 Pages 83 - 91 Altmetric
2018	Engineering Hierarchical Microstructures via Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Processing of a Modern HSLA Steel Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Volume 49 Pages 6337 - 6350 ISSN 1073-5623 Altmetric
2018	Fabrication and Characterisation of a Magnetized Metal-encapsulated FBG sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Published In IEEE Sensors Journal Volume 18 Pages 8739 - 8746 ISSN 1530-437X Altmetric
2018	First-principles investigation of martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of Ni2XAl (X=Cr, Fe, Co) Heusler compounds Published In Intermetallics Volume 92 Pages 15 - 19 ISSN 0966-9795 Altmetric
2018	High strain rate deformation of ARMOX 500T and effects on texture development using neutron diffraction techniques and SHPB testing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 709 Pages 30 - 39 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2018	Influences of postproduction heat treatment on Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2018	Intermetallic phase evolution and strengthening effect in Al–Mg2Si alloys with different Cu/Ni ratios Published In Materials Letters Volume 215 Pages 254 - 258 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2018	Investigation into the viability of K-TIG for joining armour grade quenched and tempered steel Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume 32 Pages 482 - 493 ISSN 1526-6125 Altmetric
2018	Mechanical properties and microstructure of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy subjected to cold rolling, asymmetric rolling and asymmetric cryorolling Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 710 Pages 10 - 16 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2018	Nanoporous Al sandwich foils using size effect of Al layer thickness during Cu/Al/Cu laminate rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine Volume 98 Pages 1537 - 1549 ISSN 1478-6435 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress in friction stir welding tools used for steels Published In Journal of Iron and Steel Research International Volume 25 Pages 477 - 486 ISSN 1001-0963 Altmetric
2018	The anisotropic corrosion behaviour of wire arc additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution Published In Corrosion Science Volume 137 Pages 176 - 183 ISSN 0010-938X Altmetric
2018	The effects of forced interpass cooling on the material properties of wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 258 Pages 97 - 105 ISSN 0924-0136 Altmetric
2018	The influence of post-production heat treatment on the multi-directional properties of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 23 Pages 411 - 421 Altmetric
2018	Thermal cycling of Fe3Al based iron aluminide during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Intermetallics Volume 92 Pages 101 - 107 ISSN 0966-9795 Altmetric
2018	Thermomechanical simulation of white etching layer formation on rail steel Published In Materials Australia: the magazine of engineering materials technology Volume June Pages 50 - 55
2017	Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application Published In Energies Volume 10 Pages 409-1 - 409-7 ISSN 1996-1073 Altmetric
2017	Effects of heat accumulation on the arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al4V Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 250 Pages 304 - 312 ISSN 0924-0136 Altmetric
2017	Enhanced materials performance of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets subjected to cryogenic roll bonding Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 32 Pages 3761 - 3768 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric
2017	Enhancement of Thermal Stability and Cycling Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery at High Temperature by Nano-ppy/OMMT-Coated Separator Published In Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2017 Pages 6948183-1 - 6948183-10 ISSN 1687-4110 Altmetric
2017	Enhancement of grain connectivity and critical current density in the ex-situ sintered MgB2 superconductors by doping minor Cu Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 727 Pages 1105 - 1109 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2017	Fabrication of Copper-Rich Cu-Al Alloy Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 48 Pages 3143 - 3151 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2017	Industrial Application Experiments on the Neutron Imaging Instrument DINGO Published In Physics Procedia Volume 88 Pages 13 - 18 Altmetric
2017	Influences of deposition current and interpass temperature to the Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume 88 Pages 2009 - 2018 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2017	Innovative analysis of Luders band behaviour in X80 pipeline steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 683 Pages 123 - 128 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2017	Laves phase precipitation behavior in the simulated fine-grained heat-affected zone of creep strength enhanced ferritic steel P92 and its role in creep void nucleation and growth Published In Welding in the World Volume 61 Pages 231 - 239 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2017	Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloys processed by two different severe plastic deformation methods: A comparative study Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 681 Pages 65 - 73 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2017	Precipitates and Particles Coarsening of 9Cr-1.7W-0.4Mo-Co Ferritic Heat-Resistant Steel after Isothermal Aging Published In Scientific Reports Volume 7 Pages 5859-1 - 5859-11 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2017	Rapid hydrothermal synthesis of Li3VO4 with different favored facets Published In Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry Volume 21 Pages 2547 - 2553 ISSN 1432-8488 Altmetric
