Luo Chao

time:2026-01-25

Name: Luo Chao Title:Assistant Researcher

Email: luochao@ncu.edu.cn      

Main Courses: Die Casting Process and Mold Design

Personal Website:https://jdgcxy.ncu.edu.cn/szdw/jshiml/xjzzxyclcxjkzx/362add5a2e5c4c75b6e25b15975c579c.htm

Research Directions

Research on advanced alloy preparation, precision forming, and corrosion protection.

Education Background

Sep 2017 – Jun 2022, Nanchang University, Microscale Science and Technology, Ph.D.

Work Experience

Jul 2004 – Present, Nanchang University, Assistant Researcher

Dec 2019 – Dec 2020, Université Paris-Saclay, Visiting Scholar

Academic Appointments

Serves as a director of the Forging and Pressing Branch of the Jiangxi Provincial Society of Mechanical Engineering and a member of the Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Crystalline Materials.

Major Achievements

Presided over more than 10 projects, including Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation grants and industry-academia-research collaborations. Published more than 10 papers in prestigious domestic and international academic journals such as Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Corrosion Science, Materials Science & Engineering A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, and Applied Surface Science. Holds 8 authorized national invention patents.

Representative Papers

(1) Junping Shen#, Tao Lai#, Zheng Yin, Kun Wang, Hong Yan, Honggun Song, Ruiliang Liu, Chao Luo*, Zhi Hu*. In-situ AFM and quasi-in-situ studies for localized corrosion of Mg-9Al-1Fe-(Gd) alloys under 3.5 wt. % NaCl environment, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2024, 12: 1170-1185.

(2) Zhi Hu, Zheng Yin, Zhou Yin, Kun Wang, Qidong Liu, Pengfei Sun, Hong Yan, Honggun song, Chao Luo*, Hongyu Guan, Luc Chassagne. Corrosion behavior characterization of as extruded Mg-8Li-3Al alloy with minor alloying elements (Gd, Sn and Cu) by scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy. Corrosion Science, 2020, 176: 108923.  

(3) Zhi Hu, Zheng Yin, Zhou Yin, Binbing Tang, Xiao Huang, Hong Yan, Honggun Song, Chao Luo*, Xiaohui Chen*. Influence of Sm addition on microstructural and mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg-9Li-5Al alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020, 842: 155836.

(4) Chenfang Liao, Yang Chen, Chao Luo*, Bo Guan, Qiang Hu*, Zhi Hu*. In situ observation and SKPFM analysis to study the adsorption behavior and corrosion inhibition mechanism of 2-aminobenzimidazole inhibitor on Cu-5 wt. % Fe alloys. Applied Surface Science, 2025, 687:162232.

(5) Zhixiang Zheng, Quanzhi Feng, Chao Luo*, Yang Chen*, Yuanyuan Chen, Hong Yan, Honggun Song, Qiang Hu, Bo Guan, Yong Liu, Zhi Hu. Exploration of corrosion kinetics and inhibition mechanism of H59 brass in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution with sodium benzoate inhibitor: In situ electrochemistry and work function analysis. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2025, 726: 137868.

Selected Patents

(1) Luo Chao, Lu Haojun, Hu Zhi, Ling Lishibao, Song Honggun, Chen Yang, Xia Guomin. A low-cost ultra-corrosion-resistant rare earth magnesium alloy and its preparation method [P]. Application No.: 202510549228.4.

(2) Song Honggun, Mei Hanqing, Zhang Hao, Luo Chao, Hu Zhi. A corrosion-resistant surface treatment method for WE43 magnesium alloy [P]. Application No.: 202410086372.4.

(3) Hu Zhi, Chen Yang, Feng Kaixuan, Yan Hong, Luo Chao, Song Honggun. An in-situ electrochemical observation device for micro-area corrosion under the action of fluorescent corrosion inhibitors [P]. Patent No.: ZL 202320428578.1, Authorization Date: 2023.06.19.

(4) Hu Zhi, He Renhua, Yan Hong, Luo Chao. A composite modifier for hypereutectic aluminum-silicon-copper alloys and its preparation method [P]. Patent No.: ZL 201910766574.2, Authorization Date: 2021.03.26.

(5) Hu Zhi, He Renhua, Xie Xiewei, Luo Chao, Yan Hong. A composite modifier for recycled ADC12 aluminum alloy and its preparation method [P]. Patent No.: ZL 201910766589.9, Authorization Date: 2021.03.26.