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Tianlong ZHANG
張天隆

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering
City University of Hong Kong, 2021

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

(852) 2358 6169
tianlong@ust.hk
Room 2554
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ORCID

0000-0002-1877-8238

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AEW-8278-2022

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57206942241

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Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision

Research Interest

Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
Phase field modeling
Microstructure design
Material characterization
Advanced structural / functional materials

Publications

All Years 54 2025 9 2024 9 2023 5 2022 9 2021 6 2020 5 2019 11

2025 9

Achieving stable ultra-low elastic modulus in near-β titanium alloys through cold rolling and pre-strain

Acta Materialia, v. 286, article number 120726
Tian, Yueyan; Zhang, Ligang; Wu, Di; Xue, Renhao; Deng, Zixuan; Zhang, Tianlong; Liu, Libin
Article

Design of high yield strength stress-induced martensite titanium through cooling-induced martensite strengthening

Scripta Materialia, v. 269, article number 116907
Wu, Di; Xia, Yuzhou; Song, Jiahan; Bai, Weimin; Ma, Yaorui; Yan, Jiyang; Wang, Jiang; Rong, Maohua; Zhou, Changrong; Zhang, Ligang; Zhou, Kechao; Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Bingjie; Liu, Libin; Rao, Guanghui; Zhang, Tianlong
Article

Dynamic softening behavior differences of high-temperature α and γ phases in β/γ-TiAl alloys at different strain rates

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 1035, article number 181600
Zhang, Xinlong; Han, Jianchao; Cao, Shouzhen; Jia, Yi; Hou, Jinxiong; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Shuzhi; Wang, Tao
Article

External stress induced pseudo-spinodal transformation pathway with reduced lamellar size in γ-TiAl alloys

Rare Metals, v. 44, (5), p. 3460-3478, article number 163307
Li, Jian Wei; Dong, Tian Jiao; Liang, Chuan Xin; Wang, He Ran; He, Li Qiang; Zhang, Tian Long; Wang, Dong
Article

High temperature oxidation behavior at 1250°C: A new multilayer modified silicide coating design strategy on niobium alloys

Journal of Materials Science and Technology, v. 210, p. 159-169
Wang, Shuqi; Ye, Zhiyun; Ge, Yulin; Zou, Yongchun; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhao, Xinrui; Wang, Mengjie; Song, Ci; Wang, Yaming; Zhou, Yu
Article

Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior of 316L-xCu functional gradient material manufactured by directed energy deposition

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 1036, article number 181762
Chuan, Jialing; Li, Wentao; Yu, Yiwei; Zhang, Tianlong; Wen, Guojun; Chen, Rong
Article

Strong, ductile, and hierarchical hetero-lamellar-structured alloys through microstructural inheritance and refinement

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 122, (2), article number e2409317121
Shi, Peijian; Li, Yi; Li, Zhi; Jiang, Xin; Yan, Jie; Zhou, Rui; Qin, Yi; Lin, Yifan; Huang, Jingran; Tan, Bodong; Wang, Yinan; Wen, Tongqi; Ye, Beilin; Ling, Chunyan; Luan, Junhua; Shen, Zhe; Ding, Biao; Li, Qiang; Zheng, Tianxiang; Ren, Weili; Zhang, Tianlong; Ren, Yang; Zhong, Yunbo; Liu, C. T.; Gao, Huajian; Zhu, Yuntian
Article

Thermal behavior, microstructure evolution and tribology performance of CoCrNi(SiC)_x coating prepared by laser directed energy deposition

Surface and Coatings Technology, v. 515, article number 132634
Zhang, Minghao; Yu, Yiwei; Xu, Shen; Gui, Yuteng; Zhang, Tianlong; Chen, Rong
Article

Unique discontinuous yielding mechanism of fine-grained metastable β-type Ti-Nb-Mo alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 930, article number 148168
Zhang, Bingjie; Xin, Shewei; Huang, Mingda; Niu, Jingzhe; Li, Qian; Zhang, Yan; Pan, Xi; Li, Xingwu; Cheng, Jun; Mao, Wenqi; Zhang, Tianlong; Tsuji, Nobuhiro
Article

2024 9

Design of compositionally modulated materials for controlled strain release during deformation through phase-field simulations

MRS Bulletin, v. 49, (6), p. 568-582
Wang, Dong; Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

Experimental and finite element simulation studies of the bio-tribological behavior of L-PBF Ti-6Al-4V alloys with various surface roughness

Tribology International, v. 194, article number 109514
Yu, Huipeng; Ju, Jiang; Yang, Tao; Wang, Chenchen; Zhang, Tianlong; Peng, Peng; Feng, Ting; Ding, Chenyang; Kang, Maodong; Wang, Jun
Article

Grain refinement induced unusually large shape memory effect in lightweight titanium alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 272, article number 119936
Zhang, J. X.; Zhang, J. Y.; Xiao, W. C.; Hou, J. X.; Li, Q.; Xiao, B.; Yang, S. Y.; Wu, J. L.; Zhang, T. L.; Yang, T.
Article

Heterogeneous precipitate microstructure design in β-Ti alloys by regulating the cooling rate

Acta Materialia, v. 269, article number 119810
Hao, Mengyuan; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yalong; Zhang, Tianlong; Li, Pei; Guo, Yaning; Zheng, Yufeng; Sun, Qiaoyan; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

