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

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, January 30), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2021.03.088
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
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
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
Alloying effects on the plasticity of magnesium: comprehensive analysis of influences of all five slip systems: Ding, Z., Zhao, G., Sun, H., Li, S., Ma, F., Lavernia, E. J., … Liu, W. (2020), JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ab445d
Atomic segregation at twin boundaries in a Mg-Ag alloy: Chen, X. F., Xiao, L. R., Ding, Z. G., Liu, W., Zhu, Y. T., & Wu, X. L. (2020), SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, 178, 193–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.11.025
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
Dense dispersed shear bands in gradient-structured Ni: Wang, Y., Huang, C., Li, Y., Guo, F., He, Q., Wang, M., … Zhu, Y. (2020), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLASTICITY, 124, 186–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2019.08.012
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 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

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Grants

Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Copper Matrix Composites
Processing Heterogeneous Lamella fcc Alloys for Unprecedented High Strength and Ductility
Enhancing Corrosion Resistance, Wear Resistance and Fatigue Property of Steels by Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment
Aligned Carbon Nanotube Tape for Sensor Technology
Nanostructured FE-Cr Alloys for Advanced Nuclear Energy Appplication
Bonding Unidirectional Carbon Nanotube with Carbon for High Performance, Low Density Composites
Carbon Nanotube Composites
Carbon Nanotube Composites
Assessment of Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT) Technology
Probing the Mechanisms of Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline fcc Metals