Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jiehua Li

Born: 19/04/1979 in Anhui, China

Address:

Roseggerstraße 27, A-8700, Leoben, Austria

Chair of Casting Research

Department of Metallurgy University of Leoben

Franz-Josef-Str. 18 A-8700 Leoben

Austria Tel: +43-(0)3842-4023304

Fax: +43-(0)3842-4023302 Mobile: +43-(0)676-5039781

E-mail: jiehua.li@mu-leoben.at (office)

jie-hua.li@hotmail.com (private)

Research interests

1. Solidification principles of metallic materials (Heterogeneous nucleation,

Melt structure and melt treatment, crystal growth) 2. Casting technologies of nonferrous alloys (HPDC, LPDC, Ablation casting)

3. Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformation (Thermo-Calc,

Dictra and TC-Prisma) 4. Metal glass (Al, Mg, Ti based)

5. Severe plastic deformation (ECAP, HPT) 6. Electron microscopy (Transmission electron microscopy and atom probe

tomography)

Research projects

1. Scientific & Technological Cooperation Project between China and Austria,

CN09/2016, Novel low-cost superplastic Mg alloys and their large-scale

industrialization. 2016-2018, 930,000RMB (China side), 9,260 €(Austria

side), PI

2. EURASIA-PACIFIC UNINET project, EPU09/2016 and EPU06/2015, In-situ

TEM investigation on the microstructure evolution and deformation

behaviour of high performance Mg alloys, 2015-2017, 15,000€, PI

3. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern

Polytechnical University, SKLSP201513, Multi-dimensional multi-scale

investigation on the solute distribution ahead of solidification front in Al-Si

alloys, 2015-2017, 60,000RMB, PI

4. State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiaotong

University, mmc-kf15-11, Grain Refinement and Ageing hardening of Mg-

RE Alloy, 2015-2016, 100,000RMB, PI

5. Austrian Research and Promotion Agency project, FFG-project 815455，

Corrosion behavior of grain refinement Al-Zn alloys, 2010-2013,

380,000€, Finished, Involved

6. Austrian Research and Promotion Agency project, Effects of rare earth

metals in Al-base alloys, 2010-2013, 360,000€, Finished，Involved

7. Austrian Science Fund (FWF), P23155-N24, A Volume-Averaging Dendritic

Solidification Model, 2010-2013, 320,000€, Finished, Involved

Teaching interests

1. Solidification principles

2. Casting technologies 3. Phase transformations

4. Electron microscopy and microanalysis

Education

September 1. 2005 - March 10. 2010, Ph. D in Materials Processing

State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing (SKLSP), Northwestern

Polytechnical University, China (Prof. Wanqi Jie)

Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis (ACMM), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (Prof. Simon P. Ringer, Dr. Gang Sha, from 2008-

07 to 2009-08, Joint Ph.D candidate)

Dissertation title: Investigation on the microstructure and mechanical properties in Mg-Nd-Zn-Gd/Y alloys

September 1. 2003 - April 27. 2006, Master Degree in Materials Processing

State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing (SKLSP), Northwestern

Polytechnical University, China (Prof. Qitang Hao)

Thesis title: The investigation of the degassing and purification technology of

molten Aluminum alloys by rotary impeller.

September 1. 1999 - July 1. 2003, Bachelor Degree in Mechanical engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University.

Career

May 27. 2015 - present, Priv.-Doz, University of Leoben, Austria June 15. 2014 - present, Senior Lecturer, University of Leoben, Austria

February 15. 2010 - June 15. 2014, University assistant, University of Leoben, Austria

Awards, Grants and Scholarships

The best paper in China Doctoral Forum (Metallurgical Field) organized

by Education Ministry of China, 2006. The second band of “Casting Technology” scholarship awarded by

State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing (SKLSP) in 2007. Doctorate Foundation supported by Northwestern Polytechnical

University. 2007.

The scholarship under the “National Scholarship for Building High Level University” program supported by the China Scholarship Council. 2008.

Professional Service to Community

Member, Chinese Materials Research Society, 2008-present. Member, Austria Society Electron Microscopy, 2013-present.

Member, European Society Electron Microscopy, 2013-present. Member, TMS, 2011-present.

Reviewer, Material Science and Engineer A, 2011-present. Reviewer, Material Science and Engineer B. 2012-present.

Reviewer, Journal of Alloys and Compound 2014-present. Reviewer, Thermochimica Acta 2014-present.

Reviewer, Engineering Review 2014-present. Reviewer, Material Characterization 2015-present. Reviewer, Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) 2015-present. Reviewer, Material and design 2015-present.