High-entropy strategy for high-temperature broadband infrared radiation and low thermal conductivity

Ceramics International, v. 50, (11), p. 18806-18813
Wang, Shuqi; Ye, Zhi Yun; Zhang, Haipeng; Wang, Yaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Zou, Yongchun; Ouyang, Jiahu; Jia, Dechang; Zhou, Yu
Article

In vivo gene editing of T-cells in lymph nodes for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

Nature Communications, v. 15, (1), article number 10218
Qu, Jin; Wang, Yuan; Xiong, Chuxiao; Wang, Mingxue; He, Xingdao; Jia, Weibin; Li, Cheuk Yin; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Zixun; Li, Wei; Kuang, Becki Yi; Shi, Peng
Article

Multiscale haptic interfaces for metaverse

Device, v. 2, (6), article number 100326
Wang, Yuanyi; Liang, Jiamin; Yu, Jinke; Shan, Yao; Huang, Xin; Lin, Weikang; Pan, Qiqi; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Zhengyou; Gao, Yongsheng; Yu, Xinge; Wei, Lei; Yang, Zhengbao
Article

Transdermal microarrayed electroporation for enhanced cancer immunotherapy based on DNA vaccination

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 121, (25), article number e2322264121
Wang, Yuan; Qu, Jin; Xiong, Chuxiao; Chen, Bing; Xie, Kai; Wang, Mingxue; Liu, Zhen; Yue, Zhao; Liang, Zhenghua; Wang, Feng; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhu, Guangyu; Kuang, Yi Becki; Shi, Peng
Article

Variant selection map of external load during Ni₄Ti₃ precipitation in nitinol: a theoretical and phase field study

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao, v. 40, (7), article number 123480
Zhou, Xuewei; Zhang, Tianlong; Cheng, Li; Yang, Xusheng; Zhu, Jiaming
Article

2023 5

A precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy with high (Al+Ti) content for laser powder bed fusion: Synergizing in trinsic hot cracking resistance and ultrahigh strength

Acta Materialia, v. 258, article number 119193
Wu, Shiwei; Chia, Hou Yi; Zhang, Tianlong; Jia, Yuefei; Mu, Yongkun; Zhang, Qing; Lek, Yung Zhen; Hu, Daijun; Fan, Lei; Yan, Wentao
Article

Achieving antimicrobial and superior mechanical properties in a scalable and cost-effective heterostructured stainless steel

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 886, article number 145676
Romero-Resendiz, L.; Kong, H. J.; Zhang, T.; Ni, H.; Chen, S.; Naeem, M.; Zhu, Y. T.
Article

Achieving ultrahigh strength and ductility in high-entropy alloys via dual precipitation

Journal of Materials Science and Technology, v. 166, p. 67-77
Guo, J. M.; Zhou, B. C.; Qiu, S.; Kong, H. J.; Niu, M. C.; Luan, J. H.; Zhang, T. L.; Wu, H.; Jiao, Z. B.
Article

Design of ultra-strong but ductile iron-based alloys with low supersaturations

Acta Materialia, v. 256, article number 119000
Kong, Hao Jie; Yang, Tao; Chen, Rong; Jiao, Zengbao; Zhang, Tianlong; Cao, Boxuan; Luan, Junhua; Liu, Shaofei; Wang, Anding; Huang, Jacob Chih Ching; Wang, Xun Li; Liu, Chain Tsuan
Article

Heterostructures enhance simultaneously strength and ductility of a commercial titanium alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 257, article number 119182
Wu, Di; Hao, Mengyuan; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Zhen; Wang, Jiang; Rao, Guanghui; Zhang, Ligang; Ding, Chaoyi; Zhou, Kechao; Liu, Libin; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

2022 9

A new α + β Ti-alloy with refined microstructures and enhanced mechanical properties in the as-cast state

Scripta Materialia, v. 207, article number 114260
Zhang, Tianlong; Zhu, Jiaming; Yang, Tao; Luan, Junhua; Kong, Haojie; Liu, Weihong; Cao, Boxuan; Wu, Shiwei; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yunzhi; Liu, Chain Tsuan
Article

Advances of machining techniques for gradient structures in multi-principal-element alloys

Rare Metals, v. 41, (12), p. 4015-4026
Li, Bo; Niu, Chun Ming; Zhang, Tian Long; Chen, Gong Yu; Zhang, Gang; Wang, Dong; Zhou, Xiao Ye; Zhu, Jia Ming
Article

Chemically complex intermetallic alloys: A new frontier for innovative structural materials

Materials Today, v. 52, p. 161-174
Yang, T.; Cao, B. X.; Zhang, T. L.; Zhao, Y. L.; Liu, W. H.; Kong, H. J.; Luan, J. H.; Kai, J. J.; Kuo, W.; Liu, C. T.
Article

Design of titanium alloys by additive manufacturing: A critical review

Advanced Powder Materials, v. 1, (1), article number 100014
Zhang, Tianlong; Liu, Chain Tsuan
Article

Heterogeneous precipitate microstructure in titanium alloys for simultaneous improvement of strength and ductility

