AUT - Zhan Chen

Professor Zhan Chen

Professor

Phone: +94 9 921 9999 x 8737

Email: zhan.chen@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

• BE (1982), Materials Engineering – Central South University, China
• ME (1985), Materials Engineering – The University of Auckland, NZ
• Ph.D (1990), Materials Engineering – The University of Auckland, NZ

Memberships and Affiliations:

• The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)
• Society of Materials NZ Inc (SMNZS)

Biography:

• 2000-Present     Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor/ Professor, Dept. Mechanical Eng., AUT University
• 1993-2000    Research / Senior Research Scientist, Manuf. Sci. & Tech., CSIRO, Australia
• 1990-1993    Research / Senior Research Metallurgist, Res. Centre, Pasminco Ltd, Australia

• Programme Leader – Postgraduate Studies, School of Engineering
• Chair – Research Committee, School of Engineering
  

Teaching Areas:

• Materials engineering
• Manufacturing processes/technologies
• Differential equations

Research areas:

• Thermo-mechanics and physical metallurgy of friction stir processing
• Microstructure and mechanical properties of materials
• Physical/mechanical metallurgy (in welding, casting & extrusion)
• Tool/die materials (heat treatment & coating analysis)
• Thermodynamics and growth kinetics of interfacial intermetallics 

Publications:

• S. Yazdanian, Z.W. Chen and G. Littlefair, “Effects of friction stir lap welding parameters on weld features on advancing side and fracture strength of A6060-T5 welds”, Journal of Materials Science 47 (2012) 1251-1261.
  
• S. Cui, Z.W. Chen and J.D. Robson, “A model relating tool torque and its associated power and specific energy to rotation and forward speeds during friction stir welding/processing”, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacturing, 50 (2010) 1023-1030.
• J.D. Robson, S. Cui & Z.W. Chen, “Incipient melting during friction stir processing of AZ91 magnesium castings”, Materials Science Engineering A, 527 (2010) 7299-7304.
• T. Zhu, Z.W. Chen & W. Gao, “Microstructure formation in partially melted zone during gas tungsten arc welding of AZ91 Mg cast alloy”, Materials Characterization, 59 (2008) 1550-1558.
• Z.W. Chen & S. Cui, “On the mechanism of banded structures in aluminium alloy friction stir welds”, Scripta Materialia, 58 (2008) 417-420.
• Z.W. Chen, T. Pasang & Y. Qi, “Shear layer and formation of nugget zone during friction stir welding of aluminium Alloy 5083-O”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 474 (2008) 312-316.
• T. Zhu, Z. W. Chen & W. Gao, “Incipient melting in partially melted zone during arc welding of AZ91D magnesium alloy”, Materials Science and Engineering A 416 (2006) 246-252.
• Z.W. Chen, "Formation and progression of die soldering during high pressure die casting”, Materials Science and Engineering A 379 (2005) 356-369.
• G. Winkelman, Z.W. Chen, D.H. StJohn & M.Z. Jahedi, “Morphological features of interfacial intermetallics and interfacial reaction rate in Al-11Si-2.5Cu-(0.15/0.60)Fe cast alloy/die Steel couples ", Journal of Materials Science 39 (2004) 519-528.
• Z.W. Chen “Skin solidification during high pressure die casting of Al-11Si-2Cu-1Fe alloy" Materials Science and Engineering A 348 (2003) 145-153.
• O. Kamiya, Z.W. Chen & Y. Kikuchi, "Microporosity formation in partially melted zone during GTA welding of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels", Journal of Materials Science 37 (2002) 2475-2481.
• Z.W. Chen, S.R. Peck and C.J. Davidson, “Semisolid casting using a vertical injection squeeze casting machine: material flow and tensile properties of Al-7Si-0.3Mg alloy”, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 12, 1999, 127-135.
• Z.W. Chen, D.T. Fraser and M.Z. Jahedi, “Structures of intermetallic phases formed during immersion of H13 tool steel in an Al-11Si-3Cu die casting alloy melt”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 260, 1999, 188-196.
• Z.W. Chen and W.R. Thorpe, “The effect of squeeze casting pressure and iron content on the impact energy of Al-7Si-0.7Mg alloy”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 221, 1996, 143-153.
• Z.W. Chen, J.B. See and W.F. Gillian, “Corrosion behaviour of low antimony lead alloy in sulfuric acid solution”, Journal of Power Sources, 50, 1994, 47-55.
• Z.W. Chen, J.T. Gregory and R.M. Sharp, “Intermetallic phases formed during hot dipping of low carbon steel in a Zn-5%Al melt at 450°C”, Metallurgical Transactions A, 23A, 1992, 2393-2400.
• Z.W. Chen, R.M. Sharp and J.T. Gregory, “Fe-Al-Zn ternary phase diagram at 450°C”, Materials Science and Technology, 6, 1990, 1173-1176.