Reviewer, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English

Letters) (2016-present). Reviewer, Encyclopedia of Aluminum and Its Alloys (2016-present). Reviewer, Metals (2016-present).

Reviewer, Philosophical Magazine (2016-present)

Reviewer, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2016-present) Reviewer, Scientific Reports (2016-present)

Reviewer, Journal of Rare Earth(2016-present) Reviewer, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials

(2016-present) Reviewer, Journal of Crystal growth 2017-present.

Reviewer, Journal of Materials Science 2017-present. Reviewer, Advanced Engineering Materials 2017-present.

Reviewer, Acta Materialia 2017-present.

Selected Publications

Peer reviewed journal articles:

(First author, * corresponding author) 1. Jiehua Li*, Lu Wang, Xiangli Zhong, Mingxu Xia, Sarah J. Haigh, Peter

Schumacher, Cu segregation on the interface between Al2O3 substrate and Al-1.4Cu alloy. Material Characterization 2017, 129: 300-304.

2. Jiehua Li*, Fredrik S. Hage, Xiangli Zhong, Yujuan Wu, Liming Peng, Sarah J.

Haigh, Quentin M. Ramasse, Peter Schumacher, Elemental distribution within the long-period stacking ordered structure in a Mg-Gd-Zn-Mn alloy. Material Characterization 2017, 129: 247-251.

3. Jun Liu, Jiehua Li*, Fredrik S. Hage, Pradipta Ghosh, Jun Li, Wei Wang,

Zongning Chen, Tongmin Wang, Wenting Tang, Quentin Ramasse, Peter Schumacher. Correlative characterization on microstructure evolution of Ni-based K403 alloy during thermal exposure. Acta Mater. 2017, 131: 169-186.

4. Jiehua Li*, Guangyu Yang, Fredrik S. Hage, Zongning Chen, Tongmin Wang,

Quentin M. Ramasse, Peter Schumacher. Heterogeneous nucleation of Al on AlB2 in Al-7Si alloy, Material Characterization 2017, 128: 7-13.

5. Jiehua Li*, M. Albu, Y.J. Wu, L.M. Peng*, M. Dienstleder, G. Kothleitner, F.

Hofer, P. Schumacher. Precipitation of long-period stacking ordered structure in

Mg-Gd-Zn-Mn alloy. Advanced Engineering Materials. 2017, 19, 1600705

6. Jiehua Li*, Fredrik Hage, X.F. Liu, Quentin Ramasse, Peter Schumacher.

Revealing heterogeneous nucleation of primary Si and eutectic Si by AlP in hypereutectic Al-Si alloys. Scientific reports 6, 25244; doi: 10.1038/srep25244

(2016).

7. Jiehua Li*, N. Wanderka, Z. Balogh, P. Stender, H. Kropf, M. Albu, Y.

Tsunekawa, F. Hofer, G. Schmitz, P. Schumacher. Effects of trace elements (Y and Ca) on the eutectic Ge in Al-Ge based alloys. Acta Mater. 2016,111:85-95.

8. Jiehua Li*, J. Barrirero, G. Sha, H. Aboulfadl, F. Mücklich, P. Schumacher.

Precipitation hardening of an Mg-5Zn-2Gd-0.4Zr (wt. %) alloy. Acta Mater. 2016,108:207-218.

9. Jiehua Li*, Y.G. Yang, S. Sömmez, J.A. Taylor, B. Oberdorfer, D. Habe, S.

Heugenhauser, P. Schumacher. Simultaneously refining eutectic grain and

modifying eutectic Si in Al-10Si-0.3Mg alloys by Sr and CrB2 additions. International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 2016,29 (3):158-173.

10. Jiehua Li*, Fredrik Hage, Manfred Wiessner, Lorenz Romaner, Daniel

Scheiber, Bernhard Sartory, Quentin Ramasse, Peter Schumacher. The roles of Eu

during the growth of eutectic Si in Al-Si alloys. Scientific reports 5, 13802; DOI: 10.1038/srep13802 (2015).

11. Jiehua Li*, M. Wießner, B. Sartory, S. Wurster, B. Oberdorfer, P.

Schumacher. Correlative characterization of primary Al3(Sc,Zr) phase in an Al-

Zn-Mg based alloy. Materials Characterisation. 2015,102:62-70.

12. Jiehua Li*, Jenifer Barrirero, Michael Engstler, H. Aboulfadl, Frank Mücklich,

Peter Schumacher. Nucleation and growth of eutectic Si in Al-Si alloy with Na addition. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2015, 46A: 1300-1311.

