近年来，先后承担国家级、省部级重大重点项目等20余项，在J. Mater. Sci. Technol., Int. J. Fatigue, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, Mater. Charact.等期刊发表高水平论文70余篇，授权专利10余件；主编“十四五规划”教材1部，参编行业标准1部，牵头获得中国有色金属工业科学技术奖一等奖、陕西省科技进步奖二等奖、陕西高等学校科学技术奖和冶金青年科技奖等多项奖励。同时是科技部“Zr-2.5Nb合金疲劳行为研究”高端人才引智计划团队项目负责人，陕西省“区域关键有色金属先进制备与表面技术”科技创新团队负责人，陕西省有色金属增值冶金与加工国际合作基地负责人和陕西省秦创原重水堆压力管国产化“科学家+工程师”首席科学家，培养硕士生50余人、博士生9人。

代表性项目（10）

1、陕西省国际科技合作计划项目-重点项目，新型Zr-Sn-Nb合金塑性变形机制及织构差异化调控研究，2024.01-2026.12，主持

2、国家自然科学基金面上项目，重水堆压力管用Zr-2.5Nb合金的腐蚀疲劳行为及寿命预测模型，2023.01-2026.12，主持

3、陕西省创新人才推进计划-科技创新团队项目，区域关键有色金属先进制备与表面技术创新团队，2023.01-2025.12，主持

4、陕西省重点产业创新链（群）-工业领域项目，2023-ZDLGY-20，高可靠性锆合金反应釜加工与成形制造技术，2023.01-2025.12，80万，参与

5、科技部高端引智计划团队项目，Zr-2.5Nb合金疲劳行为研究，2022.01-2023.12，主持

6、陕西省秦创原队伍建设项目，重水堆压力管国产化“科学家+工程师”队伍，2022.01-2024.12，首席科学家

7、陕西省重点产业创新链（群）-工业领域项目，大规格钛基复合材料爆炸复合、焊接与表面强化技术研发，2019.01-2021.12，主持

8、国家自然科学基金面上项目，表面纳米化对纯锆疲劳短裂纹细观过程影响机理研究，2017.01-2020.12，主持

9、陕西省科技统筹项目，压力容器焊接接头性能优化工艺开发，2015.01-2017.12，主持

10、国家自然科学基金面上项目，表面完整性对表面纳米化TC4疲劳性能的影响机理研究，2013.01-2016.12，主持

代表性论文（20篇）：

[1] Guodong Song, Conghui Zhang*, Yunchang Xin*, Xinde Huang, Peidong Wu, Jun Zhou, Xuan Zhou.The mechanism for the self-accommodation microstructure of α variants during phase transformation of the Zr–2.5Nb alloy[J]. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2025, 224, 92-104.

[2] Shuaiyang Liu, Jinyu Zhang*, Hui Wang*, Conghui Zhang*, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A novel strategy for developing fine-grained FeCrAl alloys with high strength and ductility[J]. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2025, 226, 258-269.

[3] Kangkai Song, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Tongguang Zhai, Xiangkang Zeng, Xuan Zhou, Jin Tian. Low cycle fatigue properties and life prediction based on plastic work of back stress in a Zr-2.5Nb alloy[J]. International Journal of Fatigue, 2025, 193, 108748.

[4] Xiangkang Zeng, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Mingliang Zhu*, Tongguang Zhai, Chi Ma, Tingchuang Shu, KangKai Song. Strain transfer behavior and crystallographic mechanism of crack initiation during cyclic deformation in zirconium[J]. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2023, 162: 234-246.

[5] Conghui Zhang*, Xiangkang Zeng, Jiapeng Cheng, Yaomian Wang. Fatigue life improvement and grain growth of gradient nanostructured industrial zirconium during high cycle fatigue[J]. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2021, 87: 101-107.

[6] Jiao Pu, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Xiangkang Zeng, Guodong Song, Shangan Wang, Zhuohang Xie. Mechanisms for dynamic recrystallization in a β-quenched Zr-1Nb-1Sn-0.1Fe alloy during hot compression[J]. Materials Characterization, 2024, 212: 113932.

[7] Jin Zhang, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Tingchuan Shu, Zhimin Hou, Shangan Wang, Xiaomei He. Quantitative characterization of Zr60700 alloy plate rolling in different directions based on electron back-scatter diffraction[J]. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2024, 30:6321-6331.

[8] Kangkai Song, Conghui Zhang*, Xunliang Zhang, Guodong Song, Wenguang Zhu, Tongguang Zhai, Xuan Zhou. Investigation on microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanism in Zr-2.5Nb alloy with multi-scale lamellar structure[J]. Journal of  Nuclear Materials, 2024, 595: 155041.

