Cong Zhang, born in March 1989, an assistant researcher at Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel technology in USTB. He obtained bachelor's degree in Taiyuan University of Technology and doctor degree in Central South University. His research focused on phase diagram thermodynamics, diffusion kinetics and alloy design of steel materials and Ti(C,N)-based cermets. He published more than 30 papers, 2 patents and co-authored one book.

【Research Projects】

1. Investigation of phase diagram thermodynamics and “core-rim” structure control mechanisms for Ti(C,N)-based cermets, National Natural Science Foundation of China (51701013), 2018-2020.

2. On the alloys design based on thermodynamic database of multicomponent Ti(C,N)-based cermets, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M610765), 2017-2018.

【Publications】

1. Cong Zhang, Haiqing Yin, Ruijie Zhang, Xuanhui Qu, Yong Du, Thermodynamic description of phase equilibria in the C-Mo-W-N quaternary system, CALPHAD, Under Review. (SCI)

2. Cong Zhang, Yong Du, A Novel Thermodynamic Model for Obtaining Solid-Liquid Interfacial Energies, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 48, 5766-5770 (2017). (SCI)

3. Cong Zhang, Yong Du, Shuzhu Zhou, Yingbiao Peng, Jiong Wang, Grain growth and hardness of TiC-based cermets: Experimental investigation and thermodynamic calculations, Ceramics International, 42(16), 19289-19295 (2016). (SCI)

4. Cong Zhang, Yong Du, Shuhong Liu, Yuling Liu, Bo Sundman, Thermal conductivity of Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloys: Experimental measurement and CALPHAD modeling, Thermochimica Acta, 635, 8-16 (2016). (SCI)

5. Cong Zhang, Weibin Zhang, Yingbiao Peng, Weimin Chen, Li Chen, Lijun Zhang, Shuhong Liu, Yong Du, Shequan Wang, Thermodynamic and diffusion databases for multicomponent cemented carbides and their applications, Materials China, 34(1), 1-14 (2015). (CSCD)