Professor Zhongyun Fan
Director - BCAST - (Professor)
Gardiner Building 001d
- Email: zhongyun.fan@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266406
Que, Z., Wang, Y., Fan, Z., Hashimoto, T. and Zhou, XR. (2024) 'Composition templating for heterogeneous nucleation of intermetallic compounds'. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link
Wang, S., Wang, Y., Ramasse, QM., Schmid-Fetzer, R. and Fan, Z. (2023) 'Segregation of Yttrium at the Mg/MgO interface in an Mg-0.5Y Alloy'. Acta Materialia, 257. pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 1359-6454 Open Access Link
Lazaro Nebreda, J., Patel, J., Lordan, E., Zhang, Y., Karakulak, E., Al-Helal, K., et al. (2022) 'Degassing of Aluminum Alloy Melts by High Shear Melt Conditioning Technology: An Overview'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 22.Open Access Link
Que, Z., Fang, C., Mendis, CL., Wang, Y. and Fan, Z. (2022) 'Effects of Si solution in θ-Al13Fe4 on phase transformation between Fe-containing intermetallic compounds in Al alloys'. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 932. pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 0925-8388 Open Access Link
Fan, Z. and Gao, F. (2022) 'Grain Initiation and Grain Refinement: An Overview'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1728 - 1728.Open Access Link
Men, H., Fang, C. and Fan, Z. (2022) 'Prenucleation at the Liquid/Substrate Interface: An Overview'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 30.Open Access Link
Que, Z., Wang, Y., Mendis, CL., Fang, C., Xia, H., Zhou, X. and et al. (2022) 'Understanding Fe-Containing Intermetallic Compounds in Al Alloys: An Overview of Recent Advances from the LiME Research Hub'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 33.Open Access Link
Wang, Y., Wang, S., Zhongping, Q., Fang, C., Hashimoto, T., Zhou, X., et al. (2022) 'Manipulating Nucleation Potency of Substrates by Interfacial Segregation: An Overview'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 38.Open Access Link
Lordan, E., Zhang, Y., Dou, K., Jacot, A., Tzileroglou, C., Wang, S., et al. (2022) 'High-Pressure Die Casting: A Review of Progress from the EPSRC Future LiME Hub'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 17.Open Access Link
Lazaro Nebreda, J., Patel, JB., Al-Helal, K., Gao, F., Stone, I., Chang, ITH., et al. (2022) 'De-Ironing of Aluminium Alloy Melts by High Shear Melt Conditioning Technology: An Overview'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 18.Open Access Link
Men, H. and Fan, Z. (2022) 'Heterogeneous Nucleation Mechanisms in Systems with Large Lattice Misfit Demonstrated by the Pb(l)/Cu(s) System'. Metals, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 18.Open Access Link
Fan, Z. and Men, H. (2022) 'An Overview on Atomistic Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Nucleation'. Metals, 12 (9). pp. 1 - 38.Open Access Link
Fan, Z. and Men, H. (2022) 'Heterogeneous Nucleation and Grain Initiation on a Single Substrate'. Metals, 12 (9). pp. 1 - 19.Open Access Link
Que, Z., Wang, Y., Fan, Z., Hashimoto, T. and Zhou, X. (2022) 'Enhanced heterogeneous nucleation of Al6(Fe,Mn) compound in Al alloys by interfacial segregation of Mn on TiB2 particles surface'. Materials Letters, 323. pp. 1 - 4. ISSN: 0167-577X Open Access Link
Dou, K., Zhang, Y., Lordan, E., Jacot, A. and Fan, Z. (2022) 'Understanding the Initial Solidification Behavior for Al–Si Alloy in Cold Chamber High-Pressure Die Casting (CC-HPDC) Process Combining Experimental and Modeling Approach'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 53 (8). pp. 3110 - 3124. ISSN: 1073-5623 Open Access Link
Gao, F. and Fan, Z. (2022) 'Effect of Nucleant Particle Agglomeration on Grain Size'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 53 (3). pp. 810 - 822. ISSN: 1073-5623 Open Access Link
Dou, K., Lordan, E., Zhang, Y., Jacot, A. and Fan, Z. (2021) 'A novel approach to optimize mechanical properties for aluminium alloy in High pressure die casting (HPDC) process combining experiment and modelling'. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 296. pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 0924-0136