13. Jiehua Li*, X.D. Wang, T.H. Ludwig, Y. Tsunekawa, L. Arnberg, J.Z. Jiang, P. Schumacher. Modification of eutectic Si in Al-Si alloy with Eu addition. Acta

Mater. 2015, 84: 153-163.

14. Jiehua Li*, M. Albu, F. Hofer, P. Schumacher. Solute adsorption and

entrapment during Si growth in Al-Si based alloys. Acta Mater. 2015, 83: 187-202.

15. Jiehua Li*, B. Oberdorfer, S. Wurster, P. Schumacher. Impurity effects on

the nucleation and growth of primary Al3(Sc,Zr) phase in Al Alloys. Journal of

Materials Science. 2014, 49: 5961-5977.

16. Jiehua Li*, M. Zarif, M. Albu, B.McKay, F. Hofer, P. Schumacher. Nucleation

Kinetics of Entrained Eutectic Si in Al-5Si Alloys. Acta Mater. 2014, 72: 80-98.

17. Jiehua Li*, A. Wimmer, Gerhard Dehm, Peter Schumacher. Intermetallic

phase identification during homogenization for AA6082 alloy. Philosophical

Magazine 2014, 94: 830-846.

18. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Effect of Y addition and cooling rate on

refinement of eutectic Si in Al–5 wt. % Si alloys. International Journal of Cast Metals Research. 2012, 25: 347-357.

19. Jiehua Li*, S. Suetsugu, Y. Tsunekawa, Peter Schumacher. Refinement of eutectic Si phase in Al–5Si alloys with Yb addition. Metallurgical and

Materials Transactions A. 2013, 44A: 669-681.

20. Jiehua Li*, Muhammad Zarif, Gerhard Dehm, Peter Schumacher. The

influence of impurity elements on the nucleation and growth of Si in high purity melt-spun Al-Si based alloys. Philosophical Magazine 2012, 92(31):3789-

3805.

21. Jiehua Li, Gang Sha*, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer. Precipitation

microstructure and their strengthening effect in an Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr based alloy with 0.2 wt. % Y addition. Material Science and Engineering A. 2012, 538:

272-280.

22. Jiehua Li, Gang Sha*, Tingyu Wang, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer.

Precipitation microstructure and age-hardening response of an Mg-Gd-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy. Material Science and Engineering A. 2012, 534: 1-6.

23. Jiehua Li*, Muhammad Zarif, Peter Schumacher. TEM investigation of a novel Fe containing phase in high purity Al-Si-Fe alloy. Berg- und

hüttenmännische Monatshefte: BHM (2010) 155(11), S. 506 – 510.

24. Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang. Cast microstructure and mechanical

properties of Mg-Nd-Gd-Zn-Zr magnesium alloys. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering. 2010, 1(39):101-105. (In Chinese)

25. Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang. Effect of gadolinium on the aging

hardening behaviour, solidification microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr cast magnesium alloys. The MRS International Materials Research Conference. Jun 6-9, 2008. Chongqing, China. Transactions of Nonferrous

Metals Society of China. 2008, 18: s27-s32.

26. Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang. Effect of gadolinium on

microstructures and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Zr Cast magnesium alloys. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering. 2008, 9(37):1587-1591. (In

Chinese)

27. Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang. Effect of gadolinium on

microstructures and mechanical properties of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr cast magnesium alloys. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering. 2008, 10(37):1751-1755. (In

Chinese)

28. Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang. Influences of alloying element Zn on

the microstructure and mechanical properties of GW series magnesium alloys. Acta Metallurgica Sinca. 2007, 10(43):1077-1081. (In Chinese)

29. Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang. Investigation of the properties and

microstructure of Mg-Zn-Al-Cu cast magnesium alloys. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering. 2008, 3(37): 428-432. (In Chinese)

30. Jiehua Li*, Qitang Hao. Research of the degassing and purification

equipment of molten aluminum alloys by rotary impeller. Foundry. 2007,

7(56):731- 734. (In Chinese)

31. Jiehua Li*, Qitang Hao, Guangyu Yang. Simulation and research of

degassing and purification process of molten aluminium alloys by rotary impeller. Special Casting and Nonferrous alloys. 2007, 2(27):100-103. (In Chinese)

32. Jiehua Li*, Guangyu Yang. The current research and development tendency of cast magnesium alloys at elevated temperature. China Foundry Machinery

and Technology. 2007, 2: 2-5. (In Chinese)

