Research Interests

1. Strengthening and toughening of high-entropy alloys and its application

2. Structural/functional integration of high-entropy alloys

3. Novel metallic high/ultra-high temperature structural materials

Education Background

2019 Ph. D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, P. R. China

2009 B. Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, P. R. China

Work Experience

2019-present  Postdoctoral Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science & Technology Beijing

Selected Papers

1. Y.D. Wu, Y.H. Cai, T. Wang, J.J. Si, J. Zhu, Y.D. Wang and X.D. Hui. A refractory Hf25Nb25Ti25Zr25 high-entropy alloy with excellent structural stability and tensile properties. Materials Letters, 2014, 130: 277-280.

2. Y.D. Wu, Y.H. Cai, X.H. Chen, T. Wang, J.J. Si, L. Wang, Y.D. Wang and X.D. Hui. Phase composition and solid solution strengthening effect in TiZrNbMoV high-entropy alloys. Materials & Design, 2015, 83: 651-660.

3. Y.D. Wu, J.J. Si, D.Y. Lin, T. Wang, W.Y. Wang, Y.D. Wang, Z.K. Liu and X.D. Hui. Phase stability and mechanical properties of AlHfNbTiZr high-entropy alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2018, 724: 249-259.

4. Z.F. Lei, X.J. Liu, Y. Wu, H. Wang, S.H. Jiang, S.D. Wang, X.D. Hui, Y.D. Wu, B. Gault, P. Kontis, D. Raabe, L. Gu, Q.H. Zhang, H.W. Chen, H.T. Wang, J.B. Liu, K. An, Q.S. Zeng, T.G. Nieh and Z.P. Lu. Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes. Nature, 2018, 563: 546–550.

5. L. Wang, C. Fu, Y.D. Wu, R.G. Li, X.D. Hui and Y.D. Wang. Superelastic effect in Ti-rich high entropy alloys via stress-induced martensitic transformation. Scripta Materialia, 2019, 162: 112-117.

6. T. Wang, J.J. Si, Y.D. Wu, K. Lv, Y.H. Liu and X.D. Hui. Two-step work-hardening and its gigantic toughening effect in Zr-based bulk metallic glasses. Scripta Materialia, 2018, 150: 106-109.

7. L. Wang, C Fu, Y.D. Wu, Q.J. Wang, X.D. Hui and Y.D. Wang. Formation and toughening of metastable phases in TiZrHfAlNb medium entropy alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2018.

8. T. Wang, Y.D. Wu, J.J. Si, Y.H. Liu and X.D. Hui. Plasticizing and work hardening in phase separated Cu-Zr-Al-Nb bulk metallic glasses by deformation induced nanocrystallization. Materials & Design, 2018, 142: 74-82.

9. J.J. Si, C.X. Du, T. Wang, Y.D. Wu, R.S. Wang and X.D. Hui. Glass formation and soft magnetic properties of novel Fe-rich Fe-B-Ti-Zr bulk metallic glasses. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 741: 542-548.

10. J.J. Si, Y.D. Wu, T. Wang, Y.H. Liu and X.D. Hui. Composition-controlled active-passive transition and corrosion behavior of Fe-Cr (Mo)-Zr-B bulk amorphous steels. Applied Surface Science, 2018, 445: 496-504.

11. Y. Wang, M. Yan, Q. Zhu, W.Y. Wang, Y.D. Wu, X.D. Hui, R. Otis, S.L. Shang, Z.K. Liu and L.Q. Chen. Computation of entropies and phase equilibria in refractory V-Nb-Mo-Ta-W high-entropy alloys. Acta Materialia, 2018, 143: 88-101.

12. W.Y. Wang, S.L. Shang, Y. Wang, F.B. Han, K.A. Darling, Y.D. Wu, X. Xie, O.N. Senkov, J.S. Li, X.D. Hui, K.A. Dahmen, P.K. Liaw, L.J. Kecskes and Z.K. Liu. Atomic and electronic basis for the serrations of refractory high-entropy alloys. npj Computational Materials, 2017, 3(1): 23.

13. A.S. Ahmad, Y. Su, S.Y. Liu, K. Ståhl, Y.D. Wu, X.D. Hui, U. Ruett, O. Gutowski, K. Glazyrin, H.P. Liermann, H. Franz, H. Wang, X.D. Wang, Q.P. Cao, D.X. Zhang, and J.Z. Jiang. Structural stability of high entropy alloys under pressure and temperature. Journal of Applied Physics, 2017, 121(23): 235901.

14. X. Wang, L. Wang, Q.J. Wang, Y.D. Wu, J.J. Si and X.D. Hui. Enhanced mechanical properties and structure stability induced by Si in Ti–8.5 Al–1.5 Mo alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2016, 676: 304-311.

15. Z.Y. Rao, X. Wang, J. Zhu, X.H. Chen, L. Wang, J.J. Si, Y.D. Wu and X.D. Hui. Affordable FeCrNiMnCu high entropy alloys with excellent comprehensive tensile properties. Intermetallics, 2016, 77: 23-33.

16. T. Wang, Q.G. Xie, Y.D. Wu, J.J. Si, X.D. Hui and Y.D. Wang. Stress induced phase transformation in Ti60Cu14Ni12Sn4Ta10 nanostructure dendrite composite: In situ high-energy X-ray diffraction study. Materials Letters, 2016, 185:376-379.

17. J.J. Si, X.H. Chen, Y.H. Cai, Y.D. Wu, T. Wang and X.D. Hui. Corrosion behavior of Cr-based bulk metallic glasses in hydrochloric acid solutions. Corrosion Science, 2016, 107: 123-132.

18. J.J. Si, T. Wang, Y.D. Wu, Y.H. Cai, X.H. Chen, W.Y. Wang, Z.K. Liu, and X.D. Hui. Cr-based bulk metallic glasses with ultrahigh hardness. Applied Physics Letters, 2015, 106(25): 251905.

19. T. Wang, Y.D. Wu, J.J. Si and X.D. Hui. Effects of Zr and Si on the Glass Forming Ability and Compressive Properties of Ti-Cu-Co-Sn Alloys. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2015, 46(6): 2381-2389.

20. T. Wang, Y.D. Wu, J.J. Si, Y.H. Cai, X.H. Chen and X.D. Hui. Novel Ti-based bulk metallic glasses with superior plastic yielding strength and corrosion resistance. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2015, 642: 297-303.