Cai, Q., Mendis, CL., Wang, S., Chang, ITH. and Fan, Z. (2021) 'Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and tensile properties of die-cast Al-Cu-Si-Mg alloys'. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 881. pp. 160559 - 160559. ISSN: 0925-8388
Lordan, E., Zhang, Y., Dou, K., Jacot, A., Tzileroglou, C., Blake, P. and et al. (2021) 'On the probabilistic nature of high-pressure die casting'. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 817. pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 0921-5093 Open Access Link
K.M., SM., Barekar, NS., Lazaro Nebreda, J., Patel, JB. and Fan, Z. (2021) 'In-situ microstructural control of A6082 alloy to modify second phase particles by melt conditioned direct chill (MC-DC) casting process – A novel approach'. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 295. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0924-0136 Open Access Link
Lazaro Nebreda, J., Patel, J. and Fan, Z. (2021) 'Improved degassing efficiency and mechanical properties of A356 aluminium alloy castings by high shear melt conditioning (HSMC) technology'. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 294. pp. 1 - 33. ISSN: 0924-0136 Open Access Link
Fan, Z., Men, H., Wang, Y. and Que, Z. (2021) 'A New Atomistic Mechanism for Heterogeneous Nucleation in the Systems with Negative Lattice Misfit: Creating a 2D Template for Crystal Growth'. Metals, 11 (3). pp. 1 - 19.Open Access Link
Fang, C., Yasmin, S. and Fan, Z. (2021) 'Interfacial interaction and prenucleation at liquid-Al/γ-Al2O3{1 1 1} interfaces'. Journal of Physics Communications, 5 (1). pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 2399-6528 Open Access Link
Dou, K., Lordan, E., Zhang, YJ., Jacot, A. and Fan, ZY. (2020) 'A complete computer aided engineering (CAE) modelling and optimization of high pressure die casting (HPDC) process'. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 60. pp. 435 - 446. ISSN: 1526-6125
Al-Helal, K., Patel, JB. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'Fe-Rich Intermetallic Formation and Mechanical Properties of Recycled AA6111 Alloy Strips Produced by Melt Conditioning Twin Roll Casting'. JOM, 72 (11). pp. 3753 - 3759. ISSN: 1047-4838 Open Access Link
Que, Z., Zhou, Y., Wang, Y., Mendis, CL. and Fan, Z. (2020)
'Effects of Mg addition on the Al
Cai, Q., Mendis, CL., Chang, ITH. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'Microstructure and mechanical properties of new die-cast quaternary Al-Cu-Si-Mg alloys'. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 800 (7 January 2021). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 0921-5093 Open Access Link
Wang, Y., Que, Z., Hashimoto, T., Zhou, X. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'Mechanism for Si Poisoning of Al-Ti-B Grain Refiners in Al Alloys'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 51 (11). pp. 5743 - 5757. ISSN: 1073-5623 Open Access Link
Chang, I., Mendis, C., Zhongyun, F. and Qing, C. (2020) 'Effect of short T6 heat treatment on the microstructure and the mechanical properties of newly developed die-cast Al–Si–Mg–Mn alloys'. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing, 788. pp. 139610 - 139610. ISSN: 0921-5093
Fan, Z., Gao, F., Jiang, B. and Que, Z. (2020) 'Impeding Nucleation for More Significant Grain Refinement'. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link
Zhang, Y., Lordan, E., Dou, K., Wang, S. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'Influence of porosity characteristics on the variability in mechanical properties of high pressure die casting (HPDC) AlSi7MgMn alloys'. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 56 (Part A). pp. 500 - 509. ISSN: 1526-6125 Open Access Link
Wang, S., Wang, Y., Ramasse, Q. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'The Nature of Native MgO in Mg and Its Alloys'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 51 (6). pp. 2957 - 2974. ISSN: 1073-5623 Open Access Link
Lordan, E., Lazaro Nebreda, J., Zhang, Y., Dou, K., Blake, P. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'On the relationship between internal porosity and the tensile ductility of aluminium alloy die-castings'. Materials Science and Engineering A, 778 (19 March 2020). pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 0921-5093 Open Access Link