33. Jiehua Li*. Flow field simulation of degassing and purification process of

molten aluminium alloys by rotary impeller. Journal of Materials and Metallurgy. 2007, 1(6):188-191. (In Chinese)

34. Jiehua Li*, Qitang Hao. The current situation and tendency of purification

technology of aluminum alloys. China Foundry Machinery and Technology. 2005, 6:1-4. (In Chinese)

(Co-author, * corresponding author) 1. O. Paris*, D. Lang, Jiehua Li, P. Schumacher, M. Deluca, R. Daniel, M. Tkadletz,

N. Schalk, C. Mitterer, J. Todt, J Keckes,Z.L. Zhang, G. Fritz-Popovski, C. Ganser, C. Teichert, H. Clemens. Complementary high spatial resolution methods in

materials science and engineering. Advanced Engineering Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adem.201600671

2. B. Schuh*, B. Völker, V. Maier-Kiener, J. Todt, Jiehua Li, A. Hohenwarter. Phase Decomposition of a Single-Phase AlTiVNb High-Entropy Alloy after

Severe Plastic Deformation and Annealing. Advanced Engineering

Materials. DOI: 10.1002/adem.201600674 3. Jun Liu, Wenting Tang, Jiehua Li*. Deformation and fracture behaviors of K403

Ni ⁃ based superalloy at elevated temperatures. Journal of Alloys and

Compounds. 2017, 699: 581-590.

4. Yiqiang Chen, Zezhong Zhang, Zhen Chen, Amalia Tsalanidis, Matthew Weyland,

Scott Findlay, Leslie J. Allen, Jiehua Li, Nikhil Medhekar, Laure Bourgeois*.The

enhanced theta-prime (θ′) precipitation in an Al-Cu alloy with trace Au additions.

Acta Mater. 125 (2017) 340-350

5. Wenya Han, Guangyu Yang*, Lei Xiao, Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie. Creep properties

and creep microstructure evolution of Mg-2.49Nd-1.82Gd-0.19Zn-0.4Zr alloy. Material Science and Engineering A. 684 (2017) 90-100.

6. Zongning Chen, Huijun Kang, Guohua Fan, Jiehua Li, Yiping Lu, Jinchuan Jie,

Yubo Zhang, Tingju Li, X.G. Jian, Tongmin Wang. Grain refinement of hypoeutectic Al‒Si alloys with B. Acta Mater. 2016, 120: 168-178.

7. Wentao Yu, Qitang Hao, Li Fan, Jiehua Li*. Eutectic solidification

microstructure of an Al-4Ni-2Mn alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2016, 688: 798-803.

8. Zhiguo Wang, Chuanpeng Li, Huiyuan Wang, Xian Zhu, Min Wu, Jiehua Li,

Qichuan Jiang. Aging Behavior of Nano-SiC/2014Al Composite Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy and Hot Extrusion Techniques. Journal of Materials Science & Technology. 2016, 32 (10): 1008-1012.

9. Shifeng Luo, Guangyu Yang*, Shaojun Liu, Jiahe Wang, Jiehua Li*, Wanqi Jie.

Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Directionally Solidified Mg-xGd (x=0.8, 1.5, and 2.5) Alloys. Material Science and Engineering A. 2016, 662: 241-250.

10. Jenifer Barrirero, Jiehua Li, Michael Engstler, Naureen Ghafoor, Peter

Schumacher, Magnus Odén, Frank Mücklich*. Cluster formation at the Si / liquid interface in Sr and Na modified Al-Si alloys. Scripta Mater. 2016, 117: 16-19.

11. Laure Bourgeois*, Zezhong Zhang, Jiehua Li, Nikhil Medhekar*. The bulk

and interfacial structures of the (Al2Au) precipitate phase. Acta Mater. 2016, 105: 284-293.

12. O Renk*, A Hohenwarter, B Schuh, Jiehua Li and R Pippan Hardening by

annealing: insights from different alloys. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 89 (2015) 012043 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/89/1/012043

13. T. Bacquart*, Jiehua Li, S.R. Guevara, M.A. Arribére, T. Gerganova, M.

Sterckx, P. Schumacher, T. Linsinger. A novel route to produce a homogeneous

certified reference material for k0-neutron activation analysis: application to the certification of gold mass fraction in an Al-0.1 % Au alloy. Microchemical journal. 2016, 124, 159-166.

14. Georg Haberfehlner*, Angelina Orthacker, M. Albu, Jiehua Li, Gerald

Kothleitner. Nanoscale voxel spectroscopy by simultaneous EELS and EDS tomography. Nanoscale. 2014, 6, 14563-14569.

