Professor Wenge Chen

Expert in Advanced Powder Metallurgy & Metal Matrix Composites

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology

📧 chenwenge@xaut.edu.cn 🎓 Google Scholar

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Research Highlights

High-Voltage Electrical Contacts

Invented "Vertical Sintering Infiltration Technology" for CuW/CrCu integral contacts, winning the National Sci-Tech Progress Award.

Graphene Nanocomposites

Pioneered green synthesis of graphene from wheat flour, featured as Cover Article in Chemical Engineering Journal.

Heterostructured Ti Composites

Developed dual-structure TMCs that overcome the strength-ductility trade-off via HDI strengthening, published in PNAS.

Interface Engineering

Research on diffusion bonding of Cu/Al dissimilar metals and control of interfacial reaction layers.

Hydrogen Storage for New Energy

Ti- and Mg-based solid-state hydrogen storage materials and graphene-modified PE pipelines for pure hydrogen transport.

Automotive Friction Materials

Copper-based PM friction materials for lightweight vehicles, solving thermal fade and noise issues, exported to Europe, US and Russia.

Graphene Anti-Corrosion Coatings

Graphene functional coatings for highway and bridge infrastructure protection, improving cement density and surface hardness.

$Refractory Targets$

Refractory Metal Composite Targets

W/Mo-graphite composite targets for medical CT scanners and X-ray tube applications via powder metallurgy.

Piezoelectric & Magnetostrictive Devices

Piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and soft magnetic materials for energy harvesting — power-generating shoes, micro windmills, and wave energy.

Pipeline Inspection & Remote Monitoring

Smart online corrosion monitoring for metal and polymer pipelines with acoustic emission detection — efficiency improved by 90%.

Recent News

2023.07

PNAS Paper Published — "Loss-free tensile ductility of dual-structure titanium composites" published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read →

2022.08

Textbook 2nd Edition Published — "Powder Metallurgy Process and Materials" (2nd ed.) published by Metallurgical Industry Press, selected as a National "14th Five-Year Plan" textbook. Publisher →

2016.12

Cover Article in CEJ — Green graphene fabrication paper selected as Cover Article in Chemical Engineering Journal Vol. 306. View Issue →

2012

National Sci-Tech Progress Award — Won 2nd Class National Science and Technology Progress Award for high-voltage electrical contact technology. NOSTA →

Awards & Honors

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National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)

Vertical Sintering Infiltration for CuW/CrCu High-Voltage Contacts NOSTA →

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Shaanxi Province Outstanding Textbook Award (First Class)

Powder Metallurgy Process and Materials Publisher →

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China Metallurgical Education Association Outstanding Textbook (First Class)

Powder Metallurgy Process and Materials