Overview

Tong Gao, Male, PhD, Born in 1988.

My research focuses on the field of Al and Mg alloys, including: 1) designing new alloys with high strength, ductility or physical properties; 2) using TEM and APT to characterize the precipitates in Al and Mg alloys; 3) strengthening mechanism of nano-particles reinforced Al and Mg composites.

I have published 59 papers in the journal including Materials & Design, Materialia, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Materials Science and Engineering: A, CrystEngComm etc. I have been invited as the reviewer for the journals such as Scripta Materialia, Journal of Materials Science & Technologyand Journal of Alloys and Compounds etc.

Work/Research Experiences

Feb 2016-Present    Shandong University: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University

Sep 2010-Dec 2015  Shandong University, PhD, Supervisor: Prof. Xiangfa Liu

Oct 2014-Oct 2015  The University of Sydney, Supervisor: Simon Ringer

Sep 2006-Jul 2010  Shandong University, Bachelor of Science

Research Interests

1. Design and develop of Al and Mg composites

2. Heat-resistant Al alloys

3. New Al and Mg alloys with preferred properties

Research Projects

1. Research of the evolution of Fe–rich clusters and the Al–Fe separation mechanism in magnesium melt, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2017-2019

2. Fundamental research on heat-resistance and high-strength Al alloys based on the evolving of precursor atom clusters and building of nano-particle network, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018-2022

3. Design of novel Al alloys for 3D printing, Boeing Company.

Awards

Selected Publications and Patents

1)Tong Gao, Yihan Bian, Kaiqi Hu, Kai Zhao, Weibin Zhang, Xiangfa Liu*, Structural and morphological evolution of Fe–rich phases in Al–xMg–6Si–4Fe alloys, Results in Materials, 2019, 3, 100036.

2)Tong Gao, Zengqiang Li, Yihan Bian, Qingfei Xu, Kaiqi Hu, Mengxia Han, Xiangfa Liu*, Dispersing nano–AlN particles cluster by designing Al–Si–AlN/Mg diffusion couples and the preparation of AlN/Mg–Al composite, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019, 766: 138347.

3)Tong Gao, Yihan Bian, Zengqiang Li, Qingfei Xu, Huabing Yang, Kai Zhao, Xiangfa Liu*, Synthesis of a (ZrAl₃+AlN)/Al composite and the influence of particles content and element Cu on the microstructure and mechanical properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, 791: 730–738.

4)Tong Gao, Ringer Simon, Guiliang Liu, Xiangfa Liu, Influence of trace Zr on the microstructure and elevated temperature properties of an Al–Si–Cu–Ni–Mg piston alloy, Materials Research Express, 2019, 6: 056544.

5)Tong Gao, Yihan Bian, Xiangfa Liu*, A novel Zn–Cu–P master alloy and its modification performance on primary Si of A390 alloy, Results in Physics, 2019, 12: 1006–1010.

6)Tong Gao, Zengqiang Li, Yaoxian Zhang, Jingyu Qin, Xiangfa Liu*, Phase evolution of β–Al5FeSi during recycling Al–Si–Fe alloys by Mg melt, International Journal of Metalcasting, 2019, 13(2): 473–478.

7)Tong Gao, Zengqiang Li, Junhao Fa, Xiangfa Liu*, Preparation of a novel Mg–Fe master alloy and its spheroidizing effect on graphite in ductile irons, Results in Physics, 2018, 10: 155–159.

8)Tong Gao, Zengqiang Li, Kaiqi Hu, Mengxia Han, Xiangfa Liu*, Synthesizing (ZrAl₃+AlN)/Mg–Al composites by a ‘matrix exchange’ method, Results in Physics, 2018, 9: 166–170.

9)Tong Gao*, Zengqiang Li, Yaoxian Zhang, Jingyu Qin, Xiangfa Liu*, Evolution of Fe–rich phases in Mg melt and a novel method for separating Al and Fe from Al–Si–Fe alloys, Materials & Design, 2017, 134: 71–80.

10)Tong Gao*, Zengqiang Li, Yaoxian Zhang, Xiangfa Liu*, Evolution behavior of γ–Al_3.5FeSi in Mg melt and a separation method of Fe from Al–Si–Fe alloys, Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2018, 31: 48–54.

11)Tong Gao*, Zengqiang Li, Yaoxian Zhang, Mengxia Han, Xiangfa Liu, Role of Si in the evolution process of Zr–rich intermetallics in Mg melt, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 710: 331–337.

12)Tong Gao*, Kaiqi Hu, Longshuai Wang, Bangran Zhang, Xiangfa Liu*, Morphological evolution and strengthening behavior of α–Al(Fe,Mn)Si in Al–6Si–2Fe–xMn alloys, Results in Physics, 2017, 7: 1051–1054.