2017	Squat formation and the occurrence of two distinct classes of white etching layer on the surface of rail steel Published In International Journal of Fatigue Volume 104 Pages 52 - 60 ISSN 0142-1123 Altmetric
2017	Structural metastability of “cold” repair welds in 2.25Cr-1Mo (P22) steel under elevated temperature and stress conditions Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 705 Pages 315 - 324 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2017	Synthesis of mesoporous NiCo2S4 deposited on reduced graphite oxide assistant by co-polymer Pluronic F127 for high-performance supercapacitor Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 420 Pages 77 - 82 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
2017	The evolution of microtexture of pipeline steel from strip to bare pipe to coated pipe Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 207 Pages 1844 - 1849 Altmetric
2016	A fiber-coupled self-mixing laser diode for the measurement of young’s modulus Published In Sensors Volume 26 Pages 928-1 - 928-14 ISSN 1424-8220 Altmetric
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published In Journal of Cleaner Production Volume 133 Pages 942 - 952 ISSN 0959-6526 Altmetric
2016	Annealing effect on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 660 Pages 195 - 204 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Automatic multi-direction slicing algorithms for wire based additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Volume 37 Pages 139 - 150 ISSN 0736-5845 Altmetric
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Volume 39 Pages 32 - 42 ISSN 0736-5845 Altmetric
2016	Binder-free Co3O4@NiCoAl-layered double hydroxide core-shell hybrid architectural nanowire arrays with enhanced electrochemical performance Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 363 Pages 381 - 388 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
2016	Controllable synthesis of few-layered and hierarchically porous boron nitride nanosheets Published In Chemical Communications Volume 52 Pages 3911 - 3914 ISSN 1359-7345 Altmetric
2016	Correlation between Zn-Rich Phase and corrosion/oxidation behavior of Sn–8Zn–3Bi alloy Published In Metals Volume 6 Pages 175-1 - 175-9 Altmetric
2016	Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical property of Al-10%Mg2Si alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 663 Pages 16 - 19 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2016	Effect of minor Sc and Zr on recrystallization behavior and mechanical properties of novel Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 657 Pages 717 - 725 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2016	Enhanced mechanical properties of ARB-processed aluminum alloy 6061 sheets by subsequent asymmetric cryorolling and ageing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 674 Pages 256 - 261 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Fabricating superior NiAl bronze components through wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Volume 9 Pages 652-1 - 652-12 ISSN 1996-1944 Altmetric
2016	Fabrication of Fe-FeAl Functionally Graded Material Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 47 Pages 763 - 772 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2016	High temperature processed high Nb X80 steel with excellent heat-affected zone toughness Published In Materials Letters Volume 163 Pages 171 - 174 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2016	Improvement of AA5052 sheet properties by electromagnetic twin-roll casting Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume 85 Pages 1007 - 1017 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2016	In situ evaluation of corrosion damage using non-destructive electrochemical measurements-A case study Published In Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Volume 43 Pages 36 - 43 ISSN 1226-086X Altmetric
2016	In-depth study of the mechanical properties for Fe3Al based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 669 Pages 118 - 126 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Mechanical properties of T23 steel welded joints without post-weld heat treatment for fossil fired boilers Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 31 Pages 4000 - 4008 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric
2016	Microstructural evolution, mechanical property and thermal stability of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloy processed by high pressure torsion Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 651 Pages 435 - 441 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Microstructure evolution of accumulative roll bonding processed pure aluminum during cryorolling Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 31 Pages 797 - 805 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2023	Analysis and solutions of pipeline girth weld failure under the longitudinal stress due to strength mis-matching Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2020	Synthesising improved ultra-high temperatures ceramics Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Seed Project Grant
