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Xin

Xin Sun

Advanced Comput, Math & Data
Laboratory Fellow, Team Lead
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
MSIN: K7-90
Richland, WA 99352

Research Interests

  • Advanced high strength steels;
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells;
  • Multi-scale, multi-physics and multi-phase simulations;
  • Advanced nuclear power systems;
  • Automotive forming and joining technologies;

Education and Credentials

  • 1995 Ph.D. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 1994 M.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 1993 M.S.E. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 1990 B.S.E. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • TMS
  • American Welding Society
  • American Society of Metals
  • American Ceramic Society
  • Society of Women Engineers (former member)

Awards and Recognitions

  • University of Michigan Alumni Society Merit Award, Ann Arbor, MI. Sept. 2009.
  • Laboratory Director’s Award for Exceptional Engineering Achievement, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2008.
  • Editorial Board Member, ISRN Mechanical Engineering.
  • Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering.
  • Associate Editor, American Welding Society Welding Journal.
  • Certificate of Appreciation from DOE Fossil Energy, Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program, signed by James Slutz, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, 2008.
  • Outstanding Performance Award, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, PNNL, 2008.
  • 2007 SEDP Mentor Appreciation Plaque, PNNL Science and Technology Leadership.
  • Certificate of Appreciation from DOE Fossil Energy, Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program, signed by Thomas Shope, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, 2007.
  • Best Paper Award, International Microelectronics And Packaging Society 40th International Symposium on Microelectronics, San Jose, CA. 2007.
  • Outstanding Performance Award, National Security Directorate, PNNL, 2006.
  • Invited Speaker at Gordon Research Conference on Solid State Studies in Ceramics, Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH. August, 2001.
  • Rackham Pre-doctoral Fellowship, July 1994-April 1995, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Barbour Scholarship for Oriental Women, Sept. 1993 -April 1994, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • People’s Scholarship, 1986-1990, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
  • Excellent High School Senior Award (one per province) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1986, Shenyang, China.

PNNL Publications

2016

  • Hu X, KS Choi, X Sun, Y Ren, and YD Wang. 2016. "Determining Individual Phase Flow Properties in a Quench and Partitioning Steel with In-Situ High-Energy X-ray Diffraction and Multiphase Elasto-Plastic Self-Consistent Method." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 47(12):5733-5749.  doi:10.1007/s11661-016-3373-2
  • Hu X, X Sun, and SF Golovashchenko. 2016. "An Integrated Finite Element-based Simulation Framework: From Hole Piercing to Hole Expansion." Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 109:1-13.  doi:10.1016/j.finel.2015.09.005
  • Xu W, and X Sun. 2016. "A discrete element model of armor glass fragmentation and comminution failure under compression." International Journal of Applied Glass Science 7(4):503-512.  doi:10.1111/ijag.12184
  • Xu W, and X Sun. 2016. "Numerical investigation of electromagnetic pulse welded interfaces between dissimilar metals." Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 21(7):592-599.  doi:10.1179/1362171815Y.0000000092
  • Cheng G, EI Barker, EV Stephens, KS Choi, and X Sun. 2016. "Quantifying Grain Level Stress-Strain Behavior for AM40 via Instrumented Microindentation." MRS Advances 1(12):761-722.  doi:10.1557/adv.2016.25
  • Cheng G, EI Barker, EV Stephens, KS Choi, and X Sun. 2016. "Quantifying Grain Level Stress-Strain Behavior for AM40 via Instrumented Microindentation." MRS Advances 1(12):761-772.  doi:10.1557/adv.2016.25
  • Cheng G, F Zhang, A Ruimi, DP Field, and X Sun. 2016. "Quantifying the effects of tempering on individual phase properties of DP980 steel with nanoindentation." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 667:240-249.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2016.05.011
  • Cheng G, KS Choi, X Hu, and X Sun. 2016. "Determining Individual Phase Properties in a Multi-phase Q&P Steel using Multi-scale Indentation Tests." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 652:384-395.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2015.11.072
  • Choi KS, EI Barker, G Cheng, X Sun, J Forsmark, and M Li. 2016. "Predicting Stress vs. Strain Behaviors of Thin-Walled High Pressure Die Cast Magnesium Alloy with Actual Pore Distribution." SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing 9(2):361-367.  doi:10.4271/2016-01-0290
  • Lai C, Z Xu, W Pan, X Sun, C Storlie, P Marcy, J Dietiker, T Li, and J Spenik. 2016. "Hierarchical Calibration and Validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics Models for Solid Sorbent-based Carbon Capture." Powder Technology 288:388-406.  doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2015.11.021
  • Li J, Q Yu, Z Zhang, W Xu, and X Sun. 2016. "FORMATION MECHANISM FOR THE NANOSCALE AMORPHOUS INTERFACE IN PULSE-WELDED AL/FE BIMETALLIC SYSTEM." Applied Physics Letters 108(20):Article No. 201606.  doi:10.1063/1.4947465
  • Singh RK, J Galvin, and X Sun. 2016. "Three-Dimensional Simulation of Rivulet and Film Flows over a Inclined Plate: Effects of Solvent Properties and Contact Angle." Chemical Engineering Science 142:244-257.  doi:10.1016/j.ces.2015.11.029

2015

  • Xu W, C Lai, and X Sun. 2015. "Identify Structural Flaw Location and Type with an Inverse Algorithm of Resonance Inspection." Journal of Vibration and Control 21(13):2685-2696.  doi:10.1177/1077546313516823
  • Choi KS, Z Zhu, X Sun, E De Moor, MD Taylor, J Speer, and DK Matlock. 2015. "Determination of carbon distributions in quenched and partitioned microstructures using nanoscale secondary ion mass spectroscopy." Scripta Materialia 104:79-82.  doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.03.027
  • Dai YY, L Ao, QQ Sun, L Yang, JL Nie, SM Peng, XG Long, XS Zhou, X Zu, L Liu, X Sun, D Terentyev, and F Gao. 2015. "Nucleation of Cr precipitates in Fe-Cr alloy under irradiation." Computational Materials Science 101:293-300.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.01.015
  • Li T, S Benyahia, J Dietiker, J Musser, and X Sun. 2015. "A 2.5D Computational Method to Simulate Cylindrical Fluidized Beds." Chemical Engineering Science 123:236-246.  doi:10.1016/j.ces.2014.11.022
  • Miller D, X Sun, C Storlie, and D Bhattacharyya. 2015. "Using Advanced Modeling to Accelerate the Scale-Up of Carbon Capture Technologies." Power Engineering 119(6):30-34. 
  • Savic V, LG Hector, H Ezzat, AK Sachdev, J Quinn, R Krupitzer, and X Sun. 2015. "Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) for Third Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel Development ." In Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress & Exhibition, April 21-23, 2015, Detroit, Michigan, pp. Paper No. 2015-01-0459.  ASE International, Warrendale, PA.  doi:10.4271/2015-01-0459
  • Shen Y, LN Qiu, X Sun, L Zuo, PK Liaw, and D Raabe. 2015. "Effects of Retained Austenite Volume Fraction, Morphology, and Carbon Content on Strength and Ductility of Nanostructured TRIP-assisted Steels." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 636:551-564.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2015.04.030
  • Shen Y, N Jia, YD Wang, X Sun, L Zuo, and D Raabe. 2015. "Suppression of Twinning and Phase Transformation in an Ultrafine Grained 2 GPa Strong Metastable Austenitic Steel: Experiment and Simulation." Acta Materialia 97:300-315.  doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.06.053
  • Wang Y, X Sun, YD Wang, and HM Zbib. 2015. "Effects of Mn content on the deformation behavior of Fe-Mn-Al-C TWIP steels - A computational study." Transactions of the ASME. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 137(2):Article No. 021001.  doi:10.1115/1.4029041

