Ph.D., Materials Science, Central South University, 1998; B.S., Metallic Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Technology, 1992.
Phone: (020) 87110081
Fax: (020) 87112111
E-mail: yzhliu@scut.edu.cn
Address: School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China 510640
Research Group:National Metallic Materials Net-shape Forming Engineering Research Center
Main Research Interests:
New metallic materials for 3D printing; Semi-solid powder forming; New medical devices.
Overseas Research:
● Guest Scientist & Humboldt Research Fellow, IWT, University of Bremen, Germany, 2003.04~2004.06
● STA Researcher & JSPS Research Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, 2001.01~2003.03.
Recent Main Research Projects and Topics:
[1] Key technology for combination atomization of metallic powders for 3D printing, supported by the Major Special Project for Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China, 2015-2018.
[2] Research and industrialization of new high-performance, minimally invasive ceramics-based drilling tool bit, supported by the Major Special Project for Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou City, China, 2016-2019.
[3] Preparation and study of heat-transfer composites to adjust the combustion temperature of cigarettes, supported by the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Tobacco Company, China, 2015-2016.
[4] Research, Development and industrialization of high-performance, low bone-damage new drilling and grinding tool bit, supported by the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China, 2016-2019.
[5] Forming mechanism and key technology of semi-solid metallic powder rolling, supported by the Science and Technology Innovation Project of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, China, 2014-2015.
[6] Process principles and key technology of energy-saving, short-process spray rolling for aluminum alloy plates and strips, supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China, 2011-2012.
[7] Basic study on multi-nozzle spray rolling of high-performance aluminum alloy plates and strips, supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China, 2008-2010.
[8] Spray forming technology and materials, supported by the METSO Materials Company in Finland, 2008-2010.
[9] Program for New Century Excellent Talents in China Universities, China, 2006-2008.
[10] Spray forming (SFB372), supported by the German Research Foundation, Germany, 2003-2004.
Awards and Honors:
★ Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2003.04.
★ STA Research Fellowship, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 2001.01.
★ JSPS Research Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2002.04.
Selected Publications:
[1] Liu Y.Z.*,Luo X., Li Z.L., Microstructure evolution during semi-solid powder rolling and post-treatment of 7050 aluminum alloy strips，Journal of Materials Processing Technology，2014，214(2): 165-174
[2] Mo Z.Q., Liu Y.Z.*, Geng J. J., Wang T., The effects of temperatures on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of B4C–AA2024 composite strips prepared by semi-solid powder rolling，Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing，2016，652(1): 305-314
[3] Luo X., Liu Y.Z.*, Mo Z.Q., Gu C.X., Semi-solid Powder Rolling of AA7050 Alloy Strips: Densification and Deformation Behaviors，Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science，2015，46A(5): 2185-2193
[4] Luo X., Liu Y.Z.*, Jia H.F., The Oxidation Behaviors of 7,050 Aluminum Strips During Semi-solid Powder Rolling and Mechanical Properties of Strips，Oxidation of Metals，2015，83(1-2): 55-70
[5] Luo X., Liu Y.Z.*, Gu C.X., Li Z.L., Study on the progress of solidification, deformation and densification during semi-solid powder rolling，Powder Technology，2014，261: 161-169
[6] Li F.X., Liu Y.Z.*, Luo X., Numerical simulation of deposit shape evolution during the spray-rolling process, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2012, 43: 4732-4739
[7] Li F.X., Liu Y.Z.*, You J., Luo X., Effect of processing parameters on the relative density of spray rolling 7050 aluminum alloy strip, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2013, 67(9-12): 2771-2778
[8] Mo Z.Q., Liu Y.Z.*, Jia H.F., Wu M., Densification process of 10%B4C–AA2024 matrix composite strips by semi-solid powder rolling, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China，2015, 25(10): 3181-3188
[9] Li F.X., Liu Y.Z.*, Luo X., Du Liang., Simulation of metal droplet events during gas horizontal Atomization Stage in the Spray Rolling of 7050 Aluminum Alloy, Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2013, 33(3): 291-297
[10] Liu Y.Z.*, Minagawa K.，Kakisawa H.，Halada K., Melt film formation and disintegration during novel atomization process，Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China，2007，17(6): 1276-1281
[11] Liu Y.Z.*, Minagawa K., Kakisawa H., Halada K., Hybrid Atomization: Processing parameters and disintegration modes，International Journal of Powder Metallurgy，2003, 39(2): 29-37
[12] Minagawa K., Liu Y.Z.*, Kakisawa H., Osawa Y., Takamori S., Halada K., Hybrid atomization process applied to fine lead-free solder powder production，Materials Transactions，2003，44(7): 1316-1319
[13] Liu Y.Z.*, Studies on process optimisation of multistage atomization, Materials Science and Technology，2002，18(8): 929-934
[14] Liu Y.Z.*, Large undercooling, rapid solidification, and nucleation mechanism during multistage atomisation，Powder Metallurgy，2002，45(2): 134-138
[15] Liu Y.Z.*, Chen Z.H., Wang J.N., Simulation study of heat transfer in multi-stage rapid solidification，Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing，2000，280(1): 229-232
[16] Luo X., Liu Y.Z.*, Wang B., Post-treatment Process of Semi-solid Powder Rolling，Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2015, 28(10): 1305-1315.
