Overview

Xiebin Wang is now an associate professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China. His research focuses on additive manufacturing of shape memory alloys, and developing high performance NiTi-based alloys. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from University of Leuven in Belgium under supervision of Prof. Jan Van Humbeeck. Prior to joining Shandong University, he held a post-doc research on tailoring the phase transformation temperatures of NiTi alloys also at KU Leuven.

Work/Research Experiences

(1). 2016.11-now: Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China.

(2). 2015.01-2016.06: Post-doc researcher, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.

(3). 2010.09-2014.12: PhD., Department of Materials Engineering, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium.

(4). 2007.09-2010.06: Master student, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China.

(5). 2003.09-2007.06: Bachelor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China.

Research Interests

(1). Additive manufacturing of NiTi-based shape memory alloys, and high strength Al alloys;

(2). Development of high performance of metallic materials for additive manufacturing;

(3). Assessment of the service performance of AM-fabricated metallic materials.

(4). Improvement of the functional performance of NiTi shape memory alloys.

Research Projects

(1). Additive manufacturing of NiTi shape memory alloy for bionic structure design.

(2). Fundamental study on selective laser melting of NiTiHf high temperature shape memory alloys.

(3). Additive manufacturing of high strength Al alloys.

(4). Effect of grain refinement and aging treatment on the phase transformation behavior and functional properties of NiTi shape memory alloys.

(5). Improving the functional stability of NiTi shape memory alloys by thermomechanical treatment.

Awards

2018: Young Scholars Program of Shandong University

Selected Publications and Patents

Full publication list could be found via the following link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiebin_Wang

(1). Xiebin Wang*, Z. Pu, Q. Yang, S. Huang, Z. Wang, S. Kustov, J. Van Humbeeck. Improved functional stability of a coarse-grained Ti-50.8 at.% Ni shape memory alloy achieved by precipitation on dislocation networks. Scripta Materialia, 163 (2019) 57-61.

(2). Xiebin Wang*, M. Speirs, S. Kustov, B. Vrancken, X. Li, J.-P. Kruth, J. Van Humbeeck. Selective laser melting produced layer-structured NiTi shape memory alloys with high damping properties and Elinvar effect. Scripta Materialia, 126 (2018) 246-250.

(3). Xiebin Wang*, J. Van Humbeeck, B. Verlinden, S. Kustov. Thermal cycling induced room temperature aging effect in Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloy. Scripta Materialia, 113 (2016) 206-208.

(4). Xiebin Wang, S. Kustov, K. Li, D. Schryvers, B. Verlinden, J. Van Humbeeck*. Effect of nanoprecipitates on the transformation behavior and functional properties of a Ti-50.8 at.% Ni alloy with micro-sized grains. Acta Materialia, 82 (2015) 224-233.

(5). Xiebin Wang, K. Li, D. Schryvers, B. Verlinden, J. Van Humbeeck*. R-phase transition and related mechanical properties controlled by low-temperature aging treatment in a Ti-50.8 at.% Ni thin wire. Scripta Materialia, 72-73 (2014) 21-24.

(6). Xiebin Wang, C. Li, B. Verlinden, J. Van Humbeeck*. Effect of grain size on aging microstructure as reflected in the transformation behavior of a low-temperature aged Ti-50.8 at.% Ni alloy. Scripta Materialia, 69 (2013) 545-548.

(7). Xiebin Wang, Ze Pu, Zuocheng Wang. A method to improve the functional stability of NiTi shape memory alloys. Chinese Patent No.: ZL201810953133.9.

Others

(1). Invited speaker at the 16^th International Conference on Martensitic Transformations, 5-10 July, 2020, Jeju, Korea.

(2). Oral presentation at the 5^th National Young Scholar Forum on Additive Manufacturing, 26-28 April, 2014, Nanjing, China.

(3). Oral presentation at the 10^th Annual Academic Conference of Chinese Society of Particuology, 10-13 August, 2018, Shenyang, China.

(4). Oral presentation at the 10^th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations (ESOMAT-2015), 14-18 September, 2015, Antwerp, Belgium.

(4). Oral presentation at 2013 International Conference of Shape Memory and Superelasticity Technologies (SMST-2013), 20-24 May, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.

(5). Oral presentation at the 9^th European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations (ESOMAT-2012), 9-16 September, 2012, St. Petersburg, Russia.