Journal of Materials Science and Technology, v. 124, p. 150-163
Hao, Mengyuan; Li, Pei; Li, Xuexiong; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Liu, Libin; Li, Jinshan; Cui, Yuyou; Yang, Rui; Xu, Dongsheng
Article

Heterostructured stainless steel: Properties, current trends, and future perspectives

Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports, v. 150, article number 100691
Romero-Resendiz, L.; El-Tahawy, M.; Zhang, T.; Rossi, M. C.; Marulanda-Cardona, D. M.; Yang, T.; Amigó-Borrás, V.; Huang, Y.; Mirzadeh, H.; Beyerlein, I. J.; Huang, J. C.; Langdon, T. G.; Zhu, Y. T.
Article

L1₂-strengthened multicomponent Co-Al-Nb-based alloys with high strength and matrix-confined stacking-fault-mediated plasticity

Acta Materialia, v. 229, article number 117763
Cao, B. X.; Xu, W. W.; Yu, C. Y.; Wu, S. W.; Kong, H. J.; Ding, Z. Y.; Zhang, T. L.; Luan, J. H.; Xiao, B.; Jiao, Z. B.; Liu, Y.; Yang, T.; Liu, C. T.
Article

Nanostructured steels for advanced structural applications

Materials Futures, v. 1, (1), article number 013501
Kong, H. J.; Yang, T.; Zhang, T. L.; Cao, B. X.; Liu, C. T.
Article

Quantification of α phase strengthening in titanium alloys: Crystal plasticity model incorporating α/β heterointerfaces

International Journal of Plasticity, v. 158, article number 103444
Zhang, Mengqi; Li, Jinshan; Tang, Bin; Wang, William Yi; Li, Kaidi; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Kou, Hongchao
Article

2021 6

Can experiment determine the stacking fault energy of metastable alloys?

Materials and Design, v. 199, article number 109396
Sun, Xun; Lu, Song; Xie, Ruiwen; An, Xianghai; Li, Wei; Zhang, Tianlong; Liang, Chuanxin; Ding, Xiangdong; Wang, Yunzhi; Zhang, Hualei; Vitos, Levente
Article

Heterogeneous Microstructure Enhanced Comprehensive Mechanical Properties in Titanium Alloys

JOM, v. 73, (10), p. 3082-3091
Hao, Mengyuan; Wang, Yalong; Li, Pei; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhu, Jiaming; Wang, Dong
Article

In situ design of advanced titanium alloy with concentration modulations by additive manufacturing

Science, v. 374, (6566), p. 478-482
Zhang, Tianlong; Huang, Zhenghua; Yang, Tao; Kong, Haojie; Luan, Junhua; Wang, Anding; Wang, Dong; Kuo, Way; Wang, Yunzhi; Liu, Chain Tsuan
Article

Influence of Ni₄Ti₃ precipitation on martensitic transformations in NiTi shape memory alloy: R phase transformation

Acta Materialia, v. 207, article number 116665
Zhu, Jiaming; Wu, Hong Hui; Wu, Yuan; Wang, Haoliang; Zhang, Tianlong; Xiao, Hu; Wang, Yunzhi; Shi, San Qiang
Article

In-situ observation of abnormal grain growth in a low-alloyed carbon steel using SEM-EBSD

Materialia, v. 15, article number 100985
Saito, Genki; Zhang, Tianglong; Sakaguchi, Norihito; Ohno, Munekazu; Matsuura, Kiyotaka; Takeuchi, Masayoshi; Sano, Taichi; Minoguchi, Koki; Yamaoka, Takuya
Article

Multicomponent Ni-rich high-entropy alloy toughened with irregular-shaped precipitates and serrated grain boundaries

Scripta Materialia, v. 204, article number 114066
Wu, S. W.; Yang, T.; Cao, B. X.; Luan, J. H.; Jia, Y. F.; Xu, L.; Mu, Y. K.; Zhang, T. L.; Kong, H. J.; Tong, X.; Peng, J. C.; Wang, G.; Zhai, Q. J.; Lu, J.; Liu, C. T.
Article

2020 5

Breaking the strength-ductility paradox in advanced nanostructured Fe-based alloys through combined Cu and Mn additions

Scripta Materialia, v. 186, p. 213-218
Kong, H. J.; Yang, T.; Chen, R.; Yue, S. Q.; Zhang, T. L.; Cao, B. X.; Wang, C.; Liu, W. H.; Luan, J. H.; Jiao, Z. B.; Zhou, B. W.; Meng, L. G.; Wang, A.; Liu, C. T.
Article

Development of high Bs FeNiBSiNb bulk metallic glasses by using combined CALPHAD and experimental approaches

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, v. 543, article number 120108
Yue, Shiqiang; Liu, Tao; Kong, Fengyu; He, Aina; Zhang, Hua; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Anding; Ni, Hongwei; Liu, Chain Tsuan
Article

Martensitic transformation and mechanical behavior of a medium-entropy alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 786, article number 139371
Wang, C.; Lin, K. F.; Zhao, Y. L.; Yang, T.; Zhang, T. L.; Liu, W. H.; Hsueh, C. H.; Lin, H. C.; Kai, J. J.; Liu, C. T.
Article

Non-conventional transformation pathways and ultrafine lamellar structures in γ-TiAl alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 189, p. 25-34
Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Zhu, Jiaming; Xiao, Hu; Liu, C. T.; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

