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Kai Zhang

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Kai Zhang

Research Scientist
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

kai.zhang@sintef.no
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2025

  • Golfetto, Cristiana; Brandt, Martin Albertsen; Zhang, Kai; Ren, Xiaobo; Diez, Anja; Bunaziv, Ivan. (2025) How acoustic signals can help to detect failure in laser welding and 3D printing. #SINTEFblogg
    Popular scientific article
  • Faivre, Baptiste Paul Francois; Ma, Jun; Zhang, Kai; Zaborowski, Krzysztof; Ma, Xiang. (2025) Effect of Si, Cu, Mn additions on the extrudability of recycled Al-Zn-Mg alloys. Materials Research Proceedings (MRP)
    Academic article

2024

  • Bunaziv, Ivan; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Brizuela, Omar Emmanuel Godinez; Zhang, Kai; Ma, Xiang; Ren, Xiaobo. (2024) CFD modeling for predicting imperfections in laser welding and additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys. Journal of laser applications
    Academic article
  • Du, Qiang; M'Hamdi, Mohammed; Reiersen, Magnus; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Zhang, Kai. (2024) A fully kinetic phase diagram-coupled multicomponent columnar-to-equiaxed grain transition model with an application to additive manufacturing. Calphad
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Du, Qiang; Onsøien, Morten Ingar. (2024) Additive Manufacturing of 7xxx Aluminium Alloys by Laser Powder Bed Fusion. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article

2021

  • Manik, Tomas; Marthinsen, Knut; Zhang, Kai; Aria, Arash Imani; Holmedal, Bjørn. (2021) Deformation Texture Evolution in Flat Profile AlMgSi Extrusions: Experiments, FEM, and Crystal Plasticity Modeling. Frontiers in Materials
    Academic article

2020

  • Xu, Zhaofei; Zhang, Cunsheng; Wang, Kuizhao; Zhang, Kai; Zhao, Guoqun; Chen, Liang. (2020) Crystal plasticity prediction of texture evolution during helical extrusion process of aluminium alloys under three-dimensional deformation path. Journal of Alloys and Compounds
    Academic article

2019

  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Manik, Tomas; Saai, Afaf. (2019) Assessment of advanced Taylor models, the Taylor factor and yield-surface exponent for FCC metals. International journal of plasticity
    Academic article

2018

  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Aukrust, Trond; Segatori, Antonio. (2018) Through thickness variations of deformation texture in round profile extrusions of 6063-type aluminium alloy: Experiments, FEM and crystal plasticity modelling. Materials Science & Engineering: A
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Aukrust, Trond; Segatori, Antonio. (2018) EVOLUTION IN TEXTURE AND ITS THROUGH-THICKNESS VARIATIONS IN Al-Mg-Si-EXTRUSIONS: EXPERIMENTS AND MODELLING.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2017

  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Friis, Jesper; Pettersen, Tanja; Segatori, Antonio. (2017) Characterization and Modelling of the Microstructure and Texture Evolution In AlMgSi-Extrusions. Materials Science Forum
    Academic article
  • Qin, Jisheng; Holmedal, Bjørn; Zhang, Kai; Hopperstad, Odd Sture. (2017) Modeling strain-path changes in aluminum and steel. International Journal of Solids and Structures
    Academic article
  • Huang, Ke; Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Loge, RE. (2017) Controlling grain structure and texture in Al-Mn from the competition between precipitation and recrystallization. Acta Materialia
    Academic article

2015

  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane; Gawad, Jerzy; Bael, Albert Van. (2015) Multi-level modelling of mechanical anisotropy of commercial pure aluminium plate: Crystal plasticity models, advanced yield functions and parameter identification. International journal of plasticity
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Aukrust, Trond; Segatori, A. (2015) Coupled FEM and Alamel-type polycrystal plasticity modelling applied to extrusion of aluminium alloys. Materials Today: Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Pettersen, Tanja; Paulsen, Christian Oen; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Segatori, A. (2015) Recrystallization behaviour of AA6063 extrusions. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Jin, Shenbao; Zhang, Kai; Bjørge, Ruben; Tao, NR; Marthinsen, Knut; Lu, K. (2015) Formation of incoherent deformation twin boundaries in a coarse-grained Al-7Mg alloy. Applied Physics Letters
    Academic article

