Hua Zhang, female, born in December 1976, a postgraduate supervisor in Mechanical Engineering (Major Code 0802 and 0855). Prof. Hua Zhang has guided three postdoctoral researchers (all of whom have completed their appointments), supervised 21 master's students to graduation, and is currently advising seven postgraduate students.

She has been awarded the EU Marie Curie Fellowship and the Beijing Great Wall Scholar grant, and was recognized as one of the Capital's Most Inspiring Women in 2021. Prof. Zhang earned her Bachelor's degree from Shandong University, her Master's degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University, and her Doctoral degree from Harbin Institute of Technology. From 2005 to 2013, she served as a faculty member at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing. Between 2012 and 2013, she was a visiting scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. She then worked as a Marie Curie Fellow at The Welding Institute (TWI) in the UK from 2013 to 2015. Since December 2015, she has been with the School of Mechanical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology.

Her primary research interests include friction stir welding, corrosion and protection, and solid-state additive manufacturing and forming technologies. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the Beijing Association of Women Scientists. As a principal investigator, she has led and completed more than 30 research projects funded by diverse sources, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, defense pre-research programs, EU talent initiatives, Beijing talent programs, aviation research funds, open projects from national key laboratories, and industry collaborations. She has authored or co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed papers as the first or corresponding author, holds six Chinese invention patents, and has contributed to four academic books. In 2023, her project titled "Advanced Solid-State Manufacturing Technology for Large and Complex Thin-Walled Aerospace Components with High Service Safety" received the Second Prize of the China Industry-University-Research Collaboration Innovation Achievement Award.

 

I.  Major Research Areas

1. Friction Stir Welding Technology

2. Corrosion and Protection of Welded Structures

3. Solid-State Additive Manufacturing Technologies

 

II. Rewards and Honors

1. Marie Curie Actions – International Fellowships (Project No: 912487), OCT 2013.

Project Title: Optimisation of Corrosion Resistance of Friction Stir Welds in a High-Strength Aluminium Alloy.

2. Second Prize, China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Awards (Project No. 20236125, Ranked No. 1), January 2024.

Project Title: Advanced Solid-State Manufacturing Technology for High-Safety Aerospace Large and Complex Thin-Walled Components.

 

III. Research Projects

1. Aeronautical Science Foundation of China, Corrosion Mechanism and Life Prediction of Titanium Alloy Linear Friction Welds (Project No. 202000110Z6001) Principal Investigator, Sep. 2020 – Sep. 2022

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), Corrosion Mechanism and Life Prediction of Cold-Sprayed Coatings in Friction Stir Welded Joints of High-Strength Aluminum Alloys (Project No. 51774047) Principal Investigator, Jan. 2018 – Dec. 2021

3. Great Wall Scholar Program, Beijing Municipal Higher Education High-Level Faculty Support Plan, Corrosion Mechanism and Life Prediction of Cold-Sprayed Coatings in High-Strength Aluminum Alloy Friction Stir Welded Joints (Project No. CIT&TCD20170309) Principal Investigator, Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2019

4. Key Project of the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining, Friction Stir Welding of 7050 Aluminum Alloy Using a Stationary Shoulder Tool (Project No. AWJ-16-Z01) Principal Investigator, Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2019

5. European Union Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF), Optimization of the Corrosion Resistance of Friction Stir Welds in High-Strength Aluminium Alloys (Project No. 328487) Principal Investigator, Oct. 2013 – Oct. 2015

6. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program), Corrosion Behavior of 2219 Aluminum Alloy FSW Joints under Long-Term Cryogenic Storage Conditions (Project No. 51105030) Principal Investigator, Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2014

Industry-Sponsored Projects

1. Research on Welding Technology for Low-Temperature Metal Canisters（2025–2026）
2. Study on Material Performance and Inspection Techniques for Hydrogen-Blended Natural Gas Pipelines（2024–2025）
3. Welding of Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Profiles and Evaluation of Their Mechanical Properties and Microstructure at High and Low Temperatures（2022–2024）
4. Effects of Microalloying Elements on the Welding Performance of Aluminum-Magnesium Alloys（2021–2022）
5. Influence of Residual Ions from Tank Cleaning on the Corrosion Behavior of 2219 Aluminum Alloy（2021–2022）
6. Performance Evaluation of Welds in Large 2219 Aluminum Forged Rings（2017–2019）
7. Corrosion Performance Evaluation of 2195 Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Plates and Their Welded Joints（2018–2019）
8. Numerical Simulation of Friction Plug Welding by Pulling Method（2018–2019）
9. Corrosion Protection Testing and Evaluation of Tank Inner Surfaces and Welded Joints（2016–2018）

