Zhang Zhao

Professor   Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates   Supervisor of Master's Candidates

Academic Titles:Professor in Process Mechanics

Gender:Male

Alma Mater:Dalian University of Technology

Degree:Doctoral Degree

School/Department:Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology

Discipline:mechanics of manufacturing process. Engineering Mechanics. Computational Mechanics

Business Address:Room 619,Integrated Laboratory building (1#)

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Paper Publications

Material behaviors and mechanical features in friction stir welding process

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Date:2019-10-15

Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2007-11-01

Journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Included Journals:Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume:35

Issue:1-2

Page Number:86-100

ISSN:0268-3768

Key Words:friction stir welding; finite element method; material behavior; equivalent plastic strain; contact pressure

Abstract:This paper presents the 3D material flows and mechanical features under different process parameters by using the finite element method based on solid mechanics. Experimental results are also given to study the effect of process parameters on joining properties of the friction stir welds. Numerical results indicate that the tangent flow constitutes the major part in the material flow. The shoulder can accelerate the material flow on the top half of the friction stir weld. The distribution of the equivalent plastic strain can correlate well with the microstructure zones. Increasing the angular velocity of the pin, the material in the nugget zone can be more fully mixed, which improves the joining quality of the two welding plates. The increase of speeds, including the rotational speed and the translational speed, can both accelerate the material flow, especially in front of the pin on the retreating side where the fastest material flow occurs. The contact pressure on the pin-plate interface is decreased with the increase of the angular velocity.

Personal Profile

Zhang Zhao, Ph.D., Professor in Process Mechanics.

Editorial member in Coatings (IF:2.881) from 2020 to 2022.

Editorial member in Crystals (IF:2.589) from 2020 to 2022.

Younth editorial member in Journal of Central South University(IF:1.716) from 2020 to 2022.

Professor Zhang has published more than 60 SCI publications with over 1100 citations. He served as reviewers for more than 30 international journals. His main pulications can be found:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-8617

https://publons.com/researcher/1987190/zhao-zhang/

The scientific research focuses on experimental and numerical works on friction stir welding/processing/additive manufacturing, numerical modelling and simulation of additive manufacuring, topological design of phononic crystals, locomotive and high speed train design.