15. T.H. Ludwig*, Jiehua Li, P.L. Schaffer, L. Arnberg, Peter Schumacher.

Refinement of eutectic Si in high purity Al-5Si alloy with combined Ca and P additions. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2015, 46A: 362-376.

16. M. Ahmadein*, M.WU, Jiehua Li, P. Schumacher, A. Ludwig. Prediction of

the as-cast structure of Al-4.0 wt.% Cu ingots. Metallurgical and Materials

Transactions A. 2013, 44A: 2895-2903.

17. Gang Sha*, Jiehua Li, Wei Xu, Kenong Xia, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer.

Hardening and microstructure reactions in high-temperature Equal-Channel Angular Pressed Mg-Nd-Gd-Zn-Zr alloy. Material Science and Engineering A.

2010, 527: 5092-5099.

18. Muhammad Zarif*, Brain McKay, Jiehua Li, Peter Schumacher. Study of the

effect of Strontium on the nucleation of eutectic Silicon in high purity hypoeutectic Al-5Si alloys. Berg- und hüttenmännische Monatshefte: BHM

(2010) 155(11), S. 499 – 505.

19. Guangyu Yang*, Wanqi Jie, Ruiqiang Zhang, Qitang Hao, Jiehua Li.

Behavior of microstructure evolution of ZL205A cast aluminium alloy by semi-solid isothermal annealing process. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering.

2007, 10(36):1717-1721. (In Chinese)

20. Qitang Hao*, Guangyu Yang, Wanqi Jie, Zhi He, Jiehua Li. An investigation

of the properties and microstructures of Mg-Al-Cu sand-cast magnesium alloys. Rare Metal Materials and Engineering. 2007, 4(36): 671-675. (In Chinese)

21. Lei Cao, Qitang Hao*, Guangyu Yang, Jiehua Li. Microstructural evolution of Mg-6Zn-1.5Gd-0.4Zr alloy by semi-solid isothermal heat treatment. Foundry.

2008, 3 (57): 280-284. (In Chinese)

Conferences and proceedings:

(First author, * representing author)

1. Jiehua Li*, F.S. Hage, Q.M. Ramasse, P. Schumacher. Probing heterogeneous

nucleation interface of TiB2 in Al alloys The 16th European Microscopy

Congress. August 28-September 2, Lyon, France.

2. Jiehua Li*, F.S. Hage, Q.M. Ramasse, P. Schumacher. Probing heterogeneous

nucleation interface of TiB2 in Al alloys by atomic STEM-HAADF and EELS. 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and

Processing (PRICM9) August 1-5, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.

3. Jiehua Li*, F.S. Hage, Q.M. Ramasse, P. Schumacher. Investigation of

heterogeneous nucleation interface of TiB2 in Al alloys by atomic STEM-HAADF and EELS. 15th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys. June 12-16,

2016, Chongqing, China.

4. Jiehua Li*. Atomistic experimental and simulation investigation on the

modification of Al-Si alloys. THERMEC’2016, International Conference on PROCESSING &MANUFACTURING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS Processing,

Fabrication, Properties, Applications, May 29 - June 3, 2016, GRAZ, AUSTRIA. (INVITED)

5. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Atomistic experimental and simulation

investigation on the modification of Al-Si alloys. TMS 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2016, February 14-18, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

6. Jiehua Li, Peter Schumacher*. Simultaneously refining eutectic grain and

modifying eutectic Si in Al-10Si-0.3Mg alloys by Sr and CrB2 additions. TMS

2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2016, February 14-18, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

7. Jiehua Li*. Solidification microstructure control of Al-Si alloys. International Conference of Advanced Materials Solidification 2015, Oct. 8-Oct. 10, 2015, Shanghai, China. (INVITED)

8. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Atomistic characterization on the solute

clustering and precipitation of Mg alloys. EUROMAT2015, 20–24 September, 2015, Warsaw, Poland.

9. Jiehua Li, F.S. Hage, M. Wiessner, L. Romaner, T. Martin, D. Scheiber, B.

Sartory, M. Moody, Q.M. Ramasse, P. Schumacher*. Atomistic experimental and

simulation investigation on the modification of Al-Si alloys. EUROMAT2015, 20–24 September, 2015, Warsaw, Poland. (Keynote)

10. Jiehua Li, Peter Schumacher*. KEY ROLES OF IMPURITIES DURING

SOLIDIFICATION. TMS 2015 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2015, March 15-

19, Orlando, Florida, USA.