Novel transformation pathway and heterogeneous precipitate microstructure in Ti-alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 196, p. 409-417
Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

2019 5

Adaptive volume control in titanium alloy for high temperature performance

Materials, v. 12, (23), article number 3950
Li, Pei; Sun, Xun; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Hualei; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Xiao, Lin; Sun, Jun
Article

Fabrication of Al-Coated Mg–Li Alloy Sheet and Investigation of Its Properties

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), v. 32, (2), p. 169-177
Zhang, Tian Long; Tokunaga, Toko; Ohno, Munekazu; Zhang, Mi Lin; Matsuura, Kiyotaka
Article

Phase field simulation of martensitic transformation in pre-strained nanocomposite shape memory alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 164, p. 99-109
Wang, Dong; Liang, Qianglong; Zhao, Shuangshuang; Zhao, Pengyang; Zhang, Tianlong; Cui, Lishan; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

Phase field study of the copper precipitation in Fe-Cu alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 166, p. 560-571
Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Yang, Yong; Liu, C. T.
Article

Secondary hardening behavior in Ti alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 759, p. 640-647
Li, Pei; Zhang, Tianlong; Sun, Xun; Zhang, Hualei; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Xiao, Lin; Sun, Jun
Article

2018 2

Antibacterial adhesive injectable hydrogels with rapid self-healing, extensibility and compressibility as wound dressing for joints skin wound healing

Biomaterials, v. 183, p. 185-199
Qu, Jin; Zhao, Xin; Liang, Yongping; Zhang, Tianlong; Ma, Peter X.; Guo, Baolin
Article

Low temperature superplasticity of a dual-phase Mg-Li-Zn alloy processed by a multi-mode deformation process

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 737, p. 61-68
Zhang, Tianlong; Tokunaga, Toko; Ohno, Munekazu; Wu, Ruizhi; Zhang, Milin; Matsuura, Kiyotaka
Article

2017 1

The deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of duplex Mg-9Li-1Al alloy during superplasticity tensile testing

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, v. 274, (1), article number 012113
Liu, Meiduo; Zheng, Haipeng; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi
Article

2016 1

Influence of Nd and Y on texture of as-extruded Mg–5Li–3Al–2Zn alloy

Physics of Metals and Metallography, v. 117, (7), p. 735-741
Wu, Liqun; Zhang, Tianlong; Cui, Chongliang; Wu, Ruizhi; Zhang, Milin; Hou, Legan
Article

2014 2

Influence of the combined addition of Y and Nd on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Li alloy

Materials and Design, v. 57, p. 245-249
Zhu, Tianlong; Cui, Chongliang; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi; Betsofen, Sergey; Leng, Zhe; Zhang, Jinghuai; Zhang, Milin
Article

Microstructure and texture evolution of Mg-Li alloy during rolling

International Journal of Materials Research, v. 105, (11), p. 1111-1117
Cui, Chongliang; Zhu, Tianlong; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi; Betsofen, Sergey; Zhang, Jinghuai; Zhang, Milin
Article

Article 9

Achieving stable ultra-low elastic modulus in near-β titanium alloys through cold rolling and pre-strain

Acta Materialia, v. 286, article number 120726
Tian, Yueyan; Zhang, Ligang; Wu, Di; Xue, Renhao; Deng, Zixuan; Zhang, Tianlong; Liu, Libin

Design of high yield strength stress-induced martensite titanium through cooling-induced martensite strengthening

Scripta Materialia, v. 269, article number 116907
Wu, Di; Xia, Yuzhou; Song, Jiahan; Bai, Weimin; Ma, Yaorui; Yan, Jiyang; Wang, Jiang; Rong, Maohua; Zhou, Changrong; Zhang, Ligang; Zhou, Kechao; Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Bingjie; Liu, Libin; Rao, Guanghui; Zhang, Tianlong

Dynamic softening behavior differences of high-temperature α and γ phases in β/γ-TiAl alloys at different strain rates

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 1035, article number 181600
Zhang, Xinlong; Han, Jianchao; Cao, Shouzhen; Jia, Yi; Hou, Jinxiong; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Shuzhi; Wang, Tao

External stress induced pseudo-spinodal transformation pathway with reduced lamellar size in γ-TiAl alloys

Rare Metals, v. 44, (5), p. 3460-3478, article number 163307
Li, Jian Wei; Dong, Tian Jiao; Liang, Chuan Xin; Wang, He Ran; He, Li Qiang; Zhang, Tian Long; Wang, Dong

High temperature oxidation behavior at 1250°C: A new multilayer modified silicide coating design strategy on niobium alloys

Journal of Materials Science and Technology, v. 210, p. 159-169
Wang, Shuqi; Ye, Zhiyun; Ge, Yulin; Zou, Yongchun; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhao, Xinrui; Wang, Mengjie; Song, Ci; Wang, Yaming; Zhou, Yu

Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior of 316L-xCu functional gradient material manufactured by directed energy deposition

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, v. 1036, article number 181762
Chuan, Jialing; Li, Wentao; Yu, Yiwei; Zhang, Tianlong; Wen, Guojun; Chen, Rong

