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Professor Z. Zak Fang
Associate Professor

zak.fang @ utah.edu


TEACHING INTERESTS

Physical metallurgy, powder metallurgy, advanced materials processing, mechanical properties of materials, and nano particles – an introduction to engineers.



RESEARCH INTERESTS

Powder Metallurgy Laboratory

  • Nano materials – synthesis, sintering, grain growth, and properties of nano particles.
  • Functionally designed hard and superhard materials – Cemented tungsten carbide (WC-Co) and polycrystalline diamond (PCD).
  • Hydrogen storage materials – complex metal hydrides,
  • Titanium metal alloys – Synthesis and sintering of Ti metal powder.


Current Projects

  • Synthesis and sintering of nanocrystalline WC-Co materials,
  • Sintering of nano metallic powders,
  • Discovery and synthesis of complex metal hydride materials for hydrogen storage,
  • A novel intermetallic coating and coating process,
  • Sintering of functionally graded WC-Co materials,
  • Composites of hard and superhard materials with designer micro- and meso-structure,
  • Study of the mechanical behavior of cermet and functionally graded cermet composite materials using Hertzian indentation techniques.

Flotation

Flotation

Froth is generated on the top of a flotation cell during the processing of ore containing platinum- and palladium-bearing minerals. Flotation concentrates hydrophobic particles from hydrophilic ones.




Department of Metallurgical Engineering
135 South 1460 East, Room 412 • Salt Lake City UT 84112-0114
Phone: (801) 581-6386 • Fax: (801) 581-4937
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