Yang, X., Barekar, NS., Ji, S., Dhindaw, BK. and Fan, Z. (2020) 'Influence of reinforcing particle distribution on the casting characteristics of Al-SiCp composites'. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 279. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 0924-0136 Open Access Link
Cai, Q., Mendis, CL., Chang, ITH. and Fan, Z. (2019) 'Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of new die-cast Al-Si-Mg-Mn alloys'. Materials and Design, 187. pp. 108394 - 108394. ISSN: 0264-1275 Open Access Link
Fang, C. and Fan, Z. (2019) 'Prenucleation at the liquid-Al/α-Al2O3 and the liquid-Al/MgO interfaces'. Computational Materials Science, 171 (January 2020). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 0927-0256 Open Access Link
Lebon, B., Li, H-T., Patel, J., Assadi, H. and Fan, Z. (2019) 'Numerical modelling of melt-conditioned direct-chill casting'. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 77 (2). pp. 1310 - 1330. ISSN: 0307-904X Open Access Link
Dinsdale, A., Fang, C., Que, Z. and Fan, Z. (2019) 'Understanding the Thermodynamics and Crystal Structure of Complex Fe Containing Intermetallic Phases Formed on Solidification of Aluminium Alloys'. JOM, 71 (5). pp. 1731 - 1736. ISSN: 1047-4838 Open Access Link
Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Lordan, E., Wang, Y. and Fan, Z. (2019) 'Improve mechanical properties of high pressure die cast Al9Si3Cu alloy via dislocation enhanced precipitation'. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 785. pp. 1015 - 1022. ISSN: 0925-8388 Open Access Link
Wang, Y., Fang, C., Zhou, L., Hashimoto, T., Zhou, X., Ramasse, QM. and et al. (2018) 'Mechanism for Zr poisoning of Al-Ti-B based grain refiners'. Acta Materialia, 164 (1 February 2019). pp. 428 - 439. ISSN: 1359-6454 Open Access Link
Fang, CM., Men, H. and Fan, Z. (2018) 'Effect of Substrate Chemistry on Prenucleation'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 49 (12). pp. 6231 - 6242. ISSN: 1073-5623 Open Access Link
Jiang, B., Men, H. and Fan, Z. (2018) 'Atomic ordering in the liquid adjacent to an atomically rough solid surface'. Computational Materials Science, 153. pp. 73 - 81. ISSN: 0927-0256 Open Access Link
Peng, GS., Wang, Y. and Fan, Z. (2018) 'Competitive Heterogeneous Nucleation Between Zr and MgO Particles in Commercial Purity Magnesium'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 49 (6). pp. 2182 - 2192. ISSN: 1073-5623
Fan, Z., Gao, F., Zhou, L. and Lu, SZ. (2018) 'A new concept for growth restriction during solidification'. Acta Materialia, 152. pp. 248 - 257. ISSN: 1359-6454 Open Access Link
Men, H. and Fan, Z. (2018) 'Prenucleation Induced by Crystalline Substrates'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 49 (7). pp. 2766 - 2777. ISSN: 1073-5623
Que, Z., Wang, Y. and Fan, Z. (2018) 'Formation of the Fe-Containing Intermetallic Compounds during Solidification of Al-5Mg-2Si-0.7Mn-1.1Fe Alloy'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 49 (6). pp. 2173 - 2181. ISSN: 1073-5623 Open Access Link
Li, HT., Zhao, P., Yang, R., Patel, JB., Chen, X. and Fan, Z. (2017) 'Grain Refinement and Improvement of Solidification Defects in Direct-Chill Cast Billets of A4032 Alloy by Melt Conditioning'. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 48 (5). pp. 2481 - 2492. ISSN: 1073-5615 Open Access Link
Pawar, S., Slater, TJA., Burnett, TL., Zhou, X., Scamans, GM., Fan, Z., et al. (2017) 'Crystallographic effects on the corrosion of twin roll cast AZ31 Mg alloy sheet'. Acta Materialia, 133. pp. 90 - 99. ISSN: 1359-6454
Zhang, Y., Ji, S. and Fan, Z. (2017) 'Improvement of mechanical properties of Al-Si alloy with effective grain refinement by in-situ integrated Al2.2Ti1B-Mg refiner'. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 710. pp. 166 - 171. ISSN: 0925-8388 Open Access Link
Ji, S., Yang, W., Gao, F., Watson, D. and Fan, Z. (2013) 'Effect of iron on the microstructure and mechanical property of Al-Mg-Si-Mn and Al-Mg-Si diecast alloys'. Materials Science and Engineering A, 564. pp. 130 - 139. ISSN: 0921-5093 Open Access Link