11. Jiehua Li*, M. Albu, F. Hofer, P. Schumacher. Atomic observation on the

solute adsorption and entrainment during Si growth in Al-Si based alloys. 14. International Metallography conference. September 17-19, 2014,

Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria.

12. Jiehua Li*, P. Schumacher. Solute adsorption and entrainment during Si

growth in Al-Si based alloys modified with Eu addition. 15th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials. August 24-

28th 2014, Shanghai, China.

13. Jiehua Li, P. Schumacher*. Heterogeneous nucleation of entrained eutectic

Si in high purity melt spun Al-Si alloys. 15th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials. August 24-28th 2014,

Shanghai, China.

14. Jiehua Li*, O. Renk, P. Kutleša, Z.L. Zhang, R. Pippan, P. Schumacher.

Revealing the precipitation of Al alloys subjected to high pressure torsion.

18th International Microscopy Congress. September 7-12th 2014, Prague,

Czech Republic.

15. Jiehua Li*, M. Albu, F. Hofer, P. Schumacher. Revealing the precipitation in

Al-Cu based alloys. 18th International Microscopy Congress. September 7-12th 2014, Prague, Czech Republic.

16. Jiehua Li*, C. Promer, A. Jahn, B. Oberdorfer, S. Wurster, P. Schumacher. Impurity effects on the nucleation and growth of primary Al3Sc phase in Al

based alloys. 4th International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes. July 8-11th 2014, Old Windsor, UK.

17. Jiehua Li, M. Albu, T.H. Ludwig, F. Hofer, L. Arnberg, P. Schumacher*. Nucleation Kinetics of Entrained Eutectic Si in Al-5Si Alloys. 4th International

Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes. July 8-11th 2014, Old Windsor, UK.

18. Jiehua Li*, M. Albu, T.H. Ludwig, Y. Matsubara, F. Hofer, L. Arnberg, Y.

Tsunekawa, P. Schumacher. Modification of eutectic Si in Al-Si based alloys. 14th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys. June 15-19, 2014, NTNU, Norway. Materials Science Forum 2014, 797-796: 130-136.

19. Jiehua Li, Carmen Promer, Albert Jahn, Peter Schumacher*.

Thermodynamics-based computational design of Al-Cu based alloys. TMS 2014 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2014, Feb 16-20, San Diego, California, USA.

20. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. TEM and APT characterization of the solute

clustering and precipitation process in Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr-Gd/Y alloy. 3rd ASEM-

Workshop, 25-26 April 2013, Vienna, Austria.

21. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Effects of Yb additions on refinement of

eutectic Si in Al-5Si alloys. TMS 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2013, March 3-7, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Light Metals 2013. Edited by: Barry Sadler.

1017-1022.

22. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Atomic observation of Sr in high purity melt

spun Al-5 wt%Si based alloys. TMS 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2013, March 3-7, San Antonio, Texas, USA. TMS2013 Annual Supplemental

Proccedings. 509-512.

23. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Tailoring Precipitates in Mg-6Zn-2Gd based

Alloy Subject to High Pressure Torsion. TMS 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2013, March 3-7, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Magnesium Technology

2013. 351-356.

24. Jiehua Li*, Peter Schumacher. Solidification and age hardening behaviour of

Mg-Zn-Gd Alloys. International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes (ICASP III), 7-10 June 2011, Aachen, Germany. IOP Conf. Series:

Materials Science and Engineering 27 (2011) 012021.

25. Jiehua Li*, Gang Sha, Peter Schumacher, Simon P. Ringer. Precipitation

process in Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr-Gd/Y alloy. TMS 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. 2011, February 27-March 3, San Diego, California, USA.

26. Jiehua Li, B.J. McKay, G. Klösch, Th. Pabel, P. Schumacher*. Metallurgische Aspekte bei der Entwicklung von Mg-Legierungen (Metallurgical aspects in the

development of Mg alloys). DGM-Fachausschuss Magnesium am 17.2.2011 in Geesthacht, Germany.

27. Jiehua Li*, Gang Sha, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer. Strengthening Effect of Precipitates in an Mg-Nd-Y-Zn-Zr Alloy. 8th International Conference on

Magnesium Alloys and Their Application. 2009, October 26-29. Weimar, German.

28. Jiehua Li*, Gang Sha, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer. Characterization of Nano-precipitates in Mg-6Zn-2Cu-0.4Mn (wt %) Alloy. Commemorative

symposium Excellence in Microscopy. 2008, Dec 3-5: 46. Education Building, the University of Sydney, Australia.