2017 - 2020	Novel surface functioning technology during hot strip rolling process to improve corrosion-resistance of the steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2017 - 2020	Solidification Behavior Research in the Continuous Casting of High Nitrogen and High Molybdenum Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2019	The 6th Conference of the Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS 2018) Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: NSW Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
2018 - 2019	Advance Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Alloys Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Pilot Projects
2017 - 2018	Synthesis of high Entropy alloys for High temperature & high erosion applications Awarded by: Defence Science and Technology Group Funding Scheme: Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement Program
2017	Nucleation in Peritectic and Reverse Eutectoid Transformations: An Experimental and Computational Investigation Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Funding Scheme: Australia Germany Joint Cooperation Scheme
2011 - 2015	A Novel Hybrid Electrochemical Energy System For Both High Energy And High Power Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Improvement of ridging defect through rolling and heat treatment technology innovation Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Strain ageing in fusion-bonded epoxy coated pipeline steel Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Transforming Australia's Naval Manufacturing Industry Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Training Centres
2013	Significance, measurement and control of centreline segregation in continuously cast line pipe steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2013	The Australian Steel Manufacturing Research Hub Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2010	Energy Pipelines CRC Awarded by: NSW Industry & Investment Funding Scheme: NSW Science Leveraging Fund
	Advanced laser additive manufacturing system for extended applications to surface engineering, direct manufacturing and new alloy development Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Improving the weld HAZ toughness of high strength thick walled line pipe Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
	In-situ straining scanning electron microscope facility for nanomaterials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Effect of multiple repair in 690Mpa quenched and tempered steel on the mechanical properties	Dissanayaka, Pragathi
Doctor of Philosophy	Mechanism of Squat Initiation and Propagation on Rail Surface	Al-Juboori, Ali
Doctor of Philosophy	The Study of Fabricating Cu-Al Alloy via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing	Dong, Bosheng
Doctor of Philosophy	Acoustic Emission Measurement based on specialty FBG sensors and their application in welding for crack monitoring	Jinachandran, Sagar
Doctor of Philosophy	The Role of Welding Parameters and Weld Metal Microstructure on the Incidence of Weld Metal Hydrogen-assisted Cold Cracking in X70 Welds.	Van Niekerk, Cornelis
Doctor of Philosophy	Keyhole Tungsten Arc Inert Gas Welding	Fei, Zhenyu
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Hardfacing of Armour Steel	Ning, Yimiao
Doctor of Philosophy	Mechanics, Prediction and Management of Squat Defects on Train Rails	Tovar Camacho, Eduardo
Doctor of Philosophy	A Study of the Influence of Different Phases of Ti2AINb Based Alloys on the Joints Welded by Vacuum Diffusion Welding	Wang, Jun
Doctor of Philosophy	The Behaviour of Advanced Q&T Steels during Arc Welding and Thermal Cutting	Rizwan, Muhammad
Doctor of Philosophy	In-Situ Micro-XRD measuring of micron-sale microstructures in 3D-additive manufacturing for functionally graded materials.	Ghosh, Sujan Kumer
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Planning and Control for WAAM	Xia, Chunyang
Doctor of Philosophy	Study on Solidification Behaviors of Elements Mo and N in Fe-Ni-Cr Alloy Continuous Casting Process	Wang, Tong
Master of Philosophy - EIS	The Strategy for Fabricating Wire-Structured Part Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing	Yu, Ziping
Master of Philosophy - EIS	The development of a real-time control system in K-TIG	Zhang, Shiyu
Doctor of Philosophy	Fabrication of Ultrathin Metallic Nanosheets by Accumulative Rolling	Nie, Ning
Doctor of Philosophy	Intellectualized Additive Manufacturing with 3D Vision.	Zhang, Jianrui
Doctor of Philosophy	Intelligent database for wire arc based additive manufacturing	Qiu, Zhijun
Doctor of Philosophy	Improving the Weld HAZ Toughness of High strength Thick Qalled Line Pipe	Khan, Huda
Doctor of Philosophy	Intelligent programming strategies for metal additive manufacturing	Yuxing, Li
Doctor of Philosophy	Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of Dissimilar Welding of Zeron100 Super Stainless steel to Monel 400	Alanazi, Nasser
Doctor of Philosophy	Surface functioning to improve corrosion-resistance of the steels	Afridi, Haseeb

