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List of Publications 

2026

  1. M. Lau, T. Zakia, A. Stratton, A. Ni,  M. Zhang, Tensile Creep Properties of NbTaTi and NbTaTiV Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys, Acta Materialia (2026) 122021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122021

2025

  1. D.M Oliveira, C.W. San Marchi, E.P. George, A. Nahin, M. Zhang, J.C. Gibeling, Influence of hydrogen on the low cycle fatigue behavior of the equiatomic CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloy, International Journal of Fatigue (2025) 109414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2025.109414
  2. S.I. Rao, W. Wang, M. Asta, R.O. Ritchie, M. Zhang, Rationalization of the tensile creep behavior of the Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 bcc refractory complex concentrated alloy using Rao-Suzuki screw dislocation glide model, Scripta Materialia 265 (2025) 116752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116752

2024

  1. P. Kumar, X.Gou, D.H. Cook, M.I. Payne, N.J. Morrison, W. Wang, M. Zhang, M.Asta, A.M. Minor, R. Cao, Y. Li, R.O. Ritchie, Degradation of the mechanical properties of NbMoTaW refractory high-entropy alloy in tension, Acta Materialia 279 (2024) 120297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120297
  2. F. Walsh, M. Zhang, R.O. Ritchie, M.D. Asta, A.M. Minor, Multiple origins of extra electron diffractions in fcc metals, Science Advances 10  (2024) eadn9673. 10.1126/sciadv.adn9673
  3. G. Sahragard-Monfared, C.H. Belcher, S. Bajpai, M. Wirth, A. Devaraj, D. Apelian, E.J. Lavernia, R.O. Ritchie, A.M. Minor, J.C. Gibeling, C. Zhang, M. Zhang, Tensile creep behavior of the Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 refractory high entropy alloy, Acta Materialia 272 (2024) 119940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119940
  4. D.H. Cook, P. Kumar, M.I. Payne, C.H. Belcher, P. Borges, W. Wang, F. Walsh, Z. Li, A. Devaraj, M. Zhang, M. Asta, A.M. Minor, E.J. Lavernia, D. Apelian, R.O. Ritchie, Kink bands promote exceptional fracture resistance in a NbTaTiHf refractory medium-entropy alloy, Science 384 (2024) 178-184. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn2428

2023

  1. G. Sahragard-Monfared, M. Zhang, T.M. Smith, A.M. Minor, E.P. George, J.C. Gibeling, The influence of processing methods on creep of wrought and additively manufactured CrCoNi multi-principal element alloys, Acta Materialia 261 (2023) 119032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119403
  2. P. Kumar, M. Michalek, D.H. Cook, H. Sheng, K.B. Lau, P. Wang, M. Zhang, A.M. Minor, U. Ramamurty, R.O. Ritchie, On the strength and fracture toughness of an additive manufactured CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy, Acta Materialia 258 (2023) 119249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119249
  3. F. Walsh, M. Zhang, R.O. Ritchie, A.M. Minor, M.D. Asta, Extra electron reflections in concentrated alloys do not necessitate short-range order, Nature Materials 22 (2023) 926–929. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01570-9
  4. M. Zhang, F. Walsh, M. Asta, R.O. Ritchie, A.M. Minor, Diffuse electron diffraction intensities in concentrated solid solutions do not necessarily come from short-range order, Microscopy and Microanalysis 29 (2023) 437-438. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.207
  5. M.I. Payne, M. Zhang, V.R. Radmilović, P. Kumar, M. Asta, R.O. Ritchie, A.M. Minor, In-situ TEM deformation of high entropy alloys, Microscopy and Microanalysis 29 (2023) 1518. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.781
  6. G. Sahragard-Monfared, M. Zhang, T.M. Smith, A.M. Minor, J.C. Gibeling, Superior tensile creep behavior of a novel oxide dispersion strengthened CrCoNi multi-principal element alloy, Acta Materialia 255 (2023) 119032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119032
  7. P. Kumar, S. Kim, Q. Yu, J. Ell, M. Zhang, Y. Yang, J. Kim, H. Park, A.M. Minor, E. Park, R.O. Ritchie, Compressive vs. tensile yield and fracture toughness behavior of a body-centered cubic refractory high-entropy superalloy Al0.5Nb1.25Ta1.25TiZr at temperatures from ambient to 1200C, Acta Materialia 245 (2023) 118620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118620

2022

  1. M. Zhang, Q. Yu, C. Frey, F. Walsh, M.I. Payne, P. Kumar, D. Liu, T.M. Pollock, M.D. Asta, R.O. Ritchie, A.M. Minor, Determination of peak ordering in the CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy via nanoindentation, Acta Materialia 241 (2022) 118380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118380

2021

  1. M. Zhang, E.P. George, J.C. Gibeling, Elevated-temperature deformation mechanisms in a CrM- nFeCoNi high-entropy alloy, Acta Materialia 218 (2021) 117181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117181
  2. M. Zhang, R.J. Lewis, J.C. Gibeling, Mechanisms of Creep Deformation in a Rapidly Solidified Al-Fe-V-Si Alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A (2021) 140796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.140796
  3. M. Zhang, E.P. George, J.C. Gibeling, Tensile creep properties of a CrMnFeCoNi multiprincipal element alloy, Scripta Materialia 194 (2021) 113633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.113633
  4. M. Zhang, J.C. Gibeling, Understanding creep mechanisms of a Cu-Cr-Nb alloy by testing under constant structure conditions, Scripta Materialia 190 (2021) 131-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.08.036

2020

  1. M. Zhang, S.E. Broyles, J.C. Gibeling, An improved description of creep in dispersion-strengthened metals, Acta Materialia 196 (2020) 384-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.036
  2. S.E. Broyles, M. Zhang, J.C. Gibeling, Influence of annealing on the creep behavior of GlidCop Al-15, Materials Science and Engineering A 779 (2020) 139112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139112
  3. C. Li, M. Zhang, M. Ruan, J. Wang, J. Liang, D. Zhang, A nanograins-attached and ultrathin Cu flake powder fabricated by high energy mechanical milling and dealloying, Materials Letters 265 (2020) 127432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127432
  4. C. Li, Y. Xie, M. Zhang, M. Ruan, J. Wang, J. Liang, R. Log ́e D. Zhang, Enhanced strength and toughness of bulk ultrafine-grained Cu by nacre-inspired lamellar structure, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 826 (2020) 154234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154234

2019

  1. L.G. Vettraino, M. Zhang, J.L.W. Carter, J.R. Groza, J.C. Gibeling, A phenomenological under- standing of the influence of processing methods on creep of Cu-8Cr-4Nb (GRCop-84), Materials Science and Engineering A 756 (2019) 538-544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.04.074