Dafan Du

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Dafan Du is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dafan Du has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 32 papers in Materials Chemistry and 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dafan Du's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (26 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (22 papers) and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (18 papers). Dafan Du is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (26 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (22 papers) and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (18 papers). Dafan Du collaborates with scholars based in China, France and United States. Dafan Du's co-authors include Anping Dong, Baode Sun, Guoliang Zhu, Yves Fautrelle, Enrique J. Lavernia, Da Shu, Donghong Wang, Li Xi, R. Moreau and Zhongming Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Materials Science and Engineering A and Journal of Materials Science.

In The Last Decade

Dafan Du

55 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Review on field assisted metal additive manufacturing

2023 214 citations Chaolin Tan, Runsheng Li et al. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dafan Du China	18	1.2k	423	365	361	83	56	1.3k
S.Q. Zhang China	10	1.1k 0.9×	415 1.0×	347 1.0×	258 0.7×	115 1.4×	14	1.2k
Zongqing Ma China	21	1.3k 1.1×	400 0.9×	190 0.5×	364 1.0×	159 1.9×	45	1.4k
Maximilian Sokoluk United States	15	1.0k 0.9×	340 0.8×	470 1.3×	236 0.7×	119 1.4×	21	1.1k
P. Samimi United States	15	876 0.8×	472 1.1×	148 0.4×	312 0.9×	152 1.8×	29	1.0k
Burghardt Klöden Germany	12	858 0.7×	301 0.7×	149 0.4×	396 1.1×	83 1.0×	35	964
Hao Tang China	21	1.8k 1.6×	798 1.9×	565 1.5×	415 1.1×	217 2.6×	53	1.9k
T. Maity Austria	16	901 0.8×	289 0.7×	209 0.6×	316 0.9×	90 1.1×	37	978
Richard A. Michi United States	16	1.0k 0.9×	426 1.0×	650 1.8×	241 0.7×	54 0.7×	24	1.1k
Hadi Pirgazi Belgium	20	1.3k 1.1×	650 1.5×	234 0.6×	332 0.9×	258 3.1×	50	1.4k
Mohammad Reza Jandaghi Iran	24	1.1k 1.0×	415 1.0×	280 0.8×	156 0.4×	158 1.9×	40	1.2k

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Zhang, Ying, Dafan Du, Anping Dong, et al.. (2025). Microstructure evolution and mechanical property of laser powder bed fused thin-walled AlSi10Mg alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 925. 147935–147935. 2 indexed citations

Dong, Anping, et al.. (2025). Effects of 800°C NaCl salt-spray corrosion on fracture behavior and deformation mechanism in a NiCoCr-based superalloy. Intermetallics. 187. 109013–109013.

Wang, Di, et al.. (2024). Investigations on friction stir composite processing and picosecond laser-induced surface modification on mechanical properties of β-titanium alloy. Materials Today Communications. 38. 108041–108041. 1 indexed citations

Du, Dafan, et al.. (2024). Achieving high strength in a laser powder bed fused FeCoNiAlTaB alloy through post-heat treatment. Materials Science and Engineering A. 908. 146781–146781. 1 indexed citations

Yao, Chunxia, Dongsheng Zhang, He Lin, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of pore formation and evolution during multi-layer directed energy deposition additive manufacturing via in-situ synchrotron X-ray imaging: A case study on high-entropy Cantor alloy. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 200. 104181–104181. 17 indexed citations

Du, Dafan, et al.. (2024). Crystal plasticity quantification of anisotropic tensile and fatigue properties in laser powder bed fused Inconel 718 superalloy. Additive manufacturing. 89. 104300–104300. 16 indexed citations

Du, Dafan, et al.. (2024). A review of the progress and challenges of counter-gravity casting. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 216. 1–26. 2 indexed citations

Dong, Anping, et al.. (2023). Synergistic enhancement of high temperature strength and ductility with a novel γ/ε dual-phase hetero-nanostructure in NiCoCr-based alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 877. 145142–145142. 4 indexed citations

Tan, Chaolin, Runsheng Li, Jinlong Su, et al.. (2023). Review on field assisted metal additive manufacturing. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 189. 104032–104032. 214 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Xuan, Ying Zhang, Dafan Du, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary behavior of Haynes 230 powder during laser powder bed fusion cycle and its effect on the mechanical performance of manufactured parts. Materials Today Communications. 34. 105384–105384. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaogang, Dafan Du, Anping Dong, et al.. (2023). Effect of heat treatments on microstructure and mechanical properties of AlSi10Mg alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 127(9-10). 4211–4223. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Marko Knežević, Ming Chen, et al.. (2022). Microstructure design to achieve optimal strength, thermal stability, and electrical conductivity of Al-7.5wt.%Y alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 852. 143700–143700. 25 indexed citations

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Xu, Hao, Zhongjie Li, Lei Yu, et al.. (2022). In-situ tailoring mechanical properties of metastable Ti15Mo alloy produced by selective laser melting. Materials Science and Engineering A. 863. 144546–144546. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Dafan, Lu Wang, Anping Dong, et al.. (2022). Promoting the densification and grain refinement with assistance of static magnetic field in laser powder bed fusion. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 183. 103965–103965. 50 indexed citations

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Xu, Hao, Zhongjie Li, Anping Dong, et al.. (2021). Selective laser melting of biomedical Ti15Mo alloy: A proper combination of strength and ductility under the effects of multiple mechanisms. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 873. 159686–159686. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Hao Xu, Dafan Du, et al.. (2020). Microstructure and properties of TC4/TNTZO multi-layered composite by direct laser deposition. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 109. 103842–103842. 3 indexed citations

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Du, Dafan, Anping Dong, Da Shu, et al.. (2020). Influence of Static Magnetic Field on the Microstructure of Nickel-Based Superalloy by Laser-Directed Energy Deposition. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 51(7). 3354–3359. 27 indexed citations

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Xu, Hao, Hui Xing, Anping Dong, et al.. (2019). Investigation of gum metal coating on Ti6Al4V plate by direct laser deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 363. 161–169. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Hanxiao, et al.. (2016). Effect of a transverse magnetic field on solidification structure in directionally solidified Al–40 wt% Cu alloys. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 31(2). 213–221. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Dafan, Annie Gagnoud, Yves Fautrelle, et al.. (2015). Effect of a high magnetic field on the growth of ε-CuZn5 dendrite during directionally solidified Zn-rich Zn–Cu alloys. Materials Characterization. 111. 31–42. 15 indexed citations

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