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor Award , conferred by Vice Chancellor University of Wollongong, 2019
Best poject leader award, conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2016
Australia Endeavour Fellowship , 2014
Capability Improvement Award , conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2014
Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, conferred by Australian Museum Eureka Prize, 2013
The Best Micrograph Prize , conferred by The 18th Australian Conference on Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2004
A Ramsay Moon Best Industry Paper Award , 2000
The Third National Science Award , 1991

Teaching Overview

July 2005 - July 2008 Senior Research Scientist, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 2000 - June 2005 Research Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 1998 - June 2000 Research Fellow, CRC for Welded Structures, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

March 1995 - June 1998 Research Associate, CRC for Welding and Joining, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

October 1991 - December 1994 Part time Research Assistant, Shape memory materials group and Part time Teaching Assistant demonstrating practical class for undergraduate students X-ray diffraction

Keywords

High strength steels, welding metallurgy, electron microscopy, neutron scattering, high temperature materials, nuclear materials, additive manufacturing, rail/wheel steels, thermo-mechanical simulation, stainless steels

Located In Facility

Building 2, Room G14

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3867 (confirmed)

Research Areas

0912 - MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research Overview

- The effect of welding thermal cycles on microstructure and mechanical properties of Zircaloy-4
- Nuclear-material interaction research (neutron irradiation, neutron diffraction, positron life time spectroscopy, etc)
- National and International safeguards and security research (anti-terrorism research)
- Research on CRC for light metals
- Creep properties of P91 and P92 steel welds
- Prequalifying emergency welding (temper bead welding)
- Integrity of high energy piping (CRC project)
- Coatings for high temperature steam valve spindles (CRC project)
- Synroc for immobilising nuclear waste
- Mechanised girth welding, (CRC project)
- Welding galvanised steel, (CRC project)
- Hot cracking in high strength cellulosic electrode weld metal, (CRC project)
- Electric resistance welding of high strength pipe line, (CRC project)
- Transverse cracking in submarine steel weld metal, (CRC project)
- The application of shape memory couplings for high pressure fuel pipe, (CRC project)
Future Research Topics:
- Life estimation of welded pressure equipment, (CRC project)
- High productivity welding of stainless steels, including duplex stainless steels, ferritic stainless steels and austenitic stainless steels, characterising corrosion failure of welding joints, (CRC project)
- Cold cracking of HSLA pipe line steels weldment, including X70 and X80,, (CRC project)
- Investigation of pipeline corrosion in Northern China oil fields, iron based shape memory alloy pipe joints have been developed for oil pipelines.
- Study of Fe-Mn-Si based shape memory alloys, the purpose of this research was to develop new corrosion resistant shape memory alloys for commercial application (ARC project)

Head Of

Welding Engineering Research Group Coordinator

Member Of

Materials Australia secretary - NSW branch 2019 -
Transactions on Intelligent Welding Manufacturing (TIWM) Guest editor 2019 -
Ausinan Science & Technology Society Vice President and Council Member 2017 -
Baosteel Australia Joint Research Centre (BAJC) Member of Technical Advisory Panel 2017 -
Journal of Iron and Steel Research, International Member of editorial board 2016 -
UOW Academic Senate Committee member 2017 - 2019

Has Collaborator

yan_ma Faculty Academic
Dippenaar, Rian J. Professor
Du Toit, Madeleine Professor
Dunne, Druce P. Professor
Jiang, Zhengyi Professor
Lu, Cheng Professor
Pan, Zengxi Stephen. A/Prof.
Pereloma, Elena V. Professor
Phelan, Dominic J. Dr
Stephen Van Duin Associate Professor
Su, Lihong Dr
Wexler, David Dr
Xi, Jiangtao Professor
Zhao, Yue Associate Professor
Zhu, Hongtao Dr
norrish, john Faculty Academic