Strong, ductile, and hierarchical hetero-lamellar-structured alloys through microstructural inheritance and refinement

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 122, (2), article number e2409317121
Shi, Peijian; Li, Yi; Li, Zhi; Jiang, Xin; Yan, Jie; Zhou, Rui; Qin, Yi; Lin, Yifan; Huang, Jingran; Tan, Bodong; Wang, Yinan; Wen, Tongqi; Ye, Beilin; Ling, Chunyan; Luan, Junhua; Shen, Zhe; Ding, Biao; Li, Qiang; Zheng, Tianxiang; Ren, Weili; Zhang, Tianlong; Ren, Yang; Zhong, Yunbo; Liu, C. T.; Gao, Huajian; Zhu, Yuntian

Thermal behavior, microstructure evolution and tribology performance of CoCrNi(SiC)_x coating prepared by laser directed energy deposition

Surface and Coatings Technology, v. 515, article number 132634
Zhang, Minghao; Yu, Yiwei; Xu, Shen; Gui, Yuteng; Zhang, Tianlong; Chen, Rong

Unique discontinuous yielding mechanism of fine-grained metastable β-type Ti-Nb-Mo alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 930, article number 148168
Zhang, Bingjie; Xin, Shewei; Huang, Mingda; Niu, Jingzhe; Li, Qian; Zhang, Yan; Pan, Xi; Li, Xingwu; Cheng, Jun; Mao, Wenqi; Zhang, Tianlong; Tsuji, Nobuhiro

Article 9

Design of compositionally modulated materials for controlled strain release during deformation through phase-field simulations

MRS Bulletin, v. 49, (6), p. 568-582
Wang, Dong; Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Yunzhi

Experimental and finite element simulation studies of the bio-tribological behavior of L-PBF Ti-6Al-4V alloys with various surface roughness

Tribology International, v. 194, article number 109514
Yu, Huipeng; Ju, Jiang; Yang, Tao; Wang, Chenchen; Zhang, Tianlong; Peng, Peng; Feng, Ting; Ding, Chenyang; Kang, Maodong; Wang, Jun

Grain refinement induced unusually large shape memory effect in lightweight titanium alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 272, article number 119936
Zhang, J. X.; Zhang, J. Y.; Xiao, W. C.; Hou, J. X.; Li, Q.; Xiao, B.; Yang, S. Y.; Wu, J. L.; Zhang, T. L.; Yang, T.

Heterogeneous precipitate microstructure design in β-Ti alloys by regulating the cooling rate

Acta Materialia, v. 269, article number 119810
Hao, Mengyuan; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yalong; Zhang, Tianlong; Li, Pei; Guo, Yaning; Zheng, Yufeng; Sun, Qiaoyan; Wang, Yunzhi

High-entropy strategy for high-temperature broadband infrared radiation and low thermal conductivity

Ceramics International, v. 50, (11), p. 18806-18813
Wang, Shuqi; Ye, Zhi Yun; Zhang, Haipeng; Wang, Yaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Zou, Yongchun; Ouyang, Jiahu; Jia, Dechang; Zhou, Yu

In vivo gene editing of T-cells in lymph nodes for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

Nature Communications, v. 15, (1), article number 10218
Qu, Jin; Wang, Yuan; Xiong, Chuxiao; Wang, Mingxue; He, Xingdao; Jia, Weibin; Li, Cheuk Yin; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Zixun; Li, Wei; Kuang, Becki Yi; Shi, Peng

Multiscale haptic interfaces for metaverse

Device, v. 2, (6), article number 100326
Wang, Yuanyi; Liang, Jiamin; Yu, Jinke; Shan, Yao; Huang, Xin; Lin, Weikang; Pan, Qiqi; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Zhengyou; Gao, Yongsheng; Yu, Xinge; Wei, Lei; Yang, Zhengbao

Transdermal microarrayed electroporation for enhanced cancer immunotherapy based on DNA vaccination

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 121, (25), article number e2322264121
Wang, Yuan; Qu, Jin; Xiong, Chuxiao; Chen, Bing; Xie, Kai; Wang, Mingxue; Liu, Zhen; Yue, Zhao; Liang, Zhenghua; Wang, Feng; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhu, Guangyu; Kuang, Yi Becki; Shi, Peng

Variant selection map of external load during Ni₄Ti₃ precipitation in nitinol: a theoretical and phase field study

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao, v. 40, (7), article number 123480
Zhou, Xuewei; Zhang, Tianlong; Cheng, Li; Yang, Xusheng; Zhu, Jiaming

Article 5

A precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy with high (Al+Ti) content for laser powder bed fusion: Synergizing in trinsic hot cracking resistance and ultrahigh strength

Acta Materialia, v. 258, article number 119193
Wu, Shiwei; Chia, Hou Yi; Zhang, Tianlong; Jia, Yuefei; Mu, Yongkun; Zhang, Qing; Lek, Yung Zhen; Hu, Daijun; Fan, Lei; Yan, Wentao

Achieving antimicrobial and superior mechanical properties in a scalable and cost-effective heterostructured stainless steel

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 886, article number 145676
Romero-Resendiz, L.; Kong, H. J.; Zhang, T.; Ni, H.; Chen, S.; Naeem, M.; Zhu, Y. T.