2014

  • Hu X, KS Choi, X Sun, and SF Golovashchenko. 2014. "Edge Fracture Prediction ofTraditional and Advanced Trimming Processes for AA6111-T4 Sheets." Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 136(2):Article No. 021016.  doi:10.1115/1.4026273
  • Hu X, X Sun, and SF Golovashchenko. 2014. "Predicting Tensile Stretchability of Trimmed AA6111-T4 Sheets." Computational Materials Science 85:409-419.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.01.015
  • Konomi BA, G Karagiannis, A Sarkar, X Sun, and G Lin. 2014. "Bayesian Treed Multivariate Gaussian Process with Adaptive Design: Application to a Carbon Capture Unit." Technometrics 56(2):145-158.  doi:10.1080/00401706.2013.879078
  • Li D, HM Zbib, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2014. "Predicting plastic flow and irradiation hardening of iron single crystal with mechanism-based continuum dislocation dynamics." International Journal of Plasticity 52(1):3-17.  doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.01.015
  • Li Y, SY Hu, L Zhang, and X Sun. 2014. "Non-classical nuclei and growth kinetics of Cr precipitates in FeCr alloys during ageing." Acta Materialia 22(2):Article No. 025002.  doi:10.1088/0965-0393/22/2/025002
  • Sarkar A, W Pan, DM Suh, ED Huckaby, and X Sun. 2014. "Multiphase flow simulations of a moving fluidized bed regenerator in a carbon capture unit." Powder Technology 265:35-46.  doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2014.01.031
  • Sarkar A, X Sun, and S Sundaresan. 2014. "Verification of sub-grid filtered drag models for gas-particle fluidized beds with immersed cylinder arrays." Chemical Engineering Science 114:144-154.  doi:10.1016/j.ces.2014.04.018
  • Xu W, D DeCroix, and X Sun. 2014. "Mechanistic Based DEM Simulation of Particle Attrition in a Jet Cup." Powder Technology 253:385-392.  doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2013.11.031
  • Xu W, X Sun, BJ Koeppel, and HM Zbib. 2014. "A continuum thermo-inelastic model for damage and healing in self-healing glass materials." International Journal of Plasticity 62:1-16.  doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2014.06.011
  • Barker EI, KS Choi, X Sun, E Deda, J Allison, M Li, J Forsmark, J Zindel, and L Godlewski. 2014. "Microstructure Based Modeling of ß Phase Influence on Mechanical Response of Cast AM Series Mg Alloys." Computational Materials Science 92:353-3612.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.03.010
  • Chen D, F Gao, H Deng, W Hu, and X Sun. 2014. "Migration of defect clusters and xenon-vacancy clusters in uranium dioxide ." International Journal of Modern Physics B: condensed matter physics; statistical physics; applied physics 28(18):Article No. 1450120.  doi:10.1142/s0217979214501203
  • Choi KS, X Hu, X Sun, MD Taylor, E De Moor, J Speer, and DK Matlock. 2014. "Effects of Constituent Properties on Performance Improvement of a Quenching and Partitioning Steel." In SAE 2014 World Congress, April 8-10, 2014, Detroit, Michigan, pp. Paper No. 2014-01-0812.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA.  doi:10.4271/2014-01-0812
  • Dai YY, L Ao, QQ Sun, L Yang, JL Nie, SM Peng, XG Long, XS Zhou, X Zu, L Liu, X Sun, and F Gao. 2014. "Precipitates of Cr at S3 <110> {112} GB in a-Fe." In MRS Proceedings 2013, vol. 1645, Materials Research Society, NEW YORK, NY.  doi:10.1557/opl.2014.255
  • Miller D, M Syamlal, D Mebane, C Storlie, D Bhattacharyya, NV Sahinidis, DA Agarwal, C Tong, SE Zitney, A Sarkar, X Sun, S Sundaresan, EM Ryan, DW Engel, and C Dale. 2014. "Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative: A Case Study in Multi-Scale Modeling and New Challenges." Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 5:301-323.  doi:10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-060713-040321
  • Taylor MD, KS Choi, X Sun, DK Matlock, C Packard, L Xu, and F Barlat. 2014. "Correlations between Nanoindentation Hardness and Macroscopic Mechanical Properties in DP980 Steels." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 597:431-439.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2013.12.084
  • Wang X, B Wu, F Gao, X Li, X Sun, MA Khaleel, AV Akinlalu, and L Liu. 2014. "Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thermodynamic Properties in Uranium Dioxide." Nuclear Science and Engineering 176(3):360-369. 
  • Wang Y, X Sun, YD Wang, X Hu, and HM Zbib. 2014. "A Mechanism-based Model for Deformation Twinning in Polycrystalline FCC Steel." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 607:206-218.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2014.04.010
  • Wang Y, X Sun, YD Wang, X Hu, and HM Zbib. 2014. "Modeling of TWIP Steel Tensile Behavior with Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method." Advanced Materials Research 926-930:162-165.  doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.926-930
  • Zhao X, Y Shen, L Qiu, Y Liu, X Sun, and L Zuo. 2014. "Effects of Intercritical Annealing Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Fe-7.9Mn-0.14Si-0.05Al-0.07C Steel." Materials 7(12):7891-7906.  doi:10.3390/ma7127891