 

IV. Representative Publications

1. Qifeng Cai, Hua Zhang*, Huwei Tao, Xiaoteng Zhu, Weicheng Zhang, Yan Liu, Geng Cao. Influence of Process Parameters on Microstructure and High?Low Temperature Mechanical Properties of 2195/2219 Dissimilar Alloy Welded Joints, Metals and Materials International, 31(2025)2976-2991，

2. Qifeng Cai, Zhilong Chang, Weicheng Zhang, Geng Cao, Huizhao Li, Bingxin Jiang, Zijie Zhang, Hua Zhang*. Investigation on the mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of friction stir welded 2195 aluminum alloy at cryogenic temperature, Materials Characterization, 225(2025)115152,  

3. Huwei Tao, Zhilong Chang, Yong Shen, Zhuang Liu, Bingxin Jiang, Zhihang Li, Qifeng Cai, Hua Zhang*. Optimization of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 2219 Al Alloy Cold-Sprayed Coating by Heat Treatment. Journal of thermal spray technology, 2025(34): 250-266

4. Min Chen, Zhilong Chang, Huizhao Li, Huwei Tao, Bingxin Jiang, Zhihang Li, Hua Zhang*. The microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of multi-layer friction stir additive manufacturing for T2 copper. Materials Today Communications 42 (2025) 111213, 1-11

5. Bingxin Jiang, Qifeng Cai, Huwei Tao, Weicheng Zhang, Hua Zhang*. The effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6082 aluminum alloy manufactured by friction stir additive.Materials Characterization 220 (2025) 114680, 1-11

6. Huwei Tao, Qifeng Cai, Min Chen, Weicheng Zhang, Geng Cao, Hua Zhang*. Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and corrosion performance of 2219 Al alloy cold sprayed coatings. Corrosion Science, Volume 241, 2024, 112526

7. Tao, Huwei; Shao, Minghao; Jiang, Bingxin; Li, Zhihang; Liu, Yan; Zhang, Hua*. The effect of residual S2? and Cl? on the corrosion and mechanical property of resistance spot welded joints in rocket storage tank, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 2024, 59(35), 16707-16720

8. Tao, Huwei, Liang, Kaiming, Li, Zhihang, Wang, Caimei, Zhu, Xiaoteng, Zhang, Hua*. Effect of natural aging on mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of 2219 aluminum alloy cold sprayed coatings, Materials Letters, Volume 354, January 1, 2024

9. Li Huizhao, Liang Kaiming, Panrui, Zhu Xiaoteng, Jiang Binxin, Taohihang, Hu Zhenggen, Zhang Hua*. Effects of Holding Temperature and Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Properties of TC4 Titanium Alloy Thermal Self-Compressing Bonding Joint. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering, 2024, 53(5): 1288-1296

10. Caimei Wang, Qilong Guo, Xiaoteng Zhu, Peng He, Jianjun Zhang, Feng Han, Zhenggen Hu, Mingkai Liang, Hua Zhang*. Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and property of linear friction welded TC17/TA15 titanium alloy joint. Materials Characterization 199 (2023) 112799

11. Caimei Wang, Qilong Guo, Minghao Shao, Hua Zhang*, Feifan Wang, Baoyong Song,Yajuan Ji,Huaixue Li. Microstructure and corrosion mechanism of linear friction welded TA15 and TC17 dissimilar joint. Materials Characterization 187 (2022) 111871

12.Caimei Wang, Yang Yu, Peng He, Jianjun Zhang, Xiaoyu Ma, Hua Zhang*, Huizhao Li, Minghao Shao. Electrochemical corrosion behavior of CrFeCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi coatings in salt solution. Metals, 2022, 12,1752: 1-11

13.Caimei Wang, Hua Zhang*, Xiaoyu Ma, Yu Zhang, Feifan Wang, Baoyong Song. Chloride corrosion property evolution of CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy coating. Materials Science and Technology. 2022, 38(16): 1418–1424

14.Caimei Wang, Yang Yu, Minghao Shao and Hua Zhang*, Effect of Temperature on Corrosion Behavior of Laser-Remelted CrFeCoNi Coating, Metals 2022, 12, 970.

