Overview

Tian Xuelei, Male, 03/1963, Ph.d., Postdoctoral, Professor, Doctoral supervisor.

Executive member of the council, Branch of Solidification Science and Technology, Chinese Materials Research Society.

Vice-Director of Shandong Province Foundry Association.

Editorial board member of the China Foundry Machinery & Technology. 

Major Research Fields:

Structure of metallic melts and corresponding evolution in solidification, development of casting technology intelligent CAD and solidification simulation softwares, new metallic materials and corresponding manufacture technology.

Work/Research Experiences

1980.09-1984.07     B.S., Shandong University of Technology

1984.07-1996.07       Deputy Director, Laboratory of Casting, Shandong University

of Technology

1986.09-1988.07       M.S., Shandong University of Technology

1996.07-2000.07       Casting Teaching and Research Office, Shandong University

of Technology

1996.09-2001.01       Ph. D., Shandong University of Technology

1997 .10              Associate Professor, Shandong University of Technology

2000.07-present        Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and

Processing of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University

2000.10-2004.10       Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

2001.10-present        Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University

Research Interests

1. Based on the Big Data, to study the metal liquid structure, liquid-solid structure correlation and metal liquid microstructure evolution during solidification.

2. Based on the Artificial Intelligence, to research and develop the numerical simulation of solidification process and optimization of casting process. The CAD/CAE software system for casting process has been developed based on the artificial intelligence.

Research Projects

Completed and undertaken more than 40 scientific research projects:

Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 5

National Science and Technology Major Spechial Pro, 2

Provincial or Ministerial projects, 5

Long-term cooperation with Weichai Power, SINOMACH, State Grid Shandong Electric Power Research Institute, HOTEAM Software, and Komatsu(Japan), and other well-known companies. More than 30 industry-university-research cooperation projects.

Awards

2001   Scientific and Technological Progress(Second-Class) of Shandong Province (1)

2007   Scientific and Technological Progress(Second-Class) of Shandong Province (1)

2018   China Industrial Science and Technology Award Second Prize (4)

       Science and Technology Progress (Third-Class) of Shandong Province (3)

Selected Publications and Patents

Track Record:

Total number of publications: more than 100 articles.

9 invention patents and 3 software copyrights.

Published papers:

1.W.H. Yu, S.L. Sing, C.K. Chua, C.N. Kuo, X.L. Tian. Particle-reinforced metal matrix nanocomposites fabricated by selective laser melting A state of the art review. Progress in Materials Science, 2019, V104: 330~370.

2.Wenhui Yu, Swee Leong Sing , Chee Kai Chua , Xuelei Tian. Influence of re-melting on surface roughness and porosity of AlSi10Mg parts fabricated by selective laser melting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, V792: 574~581.

3.Guo F, Wang W, Yu W, Zhang Y, Pan S, Zhou Z, Liu D, Wang Y, Tian X. Enhanced nucleation and refinement of eutectic Si by high number-density nano-particles in Al–10Si–0.5Sb alloys. MATER DESIGN, 2017, 117: 382-389.

4.Yu W, Zhang Y, Yan T, Liu Y, Jiang A, Zheng H, Tian X. Enhanced nucleation of primary silicon in Al-20 wt. % Si alloy with Ni-Si inoculation. J ALLOY COMPD, 2017, 693: 303-307.

5.Yu W, Zhang Y, Jiang A, Yan T, Du H, Tian Y, Lin X, Zheng H, Tian X. Multi-step nucleation in Al – Si liquids catalyzed by a Ni – Si master alloy. MATER DESIGN 2017, 132: 385-391.

6.Yu W, Zhang Y, Jiang A, Yan T, Tian Y, Zheng H, Lin X, Tian X. Promoted nucleation of potent substrates assisted with Al-10Si-2Fe master alloy in Al-Si alloys. MATER LETT 2017, 207: 93-95.

7.Liu Y, Zhang Y, Yu W, Wang X, Zheng H, Tian X. Pre-nucleation clusters mediated crystallization in Al–Si melts. SCRIPTA MATER 2016, 110: 87-91.

8.Wang X, Li X, Tian X. Influence of temperature and relative humidity on the atmospheric corrosion of zinc in Field exposures and laboratory environments by atmospheric corrosion monitor. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2015, 10(10): 8361-8373.

9.Xu R, Zheng H, Guo F, Zhang Y, Ding S, Tian X. Effect of Silicon Concentration on the Dendrite Coherency Point in Al–Si Binary Alloys. T INDIAN I METALS 2014, 67(1): 95-100.