Achieving ultrahigh strength and ductility in high-entropy alloys via dual precipitation

Journal of Materials Science and Technology, v. 166, p. 67-77
Guo, J. M.; Zhou, B. C.; Qiu, S.; Kong, H. J.; Niu, M. C.; Luan, J. H.; Zhang, T. L.; Wu, H.; Jiao, Z. B.

Design of ultra-strong but ductile iron-based alloys with low supersaturations

Acta Materialia, v. 256, article number 119000
Kong, Hao Jie; Yang, Tao; Chen, Rong; Jiao, Zengbao; Zhang, Tianlong; Cao, Boxuan; Luan, Junhua; Liu, Shaofei; Wang, Anding; Huang, Jacob Chih Ching; Wang, Xun Li; Liu, Chain Tsuan

Heterostructures enhance simultaneously strength and ductility of a commercial titanium alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 257, article number 119182
Wu, Di; Hao, Mengyuan; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Zhen; Wang, Jiang; Rao, Guanghui; Zhang, Ligang; Ding, Chaoyi; Zhou, Kechao; Liu, Libin; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yunzhi

Article 9

A new α + β Ti-alloy with refined microstructures and enhanced mechanical properties in the as-cast state

Scripta Materialia, v. 207, article number 114260
Zhang, Tianlong; Zhu, Jiaming; Yang, Tao; Luan, Junhua; Kong, Haojie; Liu, Weihong; Cao, Boxuan; Wu, Shiwei; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yunzhi; Liu, Chain Tsuan

Advances of machining techniques for gradient structures in multi-principal-element alloys

Rare Metals, v. 41, (12), p. 4015-4026
Li, Bo; Niu, Chun Ming; Zhang, Tian Long; Chen, Gong Yu; Zhang, Gang; Wang, Dong; Zhou, Xiao Ye; Zhu, Jia Ming

Chemically complex intermetallic alloys: A new frontier for innovative structural materials

Materials Today, v. 52, p. 161-174
Yang, T.; Cao, B. X.; Zhang, T. L.; Zhao, Y. L.; Liu, W. H.; Kong, H. J.; Luan, J. H.; Kai, J. J.; Kuo, W.; Liu, C. T.

Design of titanium alloys by additive manufacturing: A critical review

Advanced Powder Materials, v. 1, (1), article number 100014
Zhang, Tianlong; Liu, Chain Tsuan

Heterogeneous precipitate microstructure in titanium alloys for simultaneous improvement of strength and ductility

Journal of Materials Science and Technology, v. 124, p. 150-163
Hao, Mengyuan; Li, Pei; Li, Xuexiong; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Liu, Libin; Li, Jinshan; Cui, Yuyou; Yang, Rui; Xu, Dongsheng

Heterostructured stainless steel: Properties, current trends, and future perspectives

Materials Science and Engineering R: Reports, v. 150, article number 100691
Romero-Resendiz, L.; El-Tahawy, M.; Zhang, T.; Rossi, M. C.; Marulanda-Cardona, D. M.; Yang, T.; Amigó-Borrás, V.; Huang, Y.; Mirzadeh, H.; Beyerlein, I. J.; Huang, J. C.; Langdon, T. G.; Zhu, Y. T.

L1₂-strengthened multicomponent Co-Al-Nb-based alloys with high strength and matrix-confined stacking-fault-mediated plasticity

Acta Materialia, v. 229, article number 117763
Cao, B. X.; Xu, W. W.; Yu, C. Y.; Wu, S. W.; Kong, H. J.; Ding, Z. Y.; Zhang, T. L.; Luan, J. H.; Xiao, B.; Jiao, Z. B.; Liu, Y.; Yang, T.; Liu, C. T.

Nanostructured steels for advanced structural applications

Materials Futures, v. 1, (1), article number 013501
Kong, H. J.; Yang, T.; Zhang, T. L.; Cao, B. X.; Liu, C. T.

Quantification of α phase strengthening in titanium alloys: Crystal plasticity model incorporating α/β heterointerfaces

International Journal of Plasticity, v. 158, article number 103444
Zhang, Mengqi; Li, Jinshan; Tang, Bin; Wang, William Yi; Li, Kaidi; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Kou, Hongchao

Article 6

Can experiment determine the stacking fault energy of metastable alloys?

Materials and Design, v. 199, article number 109396
Sun, Xun; Lu, Song; Xie, Ruiwen; An, Xianghai; Li, Wei; Zhang, Tianlong; Liang, Chuanxin; Ding, Xiangdong; Wang, Yunzhi; Zhang, Hualei; Vitos, Levente

Heterogeneous Microstructure Enhanced Comprehensive Mechanical Properties in Titanium Alloys

JOM, v. 73, (10), p. 3082-3091
Hao, Mengyuan; Wang, Yalong; Li, Pei; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhu, Jiaming; Wang, Dong

In situ design of advanced titanium alloy with concentration modulations by additive manufacturing

Science, v. 374, (6566), p. 478-482
Zhang, Tianlong; Huang, Zhenghua; Yang, Tao; Kong, Haojie; Luan, Junhua; Wang, Anding; Wang, Dong; Kuo, Way; Wang, Yunzhi; Liu, Chain Tsuan

Influence of Ni₄Ti₃ precipitation on martensitic transformations in NiTi shape memory alloy: R phase transformation