15. Minghao Shao, Caimei Wang, Hua Zhang*, Jian Zhang, Debo Liu, Feifan Wang, Yajuan Ji, Gaoqiang Chen. Microstructure and corrosion behavior of Bobbin Tool Friction Stir Welded 2219 aluminum alloy, Materials Characterization 192 (2022) 112178

16. Chengmin Deng, Caimei Wang, Feifan Wang, Baoyong Song, Hua Zhang*. Effect of microstructure evolution on corrosion behavior of 2195 Al-Li alloy friction stir welding joint. Materials Characterization. 184(2022)111652

17.Shao Minghao, Zhang Jian, Wang Weiping, Liu Debo, Guo Qilong, Zhang Hua*. The Corrosion Behavior of Self-Reacting Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy Type 2219-T87. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering, 2022, 51(05): 1620-1626.

18. Caimei Wang, Yang Yu, Hua Zhang*, Leixin Xu, Xiaoyu Ma, Feifan Wang, Baoyong Song. Microstructure and corrosion properties of laser remelted CrFeCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloys coatings. Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T, 2021, 15(11): 5187-5196.

19. Rui Pan, Yunhua Deng, Hua Zhang*. Study on rigid restraint thermal self-compressing bonding of Ti6Al4V alloy by local induction heating. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering,2021, 50(2): 373-379.

20. Hua Zhang*, Chang-Yu Zhao, Qi-Long Guo, Rui-Sheng Yang, Li-Yuan Liu, San-Bao Lin. Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Al Alloy Coated by In Situ Shot-Peening-Assisted Cold Spray. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2020, 33(1), 172-182.

21.Changyu Zhao, Hua Zhang*, Tongge Shao, Chengliang Dou. Microstructure and corrosion behavior of Al coating deposited by cold spraying onto FSW AA2219-T87 joint [J]. Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology. 2019, 54 (1): 86-92.

22. Hua Zhang*, Changyu Zhao, Bing Cui. The corrosion behavior of cold spray coating on 2219 aluminium alloy joints prepared by friction stir welding[J]. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2018, 1063(1).

23. Hailong Qin, Hua Zhang*, Huiqiang Wu. The corrosion behaviour of friction stir welded joints of 2A14-T6 aluminium alloy [J]. International journal of minerals, metallurgy and materials, 2015, 22(6): 627-638.

24. Hailong Qin, Hua Zhang*, Huiqiang Wu. The evolution of precipitation and microstructure in friction stir welded 2195-T8 Al-Li alloy [J]. Materials Science & Engineering A, 2015, 626: 322-329.

25. Chengle Yang, Qilei Dai, Qingyu Shi, Chuansong Wu, Hua Zhang, Gaoqiang Chen. Flow-coupled thermo-mechanical analysis of frictional behaviors at the tool-workpiece interface during friction stir welding. Journal of Manufacturing Processes 79 (2022) 394–404

26. B.Y. Hu, H. Zhang, L.Y. Liu, D.B. Liu, A.H. Feng and D.L. Chen. Effect of microstructure evolution on corrosion behavior of friction stir welded joint for 2195-T8 alloy, corrosion, 2021, 27(12): 1-11.

27. Yijun Liu, Gaoqiang Chen, Hua Zhang, Chengle Yang, Shuai Zhang, Qu Liu, Mengran Zhou, Qingyu Shi. In situ exfoliation of graphite for fabrication of graphene/aluminum composites by friction stir processing. Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T. 2021, 301(6): 1-4.

28. Baiyao Hu, Hua zhang, Fuad Khoshnaw. Mechanical behavior associated with metallurgical aspects offriction stir welded Al–Li alloy exposed to exfoliation corrosion test. Materials Research Express, 2020, 7(6): 1-11.

 

V. Admissions Information

Mechanical Engineering (Major Code 0802 and 0855).