Selected Publications:

1. D. An*, X. Zhang*, S. Zaefferer, The combined and interactive effects of orientation, strain amplitude, cycle number, stacking fault energy and hydrogen doping on microstructure evolution of polycrystalline high-manganese steels under low-cycle fatigue, Int. J. Plast. 134 (2020/11/01) 102803. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102803 
   

2. X. Lu, J. Zhao, C. Yu, Z. Li, Q. Kan, G. Kang, X. Zhang*, Cyclic plasticity of an interstitial high-entropy alloy: Experiments, crystal plasticity modeling, and simulations, J. Mech. Phys. Solids 142 (2020/09/01) 103971. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2020.103971

3. J. Zhao, X. Lu, Q. Kan, F. Yuan, S. Qu, G. Kang, X. Zhang*, Multiple mechanism based constitutive modeling of gradient nanograined material, International Journal of Plasticity. 125 (2020/02/01) 314-330. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2019.09.018

4. D. Wei, M. Zaiser, Z. Feng, G Kang, H. Fan*, X. Zhang*, Effects of twin boundary orientation on plasticity of bicrystalline copper micropillars: A discrete dislocation dynamics simulation study, Acta Materialia. 176 (2019-09) 289–296.
   

5. X. Zhang, J. Xiong, H. Fan, M. Zaiser*, Microplasticity and yielding in crystals with heterogeneous dislocation distribution, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 27 (7) (2019-10) 074003.
   

6. S. Lu, B. Zhang, X. Li, J. Zhao, M. Zaiser, H. Fan*, X. Zhang*, Grain boundary effect on nanoindentation: A multiscale discrete dislocation dynamics model, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 126 (2019-05) 117-135.

7.  X. Lu, X. Zhang*, M. Shi, F. Roters, G. Kang, D. Raabe, Dislocation mechanism based size-dependent crystal plasticity modeling and simulation of gradient nano-grained copper, International Journal of Plasticity. 113 (2019-02) 52–73.

8. J. Zhao, X. Zhang*, A.A. Konstantinidis, G. Kang, Correlating the internal length in strain gradient plasticity theory with the microstructure of material, Philosophical Magazine Letters . 95 (2015-07) 340–349.

9. X. Zhang, K.E. Aifantis*, Interpreting the internal length scale in strain gradient plasticity, Reviews on Advanced Materials Science. 41 (2015-03) 72–83.
   

10. X. Zhang*, A.E. Romanov, E.C. Aifantis, A Simple Physically Based Phenomenological Model for the Strengthening/Softening Behavior of Nanotwinned Copper, Journal of Applied Mechanics. 82 (2015-12) 121005.
    

11. X. Zhang, K.E. Aifantis*, A.H.W. Ngan, Interpreting the stress–strain response of Al micropillars through gradient plasticity, Materials Science and Engineering: A. 591 (2014-01) 38–45.

12. X. Zhang, K.E. Aifantis, J. Senger, D. Weygand, M. Zaiser*, Internal length scale and grain boundary yield strength in gradient models of polycrystal plasticity: How do they relate to the dislocation microstructure?, Journal of Materials Research. 29 (2014-09) 2116–2128.

13. X. Zhang, K.E. Aifantis*, Interpreting strain bursts and size effects in micropillars using gradient plasticity, Materials Science and Engineering: A. 528 (2011-06) 5036–5043.