Zexu Li

Mr. Zexu Li


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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

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30 September 2025 in Materials
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SSShuailong Song
Shuailong Song
GQGuangChong Qin
GuangChong Qin
Tao LanTao Lan
Tao Lan
ZLZexu Li
Zexu Li
GXGuangjie Xing
Guangjie Xing
YLYanchen Liu
Yanchen Liu
Environmental factors significantly affect the fatigue performance of weathering steel welded components in high-altitude, low-temperature corrosive environments. This study conducted multi-factor-coupled constant-amplitude fatigue tests on Q500qENH weathering steel V-groove welded joints and built an equivalent finite element model using test data to explore key influencing factors under multi-condition coupling. Results show that stress level most significantly affects fatigue performance, followed by corrosion duration, then ambient temperature, with influences decreasing in turn. Analyzing 18-day cyclic immersion corrosion morphology predicts 21-year outdoor corrosion in plateau regions, providing a reliable method for long-term exposure prediction. Finite element simulations confirm that low temperatures improve slightly corroded specimens’ fatigue performance by 20%, but damage accumulates before optimal service. This study offers key parameters for safe design of high-altitude weathering steel welded components.