2013

  • Lai C, and X Sun. 2013. "Predicting Flaw-Induced Resonance Spectrum Shift with Theoretical Perturbation Analysis." Journal of Sound and Vibration 332(22):5953-5964.  doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2013.05.024
  • Li D, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2013. "Comparison of Different Upscaling Methods for Predicting Thermal Conductivity of Complex Heterogeneous Materials System: Application on Nuclear Waste Forms." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 44(1 Supplement):61-69.  doi:10.1007/s11661-012-1269-3
  • Li Y, SY Hu, and X Sun. 2013. Report on the Implementation of Homogeneous Nucleation Scheme in MARMOT-based Phase Field Simulation. PNNL-22829; M2MS-13PN0602054, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Li Y, SY Hu, RO Montgomery, F Gao, and X Sun. 2013. "Phase-field simulations of intragranular fission gas bubble evolution in UO2 under post-irradiation thermal annealing." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 303:62-67.  doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2012.11.028
  • Sarkar A, X Sun, and S Sundaresan. 2013. "Sub-grid drag models for horizontal cylinder arrays immersed in gas-particle multiphase flows." Chemical Engineering Science 104:399-412.  doi:10.1016/j.ces.2013.08.050
  • Xu W, X Sun, D Li, S Ryu, and MA Khaleel. 2013. "Mechanism-based Representative Volume Elements (RVEs) for Predicting Property Degradations in Multiphase Materials." Computational Materials Science 68:152-159.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.10.026
  • Askari HA, HM Zbib, and X Sun. 2013. "Multiscale Modeling of Inclusions and Precipitation Hardening in Metal Matrix Composites: Application to Advanced High-Strength Steels." Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics 3(2):24-33.  doi:10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000052
  • Barker EI, D Li, HM Zbib, and X Sun. 2013. Gradient Plasticity Model and its Implementation into MARMOT. PNNL-22702, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Choi KS, D Li, X Sun, M Li, and J Allison. 2013. "Effects of Pore Distributions on Ductility of Thin-Walled High Pressure Die-Cast Magnesium." In SAE 2013 World Congress and Exhibition, April 16-18, 2013, Detroit, Michigan. SAE Technical Paper, pp. Paper No. 2013-01-0644.  SAE Technical Papers, Warrendale, PA.  doi:10.4271/2013-01-0644
  • Ryan EM, D DeCroix, RW Breault, W Xu, ED Huckaby, K Saha, S Darteville, and X Sun. 2013. "Multi-Phase CFD Modeling of Solid Sorbent Carbon Capture System." Powder Technology 242:117-134.  doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2013.01.009
  • Ryu S, G Lin, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and D Li. 2013. "Adaptive multiple super fast simulated annealing for stochastic microstructure reconstruction." International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Multiscale Mechanics 2(4):287-297.  doi:10.1504/IJTAMM.2013.062161
  • Shen Y, CH Qiu, L Wang, X Sun, L Zuo, and X Zhao. 2013. "Effects of Cold Rolling on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Fe-30Mn-3Si-4Al-0.093C TWIP Steel ." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 561:329-337.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2012.10.020
  • Shen Y, Y liu, X Sun, YD Wang, L Zuo, and RDK Misra. 2013. "Improved ductility of a transformation-induced-plasticity steel by nanoscale austenite lamellae." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 583:1-10.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2013.06.062
  • Shen Y, YD Wang, X Liu, X Sun, R Lin Peng, SY Zhang, L Zuo, and PK Liaw. 2013. "Deformation Mechanisms of a 20Mn TWIP steel Investigated by In situ Neutron Diffraction and TEM." Acta Materialia 61(16):6093-6106.  doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.06.051
  • Suh DM, and X Sun. 2013. "Particle-scale CO2 adsorption kinetics modeling considering three reaction mechanisms." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 17:388-396.  doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.05.029
  • Sun X, KS Choi, and D Li. 2013. "Predicting the Influence of Pore Characteristics on Ductility of Thin-Walled High Pressure Die Casting Magnesium." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 572:45-55.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2013.02.026

2012

  • Li D, MA Tschopp, MA Khaleel, and X Sun. 2012. "Comparison of Reconstructed Spatial Microstructure Images Using Different Statistical Descriptors." Computational Materials Science 51(1):437-444.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.07.056
  • Li D, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "Materials design of all-cellulose composite using microstructure based finite element analysis." Transactions of the ASME. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 134(1):Article No. 010911.  doi:10.1115/1.4005417
  • Li D, Y Li, SY Hu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "Predicting Thermal Conductivity Evolution of Polycrystalline Materials Under Irradiation Using Multiscale Approach." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 43(3):1060-1069.  doi:10.1007/s11661-011-0936-0
  • Li Y, SY Hu, CH Henager, Jr, H Deng, F Gao, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "Computer Simulations of Interstitial Loop Growth Kinetics in irradiated bcc Fe." Journal of Nuclear Materials 427(1-3):259-267.  doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.05.004
  • Li Y, SY Hu, R Montgomery, F Gao, X Sun, M Tonks, B Biner, P Millet, V Tikare, B Radhakrishnan, and D Andersson . 2012. Mesoscale Benchmark Demonstration Problem 1: Mesoscale Simulations of Intra-granular Fission Gas Bubbles in UO2 under Post-irradiation Thermal Annealing. PNNL-21295, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Li Y, SY Hu, RO Montgomery, F Gao, and X Sun. 2012. Enhanced Generic Phase-field Model of Irradiation Materials: Fission Gas Bubble Growth Kinetics in Polycrystalline UO2. PNNL-21417, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, WW Chen, and DW Templeton. 2012. "Modeling and Characterization of Dynamic Failure of Soda-lime Glass Under High Speed Impact." International Journal of Damage Mechanics 21(4):577-598.  doi:10.1177/1056789511411430
  • Sarkar A, X Sun, and S Sundaresan. 2012. "A Sub-grid Model for an Array of Immersed Cylinders in Coarse-grid Multiphase Flow Simulations of a Carbon Capture Device." In American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2012 Annual Meeting: Cleaner Energy, Stronger Economy, Better Living, October 28-November 2, 2013, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, p. Paper No. 572c.  American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York. 