13)Tong Gao, Dong Wang, Xiaofan Du, Dakui Li, Xiangfa Liu*, Phase transformation mechanism of Al₄C₃ by the diffusion of Si and a novel method for in situ synthesis of SiC particles in Al melt, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016, 685: 91–96.

14)Tong Gao, Anna Ceguerra, Andrew Breen, Xiangfa Liu, Yuying Wu, Simon Ringer*, Precipitation behaviors of cubic and tetragonal Zr–rich phase in Al–(Si–)Zr alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016, 674: 125–130.

15)Tong Gao, Guiliang Liu, Xiangfa Liu*, Compositions and morphologies of TiAlSi intermetallics in different diffusion couples, Materials Characterization, 2014, 95: 285–290.

16)Tong Gao, Xiangzhen Zhu, Huan Qiao, Xiangfa Liu*, A new Al–Fe–P master alloy designed for application in low pressure casting and its refinement performance on primary Si in A390 alloy at low temperature, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2014, 607: 11–15.

17)Tong Gao, Xiaoli Cui, Xiongying Li, Hui Li, Xiangfa Liu*, Morphological evolutions and growth patterns of Zr–containing phases in aluminum alloys, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16 (17): 3548–3557.

18)Tong Gao, Yongrui Zhang, Xiangfa Liu*, Influence of trace Ti on the microstructure, age hardening behavior and mechanical properties of an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu–Zr alloy, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2014, 598: 293–298.

19)Tong Gao, Yongrui Zhang, Xiangfa Liu*, Complex modification effect by ZrAlSi intermetallic and element Sr on the microstructure and mechanical properties of hypereutectic Al–Si alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2014, 589: 25–28.

20)Tong Gao, Yuying Wu, Chong Li, Xiangfa Liu*, Morphologies and growth mechanisms of α–Al(FeMn)Si in Al–Si–Fe–Mn alloy, Materials Letters, 2013, 110: 191–194.

21)Tong Gao, Xiangzhen Zhu, Qianqian Sun, Xiangfa Liu*, Morphological evolution of ZrAlSi phase and its impact on the elevated–temperature properties of Al–Si piston alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2013, 567: 82–88.

22)Tong Gao, Xiangfa Liu*, Replacement with Each Other of Ti and Zr in the Intermetallics of Al–(Si–)Ti–Zr alloys, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2013, 29: 291–296.

23)Tong Gao, Dakui Li, Zuoshan Wei, Xiangfa Liu*, Evolution, microhardness of ZrAlSi intermetallic and its impact on the elevated–temperature properties in Al–Si alloys, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2012, 552: 523–529.

24)Tong Gao, Pengting Li, Yunguo Li, Xiangfa Liu*, Influence of Si and Ti contents on the microstructure, microhardness and performance of TiAlSi intermetallics in Al–Si–Ti alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2011, 509: 8013–8017.

25)Kai Zhao, Tong Gao*, Huabing Yang, Guiliang Liu, Qianqian Sun, Chongchong Wu, Jinfeng Nie, Xiangfa Liu*, Influence of a new AlTiC–B master alloy on the casting and extruding behaviors of 7050 alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, In press

26)Yihan Bian, Tong Gao*, Zengqiang Li, Qianqian Sun, Xia Ma, Xiangfa Liu, In–situ synthesis of an Al composite reinforced with multi–scale Al₁₂Mo, (Al,Zr,Si) and Al₂O₃ particles through a multi–stage reaction, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019, 762: 138069.

27)Zengqiang Li, Tong Gao*, Qingfei Xu, Huabing Yang, Mengxia Han, Xiangfa Liu, Microstructure and mechanical properties of an AlN/Mg–Al composite synthesized by Al–AlN master alloy, International Journal of Metalcasting, 2019, 13(2): 384–391.

28)Huabing Yang, Tong Gao*, Huaning Zhang, Jinfeng Nie, Xiangfa Liu, Enhanced age–hardening behavior in Al–Cu alloys induced by in–situ synthesized TiC nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2019, 35: 374–382.

29)Qingfei Xu, Kaiqi Hu, Xia Ma, Tong Gao*, Xiangfa Liu, The response of room temperature and high temperaturetensile properties to the microstructure variation of an AlN+Si₃N₄/Al composite by heat treatment, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2018, 733: 211–219.

30)Xiaofan Du, Tong Gao*, Guiliang Liu, Xiangfa Liu*, In situ synthesizing SiC particles and its strengthening effect on an Al–Si–Cu–Ni–Mg piston alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016, 695: 1–8.

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