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Dr Yingang Liu
ATH - Associate Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
yingang.liu@uq.edu.au
Publications
Journal Articles
(43)
Conference Papers
(3)
Journal Articles
Nguyen, Cuong
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Tieu, Anh Kiet
,
Chang, Haiwei
,
Nguyen, Xuan Thang
,
Deng, Guanyu
,
Zhang, Mingxing
,
Li, Huijun
and
Su, Lihong
(
2026
).
Investigation of friction and wear performance of laser additively manufactured AlCrFeNiMo high entropy alloy coating at temperatures from RT to 900 °C
.
Intermetallics
,
189
109136
,
1
-
16
. doi:
10.1016/j.intermet.2025.109136
Liang, Guo-fang
,
Liu, Yin-gang
,
Yang, Xian-liang
,
Tan, Qi-yang
,
Wu, Tao
,
Wang, Jian-jun
,
Atrens, Andrej
,
Tian, Zhi-qiang
and
Zhang, Ming-xing
(
2024
).
Refinement of cast microstructure of A517 steel by addition of TiB2
.
Journal of Iron and Steel Research International
,
31
(
11
),
2815
-
2827
. doi:
10.1007/s42243-024-01248-9
Liu, Yingang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Niu, Ranming
,
Bayat, Mohamad
,
Zhou, Ying
,
Yin, Yu
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Liu, Shiyang
,
Hattel, Jesper Henri
,
Li, Miaoquan
,
Huang, Xiaoxu
,
Cairney, Julie
,
Chen, Yi-Sheng
,
Easton, Mark
,
Hutchinson, Christopher
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2024
).
Manufacturing of high strength and high conductivity copper with laser powder bed fusion
.
Nature Communications
,
15
(
1
)
1283
,
1
-
9
. doi:
10.1038/s41467-024-45732-y
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Bermingham, Michael J.
,
Otte, Joseph
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Hou, Ziyong
,
Yang, Nan
,
Yin, Yu
,
Bayat, Mohamad
,
Lin, Weikang
,
Huang, Xiaoxu
,
StJohn, David H.
and
Dargusch, Matthew S.
(
2024
).
Ultrauniform, strong, and ductile 3D-printed titanium alloy through bifunctional alloy design
.
Science
,
383
(
6683
),
639
-
645
. doi:
10.1126/science.adj0141
Liang, Guofang
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Yang, Xianliang
,
Atrens, Andrej
,
Wu, Tao
,
Tian, Zhiqiang
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Yin, Yu
,
Wang, Jianjun
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2023
).
Grain refinement of A517 steel by inoculation with Al–5Ti–B master alloy
.
Materials Chemistry and Physics
,
296
127320
,
1
-
11
. doi:
10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.127320
Liu, Yingang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Sun, Qiang
,
Li, Meng
,
Yan, Ming
,
Cheng, Xing
,
Li, Miaoquan
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2023
).
Laser powder bed fusion of copper matrix iron particle reinforced nanocomposite with high strength and high conductivity
.
Journal of Materials Science and Technology
,
134
,
50
-
59
. doi:
10.1016/j.jmst.2022.06.007
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Bermingham, Michael
,
Otte, Joseph
,
Liu, Yingang
and
Dargusch, Matthew
(
2023
).
Towards uniform and enhanced tensile ductility of additively manufactured Ti−5Al−5Mo−5V−3Cr alloy through designing gradient interlayer deposition time
.
Scripta Materialia
,
223
115066
,
115066
. doi:
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115066
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Sha, Gang
,
Jin, Shenbao
,
Hou, Ziyong
,
Bayat, Mohamad
,
Yang, Nan
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Yin, Yu
,
Liu, Shiyang
,
Hattel, Jesper Henri
,
Dargusch, Matthew
,
Huang, Xiaoxu
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2022
).
Designing against phase and property heterogeneities in additively manufactured titanium alloys
.