  • Xu W, EV Stephens, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and HM Zbib. 2012. "Development of a Mechanistic-Based Healing Model for Self-Healing Glass Seals." In 13th Annual Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Workshop, July 24-27, 2012, Pittsburgh, PA.  National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA. 
  • Xu W, X Sun, EV Stephens, I Mastorakos, MA Khaleel, and HM Zbib. 2012. "A Mechanistic-Based Healing Model for Self-Healing Glass Seals Used in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells." Journal of Power Sources 218:445-454.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.07.018
  • Xu Z, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "A Generalized Kinetic Model for Heterogeneous Gas-Solid Reactions." Journal of Chemical Physics 137(7):Article No. 074702.  doi:10.1063/1.4740242
  • Biner B, M Tonks, PC Millett, Y Li, SY Hu, F Gao, X Sun, E Martinez, and D Anderson. 2012. PROGRESS ON GENERIC PHASE-FIELD METHOD DEVELOPMENT. PNNL-21811, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Choi KS, A Soulami, D Li, X Sun, MA Khaleel, L Xu, and F Barlat. 2012. "Relationship between Material Properties and Local Formability of DP980 Steels." In SAE 2012 World Congress & & Exhibition, April 24, 2012, Detroit, Michigan, pp. SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-0042.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA.  doi:10.4271/2012-01-0042
  • Gao F, HY Xiao, Y Zhou, R Devanathan, SY Hu, Y Li, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "Ab Initio Study of Defect Properties in YPO4." Computational Materials Science 54:170-175.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.10.005
  • Hu SY, CH Henager, Jr, Y Li, F Gao, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "Evolution kinetics of interstitial loops in irradiated materials: a phase-field model." Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 20(1):Article No. 015011.  doi:10.1088/0965-0393/20/1/015011
  • Khan A, M Baig, SH Choi, HS Yang, and X Sun. 2012. "Quasi-static and dynamic responses of advanced high strength steels: Experiments and modeling." International Journal of Plasticity 30-31:1-17.  doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2011.08.004
  • Lai C, W Xu, and X Sun. 2012. "Development of an Inverse Algorithm for Resonance Inspection." Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 134(5):Article No.: 051017.  doi:10.1115/1.4006649
  • Ryan EM, W Xu, D DeCroix, K Saha, ED Huckaby, S Darteville, and X Sun. 2012. "MULTI-PHASE CFD MODELING OF A SOLID SORBENT CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM." In Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting collocated with the ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2012 10th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, July 8-12, 2012, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, vol. 1, no. Parts A and B, pp. 653-661; Paper No. FEDSM2012-72298.  ASME, NEW YORK, NY.  doi:10.1115/FEDSM2012-72298
  • Ryan EM, W Xu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "A Damage Model for Degradation in the Electrodes of solid oxide fuel cells: Modeling the effects of sulfur and antimony in the anode." Journal of Power Sources 210:233-242.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.02.091
  • Shen Y, W Liu, X Sun, WY Xue, YD Wang, L Zuo, and PK Liaw. 2012. "Plastic Deformation in an Amorphous Ni-P Coating." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 43(5):1610-1620.  doi:10.1007/s11661-011-0989-0
  • Shen Y, X Li, X Sun, YD Wang, and L Zuo. 2012. "Twinning and martensite in a 304 austenitic stainless steel." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 552:514-522.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2012.05.080
  • Sun X, A Soulami, KS Choi, O Guzman, and WW Chen. 2012. "Effects of Sample Geometry and Loading Rate onTensile Ductility of TRIP800 Steel." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 541:1-7.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2011.12.115
  • Tschopp MA, KN Solanki, F Gao, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and M Horstemeyer. 2012. "Probing grain boundary sink strength at the nanoscale: Energetics and length scales of vacancy and interstitial absorption by grain boundaries in a-Fe." Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 85(6):Article No. 064108.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.064108
  • Tschopp MA, KN Solanki, MI Baskes, F Gao, X Sun, and M Horstemeyer. 2012. "Generalized framework for interatomic potential design: Application to Fe�He system." Journal of Nuclear Materials 425(1-3):22�32.  doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.08.003
  • Tschopp MA, M Horstemeyer, F Gao, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. "Influence of grain boundary character on point defect formation energies in BCC Fe." In Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference and Exhibition, Houston, October 17-21, 2010, Texas, vol. 2, pp. 989-999.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., HOBOKEN, NJ. 
  • Xu L, F Barlat, MG Lee, KS Choi, and X Sun. 2012. "Hole expansion of dual phase steels." In International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials VI (HPSM 2012), WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, June 19-21, 2012, New Forest, United Kingdom, vol. 124, ed. WP De Wilde, CA Brebbia and S Hernandez, pp. 75-83.  WIT Press, Southampton, United Kingdom. 
  • Zbib HM, D Li, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2012. Large Scale DD Simulation Results for Crystal Plasticity Parameters in Fe-Cr And Fe-Ni Systems. PNNL-21334; FCRD-NEAMS-2012-000111, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Zhou Y, Z Wang, JL Nie, P Yang, X Sun, MA Khaleel, X Zu, and F Gao. 2012. "Vacancies in fully hydrogenated boron nitride layer: implications for functional nanodevices." Physica Status Solidi. Rapid Research Letters 6(3):105-107.  doi:10.1002/pssr.201105513
  • Zhou Y, Z Wang, P Yang, X Sun, X Zu, and F Gao. 2012. "Hydrogenated Graphene Nanoflakes: Semiconductor to Half-Metal Transition and Remarkable Large Magnetism." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116(9):5531�5537.  doi:10.1021/jp300164b
  • Zhou Y, Z Wang, P Yang, X Zu, L Yang, X Sun, and F Gao. 2012. "Tensile Strain Switched Ferromagnetism in Layered NbS2 and NbSe2 ." ACS Nano 6(11):9727-9736.  doi:10.1021/nn303198w