Attended Event

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Investigation of humping phenomenon for the multi-directional robotic wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Volume 63 Altmetric
2020	Thermo-mechanical coupled finite element analysis of rolling contact fatigue and wear properties of a rail steel under different slip ratios Published In Tribology International Volume 141 Pages 105943-1 - 105943-13 ISSN 0301-679X Altmetric
2019	A combination of keyhole GTAW with a trapezoidal interlayer: A new insight into armour steel welding Published In Materials Volume 12 Pages 3571-1 - 3571-18 ISSN 1996-1944 Altmetric
2019	An overview on TiFe intermetallic for solid-state hydrogen storage: microstructure, hydrogenation and fabrication processes Published In Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences Volume Online First Pages 1 - 19 ISSN 1040-8436 Altmetric
2019	Atomic origins of radiation-induced defects and the role of lamellar interfaces in radiation damage of titanium aluminide alloy irradiated with Kr-ions at elevated temperature Published In Acta Materialia Volume 172 Pages 72 - 83 ISSN 1359-6454 Altmetric
2019	Characterisation of White Etching Layers formed on rails subjected to different traffic conditions Published In Wear Volume 436-437 Pages 202998-1 - 202998-11 ISSN 0043-1648 Altmetric
2019	Comparative effect of Mn/Ti solute atoms and TiC/Ni 3 (Al,Ti) nano-particles on work hardening behaviour in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 753 Pages 262 - 275 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2019	Crack propagation behavior in white etching layer on rail steel surface Published In Engineering Failure Analysis Volume 104 Pages 816 - 829 ISSN 1350-6307 Altmetric
2019	Effect of Zn addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloys Published In Nonferrous Metals Society of China Transactions Volume 29 Pages 722 - 734 ISSN 1003-6326 Altmetric
2019	Effect of heat input on weld formation and tensile properties in keyhole mode TIG welding process Published In Metals Volume 9 Altmetric
2019	Evolution of rail surface degradation in the tunnel: The role of water on squat growth under service conditions Published In Engineering Fracture Mechanics Volume 209 Pages 32 - 47 ISSN 0013-7944 Altmetric
2019	Improving the weld microstructure and material properties of K-TIG welded armour steel joint using filler material Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume 100 Pages 1931 - 1944 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2019	In-situ neutron diffraction characterization on the phase evolution of y-TiAl alloy during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 778 Pages 280 - 287 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2019	Introduction of ternary alloying element in wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide intermetallic Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 27 Pages 236 - 245 Altmetric
2019	Location dependence of microstructure, phase transformation temperature and mechanical properties on Ni-rich NiTi alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A Volume 749 Pages 218 - 222 ISSN 1934-8967 Altmetric
2019	Lubrication mechanisms of C‐MoS2‐Fe2O3 (Fe3O4) nano‐composite lubricants at the rubbing interfaces of non‐copper coated solid wires against the contact tube Published In Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik Volume 50 Pages 52 - 63 ISSN 0933-5137 Altmetric
2019	Microstructural changes on railway track surfaces caused by electrical leakage between wheel and rail Published In Tribology International Volume 140 Pages 105875-1 - 105875-13 ISSN 0301-679X Altmetric
2019	Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of K-TIG welded SAF2205/AISI316L dissimilar joint Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume 45 Pages 340 - 355 ISSN 1526-6125 Altmetric
2019	Microstructure and mechanical properties of large-volume gradient-structure aluminium sheets fabricated by cyclic skin-pass rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine Volume 99 Pages 2265 - 2284 ISSN 1478-6435 Altmetric
2019	Microstructure and properties of spot welded joints of hot-stamped ultra-high strength steel used for automotive body structures Published In Metals Volume 9 Pages 285-1 - 285-13 Altmetric
2019	Mitigation of thermal distortion in wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V part using active interpass cooling Published In Science and Technology of Welding and Joining Volume 24 Pages 484 - 494 Altmetric
2019	Multi-criteria decision-making analysis of different non-traditional machining operations of Ti6Al4V Published In Soft Computing Volume 23 Pages 5259 - 5272 ISSN 1432-7643 Altmetric
2019	Neutron diffraction residual stress determinations in Fe3Al based iron aluminide components fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 29 Pages 100774-1 - 100774-8 Altmetric
2019	Phase constituent control and correlated properties of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys through dual-wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Letters Volume 242 Pages 111 - 114 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2019	Precipitation strengthening in Ni–Cu alloys fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing technology Published In Metals Volume 9 Pages 105 - 105 Altmetric
2019	The Study of the Directional Sensitivity of Fiber Bragg Gratings for Acoustic Emission Measurements Published In IEEE Sensors Journal Volume 19 Pages 6771 - 6777 ISSN 1530-437X Altmetric
2019	The formation and Kr-ion irradiation behaviour of new microstructural features in additively manufactured titanium aluminium alloy Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 29 Pages 100766-1 - 100766-12 Altmetric
2019	Wetting mechanism of CMAS melt on YSZ surface at high temperature: First-principles calculation Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 483 Pages 811 - 818 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
2018	A review of the wire arc additive manufacturing of metals: properties, defects and quality improvement Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume 35 Pages 127 - 139 ISSN 1526-6125 Altmetric
2018	Anisotropy and microstructural evolutions of X70 pipeline steel during tensile deformation Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 33 Pages 3512 - 3520 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric
