1) Advanced multifunctional Ti alloy.
2) High strength functional Ti alloy.
3) High temperature Ti-based memory alloy.

07/2014—now Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Associate Professor.
2013—2014 Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany. Postdoctoral.
2011—2013 Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany. Humboldt scholars in Germany.
2010—2011 Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany. Post-doctoral.
2006—2008 National Institute for Material Science, Japan. Research Fellow.

04/2006-12/2010, Materials Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China, Ph.D.
09/2003-03/2006, Materials Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China, master.
09/1999-07/2003, Materials Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China, bechalor.

(1)J. Zhang, C.C. Tasan, M. Lai, A. Dippel, D. Raabe

Complexion-mediated martensitic phase transformation in Titanium.

Nature Communications, accepted.

(2)J. Zhang, D. Xue, X. Cai, X. Ding, X. Ren, J. Sun

Dislocation induced strain glass in Ti50Ni45Fe5 alloy.

Acta Materialia 120, 130-137 (2016).

(3)J. Zhang, R. Ramona, J. Frenzel, Ch. Somsen, G. Eggeler

Ingot metallurgy and microstructural characterization of Ti-Ta alloy.

International Journal of Materials Research 104, 12 (2013).

(4)J. Zhang, Ch. Somsen, X. Ding, X. Ren, G. Eggeler, K. Otsuka and J. Sun

Leaf like dislocation substructures and the decrease of martensitic start temperatures: A new explanation for functional fatigue during thermally induced martensitic transformations in coarse-grained Ni-rich Ti-Ni shape memory alloys. Acta Materialia 60, 1996-2006 (2012).

(5)J. Zhang, X. Ren, Y. Wang, X. Ding, K. Otsuka, J. Sun

Spontaneous strain glass to martensite transition in a Ti50Ni44.5Fe5.5 strain glass.

Physical Review B 84, 214201 (2011).

(6)J. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Ding, Z. Zhang , X. Ren, K.Otsuka, J.Sun and M.Song

Stress-induced strain glass to martensite (R) transition in a Ti50Ni44.5Fe5.5alloy.

Physical Review B 83, 174204 (2011) (Editor’s suggestion).

(7)J. Zhang, G. Fan, Y. Zhou, X. Ding, J. Sun, X. Ren, K. Nakamura, K. Otsuka

Does order-disorder transition exist in near-stoichiometric Ti-Ni shape memory alloys? Acta Materialia, 55, 2897-2905, (2007).

(8)J. Zhang, G. Fan, Y. Zhou, X. Ding, X. Ren, J. Sun, K. Nakamura, K. Otsuka

The nonexistence of order-disorder transition in near-stoichiometric TiNi alloy.

Mater. Sci. Eng. A 438–440, 608–611 (2006).

(9)Y. Zhou, J. Zhang, G. Fan, X. Ding, J. Sun, X. Ren and K. Otsuka

Origin of 2-stage R-phase transformation in low-temperature aged Ni-rich Ti–Ni alloys. Acta Materialia, 53, 5365-5377 (2005).

(10)X. D. Ding, J Zhang, T. Suzuki, Y. M. Zhou, X. Ren, J. Sun, K. Otsuka

Experimental study of elastic constant softening prior to stress-induced martensitic transformation. Physical Review B, 77, 174103 (2008).

(11)S. Hou, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, D. Wang, S. Ren, X. Ren

Evidence for crossover martensite in Ti50Ni45Fe5: An intermediate state between normal martensite and strain glass Europhysics Letter 100, 58001 (2012).

(12)Y. Zhou, G. Fan, J. Zhang, X. Ding, J. Sun, X. Ren, K. Otsuka

Understanding of multi-stage R-phase transformation in aged Ni-rich Ti-Ni shape memory alloys. Mater. Sci. Eng. A 438–440, 602–607(2006).

(13)D. Wang, Z. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Zhou, Y. Wang, Y. Wang and X. Ren

Strain glass in Fe-doped Ti-Ni. Acta Materialia 58, 6206 (2010).

(14)Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, J. Zhang, X. Ding, S. Yang, X. Ren, and K. Otsuka

Evolution of the relaxation spectrum during the strain glass transition of

Ti48.5Ni51.5 alloy. Acta Materialia 58, 4723 (2010).

(15)Y. Zhou, D. Xue, X. Ding, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, K. Otsuka, J.Sun and X. Ren

Strain glass in doped Ti50Ni50-xDx (D=Co, Cr, Mn) alloys

Acta Materialia 58, 5433 (2010).

(16)Y. Wang, S. Song, X. Ding, S. Yang, J. Zhang, X. Ren and K. Otsuka

Stress changed damp & associated transform behavior in Ti48.5Ni51.5 strain glass

Applied Physics Letters 99, 051905 (2011).

(17)X. Ren, Y. Wang, Y. Zhou, ..., J. Zhang (10th), and et al.

Strain glass in ferroelastic systems: Premartensitic tweed versus strain glass

Philosophical Magazine 90, 141-157 (2010).

(18)F. Jiang, Z. Zhang, J. Zhang, L. He, J. Sun. Acta Metal. Sinica 41, 1031 (2005).

Bending ductility and shear band spacing of copper-based metallic glass plate