29. Jiehua Li*, Gang Sha, Tingyu Wang, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer. Characterization of Nano-precipitates in Mg-2.8Nd-0.6Gd-0.2Zn-0.4Zr (wt %)

Alloy. ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, 2008 Annual Workshop. 2008, Nov. 25-26. The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane,

Australia.

30. Jiehua Li*, Qitang Hao. The Purification Technology of Molten Aluminum

alloys. Special Casting and Nonferrous alloys. 2005, Die Casting Special,

32-35. (In Chinese)

31. Jiehua Li*, Qitang Hao. Research of Counter-gravity Casting Fluid Surface

Forcing Control System. Special Casting and Nonferrous alloys. 2005, Die Casting Special, 133-134. (In Chinese)

(Co-author, * representing author)

1. Yiqiang Chen*, Zezhong Zhang, Zhen Chen, Amalia Tsalanidis, Matthew

Weyland, Scott Findlay, Les Allen, Jiehua Li, Laure Bourgeois, Nikhil Medhekar.

On the influence of the elemental addition Au on the semi-coherent interfaces in an Al-Cu alloy.The 16th European Microscopy Congress. August 28-September 2, Lyon, France.

2. Laure Bourgeois*, Zezhong Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yiqiang Chen, Julian Rosalie,

Jiehua Li, Christian Dwyer, Nikhil Medhekar. The role of interfacial structure and defects in precipitation pathways in Aluminium alloys. The 16th European Microscopy Congress. August 28-September 2, Lyon, France.

3. Peter Schumacher*, Jiehua Li. High resolution observation of solidification

interface in Al-Si alloys. 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM9) August 1-5, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.

4. B. Schuh*, B. Völker, Jiehua Li, V. Maier, R. Pippan, A. Hohenwarter.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of a nanocrystalline AlNbTiV high-entropy alloy. 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM9) August 1-5, 2016, Kyoto, Japan.

5. Laure Bourgeois, Zezhong Zhang*, Jiehua Li, Nikhil Medhekar. The atomic

structures of the Al2Au precipitate phase in aluminium. 15th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys. June 12-16, 2016, Chongqing, China.

6. Peter Schumacher*, Jiehua Li, M. Albu, F. Hofer, T.H. Ludwig, L. Arnberg. Gefügeauswirkungen und atomistische Vorgänge bei der Veredelung von Al-Si

Legierungen mit Sr, Ca und Yb (Structure effects and atomistic processes in the modification of Al-Si alloys with Sr, Ca and Yb). in: 57. Deutscher Gießerei-

Tag 2014. Hamburg am: 15-16.05.2014.

7. M. Albu*, C. Gspan, Jiehua Li, P. Schumacher, G. Kothleitner, F. Hofer. Strain

effects induced by impurity atoms in eutectic silicon. Junior Euromat 2014. July 21-25, 2014, Lausanne, Swiss.

8. M. Albu*, Jiehua Li, G. Kothleitner, F. Hofer. High resolution STEM observations of Sr and Yb in Al-5 wt.% Si alloys. Microscopy Conference 2013 in

Regensburg, Germany, August 25–30, 2013 9. M. Albu*, Jiehua Li, G. Kothleitner, P. Schumacher, F. Hofer. Atomic resolution

scanning transmission electron microscopy observation on the distribution of modifies elements in Al-Si based alloys. Euro LightMAT 2013 International

Congress and Exhibition on Light Materials – Aluminium, Magnesium, Titanium and their Alloys, Germany. 3. – 5. September 2013.

10. Peter Schumacher*, Jiehua Li, Suat Sömmez, John Taylor, S. Suetsugu, Y.

Tsunekawa. Auswirkungen von Spurenelementen auf die Veredelung von Al-Si Legierungen (Effects of trace elements on the refinement of Al-Si alloys). in: 57. Österreichische Gießerei-Tagung 2013. Montanuniversität Leoben am: 11-

12.04.2013

11. M. Wu*, M. Ahmadein, A. Kharicha, A. Ludwig, Jiehua Li, P. Schumacher.

Simulation of the as-cast structure of Al-4.0 wt.% Cu ingots with a 5-phase mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification model. 13th International Conference

on modeling of casting, welding and advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP XIII), 17-22 June 2012, Schladming, Austria. IOP Conf. Series:

Materials Science and Engineering 33 (2012) 012075.

12. M. Wu*, G. Nunner, A. Ludwig, Jiehua Li, P. Schumacher. Evaluation of a

mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification model with laboratory castings. International Conference on Advances in Solidification Processes

(ICASP III), 7-10 June 2011, Aachen, Germany. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 27 (2011) 012018.