2014

  • Zhang, Kai; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Holmedal, Bjørn; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) A robust and efficient substepping scheme for the explicit numerical integration of a rate-dependent crystal plasticity model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Dumoulin, Stephane; Hopperstad, Odd Sture. (2014) An explicit integration scheme for hypo-elastic viscoplastic crystal plasticity. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Marthinsen, Knut; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) Multi-level Modelling of Plastic Anisotropy of Aluminium Alloys Using Crystal Plasticity Models and Advanced Yield Functions. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181 (2014:164)
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) Use of plane-strain tension and shear tests to evaluate yield surfaces for AA1050 aluminium sheet. Materials Science Forum
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) Modelling the plastic anisotropy of aluminium alloy 3103 sheets by polycrystal plasticity models. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article

2012

  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Manik, Tomas. (2012) Crystal Plasticity Calculations of Mechanical Anisotropy of Aluminium Compared to Experiments and to Yield Criterion Fittings.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Golfetto, Cristiana; Brandt, Martin Albertsen; Zhang, Kai; Ren, Xiaobo; Diez, Anja; Bunaziv, Ivan. (2025) How acoustic signals can help to detect failure in laser welding and 3D printing. #SINTEFblogg
    Popular scientific article
  • Faivre, Baptiste Paul Francois; Ma, Jun; Zhang, Kai; Zaborowski, Krzysztof; Ma, Xiang. (2025) Effect of Si, Cu, Mn additions on the extrudability of recycled Al-Zn-Mg alloys. Materials Research Proceedings (MRP)
    Academic article
  • Bunaziv, Ivan; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Brizuela, Omar Emmanuel Godinez; Zhang, Kai; Ma, Xiang; Ren, Xiaobo. (2024) CFD modeling for predicting imperfections in laser welding and additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys. Journal of laser applications
    Academic article
  • Du, Qiang; M'Hamdi, Mohammed; Reiersen, Magnus; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Zhang, Kai. (2024) A fully kinetic phase diagram-coupled multicomponent columnar-to-equiaxed grain transition model with an application to additive manufacturing. Calphad
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Du, Qiang; Onsøien, Morten Ingar. (2024) Additive Manufacturing of 7xxx Aluminium Alloys by Laser Powder Bed Fusion. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Manik, Tomas; Marthinsen, Knut; Zhang, Kai; Aria, Arash Imani; Holmedal, Bjørn. (2021) Deformation Texture Evolution in Flat Profile AlMgSi Extrusions: Experiments, FEM, and Crystal Plasticity Modeling. Frontiers in Materials
    Academic article
  • Xu, Zhaofei; Zhang, Cunsheng; Wang, Kuizhao; Zhang, Kai; Zhao, Guoqun; Chen, Liang. (2020) Crystal plasticity prediction of texture evolution during helical extrusion process of aluminium alloys under three-dimensional deformation path. Journal of Alloys and Compounds
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Manik, Tomas; Saai, Afaf. (2019) Assessment of advanced Taylor models, the Taylor factor and yield-surface exponent for FCC metals. International journal of plasticity
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Aukrust, Trond; Segatori, Antonio. (2018) Through thickness variations of deformation texture in round profile extrusions of 6063-type aluminium alloy: Experiments, FEM and crystal plasticity modelling. Materials Science & Engineering: A
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Friis, Jesper; Pettersen, Tanja; Segatori, Antonio. (2017) Characterization and Modelling of the Microstructure and Texture Evolution In AlMgSi-Extrusions. Materials Science Forum
    Academic article
  • Qin, Jisheng; Holmedal, Bjørn; Zhang, Kai; Hopperstad, Odd Sture. (2017) Modeling strain-path changes in aluminum and steel. International Journal of Solids and Structures
    Academic article
  • Huang, Ke; Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Loge, RE. (2017) Controlling grain structure and texture in Al-Mn from the competition between precipitation and recrystallization. Acta Materialia
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane; Gawad, Jerzy; Bael, Albert Van. (2015) Multi-level modelling of mechanical anisotropy of commercial pure aluminium plate: Crystal plasticity models, advanced yield functions and parameter identification. International journal of plasticity
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Aukrust, Trond; Segatori, A. (2015) Coupled FEM and Alamel-type polycrystal plasticity modelling applied to extrusion of aluminium alloys. Materials Today: Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Pettersen, Tanja; Paulsen, Christian Oen; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Segatori, A. (2015) Recrystallization behaviour of AA6063 extrusions. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Jin, Shenbao; Zhang, Kai; Bjørge, Ruben; Tao, NR; Marthinsen, Knut; Lu, K. (2015) Formation of incoherent deformation twin boundaries in a coarse-grained Al-7Mg alloy. Applied Physics Letters
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Holmedal, Bjørn; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) A robust and efficient substepping scheme for the explicit numerical integration of a rate-dependent crystal plasticity model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Dumoulin, Stephane; Hopperstad, Odd Sture. (2014) An explicit integration scheme for hypo-elastic viscoplastic crystal plasticity. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) Use of plane-strain tension and shear tests to evaluate yield surfaces for AA1050 aluminium sheet. Materials Science Forum
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) Modelling the plastic anisotropy of aluminium alloy 3103 sheets by polycrystal plasticity models. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Aukrust, Trond; Segatori, Antonio. (2018) EVOLUTION IN TEXTURE AND ITS THROUGH-THICKNESS VARIATIONS IN Al-Mg-Si-EXTRUSIONS: EXPERIMENTS AND MODELLING.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Manik, Tomas. (2012) Crystal Plasticity Calculations of Mechanical Anisotropy of Aluminium Compared to Experiments and to Yield Criterion Fittings.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Zhang, Kai; Holmedal, Bjørn; Marthinsen, Knut; Hopperstad, Odd Sture; Dumoulin, Stephane. (2014) Multi-level Modelling of Plastic Anisotropy of Aluminium Alloys Using Crystal Plasticity Models and Advanced Yield Functions. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181 (2014:164)
    Doctoral dissertation