2011

  • Lai C, BJ Koeppel, KS Choi, KP Recknagle, X Sun, LA Chick, VN Korolev, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "A Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electrochemistry Modeling Tool for Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks." Journal of Power Sources 196(6):3204-3222.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.11.123
  • Lai C, X Sun, C Dasch, G Harmon, and M Jones. 2011. "Quantify Resonance Inspection with Finite Element-Based Modal Analyses." Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 133(3):Article No. 031004.  doi:10.1115/1.4002955
  • Li D, HM Zbib, H Garmestani, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. A Hierarchical Upscaling Method for Predicting Strength of Materials under Thermal, Radiation and Mechanical loading - Irradiation Strengthening Mechanisms in Stainless Steels. PNNL-20534; FCRD-MDSM-2011-000272, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Li D, HM Zbib, H Garmestani, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Modeling of Irradiation Hardening of Polycrystalline Materials." Computational Materials Science 50(8):2496-2501.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.03.033
  • Li D, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. Computational Efficient Upscaling Methodology for Predicting Thermal Conductivity of Nuclear Waste forms. PNNL-20736, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Li Y, SY Hu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. Phase-field Model for Interstitial Loop Growth Kinetics and Thermodynamic and Kinetic Models of Irradiated Fe-Cr Alloys. PNNL-20467, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Li Y, SY Hu, X Sun, F Gao, CH Henager, Jr, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Phase-field modeling of void evolution and swelling in materials under irradiation." Science China. Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 54(5):856-865.  doi:10.1007/s11433-011-4316-y
  • Liu WN, and X Sun. 2011. "Modeling and Characterization of Dynamic Failure of Glasses Under High Speed Impact." In Advances in Engineering Research, vol. 2, pp. 489-518.  Nova Science Publishers, HAUPPAUGE, NY. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Behavior of Aging, Micro-Void, and Self-Healing of Glass/Ceramic Materials and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties." Chapter 17 in Advances in Ceramics - Characterization, Raw Materials, Processing, Properties, Degradation and Healing, ed. C Sikalidis, pp. 327-350.  InTech, Rijeka, NY, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska).  doi:10.5772/22523
  • Liu WN, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Study of Geometric Stability and Structural Integrity of Self-Healing Glass Seal System Used in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells." Journal of Power Sources 196(4):1750-1761.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.10.002
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "EFFECT OF METALLIC INTERCONNECT THICKNESS ON ITS LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE IN SOFCS." In Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells VII: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, January 23-28, 2011, Daytona Beach, Florida, vol. 32, ed. NP Bansal, et al, pp. 131-138.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.  doi:10.1002/9781118095249.ch12
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Effect of Substrate Thickness on Oxide Scale Spallation for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells." Corrosion Science 53(7):2406-2412.  doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2011.03.025
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "EFFECT OF SURFACE CONDITION ON SPALLATION BEHAVIOR OF OXIDE SCALE ON SS 441 SUBSTRATE USED IN SOFC." In Ceramic Transactions: Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Nuclear Technology II - Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition, (MS&T 2010), October 17-21, 2010, Houston, Texas, vol. 227, ed. SK Sundaram, et al, pp. 81-86.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., HOBOKEN, NJ.  doi:10.1002/9781118144527.ch9
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Interfacial Shear Strength of Oxide Scale and SS 441 Substrate." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 42(5):1222-1228.  doi:10.1007/s11661-010-0537-3
  • Liu WN, X Sun, OA Marina, LR Pederson, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "EFFECT OF FUEL IMPURITY ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF Ni-YSZ ANODE OF SOFCs." In Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Nuclear Technology II: Ceramic Transactions, vol. 227, ed. SK Sundaram, T Ohji, K Fox and E Hoffmann, pp. 87-100.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ. 
  • Baniassadi M, H Garmestani, D Li, S Ahzi, MA Khaleel, and X Sun. 2011. "Three-Phase Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Microstructure Realization Using Two-Point Correlation Functions." Acta materialia 59:30-43. 
  • Choi KS, A Soulami, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Loading Path Dependence of Forming Limit Diagram of a TRIP800 Steel." SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing 4(1):75-83.  doi:10.4271/2011-01-0019
  • Devanathan R, F Gao, and X Sun. 2011. Challenges in Modeling the Degradation of Ceramic Waste Forms. PNNL-20738, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Heo TW, Y Wang, S Bhattacharya, X Sun, SY Hu, and LQ Chen . 2011. "A Phase-field Model for Deformation Twinning." Philosophical Magazine Letters 91(2):110-121. 
  • Heo TW, Y Wang, S Bhattacharya, X Sun, SY Hu, and LQ Chen. 2011. "A Phase-field Model for Deformation Twinning." Philosophical Magazine Letters 91(2):110-121.  doi:10.1080/09500839.2010.537284
  • Khaleel MA, X Sun, EV Stephens, KP Recknagle, EM Ryan, BJ Koeppel, and C Lai. 2011. "SOFC Modeling and Simulation Tools." Chapter III.G.2 in 2011 Office of Fossil Energy Fuel Cell Program Annual Report, vol. DOE/NETL-2012-1525, pp. 198-201.  Department of Energy, Washington DC, DC. 
  • Li N, YD Wang, RL Peng, X Sun, PK Liaw, GL Wu, L Wang, and HN Cai. 2011. "Localized Amorphism after High-Strain-Rate Deformation in TWIP Steel." Acta Materialia 56(16):6369-6377.  doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2011.06.048
  • Li N, YD Wang, RL Peng, X Sun, Y Ren, L Wang, and HN Cai. 2011. "Synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of texture evolution in 904L stainless steel under dynamic shock compression." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 42(1):81-88.  doi:10.1007/s11661-010-0368-2
  • Milhans J, D Li, MA Khaleel, X Sun, and H Garmestani. 2011. "Prediction of the Effective Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Heterogeneous Media using Two-point Correlation Functions." Journal of Power Sources 196(8):3846-3850.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.12.086
  • Milhans J, D Li, MA Khaleel, X Sun, M Al-Haik, A Harris, and H Garmestani. 2011. "Mechanical properties of solid oxide fuel cell glass-ceramic seal at high temperatures." Journal of Power Sources 196(13):5599-5603.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.02.033
  • Miller D, DA Agarwal, X Sun, and C Tong. 2011. "CCSI and the role of advanced computing in accelerating the commercial deployment of carbon capture systems." In SciDAC 2011 Conference, July 10 -14, 2011, Denver, Colorado.  US Department of Energy, Chattanooga, TN. 
  • Miller D, M Syamlal, J Meza, DL Brown, MM Fox, MA Khaleel, RK Cottrell, JD Kress, X Sun, S Sundaresan, NV Sahinidis, SE Zitney, DA Agarwal, C Tong, G Lin, B Letellier, DW Engel, P Calafiura, GA Richards, and JH Shinn. 2011. "Overview of the U.S. DOE’s Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative for Accelerating the Commercialization of CCS Technology." In Proceedings of the 36th International Technical Conference on Clean Coal & Fuel Systems, June 5 - 9, 2011, Clearwater, FL, pp. Paper No. LLNL-CONF-482753.  US Department of Energy, Washington DC, DC. 
  • Shen Y, CM Wang, and X Sun. 2011. "A micro-alloyed ferritic steel strengthened by nanoscale precipitates." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 528(28):8150-8156.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2011.07.065
  • Shen Y, CM Wang, and X Sun. 2011. "A Micro-Alloyed Ferritic Steel Strengthened by Nanoscale Precipitates." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 528(28):8150-8156.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2011.07.065
  • Soulami A, KS Choi, YF Shen, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "On deformation twinning in a 17.5%Mn-TWIP steel: A physically-based phenomenological model." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 528(3):1402-1408.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2010.10.031
  • Tschopp MA, M Horstemeyer, F Gao, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2011. "Energetic driving force for preferential binding of self-interstitial atoms to Fe grain boundaries over vacancies." Scripta Materialia 6(9):908-911 .  doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2011.01.031
  • Zhou Y, P Yang, X Sun, Z Wang, XT Zu, and F Gao. 2011. "First-principles study of the noble metal-doped BN layer." Journal of Applied Physics 109(8):Article No. 084308.  doi:10.1063/1.3569725
  • Zhou Y, P Yang, Z Wang, HY Xiao, XT Zu, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and F Gao. 2011. "Functionalized Graphene Nanoroads for Quantum Well Device." Applied Physics Letters 98(9):093108.  doi:10.1063/1.3560981
  • Zhou Y, P Yang, Z Wang, XT Zu, HY Xiao, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and F Gao. 2011. "Electronic and magnetic properties of substituted BN sheets: A density functional theory study ." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP 13(16):7378-7383.  doi:10.1039/C0CP02001J
  • Zhou Y, Z Wang, P Yang, X Zu, HY Xiao, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and F Gao. 2011. "Electronic and magnetic properties of C-adsorbed graphene: a first-principles study ." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP 13(37):16574-16578.  doi:10.1039/C1CP20482C