13. Peter Schumacher*, Zafar Muhamad Zarif, Jiehua Li.

Grundlagenuntersuchungen zur Veredelung von Al-Si Legierungen (Basic

research for the refinement of Al-Si alloys). in: 55. Österreichische Gießerei-Tagung 2011. Montanuniversität Leoben am: 14-15.04.2010

14. Gang Sha*, Yanbo Wang, Jiehua Li, ZhiChao Duan, Xiaolin Wu, Rimma

Lapovok, Xiaozhou Liao, Wanqi Jie, Kenong Xia, Ruslan Z. Valiev, Terence G

Langdon, Simon P Ringer. Engineering Precipitate Microstructure of Materials by Severe Plastic Deformation. The 5th Interantional Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation. 2011, March 21-25, Nanjing,

China.

15. Guangyu Yang*, Jiehua Li, Wanqi Jie, Zhong Yu. Study on Mechanical

Properties and Microstructures of Mg-6Zn-2Gd-0.6Zr New Sand-Casting Magnesium Alloy. The 7th Pacific Rim International Conference on

Advanced Materials and Processing. 2010, August 2-6, Cairns, Australia. Materials Science Forum. 2010, 654-656: 651-654.

16. Gang Sha*, Jiehua Li, Wanqi Jie, Simon P. Ringer. Atom Probe Tomography Characterization of Early-stage Precipitates in an Mg-Gd-Nd-Zn Alloy. 8th

International Conference on Magnesium Alloys and Their Application. 2009, October 26-29. Weimar, German. P40-45.

17. Guangyu Yang*, Wanqi Jie, Qitang Hao, Jiehua Li. Study on the Process of Magnesium Alloys Investment Casting. The 6th Pacific Rim International

Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing. Nov 5-9, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea. Materials Science Forum. 2007, 561-565:1019-1021.

18. Guangyu Yang*, Wanqi Jie, Runqiang Zhang, Qitang Hao, Jiehua Li. Researches on the Creep Properties and Microstructures of Mg-Al-Cu Sand-cast

Magnesium Alloys. 11th ISCOPS Eleventh International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies. 2007, 5(16-18). Beijing, China.

19. Guangyu Yang*, Wanqi Jie, Qitang Hao, Jiehua Li. Study on the properties of Mg-Cu-Al magnesium alloys. Proceedings of the NPU-TUS Bilateral

Seminar, Organized by NPU and TUS, 2006(09):163-169.

Patents:

(Co-author, * responsible author)

1. Guangyu Yang*, Jiehua Li, Wanqi Jie, Zhong Yu, Lei Cao. Casting magnesium

alloy and processing. Chinese Patent. ZL200910021445.7. Application date: 2009-03-09. Issue date: 2010-12-08. (In Chinese)

2. Xinlei Li*, Qitang Hao, Wanqi Jie, Guangyu Yang, Jiehua Li. Counter-gravity

casting equipment for magnesium alloy and casting method of Mg parts.

Chinese Patent. ZL200610055930. Application date: 2006-05-19. Issue date:

2011-01-12. (In Chinese)

3. Christian Linke*, Jiehua Li, Peter Schumacher, Wolfram Knabl, Gerhard

Leichtfried. Cu-Ga-In-Na Target. USA patent. Publication No.:

US2015/0354055 A1. Publication date: 2015-12-10.

Latest revision on 2017-07-13

Referees

Univ. Prof. Dr Peter Schumacher

Lehrstuhl für Giessereikunde (Chair of Casting Research) Department für Metallurgie (Department of Metallurgy) University of Leoben

Franz-Josef-Strasse 18 A-8700 Leoben

Austria Email: peter.schumacher@unileoben.ac.at Tel.: 0043-3842-402-3300, Fax: 0043-3842-402-3302

OESTERREICHISCHES GIESSEREI-INSTITUT (Austrian Foundry Research Institute) Geschaeftsfuehrer (Managing Director)

Parkstrasse 21 A-8700 Leoben Austria

Tel.: 0043-3842-43101-25, Fax: 0043-3842-43101-1

Prof Simon P. Ringer Director, Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, University of Sydney, Australia

CEO & Executive Director, Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility Email: simon.ringer@sydney.edu.au

Ph: + 61 2 9351 2351 Fax: + 61 2 9351 7682

Prof Jie Wanqi School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University,

China Email: jwq@nwpu.edu.cn Ph: + 86 29 8846 0496

Fax: + 86 29 8849 5414

Prof Gang Sha School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and

Technology, China Email: gang.sha@njust.edu.cn Ph: 0086 25 84303457

Fax: 0086 25 84303457