10.Xu R, Zheng H, Luo J, Ding S, Zhang S, Tian X. Role of tensile forces in hot tearing formation of cast Al-Si alloy. T NONFERR METAL SOC 2014, 24(7): 2203-2207.

11.Zhang Y, Zheng H, Liu Y, Shi L, Xu R, Tian X. Cluster-assisted nucleation of silicon phase in hypoeutectic Al–Si alloy with further inoculation. ACTA MATER 2014, 70: 162-173.

12.Zhang Y, Zheng H, Liu Y, Shi L, Zhao Q, Tian X. Efficient use of iron impurity in Al–Si alloys. J ALLOY COMPD 2014, 615: 594-597.

13.Zhang Y, Zheng H, Liu Y, Xu R, Shi L, Tian X. Enhanced nucleation of primary silicon in Al–20Si (wt%) alloy inoculated with Al–10Si–2Fe master alloy. MATER LETT 2014, 123: 224-228.

14.Xu R, Tian X. Tensile properties of the semi-solid state in solidifying aluminum alloys. Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals, 2014, 55(5): 443-449.

15.Yong, Z., Hongliang, Z., Yue, L., Lei, S., Rongfu, X., & Xuelei, T. A novel Al-10Si-2Fe master alloy and its effect on inoculation of eutectic cells in Sr-modified A356 alloy. China Foundry, 2014, 11(2).

16.Lv, T., Zheng, H. L., Guo, F. X., & Tian, X. L. (2013). Structure and Physical Properties of Liquid Ni2Sb98 Eutectic Alloy. In Advanced Materials Research. 2013, Vol. 690: 12-15.

17.Guo F, Tian Y, Qin J, Xu R, Zhang Y, Zheng H, Lv T, Qin X, Tian X, Sun Y. Structure of liquid Cu–Sb alloys by ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, high temperature X-ray diffraction, and resistivity. J MATER SCI 2013, 48(12): 4438-4445.

18.Xu, R., Zheng, H., Guo, F., Ding, S., & Tian, X. A new investigated method on hot tearing behavior in aluminum alloys. Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals, 2013, 54(5): 377-382.

19.Guo F, Tian Y, Zheng H, Li T, Liu X, Xu X, Qin J, Qin X, Tian X. Atomic structure and viscosity behavior in Cu37Sb63 and Cu20Sb80 melts. MATER LETT, 2013, 95: 128-130.

20.Guo F, Wang W, Yang H, Qin J, Tian X. Abnormal resistivity and viscosity behavior in Sb-rich Pb–Sb melts. T NONFERR METAL SOC 2012, 22(12): 3113-3119.

21.Guo F, Lu T, Qin J, Zheng H, Tian X. Abnormal resistivity behavior of Cu–Ni and Cu–Co alloys in undercooled liquid state. Physica B: Condensed Matter 2012, 407(21): 4108-4113.

22.Guo F, Zheng H, Qin J, Qin X, Lv T, Jia Y, Xu R, Tian X. Medium‐range order and physical properties of Cu–20at. % Sb melts. J NON-CRYST SOLIDS 2012, 358(23): 3327-3331.

23.Hou JX, Zhan CW, Tian XL, Chen XC, Kim Y, Choe H. Structure of Cu-Sn Melt at High Temperature. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 2012, 43(11): 4023-4027.

24.Xu Y, Zhang K, Zheng HL, Sun YC, Tian XL. An Improved Geometric Model to Predict Hot Spots of Castings. Materials Science Forum 2011, 689: 29-32.

25.Yue, Z. W, Fu, M, Li, X. G, & Tian, X. L. Effects of ceo2coating on oxidation behavior of t91 steel in water vapor. Journal of Central South University 2011, 18(5), 1354-1358.

26.Sun J, Zheng H, Shi X, Tian X. Structure correlation of Co79.5Sn20.5 eutectic alloy between liquid and solid states. Science in China Series E: Technological Sciences 2009, 52(12): 3674-3677.

27.Zhang S, Tian X, Kong F. Effect of yttrium on thermal stability and crystallization behavior of Nd60Fe20Al10Ni10 amorphous alloys. Journal of the Rare Earths, 2008, 26(5):735-740

28.Hou, J. X., Sun, J. J., Zhan, C. W, Tian, X. L, & Chen, X. C. The structural change of cu-sn melt. Science in China, Series G (Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy), 2007, 50(4), 414-420