Department of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. DAN, Chengyi

Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., Paris-Saclay University, 2019
  • M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Grenoble Institute of Technology, 2015
  • B.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2012
Office
YEUNG-B6716
Phone
(+852) 3442-8432
Email
chengyi.dan@cityu.edu.hk
Research Interests
  • Innovative lightweight and high-strength alloys
  • Additive manufacturing 
  • Fatigue behaviour and failure analysis
  • Plastic deformation mechanisms
  • Machine learning-guided materials study
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Professional Experience
  • Research Fellow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019-2025
  • Visiting Fellow, ENSTA ParisTech, 2018-2019
  • Visiting Fellow, University of Lille, 2017
Publications
  1. Zhong, H., Shi, Q. *, Dan, C.*, You, X., Zong, S., Zhong, S., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., Chen, Z.*, “Resolving localized geometrically necessary dislocation densities in Al-Mg polycrystal via in situ EBSD”, Acta Materialia. Vol. 279, 2024, 120290. 
  2. Chen, Y., Chen, X., Chen, H., Xiao, Y., Dai, J., Chen, Y., Cui, Y., Dan, C., Chen, Z., Li, X., Wang, H., “Abnormal grain growth in randomly-oriented fine grains in an Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy processed by laser-powder-bed-fusion” Materials Research Letters, Vol. 12, 2024, 635-643.
  3. Chen, Y., Chen, Y., Dan, C., Chen, H., Li, X., Chen, Z., Wang, H., “On the Incompatibility of Steady-State Assumption and Abnormal Grain Growth in the Presence of Homogenous Pinning”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 55, 2024, 20-25.
  4. Dan, C.#, Cui, Y. #, Wu, Y. #, Chen, Z.* #, Liu, H., Ji, G., Xiao, Y., Chen, H., Wang, M., Liu, J., Wang, L., Li, Y., Addad, A., Zhou, Y., Ma, S., Shi, Q., Wang H., Lu J.*,  “Achieving ultrahigh fatigue resistance in AlSi10Mg alloy by additive manufacturing” Nature Materials, Vol. 22, 2023, 1182-1188. (Highlighted by Science, Nature Materials and MRS Bulletin) 
  5. You, X., Yang, J., Dan, C.*, Shi. Q., Zhong, S., Wang, H., Chen, Z.*, “Statistical analysis of slip transfer in Al-Mg alloy based on high-throughput computing and decision tree model” International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 166, 2023, 103469. 
  6. Zong, S.#, You, X.#, Yang, J., Dan, C.*, Jin, L., Shi, Q., Wang, H., Chen, Z.*, “The correlation of slip transmission/blockage with the fracture in Al-Mg alloy” Scripta Materialia, Vol. 230, 2023, 115402. 
  7. Zhou, Y., Wang, L., Chen, H., Liu, J., Dan, C., Ma, S., Wang, H., Chen, Z., “Enhancing mechanical properties and improving mechanical anisotropy of rolled 2024 Al sheet by TiB2 nanoparticles”, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 874, 2023, 145077.
  8. Liu, J., Liu, C., Cai, H., Zhang, C., Dan, C.*, Shi, Q., Wang, H., Chen, Z.*, “Enhanced precipitate strengthening in particulates reinforced Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composites via bimodal structure design and optimum aging strategy” Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol. 260, 2023, 110772. 
  9. Chen, Y., Dan, C.*, Shi, Q., Jin, L., Liu, J., Chen, C., Li, C., Wang, H., Chen, Z.*, “Influence of heating rate on the recrystallization temperature of Al-Mg alloy” Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 22, 2023, 2206-2211. 
  10. Zhou, Y., Lin, M., Liu, C., Wang, L., Chen, H., Liu, J., Dan, C., Ma, S., Wang, H., Chen, Z., “Enhancing mechanical properties of uniformly distributed nano TiB2/2024 Al composite rolling sheet by pre-stretch aging”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 913, 2022, 165172.
  11. Tang, Y., Liu, C., Liu, J., Zhang, C., Chen, H., Shi, Q., Dan, C., Wang, H., Chen, Z., “Improving the ductility of Al matrix composites through bimodal structures: Precise manipulation and mechanical responses to coarse grain fraction”, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 875, 2023, 145139.
  12. Chen, Y., Dan, C.*, Chen, Y., Chen, C., Jin, L., Wang, H., Chen, Z.*, “ Quasi in situ investigation on the influence of particle stimulate nucleation on recrystallization textures in TiB2 particles reinforced Al-3wt%Mg composites” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 58, 2023, 9337-9348. 
