Education
09/2014-07/2017
Ph.D. in Corrosion Science
Supervisor: Prof. Chaoliu Zeng
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
09/2010-06/2013
M.Sc.in Surface Engineering
Supervisor: Prof. Mingkai Lei
Dalian University of Technology
09/2006-07/2010
B.Sc.in Material Science and Engineering (Top 3%)
Dalian University of Technology
(One of the first universities entering into “985 Project”and “211 Project”)
Research Interests
We are committed to addressing critical issues in the energy and steel sectors through research on high-temperature corrosion and material protection in molten salt, gas mixtures, and liquid metals. we are also actively engaged in studying high-temperature reaction processes involving hydrogen. The following particular topics are currently under investigation:
1) Mechanism of corrosion and evaluation methods for materials in pyrochemical recycling of spent nuclear fuels;
2) Selective oxidation in the manufacturing of advanced steels;
3) Hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron ore pellets.
Publications
[1] J.P. Nie, L.W. Bai, X.G. Yang, Z.C. Zhao, Y.J. Fu, Z.H. Liu, X. Li, Y. Li*, H.L. Liu*, X. Zhang*, An innovative strategy against oxide spallation of hot formed steels, Corrosion Science, 242 (2025) 112554
[2] Z.H. Liu, J.P. Nie, Y.F. Song, X.G Yang, W.C. Mao, X.Y. Jin, X. Zhang*, Micheal Rohwerder, Ying Li, New insights into the effect of Al on the selective oxidation of advanced high-strength steels prior to hot-dip galvanizing, Acta Materialia, 266 (2024) 119651
[3] Z.H. Liu, X.G. Yang, W.C. Mao, X.Y. Jin, L. Wang, X. Zhang*, Y. Li, Influence of Al addition on the grain boundary oxidation of Ultra High Strength Steels during hot coiling, Corrosion Science, 211 (2023) 110863.
[4] X. Zhang, C. Corrêa da Silva, S.Y. Zhang, M. Prabhakar, W.J. Lu, A. Vogel, M. Rohwerder*, Investigation of selective oxidation during cooling of hot-rolled iron-manganese-silicon alloys, Corrosion Science, 186 (2021) 109466.
[5] S.H. Kim1, X. Zhang1, Y. Ma1, I.R. S. Filho, K. Schweinar, K. Angerendt, D. Vogel, L.T. Stephenson, A.A. El-Zoka, J. Rezaei Mianroodi, M. Rohwerder, B. Gault*, D. Raabe*, Influence of microstructure and atomic-scale chemistry on iron ore reduction with hydrogen at 700°C, Acta Materialia, 212(2021) 116933.
[6] X. Zhang, C. Corrêa da Silva, C. Liu, M. Prabhakar, M. Rohwerder*, Selective oxidation of ternary Fe-Mn-Si alloys during annealing process, Corrosion Science, 174 (2020) 108859.
[7] X. Zhang, H.L. Zhang, X.G. Yang, C.L. Zeng*, Evaluation of electroplated Co-Cu metallic coatings for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43(2018) 22458-22466.
[8] X. Zhang, P.F. You, H.L. Zhang, M.Q. Luo, C.L. Zeng*, Preparation and performances of Cu-Co spinel coating on ferritic stainless steel for solid oxide fuel cell interconnect. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43(2018) 3273-3279.
[8] P.F. You, X. Zhang*, H.L. Zhang, H.J. Liu, C.L. Zeng, Effect of CeO2 on oxidation and electrical behaviors of ferritic stainless steel interconnects with Ni-Fe coatings. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(2018) 7492-7500.
[9] X. Zhang, P.F. You, M.Q. Luo, C.L. Zeng. Preparation of La-Cr perovskite coating using electrodeposition method. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 (2016): D821-D828.
[10] X. Zhang, Y.T. Ma, B. Zhang, Y. Li*, M.K. Lei, F.H. Wang, M.G. Zhu, X.C. Wang. Corrosion behavior of hot-pressed nanocrystalline NdFeB magnet in a simulated marine atmosphere, Corrosion Science, 87 (2014) 156-166.
Awards & Honors
First Prize, 2024 Science and Technology Award (Natural Science Category), China Society for Corrosion and Protection
Special Award, 17th National Youth Corrosion and Protection Science and Technology Conference
Outstanding Paper Award 2024, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
Max Planck Society Scholarship, Germany