Hongwei Zhang

Prof. Hongwei Zhang


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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4 June 2025 in Science China Materials
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ZZZhuqun Zhang
Zhuqun Zhang
JPJingyu Pang
Jingyu Pang
YLYancheng Li
Yancheng Li
YYYitong Yang
Yitong Yang
ZXZhenqiang Xing
Zhenqiang Xing
HZHongwei Zhang
Hongwei Zhang

1 September 2023 in Corrosion Science
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JPJingyu Pang
Jingyu Pang
BWBoxin Wei
Boxin Wei
HZHongwei Zhang
Hongwei Zhang
YJYu Ji
Yu Ji
ZZZhengwang Zhu
Zhengwang Zhu
HZHaifeng Zhang
Haifeng Zhang

13 January 2025 in Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)
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HLHongbin Liu
Hongbin Liu
ZXZhenqiang Xing
Zhenqiang Xing
YYYitong Yang
Yitong Yang
JPJingyu Pang
Jingyu Pang
WLWen Li
Wen Li
HZHongwei Zhang
Hongwei Zhang

1 February 2023 in Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters)
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YYYitong Yang
Yitong Yang
JPJingyu Pang
Jingyu Pang
HZHongwei Zhang
Hongwei Zhang
AWAimin Wang
Aimin Wang
ZZZhengwang Zhu
Zhengwang Zhu
HZHaifeng Zhang
Haifeng Zhang

26 August 2022 in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
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YZYongKang Zhou
YongKang Zhou
SZShuai Zeng
Shuai Zeng
YZYuHui Zhu
YuHui Zhu
BZBoWen Zhao
BoWen Zhao
HLHuan Li
Huan Li
ZZZhengwang Zhu
Zhengwang Zhu

13 July 2025 in Advanced Science
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YYYitong Yang
Yitong Yang
JPJingyu Pang
Jingyu Pang
HZHongwei Zhang
Hongwei Zhang
JSJiajia Shen
Jiajia Shen
ZXZhenqiang Xing
Zhenqiang Xing
ZJZeng Bao Jiao
Zeng Bao Jiao
Yield strength and work hardening are two critical mechanical properties of metallic structural materials. However, increasing yield strength through conventional strengthening mechanisms often restricts further dislocation multiplications and interactions, which significantly reduces work hardening and poses a challenge to achieving an optimal balance between these properties in material design. Here, an innovative approach to simultaneously enhance both yield strength and work hardening in a heterostructured, nanoprecipitation‐strengthened alloy is reported. This alloy exhibits an exceptional combination of a yield strength exceeding 1.5 GPa and an ultrahigh work hardening rate of 6 GPa, resulting in an extremely high tensile strength of 2.2 GPa and a uniform ductility of 20%. The ultrahigh yield strength primarily stems from nanoprecipitates and ultrafine grains, while the exceptional work hardening mainly originates from hetero‐interface‐mediated twinning. The hetero‐deformation between the coarse‐grained and ultrafine‐grained regions results in dislocation pile‐ups and strain gradients near the interfaces, which provides the ultrahigh stress necessary to activate mechanical twinning, thereby substantially improving the work hardening and plastic deformation stability of the alloy. The hetero‐interface architecting strategy can potentially be applied to numerous other alloys, paving the way for designing novel materials with unprecedented mechanical properties for technological applications.