Biography

Dr. Xinchang Zhang is a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Idaho National Laboratory. His primary research areas are focused on the processing of advanced materials using advanced manufacturing techniques, and characterization of high temperature structure materials using electron microscopy and mechanical testing. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2019. His honors include Dean’s Ph.D. Scholar Award, Best Paper Award in 2018 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, NSF Travel Award, Outstanding Reviewer for the journal Additive Manufacturing, etc. He also serves as the reviewer for the leading journals in the area of advanced manufacturing and material science, including Additive Manufacturing, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Materials Science and Engineering A, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, ASME-Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, etc. At INL, Xinchang is currently investigating advanced manufacturing of structure materials to benefit a wide range of applications.

Research Interests

Advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, spark plasma sintering, hybrid manufacturing
Advanced materials and smart structures design and fabrication
Advanced manufacturing process development (additive + subtractive, additive + spark plasma sintering)

Material characterization and mechanical testing
Repair and remanufacturing of high-cost components using hybrid additive + subtractive manufacturing

Education

Ph.D. 05/2019, Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409

Dissertation: Remanufacturing of Metallic Components using Additive Manufacturing Technology
Advisor: Prof. Frank Liou

M.S. 06/2015, Automotive Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

Thesis: Kinematic Analysis and Structure Design of Automotive Gear Forming Equipment
Advisor: Prof. Xinghui Han

B.S. 06/2013, Mechanical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China

Thesis: Two-Gear Automatic Transmission Design for Electric Vehicles
Advisor: Prof. Yulin Wang

Professional Experience

03/2021-Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
09/2019-03/2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409
05/2019-09/2019: Advanced Characterization Intern, Characterization and Advanced PIE Division, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415
07/2015-05/2019: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409
08/2017-05/2019: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409
06/2013-07/2015: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Automotive Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

Skills

1. Additive manufacturing of advanced materials.

Involved materials: Nickel-based alloys (Inconel 625 & 718, Colmonoy 88, Deloro 22), Cobalt-based alloys (Wallex 40 & 50), Ti-6Al-4V, SS304L/SS316L, 4340 steel, H13 & A2 tool steel, Fe-Ni-Cr, copper, functionally graded materials, ultra-high-strength martensitic steel (AF9628), high-entropy alloys
Involved techniques: Directed Energy Deposition (DED), Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)

2. Spark plasma sintering of high-temperature nickel alloys

3. Automated repair and remanufacturing framework: reverse engineering, pre-repair machining, damage detection, repair volume reconstruction, repair process planning, additive/subtractive manufacturing

4. Advanced characterization: SEM, EDS, EBSD, FIB, XRD, Synchrotron/neutron diffraction, micro-CT

5. Mechanical testing: tensile, fatigue, fracture toughness, impact, bending, hardness

Get in Touch

1955 N Fremont Ave, Idaho Falls, ID, 83401, USA

xinchang.zhang@outlook.com

+1-573-647-6800