2010

  • Li D, MA Khaleel, X Sun, and H Garmestani. 2010. "Representation of correlation statistics functions in heterogeneous materials using layered fast spherical harmonics expansion ." Computational Materials Science 48(1):133-139.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2009.12.019
  • Li Y, SY Hu, X Sun, F Gao, CH Henager, Jr, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Phase-field Modeling of Void Migration and Growth Kinetics in Materials under Irradiation and Temperature Field." Journal of Nuclear Materials 407(2):119-125. 
  • Liu WN, BJ Koeppel, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "EFFECTS OF GEOMETRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS ON STRESSES OF THE SEALS IN SOFCS." In Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells VI: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 31, ed. P Singh, NP Bansal, S Mathur and T Ohji, pp. 53-62.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ. 
  • Liu WN, KS Choi, A Soulami, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Effects of Forming Induced Phase Transformation on Crushing Behavior of TRIP Steel." In SAE 2010 World Congress& Exhibition, vol. SP-2295, pp. 21-28.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA.  doi:10.4271/2010-01-0216
  • Liu WN, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Effect of Creep of Ferritic Interconnect on Long-Term Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks." Fuel Cells 10(4):703-717. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, BJ Koeppel, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Creep Behavior of Glass/Ceramic Sealant Used in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells." In Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells V: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, ed. NP Bansal, P Singh, D Singh and J Salem, pp. 203-209.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.  doi:10.1002/9780470584316.ch19
  • Liu WN, X Sun, BJ Koeppel, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Experimental Study of the Aging and Self-Healing of Glass/Ceramic Sealant Used in SOFCs." International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 7(1):22-29. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2010. Investigation of Performance of SCN-1 Pure Glass as Sealant Used in SOFC . PNNL-19407, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, LR Pederson, OA Marina, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Effect of Nickel-Phosphorus Interactions on Structural Integrity of Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells." Journal of Power Sources 195(21):7140-7145.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.06.015
  • Liu WN, X Sun, OA Marina, LR Pederson, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "EFFECT OF FUEL IMPURITY ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF Ni-YSZ ANODE OF SOFCS." In Ceramic Transactions. Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Nuclear Technology II - Materials Science and Technology 2010 Conference and Exhibition, (MS&T 2010), October 17-21, 2010, Houston, Texas, vol. 227, pp. 81-100.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., HOBOKEN, NJ. 
  • Sun X. 2010. "Joining of Lightweight Materials using Reactive Nanofoils." Chapter 11 in Failure Mechanisms of Advanced Welding Processes, ed. X Sun, pp. 289-305.  Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 
  • Sun X. 2010. "Resistance Spot Weld Failure Mode and Weld Performance for Aluminium Alloys." Chapter 2 in Failure Mechanisms of Advanced Welding Processes, ed. X Sun, pp. 24-42.  Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge , United Kingdom. 
  • Chen D, F Gao, W Hu, SY Hu, D Terentyev, X Sun, HL Heinisch, CH Henager, Jr, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Migration of Cr-Vacancy Clusters and Interstitial Cr in Alpha-Fe using the Dimer Method." Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter 81(6):Article Number: 064101.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.064101
  • Choi KS, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Predicting Ductility and Failure Modes of TRIP Steels under Different Loading Conditions." In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes (NUMIFORM 2010): AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1252, no. 2, ed. F Barlat, YH Moon and MG Lee, pp. 1265-1270.  American Institute of Physics, New York. 
  • Choi KS, A Soulami, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Effects of Retained Austenite Stability and Volume Fraction on Deformation Behaviors of TRIP Steels ." In AIST Steel Properties and Applications Conference Proceedings - Combined with MS and T'10, Materials Science and Technology, October 17-21, 2010, pp. 405-412.  Association for Iron and Steel Technology, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Choi KS, A Soulami, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Influence of Various Material Design Parameters on Deformation Behaviors of TRIP Steels." Computational Materials Science 50(2):720-730.  doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2010.10.002
  • Devanathan R, F Gao, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2010. Fundamental Science-Based Simulation of Nuclear Waste Forms. PNNL-19740, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Hu SY, Y Li, X Sun, F Gao, R Devanathan, CH Henager, Jr, and MA Khaleel. 2010. "Application of Phase-field Method in Predicting Gas Bubble Microstructure Evolution in Nuclear Fuels." International journal of materials research 10(4):515-522. 
  • Khaleel MA, X Sun, WN Liu, EV Stephens, KP Recknagle, EM Ryan, BJ Koeppel, and C Lai. 2010. "SOFC Modeling and Simulation Tools." Chapter III.G.2 in 2010 Office of Fossil Energy Fuel Cell Program Annual Report, vol. DOE/NETL-2010/1439, pp. 215-219.  Department of Energy, Washington DC. 
  • Milhans J, D Li, MA Khaleel, X Sun, and H Garmestani. 2010. "Statistical Continuum Mechanics Analysis of Effective Elastic Properties in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Glass�Ceramic Seal Material." Journal of Power Sources 195(17 SP ISS):5726-5730. 
  • Milhans J, MA Khaleel, X Sun, M Tehrani, M Al-Haik, and H Garmestani. 2010. "Creep Properties of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Glass-Ceramic Seal G18." Journal of Power Sources 195(11):3631-3635. 
  • Soulami A, KS Choi, WN Liu, X Sun, MA Khaleel, Y Ren, and YD Wang. 2010. "Predicting Fracture Toughness of TRIP 800 using Phase Properties Characterized by In-Situ High Energy X-Ray Diffraction." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 41(5):1261-1268. 
  • Sun X, C Lai, and C Dasch. 2010. "Quantify Resonance Inspection with Finite Element-Based Modal Analyses." In Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 12-18, 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, pp. Paper No. IMECE2010-39497.  ASME, New York, NY. 

2009

  • Lai C, X Sun, and DW Templeton. 2009. "ANALYSES OF VARIOUS DAMAGE MECHANISMS IN TRANSPARENT ARMOR SUBJECT TO PROJECTILE IMPACT." In Advances in Ceramic Armor V: Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites , pp. 205-212.  Wiley, New York. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, BJ Koeppel, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Creep Behavior of Glass/Ceramic Sealant and its Effect on Long-term Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells." International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 8(1):49-59.  doi:10.1111/j.1744-7402.2009.02455.x
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Life Prediction of Coated and Uncoated Metallic Interconnect for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications ." Journal of Power Sources 189(2):1044-1050.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.143
  • Liu WN, X Sun, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Quantifying the Interfacial Strength of Oxide Scale and SS 441 Substrate Used in SOFC." In Materials Science & Technology 2009 Conference and Exhibition (MT&S 2009), October 25-29, 2009, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 338-347.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., HOBOKEN, NJ. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and J Qu. 2009. "Global Failure Criteria for Positive/Electrolyte/Negative Structure of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell." Journal of Power Sources 192(2):486-493. 
  • Sun X, W Joost, and MT Smith. 2009. "Characterization of Thermo-Mechanical Behaviors of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS): Formability, Weldability and Performance Evaluations of AHSS Parts for Automotive Structures." Chapter 5. I. in FY 2009 Annual Progress Report for Lightweighting Materials, pp. 5-65 - 5-77.  US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Washington DC, NY. 
  • Choi KS, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Influence of Manufacturing Processes and Microstructures on the Performance and Manufacturability of Advanced High Strength Steels." Transactions of the ASME. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 131(4):Article Number: 041205.  doi:10.1115/1.3183778
  • Choi KS, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Influence of Martensite Mechanical Properties on Failure Mode and Ductility of Dual Phase Steels." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 40(4):796 - 809.  doi:doi:10.1007/s11661-009-9792-6
  • Choi KS, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Microstructure-Based Constitutive Modeling of TRIP Steel: Prediction of Ductility and Failure Modes under Different Loading Conditions." Acta materialia 57(8):2592-2604. 
  • Choi KS, A Soulami, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Applicability of a Micromechanics Model Based on Actual Microstructure for Failure Prediction of DP Steels." In SAE 2009 World Congress.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Choi KS, A Soulami, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Fracture Driven by Phase Inhomogeneity in Higher Grade Dual Phase Steels." In International Automotive Body Congress (IABC 2009), November 4-5, 2009, Troy, Michigan, pp. 464-469.  Global Powertrain Congress, ANN ARBOR, MI. 
  • Cong ZH, N Jia, X Sun, Y Ren, J Almer, and YD Wang. 2009. "Stress and Strain Partitioning of Ferrite and Martensite during Deformation." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 40A(6):1383-1387. 
  • Govindaraju N, WN Liu, X Sun, P Singh, and R Singh. 2009. "A modeling study on the thermomechanical behavior of glass-ceramic and self-healing glass seals at elevated temperatures." Journal of Power Sources 190(2):476-484. 
  • Jia N, ZH Cong, X Sun, S Cheng, ZH Nie, Y Ren, PK Liaw, and YD Wang. 2009. "An in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction study of micromechanical behavior of multiple phases in advanced high-strength steels." Acta materialia 57(13):3965-3977.  doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2009.05.002
  • Milhans J, S Ahzi, H Garmestani, MA Khaleel, X Sun, and BJ Koeppel. 2009. "Modeling of the Effective Elastic and Thermal Properties of Glass-Ceramic Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Seal Materials ." Materials & Design 30(5):1667-1673. 
  • Soulami A, KS Choi, WN Liu, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Characterization of the Fracture Toughness of TRIP 800 Sheet Steels Using Microstructure-Based Finite Element Analysis." In Vehicle Sensors and Actuators, 2009 .  Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit, MI. 
  • Stephens EV, JS Vetrano, BJ Koeppel, YS Chou, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Experimental characterization of glass-ceramic seal properties and their constitutive implementation in solid oxide fuel cell stack models ." Journal of Power Sources 193(2):625-631. 
  • Sun X, AM Tartakovsky, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Probabilistic Based Design Methodology for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks." Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology 6(2):Art. No. 021004. 
  • Sun X, C Lai, T Gorsich, and DW Templeton. 2009. "OPTIMIZING TRANSPARENT ARMOR DESIGN SUBJECT TO PROJECTILE IMPACT CONDITIONS." In Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings: Advances in Ceramic Armor IV - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites , vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 15-22.  American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH. 
  • Sun X, WN Liu, WW Chen, and DW Templeton. 2009. "Modeling and Characterization of Dynamic Failure of Borosilicate Glass under Compression/Shear Loading." International Journal of Impact Engineering 36(2):226-234. 
  • Sun X, KS Choi, WN Liu, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "Predicting Failure Modes and Ductility of Dual Phase Steels Using Plastic Strain Localization ." International Journal of Plasticity 25(10):1888-1909.  doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2008.12.012
  • Sun X, KS Choi, A Soulami, WN Liu, and MA Khaleel. 2009. "On Key Factors Influencing Ductile Fractures of Dual Phase (DP) Steels." Materials Science and Engineering. A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 526(1-2):140-149.  doi:10.1016/j.msea.2009.08.010