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Faivre, Baptiste Paul Francois; Ma, Jun; Zhang, Kai; Zaborowski, Krzysztof; Ma, Xiang; Welo, Torgeir. (2025) Effect of Si, Cu, Mn additions on the extrudability of recycled Al-Zn-Mg alloys. The 28th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM 2025) , Paestum 2025-05-06 - 2025-05-09

2024

  • Academic lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Du, Qiang; Onsøien, Morten Ingar. (2024) Additive Manufacturing of 7xxx Aluminium Alloys by Laser Powder Bed Fusion. 44 Risø International Symposium Metal Microstructures and Additive Manufacturing , Risø, Roskilde 2024-09-02 - 2024-09-06
  • Academic lecture
    Skorpen, Kristian Grøtta; Ma, Xiang; Aukrust, Trond; Zhang, Kai; Onsøien, Morten Ingar. (2024) Multi-billet extrusion of aluminium for large section panels (MultiBE). Nasjonal konferanse for Materialteknologi 2024 , Trondheim 2024-08-28 - 2024-08-29
  • Academic lecture
    Ren, Xiaobo; Zhang, Kai; Røyset, Arne Karstein. (2024) Nickel silicide for protecting metal dusting. SFI PhysMet Consortium Meeting 2024-11-13 - 2024-11-14
  • Academic lecture
    Reiersen, Magnus; Zhang, Kai. (2024) Screening of nano-particles as grain-refiners for Additive Manufacturing of AA6061. SFI PhysMet RA3 Technical Meeting , Trondheim 2024-10-16 - 2024-10-16
  • Lecture
    Andrenacci, Sara; Zhang, Kai; Rosa, Deborah; Rausseo, Luis César Colmenares; Juel, Mari. (2024) 3D printed Zn electrodes for Zn-air batteries. Advanced Manufacturing of Zn Electrodes for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries , Webinar 2024-05-30 - 2024-05-30
  • Lecture
    Caldeira, Vincent; Mohanty, Anurag; Zhang, Kai. (2024) Calcium zincate and multi-layer architecture of zinc pasted electrodes. Advanced Manufacturing of Zn Electrodes for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries , Webinar 2024-05-30 - 2024-05-30