2018	Characterization of wire arc additively manufactured titanium aluminide functionally graded material: Microstructure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 734 Pages 110 - 119 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2018	Effect of chemical composition on microstructure, strength and wear resistance of wire deposited Ni-Cu alloys Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 24 Pages 30 - 36 Altmetric
2018	Effect of cooling rate on microstructural evolution and hardness of self-shielded arc weld deposits containing 1 wt% aluminium Published In Welding in the World Volume 62 Pages 685 - 697 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2018	Effect of long-term aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of T23 steel weld metal without post-weld heat treatment Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 252 Pages 618 - 627 ISSN 0924-0136 Altmetric
2018	Effects of heat accumulation on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V alloy deposited by wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 23 Pages 151 - 160 Altmetric
2018	Electrochemical performance and stability of a PPy/MMT-PVDF/PMMA composite film at high temperature Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 242 Pages 83 - 91 Altmetric
2018	Engineering Hierarchical Microstructures via Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Processing of a Modern HSLA Steel Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Volume 49 Pages 6337 - 6350 ISSN 1073-5623 Altmetric
2018	Fabrication and Characterisation of a Magnetized Metal-encapsulated FBG sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Published In IEEE Sensors Journal Volume 18 Pages 8739 - 8746 ISSN 1530-437X Altmetric
2018	First-principles investigation of martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of Ni2XAl (X=Cr, Fe, Co) Heusler compounds Published In Intermetallics Volume 92 Pages 15 - 19 ISSN 0966-9795 Altmetric
2018	High strain rate deformation of ARMOX 500T and effects on texture development using neutron diffraction techniques and SHPB testing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 709 Pages 30 - 39 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2018	Influences of postproduction heat treatment on Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2018	Intermetallic phase evolution and strengthening effect in Al–Mg2Si alloys with different Cu/Ni ratios Published In Materials Letters Volume 215 Pages 254 - 258 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2018	Investigation into the viability of K-TIG for joining armour grade quenched and tempered steel Published In Journal of Manufacturing Processes Volume 32 Pages 482 - 493 ISSN 1526-6125 Altmetric
2018	Mechanical properties and microstructure of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy subjected to cold rolling, asymmetric rolling and asymmetric cryorolling Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 710 Pages 10 - 16 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2018	Nanoporous Al sandwich foils using size effect of Al layer thickness during Cu/Al/Cu laminate rolling Published In Philosophical Magazine Volume 98 Pages 1537 - 1549 ISSN 1478-6435 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress in friction stir welding tools used for steels Published In Journal of Iron and Steel Research International Volume 25 Pages 477 - 486 ISSN 1001-0963 Altmetric
2018	The anisotropic corrosion behaviour of wire arc additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution Published In Corrosion Science Volume 137 Pages 176 - 183 ISSN 0010-938X Altmetric
2018	The effects of forced interpass cooling on the material properties of wire arc additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 258 Pages 97 - 105 ISSN 0924-0136 Altmetric
2018	The influence of post-production heat treatment on the multi-directional properties of nickel-aluminum bronze alloy fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Additive Manufacturing Volume 23 Pages 411 - 421 Altmetric
2018	Thermal cycling of Fe3Al based iron aluminide during the wire-arc additive manufacturing process: An in-situ neutron diffraction study Published In Intermetallics Volume 92 Pages 101 - 107 ISSN 0966-9795 Altmetric
2018	Thermomechanical simulation of white etching layer formation on rail steel Published In Materials Australia: the magazine of engineering materials technology Volume June Pages 50 - 55
2017	Doping-Induced Isotopic Mg11B2 Bulk Superconductor for Fusion Application Published In Energies Volume 10 Pages 409-1 - 409-7 ISSN 1996-1073 Altmetric
2017	Effects of heat accumulation on the arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al4V Published In Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 250 Pages 304 - 312 ISSN 0924-0136 Altmetric
2017	Enhanced materials performance of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets subjected to cryogenic roll bonding Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 32 Pages 3761 - 3768 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric
2017	Enhancement of Thermal Stability and Cycling Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery at High Temperature by Nano-ppy/OMMT-Coated Separator Published In Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2017 Pages 6948183-1 - 6948183-10 ISSN 1687-4110 Altmetric
2017	Enhancement of grain connectivity and critical current density in the ex-situ sintered MgB2 superconductors by doping minor Cu Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 727 Pages 1105 - 1109 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2017	Fabrication of Copper-Rich Cu-Al Alloy Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 48 Pages 3143 - 3151 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2017	Industrial Application Experiments on the Neutron Imaging Instrument DINGO Published In Physics Procedia Volume 88 Pages 13 - 18 Altmetric
2017	Influences of deposition current and interpass temperature to the Fe3Al-based iron aluminide fabricated using wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume 88 Pages 2009 - 2018 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2017	Innovative analysis of Luders band behaviour in X80 pipeline steel Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 683 Pages 123 - 128 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2017	Laves phase precipitation behavior in the simulated fine-grained heat-affected zone of creep strength enhanced ferritic steel P92 and its role in creep void nucleation and growth Published In Welding in the World Volume 61 Pages 231 - 239 ISSN 0043-2288 Altmetric