  13. You, X., Yang, J, Dan, C.*, Chen, H., Cui, Y., Wang, H., Wang, M., Chen. Z.*, “Slip-induced mechanism of the orientation-dependent deformation banding in cold rolled Al-Mg alloy” Materials Characterization, Vol. 185, 2022, 111732. 
  14. Yang, J., Zhong, S., Luzin, V., Li, J., Liu, X., Dan, C., “HRTex: a high-resolution texture data processing tool for monochromatic neutron diffraction based on the pixel projection method”, Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol. 55, 2022, 425-435
  15. Shi, Q., Jiao, L., Loisnard, D., Dan, C.*, Chen, Z., Wang, H., Roux, S., “Improved EBSD indexation accuracy by considering energy distribution of diffraction patterns” Materials Characterization, Vol. 188, 2022, 111909. 
  16. Chen, H., Chen, Z., Liu, J., Wu, Y., Dan, C., Zhong, S., Wang, H., Bréchet, Y., “Constitutive modeling of flow stress and work hardening behavior while considering dynamic strain aging”, Materialia, Vol. 18, 2021, 10137.
  17. Chen, Y., Li, Z., Dan, C.*, Chen, Y., Wang, H., Wang L., Liu, J., Wu, Y., Chen, Z.*, “Abnormal grain growth in in-situ TiB2 particles reinforced 7055 Al composites” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 57, 2022, 1778-1795. 
  18. Shi, Q., Zhou, Y., Zhong, H., Loisnard, D., Dan, C., Zhang, F., Chen, Z., Wang, H., Roux, S., “Indexation of electron diffraction patterns at grain boundaries” Materials Characterization, Vol.182, 2021, 111553.
  19. Shi, Q., Loisnard, D., Dan, C., Zhang, F., Zhong, H., Li, H., Li, Y., Chen, Z., Wang, H., Roux, S., “Calibration of crystal orientation and pattern center of EBSD using integrated digital image correlation”, Materials Characterization, Vol. 178, 2021, 111206.
  20. Zhong, H., Shi, Q., Chen, Z., Dan, C., Zhong, S., Wang, H., “Residual-based pattern center calibration in high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction”, Micron, Vol. 146, 2021, 103081.
  21. Li, J., Liu, J., Wang, L., Chen, Z., Shi, Q., Dan, C., Wu, Y., Zhong, S., Wang, H., “Anisotropic behavior of TiB2 nanoparticles reinforced 2024Al composites rolling sheet”, Materials Characterization, Vol. 162, 2020, 110196.
  22. Dan, C., Chen, Z., Ji, G., Zhong, S., Li, J., Li, X., Brisset, F., Sun, G., Wang, H., Ji, V., “Cube orientation bands observed in largely deformed Al-Sc alloys containing shearable precipitates”, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 166, 2019, 139-143. 
  23. Guo, L., Zhang, C., He, Q., Yu, J., Yan, Z., Ye, F., Dan, C., Ji, V., “Microstructure evolution and hot corrosion mechanisms of Ba2REAlO5 (RE = Yb, Er, Dy) exposed to V2O5 + Na2SO4 molten salt”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 38, 2018, 3553-3563.
  24. Dan, C., Chen, Z. , Mathon, M, Ji, G., Li, L., Wu, Y., Brisset, F., Guo, L., Wang, H., Ji, V., “Cold rolling texture evolution of TiB2 particle reinforced Al-based composites by neutron diffraction and EBSD analysis” Materials Characterization, Vol. 136, 2018, 293-301. 
  25. Dan, C., Chen, Z. , Ji, G., Zhong, S., Wu, Y., Brisset, F., Wang, H., Ji, V., “Microstructure study of cold rolling nanosized in-situ TiB2 particle reinforced Al composites” Materials & Design, Vol. 130, 2017, 357-365. 
  26. Guo, L., Zhang, C., Xu, L., Li, M., Wang, Q., Ye, F., Dan, C., Ji, V., “Effects of TiO2 doping on the defect chemistry and thermo-physical properties of Yb2O3 stabilized ZrO2”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 37, 2017, 4163-4169.
  27. Guo, L., Li, M., Yang, C., Zhang, C., Xu, L., Ye, F., Dan, C., Ji, V., “Calcium-magnesium-alumina-silicate (CMAS) resistance property of BaLn2Ti3O10 (Ln=La, Nd) for thermal barrier coating applications”, Ceramics International, Vol. 43, 2017, 10521-10527.
Research Grants
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General Program: Multiscale in-situ investigation of the high fatigue resistance mechanism in additively manufactured micron dual-phase eutectic network, PI.
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Youth Program (C): Research on recrystallization of aluminium matrix composites based on quantitative control of deformation stored energy and particle distribution, PI.
Position Available

Positions for PhD students, Research Assistants, and Postdoctoral Fellows are available. Visiting students and scholars are also welcome. Please feel free to contact me at chengyi.dan@cityu.edu.hk.

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