Acta Materialia, v. 207, article number 116665
Zhu, Jiaming; Wu, Hong Hui; Wu, Yuan; Wang, Haoliang; Zhang, Tianlong; Xiao, Hu; Wang, Yunzhi; Shi, San Qiang

In-situ observation of abnormal grain growth in a low-alloyed carbon steel using SEM-EBSD

Materialia, v. 15, article number 100985
Saito, Genki; Zhang, Tianglong; Sakaguchi, Norihito; Ohno, Munekazu; Matsuura, Kiyotaka; Takeuchi, Masayoshi; Sano, Taichi; Minoguchi, Koki; Yamaoka, Takuya

Multicomponent Ni-rich high-entropy alloy toughened with irregular-shaped precipitates and serrated grain boundaries

Scripta Materialia, v. 204, article number 114066
Wu, S. W.; Yang, T.; Cao, B. X.; Luan, J. H.; Jia, Y. F.; Xu, L.; Mu, Y. K.; Zhang, T. L.; Kong, H. J.; Tong, X.; Peng, J. C.; Wang, G.; Zhai, Q. J.; Lu, J.; Liu, C. T.

Article 5

Breaking the strength-ductility paradox in advanced nanostructured Fe-based alloys through combined Cu and Mn additions

Scripta Materialia, v. 186, p. 213-218
Kong, H. J.; Yang, T.; Chen, R.; Yue, S. Q.; Zhang, T. L.; Cao, B. X.; Wang, C.; Liu, W. H.; Luan, J. H.; Jiao, Z. B.; Zhou, B. W.; Meng, L. G.; Wang, A.; Liu, C. T.

Development of high Bs FeNiBSiNb bulk metallic glasses by using combined CALPHAD and experimental approaches

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, v. 543, article number 120108
Yue, Shiqiang; Liu, Tao; Kong, Fengyu; He, Aina; Zhang, Hua; Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Anding; Ni, Hongwei; Liu, Chain Tsuan

Martensitic transformation and mechanical behavior of a medium-entropy alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 786, article number 139371
Wang, C.; Lin, K. F.; Zhao, Y. L.; Yang, T.; Zhang, T. L.; Liu, W. H.; Hsueh, C. H.; Lin, H. C.; Kai, J. J.; Liu, C. T.

Non-conventional transformation pathways and ultrafine lamellar structures in γ-TiAl alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 189, p. 25-34
Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Zhu, Jiaming; Xiao, Hu; Liu, C. T.; Wang, Yunzhi

Novel transformation pathway and heterogeneous precipitate microstructure in Ti-alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 196, p. 409-417
Zhang, Tianlong; Wang, Dong; Wang, Yunzhi

Article 5

Adaptive volume control in titanium alloy for high temperature performance

Materials, v. 12, (23), article number 3950
Li, Pei; Sun, Xun; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Hualei; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Xiao, Lin; Sun, Jun

Fabrication of Al-Coated Mg–Li Alloy Sheet and Investigation of Its Properties

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), v. 32, (2), p. 169-177
Zhang, Tian Long; Tokunaga, Toko; Ohno, Munekazu; Zhang, Mi Lin; Matsuura, Kiyotaka

Phase field simulation of martensitic transformation in pre-strained nanocomposite shape memory alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 164, p. 99-109
Wang, Dong; Liang, Qianglong; Zhao, Shuangshuang; Zhao, Pengyang; Zhang, Tianlong; Cui, Lishan; Wang, Yunzhi

Phase field study of the copper precipitation in Fe-Cu alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 166, p. 560-571
Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Yang, Yong; Liu, C. T.

Secondary hardening behavior in Ti alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 759, p. 640-647
Li, Pei; Zhang, Tianlong; Sun, Xun; Zhang, Hualei; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Xiao, Lin; Sun, Jun

Article 2

Antibacterial adhesive injectable hydrogels with rapid self-healing, extensibility and compressibility as wound dressing for joints skin wound healing

Biomaterials, v. 183, p. 185-199
Qu, Jin; Zhao, Xin; Liang, Yongping; Zhang, Tianlong; Ma, Peter X.; Guo, Baolin

Low temperature superplasticity of a dual-phase Mg-Li-Zn alloy processed by a multi-mode deformation process

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 737, p. 61-68
Zhang, Tianlong; Tokunaga, Toko; Ohno, Munekazu; Wu, Ruizhi; Zhang, Milin; Matsuura, Kiyotaka

Article 1

The deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of duplex Mg-9Li-1Al alloy during superplasticity tensile testing

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, v. 274, (1), article number 012113
Liu, Meiduo; Zheng, Haipeng; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi

Article 1

Influence of Nd and Y on texture of as-extruded Mg–5Li–3Al–2Zn alloy

Physics of Metals and Metallography, v. 117, (7), p. 735-741
Wu, Liqun; Zhang, Tianlong; Cui, Chongliang; Wu, Ruizhi; Zhang, Milin; Hou, Legan

Article 2

Influence of the combined addition of Y and Nd on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Li alloy

Materials and Design, v. 57, p. 245-249
Zhu, Tianlong; Cui, Chongliang; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi; Betsofen, Sergey; Leng, Zhe; Zhang, Jinghuai; Zhang, Milin