2017	Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloys processed by two different severe plastic deformation methods: A comparative study Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 681 Pages 65 - 73 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2017	Precipitates and Particles Coarsening of 9Cr-1.7W-0.4Mo-Co Ferritic Heat-Resistant Steel after Isothermal Aging Published In Scientific Reports Volume 7 Pages 5859-1 - 5859-11 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2017	Rapid hydrothermal synthesis of Li3VO4 with different favored facets Published In Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry Volume 21 Pages 2547 - 2553 ISSN 1432-8488 Altmetric
2017	Squat formation and the occurrence of two distinct classes of white etching layer on the surface of rail steel Published In International Journal of Fatigue Volume 104 Pages 52 - 60 ISSN 0142-1123 Altmetric
2017	Structural metastability of “cold” repair welds in 2.25Cr-1Mo (P22) steel under elevated temperature and stress conditions Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 705 Pages 315 - 324 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2017	Synthesis of mesoporous NiCo2S4 deposited on reduced graphite oxide assistant by co-polymer Pluronic F127 for high-performance supercapacitor Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 420 Pages 77 - 82 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
2017	The evolution of microtexture of pipeline steel from strip to bare pipe to coated pipe Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 207 Pages 1844 - 1849 Altmetric
2016	A fiber-coupled self-mixing laser diode for the measurement of young’s modulus Published In Sensors Volume 26 Pages 928-1 - 928-14 ISSN 1424-8220 Altmetric
2016	Adaptive path planning for wire-feed additive manufacturing using medial axis transformation Published In Journal of Cleaner Production Volume 133 Pages 942 - 952 ISSN 0959-6526 Altmetric
2016	Annealing effect on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Ti/Al laminate sheets Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 660 Pages 195 - 204 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Automatic multi-direction slicing algorithms for wire based additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Volume 37 Pages 139 - 150 ISSN 0736-5845 Altmetric
2016	Bead modelling and implementation of adaptive MAT path in wire and arc additive manufacturing Published In Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Volume 39 Pages 32 - 42 ISSN 0736-5845 Altmetric
2016	Binder-free Co3O4@NiCoAl-layered double hydroxide core-shell hybrid architectural nanowire arrays with enhanced electrochemical performance Published In Applied Surface Science Volume 363 Pages 381 - 388 ISSN 0169-4332 Altmetric
2016	Controllable synthesis of few-layered and hierarchically porous boron nitride nanosheets Published In Chemical Communications Volume 52 Pages 3911 - 3914 ISSN 1359-7345 Altmetric
2016	Correlation between Zn-Rich Phase and corrosion/oxidation behavior of Sn–8Zn–3Bi alloy Published In Metals Volume 6 Pages 175-1 - 175-9 Altmetric
2016	Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical property of Al-10%Mg2Si alloy Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 663 Pages 16 - 19 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2016	Effect of minor Sc and Zr on recrystallization behavior and mechanical properties of novel Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 657 Pages 717 - 725 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2016	Enhanced mechanical properties of ARB-processed aluminum alloy 6061 sheets by subsequent asymmetric cryorolling and ageing Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 674 Pages 256 - 261 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Fabricating superior NiAl bronze components through wire arc additive manufacturing Published In Materials Volume 9 Pages 652-1 - 652-12 ISSN 1996-1944 Altmetric
2016	Fabrication of Fe-FeAl Functionally Graded Material Using the Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing Process Published In Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Volume 47 Pages 763 - 772 ISSN 1073-5615 Altmetric
2016	High temperature processed high Nb X80 steel with excellent heat-affected zone toughness Published In Materials Letters Volume 163 Pages 171 - 174 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2016	Improvement of AA5052 sheet properties by electromagnetic twin-roll casting Published In International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Volume 85 Pages 1007 - 1017 ISSN 0268-3768 Altmetric
2016	In situ evaluation of corrosion damage using non-destructive electrochemical measurements-A case study Published In Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Volume 43 Pages 36 - 43 ISSN 1226-086X Altmetric
2016	In-depth study of the mechanical properties for Fe3Al based iron aluminide fabricated using the wire-arc additive manufacturing process Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 669 Pages 118 - 126 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Mechanical properties of T23 steel welded joints without post-weld heat treatment for fossil fired boilers Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 31 Pages 4000 - 4008 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric
2016	Microstructural evolution, mechanical property and thermal stability of Al-Li 2198-T8 alloy processed by high pressure torsion Published In Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing Volume 651 Pages 435 - 441 ISSN 0921-5093 Altmetric
2016	Microstructure evolution of accumulative roll bonding processed pure aluminum during cryorolling Published In Journal of Materials Research Volume 31 Pages 797 - 805 ISSN 0884-2914 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2023	Analysis and solutions of pipeline girth weld failure under the longitudinal stress due to strength mis-matching Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2020	Synthesising improved ultra-high temperatures ceramics Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Seed Project Grant
2017 - 2020	Novel surface functioning technology during hot strip rolling process to improve corrosion-resistance of the steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2017 - 2020	Solidification Behavior Research in the Continuous Casting of High Nitrogen and High Molybdenum Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2019	The 6th Conference of the Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS 2018) Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: NSW Research Attraction and Acceleration Program
