Education

1.2009-2012, Hokkaido University, Ph.D. in Materials Science, Sapporo, Japan.

2.2006-2009, Shandong University, M.D. in Materials Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.

3.2002-2006, Shandong University, B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Jinan, PR China.

Work/Research Experiences

1.2018-Present: Doctoral Supervisor, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China

2.2015-Present: Associate Professor, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.

3.2013-2015: Assistant Professor, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China

Research Interests

1.Plasticity and Numerical Modelling of Materials Processing

2.Microstructure Evolution and Control

3.Aluminum Alloy Profile Extrusion Technology

4.Microstructure Characterization and Modelling

Research Projects

Undertook 17 national, provincial, industrial and other research projects.

Representative projects:

1.National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51875317)

2.National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U1708251)

3.National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51405268)

4.Key research and Development Project of Shandong province (No. 2018GGX103041)

5.National Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No. ZR2019QEE030)

6.China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2018T110686)

7.Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University (No. 2017JC005)

8.China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017M622194)

Awards

1.2018, Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Shandong Province, PR China.

2.2019, Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Universities of Shandong Province, PR China.

Selected Publications and Patents

Published over 60 journal papers, Got 8 invention patents

Representative papers:

1.Jianwei Tang, Liang Chen*, Guoqun Zhao , Cunsheng Zhang , Xingrong Chu, Formation mechanism and evolution of surface coarse grains on a ZK60 Mg profile extruded by a porthole die, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, in press.

2.Qian Cheng, Liang Chen*, Jianwei Tang, Guoqun Zhao, Lu Sun, Cunsheng Zhang, A comprehensive analysis on microstructure evolution of Mg-5.65Zn-0.66Zr alloy during hot deformation, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, in press.

3.Liang Chen, Shengwei Yuan, Demin Kong, Guoqun Zhao*, Yuying He, Cunsheng Zhang, Influence of aging treatment on the microstructure, mechanical properties and anisotropy of hot extruded Al-Mg-Si plate, Materials & Design, 182 (2019) 107999.

4.Liang Chen, Guoqun Zhao*, Junquan Yu, Hot deformation behavior and constitutive modeling of homogenized 6026 aluminum alloy, Materials & Design, 2015 (74): 25-35.

5.Liang Chen, Guoqun Zhao*, Junquan Yu, Wendong Zhang, Constitutive analysis of homogenized 7005 aluminum alloy at evaluated temperature for extrusion process, Materials & Design, 2015 (66): 129-136.

6.Liang Chen, Jixiao Zhang, Guoqun Zhao*, Zongshen Wang, Cunsheng Zhang, Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Al-Zn alloy extruded by porthole die with different initial billets, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2018 (718):390-397.

7.Liang Chen, Jianwei Tang, Guoqun Zhao*, Cunsheng Zhang, Xingrong Chu, Fabrication of Al/Mg/Al laminate by a porthole die co-extrusion process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2018 (258): 165-173.

8.Liang Chen, Jixiao Zhang, Jianwei Tang, Gaojin Chen, Guoqun Zhao*, Cunsheng Zhang，Microstructure and texture evolution during porthole die extrusion of Mg-Al-Zn alloy, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2018 (259): 346-352.

9.Xiangkun Fan, Liang Chen*, Gaojin Chen, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Joining of 1060/6063 aluminum alloys based on porthole die extrusion process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2017 (250): 65-72.

10.Jianwei Tang, Liang Chen*, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Xingrong Chu, Formation mechanism of abnormal coarse grains on weld seam of extruded ZK60 alloy and the effects on mechanical properties, Materials Science and Engineering A, (2019) 138718.

11.Jianwei Tang, Liang Chen*, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Junquan Yu, Study on Al/Mg/Al sheet fabricated by combination of porthole die co-extrusion and subsequent hot rolling, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 784 (2019) 727-738.

12.Gaojin Chen, Liang Chen*, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Microstructure evolution during solution treatment of extruded Al-Zn-Mg profile containing a longitudinal weld seam, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 (729): 210-221.

13.Gaojin Chen, Liang Chen*, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Weichao Cui, Microstructure analysis of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy during porthole die extrusion based on modeling of constitutive equation and dynamic recrystallization, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 (710): 80-91.

14.Yuqiang Li, Liang Chen*, Jianwei Tang, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Effects of asymmetric feeder on microstructure and mechanical properties of high strength Al-Zn-Mg alloy by hot extrusion, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018 (749): 293-304.

15.Jianwei Tang, Liang Chen*, Xiangkun Fan, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Co-extrusion of dissimilar AA6063/AA7075 by porthole die at various temperatures, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018 (764): 162-169.

16.Liang Chen, Gaojin Chen, Jianwei Tang, Guoqun Zhao*, Cunsheng Zhang, Evolution of grain structure, micro-texture and second phase during porthole die extrusion of Al–Zn–Mg alloy, Materials Characterization, 158 (2019) 109953.

17.Shengwei Yuan, Liang Chen*, Jianwei Tang, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Junquan Yu, Correlation between homogenization treatment and subsequent hot extrusion of Al–Mg–Si alloy, Journal of Materials Science, 54 (2019) 9843-9856.

18.Liang Chen, Shuoshuo Li, Xingrong Chu*, Guoqun Zhao, Jun Gao, Grain refinement and strength enhancing of hot extruded Mg alloy by application of electric pulse, Materials Letters, 241 (2019) 104-107.

19.Liang Chen, Yuqiang Li, Guoqun Zhao*, Cunsheng Zhang, Fuzheng Gao, Multi-objective optimization and experimental investigation on hot extruded plate of high strength Al-Zn-Mg alloy, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2019.

20.Shuoshuo Li, Liang Chen*, Xingrong Chu, Jianwei Tang, Guoqun Zhao, Cunsheng Zhang, Improvement in mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg alloy by applying electric pulse during hot extrusion, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2019.