Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2020, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 1-2.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-020-01003-5
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Preface to the Special Issue: Friction Stir Welding and Processing
Z. Y. Ma1(
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- 1 Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang China
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Online:2020-01-10
Published:2020-02-20
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Z. Y. Ma
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About author:Author brief introduction: Dr. Z. Y. Ma is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Institute of Metal Research (IMR), Chinese Academy of Sciences. He currently serves as an editorial committee member of several journals, including Materials Science & Engineering A, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, Materials Characterization, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), Science China Materials, etc. Dr. Ma’s research mainly focuses on friction stir welding and processing (FSW/FSP), metal matrix composites, and high-temperature deformation behavior of materials. Dr. Ma is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of FSW/FSP. He developed new fabrication methods of surface composites and nanocomposites based on FSP, established a new “FSP + aging” route to enhance the mechanical properties of cast magnesium alloys, proposed the heat source zone-isothermal dissolution layer (HSZ-IDL) model in which welding speed was identified as the key factor determining the tensile strength of FSW joints of precipitation-strengthened aluminum alloys and composites, and developed wear-resistant cermet welding tool and achieved FSW of aluminum matrix composites with equal strength to parent materials. Dr. Ma has published 320 peer-reviewed journal papers, with a total of over 14,000 citations based on the Web of Science, and a monograph titled “Friction Stir Superplasticity for Unitized Structures” in Elsevier. He has written several highly cited review papers, including “Friction stir welding and processing,” Materials Science and Engineering—Reports, 2005, 50(1-2), 1-78; and “Friction stir processing technology—a review,” Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, 2008, 39(3) 642-658. Both review articles have attracted considerable attention as illustrated by their 3173 and 483 citations, respectively, searched from the Web of Science. The first review paper is currently the highest cited review paper in this area. Dr. Ma will continue to dedicate his research efforts toward further improvement and innovation in this field.
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