Nature Communications
,
13
(
1
)
4660
,
4660
. doi:
10.1038/s41467-022-32446-2
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Babamiri, Behzad Bahrami
,
Zhou, Ying
,
Dargusch, Matthew
,
Hazeli, Kavan
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2022
).
Enhancing specific energy absorption of additively manufactured titanium lattice structures through simultaneous manipulation of architecture and constituent material
.
Additive Manufacturing
,
55
102887
,
1
-
16
. doi:
10.1016/j.addma.2022.102887
Yang, C.
,
Li, M. Q.
and
Liu, Y. G.
(
2022
).
Characterization of face-centered cubic structure and deformation mechanisms in high energy shot peening process of TC17
.
Journal of Materials Science and Technology
,
110
,
136
-
151
. doi:
10.1016/j.jmst.2021.08.059
Yin, Yu
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Sun, Qiang
,
Ren, Wangrui
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Liu, Shiyang
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Bermingham, Michael
,
Chen, Houwen
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2022
).
Heterogeneous lamella design to tune the mechanical behaviour of a new cost- effective compositionally complicated alloy
.
Journal of Materials Science and Technology
,
96
,
113
-
125
. doi:
10.1016/j.jmst.2021.03.083
Huang, Danni
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Zhou, Yinghao
,
Yin, Yu
,
Wang, Feng
,
Wu, Tao
,
Yang, Xianliang
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Huang, Han
,
Yan, Ming
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2021
).
The significant impact of grain refiner on γ-TiAl intermetallic fabricated by laser-based additive manufacturing
.
Additive Manufacturing
,
46
102172
,
102172
. doi:
10.1016/j.addma.2021.102172
Liu, Yingang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Yin, Yu
,
Liu, Shiyang
,
Li, Meng
,
Li, Miaoquan
,
Liu, Qiong
,
Zhou, Ying
,
Wu, Tao
,
Wang, Feng
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2021
).
Additive manufacturing of high strength copper alloy with heterogeneous grain structure through laser powder bed fusion
.
Acta Materialia
,
220
117311
,
117311
. doi:
10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117311
Tan, Qiyang
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Tang, Xiaoqin
,
Yin, Yu
,
Li, Gan
,
Huang, Danni
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Wang, Feng
,
Wu, Tao
,
Yang, Xianliang
,
Huang, Han
,
Zhu, Qiang
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2021
).
A novel strategy to additively manufacture 7075 aluminium alloy with selective laser melting
.
Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing
,
821
141638
,
1
-
15
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2021.141638
Yang, C.
,
Li, M. Q.
and
Liu, Y. G.
(
2021
).
Severe plastic deformation induced precipitation of the ordered α2-Ti3Al phase in Ti–5Al–2Sn–2Zr–4Mo–4Cr
.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
,
854
157277
,
1
-
10
. doi:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157277
Liu, Yingang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Yin, Yu
,
Li, Miaoquan
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2021
).
Mechanical performance of simple cubic architected titanium alloys fabricated via selective laser melting
.
Optics and Laser Technology
,
134
106649
,
1
-
8
. doi:
10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106649
Yang, C.
,
Li, M. Q.
and
Liu, Y. G.
(
2021
).
Further refinement mechanisms of nanograins in nanocrystalline surface layer of TC17 subjected to severe plastic deformation
.
Applied Surface Science
,
538
147941
,
1
-
11
. doi:
10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147941
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Bayat, Mohamad
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Yin, Yu
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Liu, Shiyang
,
Hattel, Jesper Henri
,
Dargusch, Matthew
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2021
).
Achieving high ductility in a selectively laser melted commercial pure-titanium via in-situ grain refinement
.
Scripta Materialia
,
191
,
155
-
160
. doi:
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.09.023
Tan, Qiyang
,
Yin, Yu
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Liu, Yingang
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2021
).
Uncovering the roles of LaB6-nanoparticle inoculant in the AlSi10Mg alloy fabricated via selective laser melting
.
Materials Science and Engineering: A
,
800
140365
,
140365
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2020.140365
Tan, Qiyang
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Yin, Yu
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2020
).