2023

  • Poster
    Rausseo, Luis César Colmenares; Andrenacci, Sara; Zhang, Kai; Caldeira, Vincent; Mohanty, Anurag; Ebil, Ôzgenc. (2023) AMAZE: Advanced Manufacturing of Zn Electrodes for Rechargeable Zn-air Batteries. 3rd International Zinc/Air Batttery workshop (IZABW3) , Ulm, Germany 2023-09-18 - 2023-09-19
  • Academic lecture
    Reiersen, Magnus; M'Hamdi, Mohammed; Zhang, Kai; Du, Qiang; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Li, Yanjun. (2023) Process mapping for AM. Consortium Meeting , Trondheim, Norge 2023-05-31 - 2023-06-01
  • Academic lecture
    Reiersen, Magnus; Manik, Tomas; Zhang, Kai; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Li, Yanjun. (2023) SiC as a crack reducing agent in AA6061 for PBF-AM. Technical Meeting , Online 2023-09-20 - 2023-09-20
  • Poster
    Marthinsen, Astrid; Marchand, Daniel; Ringdalen, Inga Gudem; Zhang, Kai; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Du, Qiang. (2023) Transforming ideas into reality: exploring the power of numerical modelling & simulation tools for material and process development. SFI PhysMet consortium meeting 2023-05-31 - 2023-06-01
  • Academic lecture
    Reiersen, Magnus; M'Hamdi, Mohammed; Du, Qiang; Zhang, Kai; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Li, Yanjun. (2023) Modelling and experimental framwork for accelerated development of materials to be processed by the Laser Powder Bed Fusion technology. 7th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure (ICEAF7) , Spetses Hellas 2023-06-21 - 2023-06-23
  • Lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Azar, Amin Shahrestani; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Du, Qiang; Onsøien, Morten; Hamdi, Mohamed. (2023) Additive Manufacturing of High Strength Aluminium Alloys by Laser Powder Bed Fusion. 5th International Conference on Light Materials - Science and Technology (LightMAT 2023) , Trondheim 2023-06-21 - 2023-06-23

2022

  • Poster
    Juel, Mari; Jayasayee, Kaushik; Zhang, Kai; Colmenares-Rausseo, Luis C.; Caldeira, Vincent; Ebil, Ôzgenc. (2022) Advanced Manufacturing of Zn Electrodes for Rechargeable Zn-air Batteries (AMAZE). R-ZINC , Brussels 2022-05-03 - 2023-05-04

2016

  • Academic lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Friis, Jesper; Pettersen, Tanja; Segatori, Antonio. (2016) Characterization and Modelling of the Microstructure and Texture Evolution In AlMgSi-Extrusions. Thermec 2016 , Graz 2016-05-29 - 2016-06-03
  • Academic lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Segatori, Antonio; Aukrust, Trond. (2016) Deformation and recrystallization microstructure and texture of symmetric and asymmetric extruded aluminium AA6063 flat profiles. 6th International Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth (Rex&GG VI) , Pittsburgh 2016-07-17 - 2016-07-21
  • Academic lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Friis, Jesper; Pettersen, Tanja; Aukrust, Trond. (2016) An extrusion microstructure modelling framework applied to AlMgSi-extrusions. ICAA15 , Chongqing 2016-06-12 - 2016-06-16
  • Academic lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Segatori, Antonio; Aukrust, Trond; Friis, Jesper; Pettersen, Tanja; Paulsen, Christian Oen. (2016) Experimental Investigations and Numerical Simulations of Textures and Microstructures of Extruded Aluminum Alloys. Eleventh International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar and Exposition (ET '16) , Chicago 2016-05-03 - 2016-05-06

2015

  • Academic lecture
    Zhang, Kai; Pettersen, Tanja; Paulsen, Christian Oen; Marthinsen, Knut; Holmedal, Bjørn; Segatori, A. (2015) Recrystallization behaviour of AA6063 extrusions. 36th Risø Symposium 2015-09-07 - 2015-09-11

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Mánik, Tomás; Holmedal, Bjørn; Zhang, Kai. (2013) On the Taylor Ambiguity. 19th. International Symposium on Plasticity and Its Application , Nassau 2013-01-03 - 2013-01-08

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