2018 - 2019	Advance Ultra High Temperature Ceramics Alloys Awarded by: Defence Innovation Network (DIN) Funding Scheme: Pilot Projects
2017 - 2018	Synthesis of high Entropy alloys for High temperature & high erosion applications Awarded by: Defence Science and Technology Group Funding Scheme: Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement Program
2017	Nucleation in Peritectic and Reverse Eutectoid Transformations: An Experimental and Computational Investigation Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Funding Scheme: Australia Germany Joint Cooperation Scheme
2011 - 2015	A Novel Hybrid Electrochemical Energy System For Both High Energy And High Power Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Improvement of ridging defect through rolling and heat treatment technology innovation Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Strain ageing in fusion-bonded epoxy coated pipeline steel Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2014	Transforming Australia's Naval Manufacturing Industry Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Training Centres
2013	Significance, measurement and control of centreline segregation in continuously cast line pipe steels Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
2013	The Australian Steel Manufacturing Research Hub Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
2010	Energy Pipelines CRC Awarded by: NSW Industry & Investment Funding Scheme: NSW Science Leveraging Fund
	Advanced laser additive manufacturing system for extended applications to surface engineering, direct manufacturing and new alloy development Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
	Improving the weld HAZ toughness of high strength thick walled line pipe Awarded by: Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre Funding Scheme: R&D Fund
	In-situ straining scanning electron microscope facility for nanomaterials Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Effect of multiple repair in 690Mpa quenched and tempered steel on the mechanical properties	Dissanayaka, Pragathi
Doctor of Philosophy	Mechanism of Squat Initiation and Propagation on Rail Surface	Al-Juboori, Ali
Doctor of Philosophy	The Study of Fabricating Cu-Al Alloy via Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing	Dong, Bosheng
Doctor of Philosophy	Acoustic Emission Measurement based on specialty FBG sensors and their application in welding for crack monitoring	Jinachandran, Sagar
Doctor of Philosophy	The Role of Welding Parameters and Weld Metal Microstructure on the Incidence of Weld Metal Hydrogen-assisted Cold Cracking in X70 Welds.	Van Niekerk, Cornelis
Doctor of Philosophy	Keyhole Tungsten Arc Inert Gas Welding	Fei, Zhenyu
Doctor of Philosophy	Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing: Hardfacing of Armour Steel	Ning, Yimiao
Doctor of Philosophy	Mechanics, Prediction and Management of Squat Defects on Train Rails	Tovar Camacho, Eduardo
Doctor of Philosophy	A Study of the Influence of Different Phases of Ti2AINb Based Alloys on the Joints Welded by Vacuum Diffusion Welding	Wang, Jun
Doctor of Philosophy	The Behaviour of Advanced Q&T Steels during Arc Welding and Thermal Cutting	Rizwan, Muhammad
Doctor of Philosophy	In-Situ Micro-XRD measuring of micron-sale microstructures in 3D-additive manufacturing for functionally graded materials.	Ghosh, Sujan Kumer
Doctor of Philosophy	Process Planning and Control for WAAM	Xia, Chunyang
Doctor of Philosophy	Study on Solidification Behaviors of Elements Mo and N in Fe-Ni-Cr Alloy Continuous Casting Process	Wang, Tong
Master of Philosophy - EIS	The Strategy for Fabricating Wire-Structured Part Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing	Yu, Ziping
Master of Philosophy - EIS	The development of a real-time control system in K-TIG	Zhang, Shiyu
Doctor of Philosophy	Fabrication of Ultrathin Metallic Nanosheets by Accumulative Rolling	Nie, Ning
Doctor of Philosophy	Intellectualized Additive Manufacturing with 3D Vision.	Zhang, Jianrui
Doctor of Philosophy	Intelligent database for wire arc based additive manufacturing	Qiu, Zhijun
Doctor of Philosophy	Improving the Weld HAZ Toughness of High strength Thick Qalled Line Pipe	Khan, Huda
Doctor of Philosophy	Intelligent programming strategies for metal additive manufacturing	Yuxing, Li
Doctor of Philosophy	Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour of Dissimilar Welding of Zeron100 Super Stainless steel to Monel 400	Alanazi, Nasser
Doctor of Philosophy	Surface functioning to improve corrosion-resistance of the steels	Afridi, Haseeb

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor Award , conferred by Vice Chancellor University of Wollongong, 2019
Best poject leader award, conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2016
Australia Endeavour Fellowship , 2014
Capability Improvement Award , conferred by Defence Materials Technology Centre, 2014
Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, conferred by Australian Museum Eureka Prize, 2013
The Best Micrograph Prize , conferred by The 18th Australian Conference on Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2004
A Ramsay Moon Best Industry Paper Award , 2000
The Third National Science Award , 1991

Teaching Overview

July 2005 - July 2008 Senior Research Scientist, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 2000 - June 2005 Research Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group, Materials Division, Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights

July 1998 - June 2000 Research Fellow, CRC for Welded Structures, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

March 1995 - June 1998 Research Associate, CRC for Welding and Joining, Dept. of Materials Engineering, University of Wollongong

October 1991 - December 1994 Part time Research Assistant, Shape memory materials group and Part time Teaching Assistant demonstrating practical class for undergraduate students X-ray diffraction

Keywords

High strength steels, welding metallurgy, electron microscopy, neutron scattering, high temperature materials, nuclear materials, additive manufacturing, rail/wheel steels, thermo-mechanical simulation, stainless steels

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Building 2, Room G14

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3867 (confirmed)

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