Yang Zhenwen

Research direction

New materials and dissimilar materials joining; Brazing and diffusion bonding; Micro-nano joining

Education

11/2015-11/2016 Visiting scholar of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
09/2010-06/2013 Ph.D. of Materials Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
09/2008-07/2010 Master of Materials Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
09/2004-07/2008 Bachelor of Materials Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

Employment history

07/2013- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University

Areas of research interest

His primary research interests are active brazing, diffusion bonding and micro-nano joining, with emphasis on the understanding of relationships between microstructure and mechanical properties, and applications of this understanding to the design of bonded joints, optimization and control of joining processes.

Research projects

Research on brazing mechanism of SiO2-BN composite ceramic and metal by controlling of competitive reaction, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51405332)

Selected publications (Journal articles, patents and books)

1.Q.W. Qiu, Y. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, D.P. Wang. Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al2O3ceramic andTi6Al4V alloy joint brazed with inactive Ag-Cu and Ag-Cu + B. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 36 (2016) 2067-2074
2.Q.W. Qiu, Y. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, X. Hu, D.P. Wang. Microstructure and mechanical properties of TiAl alloy joints vacuum brazed with Ti-Zr-Ni-Cu brazing powder without and with Mo additive. Materials and Design 90 (2016) 650-659
3.X.Q. Cai, Y. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, D.P. Wang, Y.C. Liu. Transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding of Ti2AlNb alloy using Ti/Ni interlayer: Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 679 (2016) 9-17
4.G.B. Niu, D.P. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, Y. Wang. Microstructure andmechanicalpropertiesofAl2O3 ceramic and TiAl alloy joints brazed with Ag-Cu-Ti filler metal. Ceramics International 42 (2016) 6924-6934
5.Y. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, L.X. Zhang, D.P. Wang, J.C. Feng. Microstructure and mechanical properties of SiO2-BN ceramic and Invar alloy joints brazed with Ag-Cu-Ti+TiH2+BN composite filler. Journal of Materiomics 2 (2016) 66-74
6.X.J. Di, M. Li, Z.W. Yang*, B.S. Wang, X.J. Guo. Microstructural evolution, coarsening behavior of vanadium carbide and mechanical properties in the simulated heat-affected zone of modified medium manganese steel. Materials and Design 96 (2016) 232-240
7.Z.Y. Zhu, C.Y. Deng, Y. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, J.K. Ding, D.P. Wang. Effect of post weld heat treatment on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of AA2219 aluminum alloy joints welded by variable polarity tungsten inert gas welding. Materials and Design 65 (2015) 1075-1082
8.Y. Wang, Z.W. Yang*, L.X. Zhang, D.P. Wang, J.C. Feng. Low-temperature diffusion brazing of actively metallized Al2O3 ceramic tube and 5A05 aluminum alloy. Materials and Design 86 (2015) 328-337
9.Y. Wang, Q.W. Qiu, Z.W. Yang*, D.P. Wang. Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Ti-43Al-9V-0.3Y alloy joints brazed with Ti-Zr-Ni-Cu+Mo composite filler. Advanced Engineering Materials 5(2015) 1-9
10.Z.W. Yang, L.X. Zhang, W. Ren, M. Lei, J.C. Feng. Interfacial microstructure and strengthening mechanism of BN-doped metal brazed Ti/SiO2-BN joints. Journal of the European Ceramic society. 33 (2013) 759-768
11.Z.W. Yang, L.X. Zhang, Y.C. Chen, J.L. Qi, P. He, J.C. Feng. Interlayer design to control interfacial microstructure and improve mechanical properties of active brazed Invar/SiO2-BN joint. Materials Science and Engineering A. 575(2013) 199-205
12.Z.W. Yang, L.X. Zhang, X.Y. Tian, Y.Z. Liu, P. He, J.C. Feng. Interfacial microstructure and mechanical properties of TiAl and C/SiC joint brazed with TiH2-Ni-B brazing powder. Materials Characterization. 79 (2013) 52-59
13.Z.W. Yang, L.X. Zhang , X.Y. Tian, Q. Xue, J.C. Feng. Correlation between microstructure and mechanical properties of active brazed Invar/SiO2-BN joints. Materials Science and Engineering A. 556 (2012) 722-727
14.Z.W. Yang, L.X. Zhang, P. He, J.C. Feng. Interfacial structure and fracture behavior of TiB whisker-reinforced C/SiC composite and TiAl joints brazed with Ti-Ni-B brazing alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 532 (2012) 471-475
15.Z.W. Yang, L.X. Zhang, Q. Xue, J.C. Feng. Interfacial structure and mechanical properties of SiO2-BN ceramics and Invar joint brazed with Ag-Cu-Ti active filler metal. Materials Science and Engineering A. 534 (2012) 309-313