Effect of processing parameters on the densification of an additively manufactured 2024 Al alloy
.
Journal of Materials Science and Technology
,
58
,
34
-
45
. doi:
10.1016/j.jmst.2020.03.070
Liu, Yingang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Gu, Xiaojun
,
Zhou, Ying
,
Yin, Yu
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Li, Miaoquan
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2020
).
Mechanical performance of a node reinforced body-centred cubic lattice structure manufactured via selective laser melting
.
Scripta Materialia
,
189
,
95
-
100
. doi:
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.08.015
Liang, Guofang
,
Tan, Qiyang
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Wu, Tao
,
Yang, Xianliang
,
Tian, Zhiqiang
,
Atrens, Andrej
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2020
).
Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and mechanical properties of a low-carbon low-alloy steel
.
Journal of Materials Science
,
56
(
5
),
3995
-
4005
. doi:
10.1007/s10853-020-05483-9
Tan, Qiyang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Sun, Qiang
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Li, Gan
,
Yin, Yu
,
Liu, Yingang
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2020
).
Inoculation treatment of an additively manufactured 2024 aluminium alloy with titanium nanoparticles
.
Acta Materialia
,
196
,
1
-
16
. doi:
10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.026
Liu, Y. G.
,
Li, H. M.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2020
).
Roles for shot dimension, air pressure and duration in the fabrication of nanocrystalline surface layer in TC17 alloy via high energy shot peening
.
Journal of Manufacturing Processes
,
56
(
Part A
),
562
-
570
. doi:
10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.05.019
Yang, C.
,
Liu, Y. G.
,
Shi, Y. H.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2020
).
Microstructure characterization and tensile properties of processed TC17 via high energy shot peening
.
Materials Science and Engineering A
,
784
139298
,
139298
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2020.139298
Yang, C.
,
Liu, Y. G.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2020
).
Characteristics and formation mechanisms of defects in surface layer of TC17 subjected to high energy shot peening
.
Applied Surface Science
,
509
144711
,
1
-
12
. doi:
10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144711
Tan, Qiyang
,
Zhang, Jingqi
,
Mo, Ning
,
Fan, Zhiqi
,
Yin, Yu
,
Bermingham, Michael
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Huang, Han
and
Zhang, Ming-Xing
(
2020
).
A novel method to 3D-print fine-grained AlSi10Mg alloy with isotropic properties via inoculation with LaB6 nanoparticles
.
Additive Manufacturing
,
32
101034
,
101034
. doi:
10.1016/j.addma.2019.101034
Liu, Y. G.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2019
).
The coordination behaviors of alpha and beta phases with different grain sizes in Ti-6Al-4V subjected to surface severe plastic deformation
.
Materials Science and Engineering A
,
745
,
291
-
299
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2018.12.112
Liu, Y. G.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2019
).
Structure response characteristics and surface nanocrystallization mechanism of alpha phase in Ti-6Al-4V subjected to high energy shot peening
.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
,
773
,
860
-
871
. doi:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.343
Liu, Y. G.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2018
).
Characteristics of martensite transformed from deformed austenite with various states of ultrahigh strength 300 M steel
.
Materials Characterization
,
144
,
490
-
497
. doi:
10.1016/j.matchar.2018.07.037
Yang, Shun
,
Li, Hong
,
Luo, Jiao
,
Liu, Yin-Gang
and
Li, Miao-Quan
(
2018
).
Prediction model for flow stress during isothermal compression in α + β phase field of TC4 alloy
.
Rare Metals
,
37
(
5
),
369
-
375
. doi:
10.1007/s12598-018-1012-3
Liu, Y. G.
,
Liu, J.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2017
).
Metadynamic recrystallization of 300M steel after isothermal compression
.
Materials at High Temperatures
,
34
(
4
),
279
-
288
. doi:
10.1080/09603409.2017.1312771
Liu, Y. G.
