Effect of cooling rate on solidification structure and linear contraction of a duplex stainless steel

Male, born in 1959, is now the Assistant President of Shanghai University and Director of the Center for Advanced Solidification Technology of Shanghai University. He obtained his bachelor degree from the Northeastern University in 1982 and Ph.D degree from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 1991. His research interests mainly focus on metal solidification and microstructure refinement. His academic research has led to the publication of more than 300 papers and 5 books. So far he holds 26 invention patents of China, of which 11 have been put into production. E-mail: qjzhai@shu.edu.cn Received: 2011-11-22; Accepted: 2012-03-20 *Zhai Qijie Zhong Honggang, Chen Xiangru, Ao Lu and *Zhai Qijie (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Metallurgy & Materials Processing, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China)