Daolun Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Additive manufacturing Deformation Fatigue Fracture High-entropy alloys Light metal alloys Lightweight materials Mechanical properties

Latest papers

Quasi-In Situ EBSD Investigation of Variant Evolution and Twin Formation in a Hot Isostatic Pressing-Treated Additively-Manufactured Titanium Alloy Under Tensile Loading.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025 · senior author
Adiabatic Shear Localization in Metallic Materials: Review.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · senior author
Multiple Deformation Mechanisms in Adiabatic Shear Bands of a Titanium Alloy during High Strain Rate Deformation.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Lightweight High-Entropy Alloys: Structure and Properties
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
Development of advanced high-entropy alloys for small modular reactors
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$435,000
Computational design - development of advanced low-cost multi-element lightweight alloys
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 19 grants and awards

14 publications.

01

Quasi-In Situ EBSD Investigation of Variant Evolution and Twin Formation in a Hot Isostatic Pressing-Treated Additively-Manufactured Titanium Alloy Under Tensile Loading.

Zhu F, Liang J, Cao G, Feng A, Wang H, Qu S, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma18133169 PMID: 40649657

02

Adiabatic Shear Localization in Metallic Materials: Review.

Guan X, Qu S, Wang H, Cao G, Feng A, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma17215365 PMID: 39517639

03

Multiple Deformation Mechanisms in Adiabatic Shear Bands of a Titanium Alloy during High Strain Rate Deformation.

Guan X, Liu D, Qu S, Cao G, Wang H, Feng A, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma17153645 PMID: 39124309

04

The Effect of Nb Doping on the Properties of Ti-Al Intermetallic Compounds Using First-Principles Calculations.

Wang K, Xiang H, Xu L, Feng A, Qu S, Wang H, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma17020358 PMID: 38255526

05

Microstructure and Electrochemical Behavior of a 3D-Printed Ti-6Al-4V Alloy.

Yu Z, Chen Z, Qu D, Qu S, Wang H, Zhao F, Zhang C, Feng A, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma15134473 PMID: 35806597

06

Stretch Formability of an AZ61 Alloy Plate Prepared by Multi-Pass Friction Stir Processing.

Luo X, Liu H, Kang L, Lin J, Liu Y, Zhang D, Li D, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma14123168 PMID: 34207570

07

Cyclic Deformation Behavior of A Heat-Treated Die-Cast Al-Mg-Si-Based Aluminum Alloy.

Mohammed S, Gupta S, Li D, Zeng X, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2020Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma13184115 PMID: 32947967

08

Reducing Yield Asymmetry between Tension and Compression by Fabricating ZK60/WE43 Bimetal Composites.

Zhao K, Xu D, Song X, Ma Y, Li H, Zhang J, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2020Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma13010249 PMID: 31935939

09

Fracture Characteristics and Analysis in Dissimilar Cu-Al Alloy Joints Formed via Electromagnetic Pulse Welding.

Wang P, Chen D, Ran Y, Yan Y, Peng H, Jiang X

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

DOI: 10.3390/ma12203368 PMID: 31618936

10

A New Mechanism of Dynamic Phase Transformations in An Isothermal Forged Beta-Gamma Intermetallic Alloy.

Zhang Z, Qu S, Cui G, Feng A, Shen J, Chen D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)2019Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ma12172787 PMID: 31480208

Lightweight High-Entropy Alloys: Structure and Properties

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Daolun

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; light metal alloys; lightweight materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; deformation; fatigue; fracture; microstructure; texture

$118,000

Development of advanced high-entropy alloys for small modular reactors

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Dongyang D

Keywords: alloy design; corrosion; corrosion-mechanical synergy; fretting wear; high-entropy alloys; high-temperature; irradiation; nuclear energy; oxidation; small modular reactors

$435,000

Computational design - development of advanced low-cost multi-element lightweight alloys

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Dongyang

$100,000

A confocal, interferometry, and focus variation based three dimensional profilometer

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Papini, Marcello

$150,000

Spark Optical Emission Spectrometer for Composition Determination

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ravindran, Comondore

$56,992

Deformation and fatigue behavior of lightweight materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Daolun

$222,000

Development of an electron work function - based microstructure diagnosis technique for developing advanced structural materials

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Li, Dongyang

$808,100

Electron backscatter diffraction: a powerful technique for materials characterization

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Chen, Daolun

$108,705

Evaluation and development of enabling technologies for lightweight automotive structural cast components with wrought aluminum and high performance magnesium alloys

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Automotive Partnership Canada Project

Principal investigators: Shankar, Sumanth

$2,042,371

Fatigue and deformation aspects of lightweight materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Chen, Daolun

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

Co-authors at Toronto Metropolitan University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Xijia Gu

Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2010

Dongyang Li

Chemical and Materials Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Additive manufacturing Dear Professor Chen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Quasi-In Situ EBSD Investigation of Variant Evolution and Twin Formation in a Hot Isostatic Pressing-Treated Additively-Manufactured Titanium Alloy Under Tensile Loading." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Lightweight High-Entropy Alloys: Structure and Properties" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]