,
Li, M. Q.
and
Liu, H. J.
(
2017
).
Nanostructure and surface roughness in the processed surface layer of Ti-6Al-4V via shot peening
.
Materials Characterization
,
123
,
83
-
90
. doi:
10.1016/j.matchar.2016.11.020
Liu, Y. G.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2016
).
Deformation mechanisms of nanocrystalline alpha titanium in Ti-6Al-4V
.
Materials Letters
,
185
,
488
-
490
. doi:
10.1016/j.matlet.2016.09.077
Liu, Y. G.
,
Li, M. Q.
and
Liu, H. J.
(
2016
).
Surface nanocrystallization and gradient structure developed in the bulk TC4 alloy processed by shot peening
.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
,
685
,
186
-
193
. doi:
10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.05.295
Luo, Jiao
,
Liu, Ying-gang
and
Li, Miao-quan
(
2016
).
Three-dimensional Numerical Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Austenite Grain Growth Behavior in Hot Forging Processes of 300M Steel Large Components
.
Journal of Iron and Steel Research International
,
23
(
10
),
1012
-
1019
. doi:
10.1016/s1006-706x(16)30152-2
Liu, Y. G.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2016
).
Stress-induced twinning of nanocrystalline hexagonal close-packed titanium in Ti-6Al-4V
.
Materials Letters
,
180
,
47
-
50
. doi:
10.1016/j.matlet.2016.05.098
Liu, Yingang
and
Li, Miaoquan
(
2016
).
Nanocrystallization mechanism of beta phase in Ti-6Al-4V subjected to severe plastic deformation
.
Materials Science and Engineering A
,
669
,
7
-
13
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2016.05.088
Liu, Y. G.
,
Li, M. Q.
and
Liu, H. J.
(
2016
).
Deformation induced face-centered cubic titanium and its twinning behavior in Ti-6Al-4V
.
Scripta Materialia
,
119
,
5
-
8
. doi:
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2016.03.018
Li, Huimin
,
Liu, Yingang
,
Li, Miaoquan
and
Liu, Hongjie
(
2015
).
The gradient crystalline structure and microhardness in the treated layer of TC17 via high energy shot peening
.
Applied Surface Science
,
357
(
Part A
),
197
-
203
. doi:
10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.09.013
Liu, Y. G.
,
Li, H. M.
and
Li, M. Q.
(
2015
).
Characterization of surface layer in TC17 alloy treated by air blast shot peening
.
Materials and Design
,
65
,
120
-
126
. doi:
10.1016/j.matdes.2014.09.019
Li, Hui-Min
,
Li, Miao-Quan
,
Liu, Yin-Gang
and
Liu, Hong-Jie
(
2015
).
Research progress in nanocrystalline microstructure, mechanical properties and nanocrystallization mechanism of titanium alloys via surface mechanical treatment
.
Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals
,
25
(
3
),
641
-
651
.
Liu, Y.G.
,
Li, M.Q.
and
Luo, J.
(
2013
).
The modelling of dynamic recrystallization in the isothermal compression of 300M steel
.
Materials Science and Engineering: A
,
574
,
1
-
8
. doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2013.03.011
Conference Papers
Liu, Yin Gang
and
Li, Miao Quan
(
2014
).
Study on the dynamic recrystallization of austenite in the isothermal compression of 300M steel
.
Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies
,
Pfaffikon, Switzerland
:
Trans Tech Publications
. doi:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.773-774.39
Liu, Yingang
,
Li, Miaoquan
and
Dang, Xiaoling
(
2013
).
Effect of heating temperature and heating rate on austenite in the heating process of 300M steel
.
Trans Tech Publications Ltd
. doi:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.749.260
Haghayeghi, R.
,
Liu, Y.
and
Fan, Z.
(
2008
).
Melt Conditioned Direct Chill Casting (MC-DC) of wrought Al-alloys
.
Trans Tech Publications Ltd
. doi:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.141-143.403
Areas of research
Advanced materials processing and manufacturing