2008

  • Liu WN, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "Effect of interconnect creep on long-term performance of SOFC of one cell stacks." In Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Papers Presented at the 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 29, no. 5, ed. P Singh, B Prabhakar, T Ohiji, A Wereszczak, pp. 53-64.  Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "Investigation of Failure Mode Induced by Plasticity Localization in Dual Phase Steel by Numerical Simulation." In SAE 2008 World Congress, pp. Paper No. 2008-01-1114.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "Predicting Young’s Modulus of Glass/Ceramic Sealant for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Considering the Combined Effects of Aging, Micro-Voids and Self-Healing." Journal of Power Sources 185(2):1193-1200. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, BJ Koeppel, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "Experimental Study of Effect of Aging and Self-healing Behavior of Glass/Ceramic Sealant on Glass/Ceramic Sealant Used in SOFC." In Materials Science & Technology 2008 Conference and Exhibition: MS&T '08: October 5-9, 2008, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pp. 380-389.  Proceedings on Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) 2008, Pittsburgh, PA. 
  • Sun X, and JL Gibbs. 2008. "Agreement 16103 - Concept Feasibility of Bonding Similar and Dissimilar Powertrain Materials Using Reactive NanoFoils." In FY 2008 Propulsion Materials R&D Annual Progress Report, pp. 131-135.  US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiencey & Renewable Energy, Washington DC, DC. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "Effects of Fusion Zone Size and Failure Mode on Peak Load and Energy Absorption of Advanced High Strength Steel Spot Welds under Lap Shear Loading Conditions." Engineering Failure Analysis 15(4):356-367.  doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2007.01.018
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "STRAIN RATE AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT BEHAVIORS FOR TRANSFORMATION INDUCED PLASTICITY (TRIP) STEELS." In Mechanics & Mechanisms of Finite Plastic Deformation. 14th International Symposium on Plasticity & its Current Applications, Jan. 3-8, 2008, Kona, Hawaii, pp. 247-249.  NEAT Press, Clarksville, MD. 
  • Choi KS, WN Liu, X Sun, MA Khaleel, Y Ren, and YD Wang. 2008. "Advanced micromechanical model for transformation-induced plasticity steels with application of in-situ high energy x-ray diffraction method." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 39A(13):3089-3096. 
  • Dong L, A Makradi, S Ahzi, Y Remond, and X Sun. 2008. "Simulation of the Densification of Semicrystalline Polymer Powders during the Selective Laser Sintering Process: Application to Nylon-12,." Polymer Science. Series A 50(6):704-709.  doi:10.1134/S0965545X0806014X
  • Khaleel MA, X Sun, and KL Simmons. 2008. "Fabrication and Optimization of Properties of Polymer Laminated Nanoreinforced Automobile Glasses: Experiments and Modeling." Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer chemistry 50(5):568-572. 
  • Koeppel BJ, JS Vetrano, BN Nguyen, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "MECHANICAL PROPERTY CHARACTERIZATIONS AND PERFORMANCE MODELING OF SOFC SEALS." In Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells II: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 325-335.  Wiley Interscience, New York, NY.  doi:10.1002/9780470291337.ch32
  • Sun X, WN Liu, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2008. "Determination of Interfacial Adhesion Strength between Oxide Scale and Substrate for Metallic SOFC Interconnects ." Journal of Power Sources 176(1):167-174.  doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.10.027
  • Sun X, WN Liu, KS Choi, MA Khaleel, Y Ren, N Jia, and YD Wang. 2008. "Modeling of Failure Modes Induced by Plastic Strain Localization in Dual Phase Steels." In Proceedings of the International Conference and Exhibition on Analysis & Testing of Materials, November 4-7, 2008, Beijing, China: Metallurgical Analysis, vol. 28, no. Suppl. 2, pp. 1419-1432.  International Conference and Exhibition on Analysis & Testing of Materials, Beijing, China. 

