Faculty

Renhai Shi

Email:renhai_shi@ustb.edu.cn Title:Associate Professor

Research Interests

1.High-throughput experiment preparation and database construction

2.CALPHAD phase diagram and diffusion kinetics determination

3.Cross-level and cross-scale material integration calculation

4.Research and development of high-performance lightweight metal materials (magnesium-based, aluminum-based, titanium-based, copper-based, high-entropy alloys, etc.)

Education Background

2011/06  B. E., School of Metallurgy and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing

2016/12  Ph. D., University of Nevada, Reno

Working Experience

2017/03-2019/12  Post-doctoral research, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, US

Selected Publications

1.R. Shi, J. Miao, T. Avey, A. A. Luo*. A new magnesium sheet alloy with high tensile properties and room-temperature formability. Scientific Reports (2020, in press).

2.R. Shi, Z. Zhu, A. A. Luo*. Assessing phase equilibria and atomic mobility of intermetallic compounds in aluminum-magnesium alloy system. J. Alloys. Compd., 825, 153962 (2020).

3.R. Shi*. Applications of CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagram) modeling in organic orientationally disordered phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Thermochim. Acta, 683, 178461 (2020).

4.C. Su, D. Li, J. Wang, R. Shi, et al. Enhanced ductility in high-pressure die casting Mg-4Ce-xAl-0.5Mn alloys via modifying second phase. Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 773, 138870 (2020).

5.Z. Zhu, R. Shi. A. D. Klarner, A. A. Luo*, et al. Predicting and controlling interfacial microstructure of magnesium/aluminum bimetallic structures for improved interfacial bonding. J Magnes Alloy (2020, in press).

6.R. Shi, J. Miao, A. A. Luo*. A new magnesium sheet alloy and its multi-stage homogenization for simultaneously improved ductility and strength at room temperature. Scr. Mater, 171, 92-97 (2019).

7.R. Shi, J. Meier, A.A. Luo*. Controlling particle/metal interactions in metal matrix composites during solidification: the role of melt viscosity and cooling rate. Metall. Mater. Trans. A., 50, 3736 (2019).

8.R. Shi, T. Avey, A. A. Luo*. A CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams)-based viscosity model for Al-Ni-Fe-Co melt system. J. Mol. Liq., 291, 111271 (2019).

9.R. Shi*, D. Chandra, W. Chien, J. Wang. High-throughput thermodynamic computation and experimental study of solid-state phase transitions in organic multicomponent orientationally disordered phase change materials for thermal energy storage. CALPHAD, 64, 66-77 (2019).

10.R. Shi, A. A. Luo*. Applications of CALPHAD modeling and databases in advanced lightweight metallic materials. CALPHAD, 62, 1-17 (2018).

11.Z. Liang, J. Miao, R. Shi, J. C. Williams, et al. CALPHAD modeling and experimental assessment of Ti-Al-Mn ternary system. CALPHAD, 63, 126-133 (2018).

12.R. Shi, D. Chandra*, A. Mishra, A. Talekar, et al. Thermodynamic reassessment of the novel solid-state thermal energy storage materials: Ternary polyalcohol and amine system pentaglycerine-tris(hydroxymethyl) -amino-methane-neopentylglycol (PG-TRIS-NPG). CALPHAD, 59, 61-75 (2017).

13.R. Shi, I. Gantun, D. Chandra*, W. Chien, et al. Thermodynamic assessment of binary systems tris(hydroxymethyl) aminome- thanepentaglycerine (TIRS-PG) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3- propanediol-pentaglycerine (AMPL-PG) phase diagrams. CALPHAD, 52, 264-273 (2016).