Microstructure and texture evolution of Mg-Li alloy during rolling

International Journal of Materials Research, v. 105, (11), p. 1111-1117
Cui, Chongliang; Zhu, Tianlong; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi; Betsofen, Sergey; Zhang, Jinghuai; Zhang, Milin

2019 5

Adaptive volume control in titanium alloy for high temperature performance

Materials, v. 12, (23), article number 3950
Li, Pei; Sun, Xun; Zhang, Tianlong; Zhang, Hualei; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Xiao, Lin; Sun, Jun
Article

Fabrication of Al-Coated Mg–Li Alloy Sheet and Investigation of Its Properties

Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), v. 32, (2), p. 169-177
Zhang, Tian Long; Tokunaga, Toko; Ohno, Munekazu; Zhang, Mi Lin; Matsuura, Kiyotaka
Article

Phase field simulation of martensitic transformation in pre-strained nanocomposite shape memory alloys

Acta Materialia, v. 164, p. 99-109
Wang, Dong; Liang, Qianglong; Zhao, Shuangshuang; Zhao, Pengyang; Zhang, Tianlong; Cui, Lishan; Wang, Yunzhi
Article

Phase field study of the copper precipitation in Fe-Cu alloy

Acta Materialia, v. 166, p. 560-571
Zhu, Jiaming; Zhang, Tianlong; Yang, Yong; Liu, C. T.
Article

Secondary hardening behavior in Ti alloy

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 759, p. 640-647
Li, Pei; Zhang, Tianlong; Sun, Xun; Zhang, Hualei; Wang, Dong; Sun, Qiaoyan; Xiao, Lin; Sun, Jun
Article

2018 2

Antibacterial adhesive injectable hydrogels with rapid self-healing, extensibility and compressibility as wound dressing for joints skin wound healing

Biomaterials, v. 183, p. 185-199
Qu, Jin; Zhao, Xin; Liang, Yongping; Zhang, Tianlong; Ma, Peter X.; Guo, Baolin
Article

Low temperature superplasticity of a dual-phase Mg-Li-Zn alloy processed by a multi-mode deformation process

Materials Science and Engineering: A, v. 737, p. 61-68
Zhang, Tianlong; Tokunaga, Toko; Ohno, Munekazu; Wu, Ruizhi; Zhang, Milin; Matsuura, Kiyotaka
Article

2017 1

The deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of duplex Mg-9Li-1Al alloy during superplasticity tensile testing

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, v. 274, (1), article number 012113
Liu, Meiduo; Zheng, Haipeng; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi
Article

2016 1

Influence of Nd and Y on texture of as-extruded Mg–5Li–3Al–2Zn alloy

Physics of Metals and Metallography, v. 117, (7), p. 735-741
Wu, Liqun; Zhang, Tianlong; Cui, Chongliang; Wu, Ruizhi; Zhang, Milin; Hou, Legan
Article

2014 2

Influence of the combined addition of Y and Nd on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Li alloy

Materials and Design, v. 57, p. 245-249
Zhu, Tianlong; Cui, Chongliang; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi; Betsofen, Sergey; Leng, Zhe; Zhang, Jinghuai; Zhang, Milin
Article

Microstructure and texture evolution of Mg-Li alloy during rolling

International Journal of Materials Research, v. 105, (11), p. 1111-1117
Cui, Chongliang; Zhu, Tianlong; Zhang, Tianlong; Wu, Ruizhi; Betsofen, Sergey; Zhang, Jinghuai; Zhang, Milin
Article

Teaching Assignment

2025-26 Fall 0 2024-25 Summer 1 2024-25 Spring 5 2024-25 Winter 0 2024-25 Fall 1 2023-24 Summer 0

MECH6950C

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Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 18 December 2025)

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Doctor of Philosophy

WANG, Chongrui
Mechanical Engineering
GUI, Yuteng
Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
JIN, Jichen
Mechanical Engineering
MA, Yaorui
Mechanical Engineering
YAN, Jiyang
Mechanical Engineering

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HUI, Yui Tat
Mechanical Engineering

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

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Design of ultrastrong, ductile, and thermally stable nanocrystalline dual-phase alloys via coherent nano-honeycomb architectures

基於共格納米蜂窩結構設計具有超高強度、塑性和熱穩定的納米雙相合金 Participating

RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)
ZHANG Tianlong
2025 -
In-situ formation mechanism of cellular structure and copper precipitates in additive manufacturing martensitic steel

增材制造馬氏體鋼中胞狀組織及銅納米析出相的原位形成機制 Leading

National Natural Science Foundation of China
Project Team (HKUST)
ZHANG Tianlong (Lead)
2025 -
Regulation of multi-stage work-hardening behaviour in high-strength compositionally modulated materials

高強度成分調制材料多級加工硬化行為的調控 Leading

RGC - Early Career Scheme
Project Team (HKUST)
ZHANG Tianlong (Lead)
2024 -
10th(2024-2026)"Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program" project of the Chinese Materials Research Society(C-MRS)

第十屆（2024-2026年度）中國科協青年人才托舉工程項目 Leading

Chinese Materials Research Society
Project Team (HKUST)
ZHANG Tianlong (Lead)
2024 -

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2019 5

2018 2

2017 1

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