2007

  • Liu WN, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and FG Shi. 2007. "Welding Induced Alignment Distortion in Dual-in-Line LD Packages." In International symposium on microelectronics: IMAPS 2007, pp. 116-122.  IMAPS, Washington DC. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and J Qu. 2007. "FRACTURE FAILURE CRITERIA OF SOFC PEN STRUCTURE." In Advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells III; 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites; Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 28, no. 4, ed. NP Bansal; JA Salem, D Zhu, pp. 389-402.  Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken, NJ. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, MA Khaleel, and J Qu. 2007. "Global Failure Criteria for SOFC Positive/Electrolyte/Negative (PEN) Structure." In Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress and Exhibition, pp. 2007-01-0997.  SAE International, Warrendale, MA. 
  • Liu WN, X Sun, R Ruokolainen, and X Gayden. 2007. "Investigation of Forming Performance of Laminated Steel Sheets Using Finite Element Analyses." In NUMIFORM '07; Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 908, pp. 895-900.  American Institute of Physics, Melville, PA.  doi:10.1063/1.2740924
  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Dynamic Strength Evaluations for Self-Piercing Rivets and Resistance Spot Welds Joining Similar and Dissimilar Metals." International Journal of Impact Engineering 34(10):1668-1682.  doi:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2006.09.092
  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "LIMIT ANALYSES FOR SURFACE CRACK INSTANTANEOUS PROPAGATION ANGLES IN ELASTIC HERTZIAN FIELD." In The 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, vol. 28, no. 5, ed. L Prokurat Franks, JA Salem, D Zhu, pp. 93-102.  Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Effects of Fusion Zone Size and Failure Mode on Peak Load and Energy Absorption of Advanced High Strength Steel Spot Welds." Welding Journal 86(1):18s-25s. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Effects of Fusion Zone Size on Failure Modes and Performance of Advanced High Strength Steel Spot Welds (2006-01-0531)." SAE Transactions. Journal of Materials & Manufacturing 115(Part 5):509-516. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Effects of Manufacturing Processes and In-Service Temperature Variations on the Properties of TRIP Steels." In Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress and Exhibition, pp. 2007-01-0793.  Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Fatigue Behaviors of Self-Piercing Rivets Joining Similar and Dissimilar Sheet Metals ." International Journal of Fatigue: materials, structures, components 29:370-386. 
  • Lu N, Q Li, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Dynamic Modeling in Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells Controller Design." In 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting.  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, NJ.  doi:10.1109/PES.2007.385638
  • Nie X, WW Chen, X Sun, and DW Templeton. 2007. "Dynamic Failure of Borosilicate glass under Compression/Shear Loading Experiments." Journal of the American Ceramic Society 90(8):2556-2562.  doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01819.x
  • Recknagle KP, BJ Koeppel, X Sun, MA Khaleel, ST Yokuda, and P Singh. 2007. "Analysis of Percent On-Cell Reformation of Methane in SOFC Stacks and the Effects on Thermal, Electrical, and Mechanical Performance." ECS Transactions 5(1):473-480. 
  • Sun X, WN Liu, JS Vetrano, Z Yang, KP Recknagle, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Effects of Oxide Thickness on Scale and Interface Stresses under Isothermal Cooling and Micro-Indentation for Ferritic Stainless Steel Interconnect." In 30th Fuel Cell Seminar: ECS Transactions, vol. 5, no. 1, ed. MC Williams; K Krist, pp. 357-368.  Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ. 
  • Sun X, WN Liu, JS Vetrano, ZG Yang, KP Recknagle, and MA Khaleel. 2007. "Effects of Oxide Thickness on Scale and Interface Stresses under Isothermal Cooling and Micro-Indentation for Ferritic Stainless Steel Interconnect ." ECS Transactions 5(1):357-368. 

2006

  • Liu WN, X Sun, and FG Shi. 2006. "Optimal Design of Optical Fiber-Holding Microclips in Silicon V-Grooves." In International Microsystems, Packaging, Assembly Conference Taiwan, IMPACT 2006. , pp. 1-4.  IEEE , Piscataway, NJ.  doi:10.1109/IMPACT.2006.312189
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and MA Khaleel. 2006. "Effects of Fusion Zone Size on Failure Modes and Performance of Advanced High Strength Steel Spot Welds." In SAE World Congress & Exhibition 2006, pp. Art. No.: 2006-01-0531.  Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, RW Davies, MA Khaleel, and DJ Spinella. 2006. "Effects of Failure Modes on Strength of Aluminum Resistance Spot Welds." SAE Transactions. Journal of Materials & Manufacturing V114-5:493-502. 
  • Tartakovsky AM, GJ Grant, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2006. "MODELING OF FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW) PROCESS USING SMOOTH PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS (SPH)." In SAE World Congress & Exhibition, April 3-6, 2006, Detroit, Michigan, pp. Paper No. 2006-01-1394.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA.  doi:10.4271/2006-01-1394
  • Lu N, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2006. "A Modeling and Experimental Framework for Controls for Fuel Cells." In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP 2006), March 13-15, 2006, Marrakech, Morocco.  SuviSoft, Tampere, Finland. 
  • Lu N, Q Li, X Sun, and MA Khaleel. 2006. "The Modeling of a Standalone Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Auxiliary Power Unit." Journal of Power Sources 161(2):938-948. 

2005

  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2005. "Effects of Different Design Parameters on Stone-Impact Resistance of Automotive Windshields." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part D, Journal of automobile engineering 219(9):1059-1067.  doi:10.1243/095440705X34784
  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2005. "Performance Optimization of Self-Piercing Rivets through Analytical Rivet Strength Estimation." Journal of Manufacturing Processes 7(1):83-93. 
  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2005. "Strength Estimation of Self-Piercing Rivets using Lower Bound Limit Load Analysis ." Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 10(5):624-635. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, RW Davies, MA Khaleel, and DJ Spinella. 2005. "Effects of Failure Modes on Strength of Aluminum Resistance Spot Welds." In Welding. SAE 2005 World Congress, April 11-14, 2005, Cobo Center, Detroit, MI, USA. Advances in Welding and Friction Stir Welding for Automotive Applications, pp. 47-56.  SAE International, Warrendale, PA. 
  • Sun X, KL Simmons, and MA Khaleel. 2005. Characterization of Sound Transmission Loss of Laminated Glass with Analytical and Experimental Approaches. PNNL-15517, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Sun X, MA Khaleel, and RW Davies. 2005. "Modeling of Stone-impact Resistance of Monolithic Glass Ply Using Continuum Damage Mechanics." International Journal of Damage Mechanics 14(2):165-178. 

2004

  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2004. "Modeling of glass fracture damage using continuum damage mechanics - Static spherical indentation ." International Journal of Damage Mechanics 13(3):263-285. 
  • Sun X, and MA Khaleel. 2004. "Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloy to Steel with Transition Material - Part II: Finite Element Analyses of Nugget Growth." Welding Journal 83(7):197S-202S. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, and DR Herling. 2004. "Static and Fatigue Strength Evaluations for Bolted Composite/Steel Joints for Heavy Vehicle Chassis Components." In 4th Annual SPE Automotive Composites Conference, Commercial Transport Session, Paper No. 3, pp. 1-14.  Society of Plastics Engineers, Brookfield, CT. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, MA Khaleel, H Shao, and M Kimchi. 2004. "Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloy to Steel with Transition Material - From Process to Performance - Part I: Experimental Study ." Welding Journal 83(6):188S-1195S. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, MA Khaleel, H Shao, and M Kimchi. 2004. "Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloy to Steel with Transition Material - From Process to Performance." In Sheet Metal Welding Conference XI, May 11-14, 2004, Sterling Heights, Michigan, ed. Menachem Kimchi and Wanda Newman, p. 18 pp.  American Welding Society, Sterling Heights, MI. 
  • Sun X, EV Stephens, RW Davies, MA Khaleel, and DJ Spinella. 2004. "Effects of Fusion Zone Size on Failure Modes and Static Strength of Aluminum Resistance Spot Welds." Welding Journal 83(11):308s-318s. 

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