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Associate Professor
Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
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Male, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, born in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province. Joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University at the end of 2019.
Research interests include:
(1) Multi-scale mechanical behavior mechanisms of advanced alloys: Using multi-scale mechanical characterization (including macro-mechanics and micro/nano-mechanics) as a medium, combined with dislocation dynamics and molecular dynamics simulations, to reveal the mechanical contributions and underlying mechanisms of alloy interfaces, precipitates, and heterogeneous structures at the micro/nano scale, thereby providing theoretical support for strength-ductility optimization of metallic materials through structural tailoring.
(2) Design and advanced manufacturing of metallic materials: Design, manufacturing (including traditional casting and thermomechanical processing, laser/arc-based additive manufacturing), and strengthening-toughening research of advanced alloys (including high-entropy alloys, amorphous alloys and their composites) for extreme service conditions.
Publications: Published over 80 SCI papers, including multiple papers as first author or corresponding author in top journals such as Nature Communications, Acta Materialia, Advanced Materials, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, International Journal of Plasticity.
Research grants and academic service: Currently leads General/Youth/Key Program sub-projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and industry-funded collaborative projects. Also participates in National Key Research and Development Programs. Serves as a reviewer for several SCI journals, including Materials Today, Nature Communications, International Journal of Plasticity, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, and Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China.
Group information: The research group maintains reasonable and timely work progress with regular progress reports. We fully support students in scientific research; many group members have received First-Class Graduate Scholarships or industry-sponsored scholarships. We organize occasional group dinners and social activities, and provide additional stipends for project work. We welcome motivated young researchers to join our group (enrolling at least 2 graduate students per year, mainly focusing on 3D printing of special aluminum alloys, high-entropy alloys, high-strength steels, nickel-based superalloys, and low-carbon elastocaloric cooling metals). Ph.D. positions are available through the broader research team. Master's students with outstanding performance and interest in further studies can transfer to the Ph.D. program during their master's study or apply for Ph.D. admission after graduation.
Email: gankefu@csu.edu.cn
Address: Room 403, Mital Metal Industrial Research Institute, Central South University Main Campus, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410083, China
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5680-2094
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kefu-Gan-2
Selected Publications:
Y.T. Wang, C.Z. Yu, K.F. Gan*, T.C. Yuan, R.D. Li*, Intrinsic attraction driving the high temperature performance of additively manufactured aluminum alloys. Nature Communications, 2026.
P.D. Niu, R.D. Li*, K.F. Gan*, Z.Q. Fan, T.C. Yuan, C.J. Han*, Manipulating stacking fault energy to achieve crack inhibition and superior strength-ductility synergy in an additively manufactured high-entropy alloy.Advanced Materials, 2024, 36: 2310160.
K.F. Gan and A. H. W. Ngan, The unusual size effect of eutectic Sn/Pb alloys in the micro regime: Experiments and modeling. Acta Materialia, 2018, 151: 282-292.
K.F. Gan, D.S. Yan, S.Y. Zhu, Z.M. Li, Interstitial effects on the incipient plasticity and dislocation behavior of a metastable high-entropy alloy: nanoindentation experiments and statistical modeling. Acta Materialia, 2021, 206: 116633.
X.K. Wang , Q.K. Yang , W.S. Wu , W. Zhang , Y. Zhang , D.S. Yan , K.F. Gan* , B. Liu* , Z.M. Li, Excellent radiation resistance via enforced local non-directional He diffusion in a WTaCrV multicomponent alloy containing coherent ordered nanoprecipitates. Acta Materialia, 2024, 282: 120501
K.F. Gan, S.S. Jiang, A.H.W. Ngan, Y.J. Huang, H.B.C. Yin, J.F. Sun, Elucidating how correlated operation of shear transformation zones leads to shear localization and fracture in metallic glasses: tensile tests on Cu-Zr based metallic-glass microwires, molecular dynamics simulations, and modelling. International Journal of Plasticity, 2019, 119: 1-20.
K.F. Gan*, W.Y. Huang*, W. Zhang , R.D. Li*, Y. Zhang*, W.S. Wu, P.D. Niu , P.F. Wu, Local element segregation-induced cellular structures and dominant dislocation planar slip enable exceptional strength-ductility synergy in an additively-manufactured CoNiV multicomponent alloy with ageing treatment. International Journal of Plasticity, 2024, 182: 104112
C.Z. Yu, X.Z. Xia, K.F. Gan*, T. Wang, P. Dong, X.K. Liang, H.H. Wu, T.C. Yuan, R.D. Li*, Potent Interplay between L12 Nanoprecipitates and 9R Phase Enabling Strength-Ductility Synergy in a 650 MPa-Class Additively Manufactured Aluminum Alloy. International Journal of Plasticity, 2026, 197: 104595.
K.F. Gan, D.S. Yan, Y. Zhang, Z.M. Li, Origins of strengthening and toughening effects in twinned nanocrystalline alloys of low stacking fault energy with heterogeneous grain structure. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023, 176: 105305.
N. Chen, K.F. Gan*, D. Zheng, P.D. Niu, H.P. Peng*, T.C. Yuan, R.D. Li*, Achieving exceptional strength-ductility synergy in additively manufactured Hastelloy X superalloys by stabilizing cellular structures via Ta addition. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2026, 8: 025006.
Q.Q. Zeng, K.F. Gan*, F. Chen, D.Y. Wang, S.S. Zeng, Interstitial concentration effects on incipient plasticity and dislocation behaviors of facecentered cubic FeNiCr multicomponent alloys based on nanoindentation. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 2021, 112: 212-221.
X.K. Wang, K.F. Gan*, B. Liu*, Q.K. Yang, Y. Zhang, D.S. Yan, Z.M. Li, An ultrafine-grained low-activation multicomponent alloy with exceptional thermal stability and ultrahigh-temperature mechanical properties.Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 2024, 19: 116-128.