[9] Yongchao Zha, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Xiaomei He, Xiangkang Zeng, Nannan Li, Congbin Song. Experimental and numerical investigations on the microstructural features and mechanical properties of explosively welded aluminum/titanium/steel trimetallic plate[J]. Materials Characterization, 2024, 209: 113669.

[10] Guodong Song, Conghui Zhang*, Yunchang Xin*, Nobuhiro Tsuji, Xinde Huang, Bo Guan, Xiaomei He. Understanding the Mechanism for the In Plane Yielding Anisotropy of a Hot Rolled Zirconium Plate[J], Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2024, 37: 1066-1076.

[11] Xiangkang Zeng, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Mingliang Zhu, Tongguang Zhai*, Xiaomei He, KangKai Song, Zhuohang Xie. Micro-scale mechanism for cyclic deformation behavior in zirconium under low-cycle-fatigue loading[J]. International Journal of Fatigue, 2024, 179: 108065.

[12]  Wenguang Zhu, Chi Ma, Conghui Zhang*, Kun Hu, Xiangkang Zeng. Fatigue crack propagation behavior in Ti−6Al−4V alloy with surface gradient structure fabricated by high-energy shot peening[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2023, 33(10), 3003-3016.

[13] Xiangkang Zeng, Conghui Zhang*, Wenguang Zhu, Mingliang Zhu*, Yanmou Wang, Xin Zhang. Quantitative characterization of short fatigue crack and grain boundary interaction behavior in zirconium[J]. International Journal of Fatigue, 2022, 161: 106894.

[14] Conghui Zhang*, Congbin Song, Wenguang Zhu*, Chi Ma, Xiangkang Zeng, Xunliang Zhang, Lei Zhu. Interfaces of the 5083Al/1060Al/TA1/Ni/SUS304 five-layer composite plate fabricated by explosive welding[J]. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022, 19: 314-331.

[15] Conghui Zhang*, Guodong Song, Yaomian Wang, Min Zheng, Guizhi Xiao, Jun Yang. Effect of surface nanocrystallization on fatigue crack initiation and propagation behavior in pure Zr[J]. Materials Science & Engineering A, 2020, 794: 139831.

[16] Conghui Zhang*, Kun Hu, Min Zheng, Wenguang Zhu *, Guodong Song. Effect of surface nanocrystallization on fatigue properties of Ti–6Al–4V alloys with bimodal and lamellar structure[J]. Materials Science & Engineering A, 2021, 813: 141142.

[17] Conghui Zhang*, Guodong Song, Yunchang Xin*, Wenguang Zhu, Bo Guan, Danying Liang, Xiangkang Zeng. Microstructure characterization of gradient structured surface layer in pure zirconium[J]. Materials Characterization, 2021, 173: 110924.

[18] Conghui Zhang*, Min Zheng, Yaomian Wang, Peng Gao, Bin Gan. Effect of High Energy Shot Peening on the Wear Resistance of TiN Films on a TA2 Surface[J]. Surface & Coatings Technology, 2019, 378: 124821.

[19] Wenguang Zhu, Jiao Pu, Conghui Zhang*, Qinbo Wang, Yilei Wang, Tingchuan Shu, Xiaoxiang Wang , Jian Wang. Microstructure Evolution and Anisotropy Effect During Low Temperature Cross Rolling and Annealing of Ti6Al4V[J]. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2023, 54: 3550-3562.

[20] Wenguang Zhu, Ye He, Xiangyong Cui, Yonggang He, Bo Li, Conghui Zhang*. Microstructure refinement and oxidation behavior improvement in Mo modified TiAl4822 alloy prepared by vacuum sintering[J]. Vacuum, 2022, 202: 111122.

主编教材：

钛及钛合金概论；普通高等教育“十四五”规划教材；冶金工业出版社，2024

1、石油化工关重件表面改性技术及腐蚀性能评价，中国有色金属学会科学技术奖一等奖，2020，排一

2、典型石油化工装备表面改性技术，陕西省科技进步奖二等奖，2019，排一

3、表面纳米化科学基础及应用研究，陕西高等学校科技二等奖，2018，排一

4、陕西省冶金青年科技奖，2019

5、兰炭金属镁规模化联产技术，中国有色金属学会科学技术奖一等奖，2017，排十

6、中国冶金教育学会“冶金高校学科建设先进工作者”，2016

7、一流学科赋能土建类高层次人才培养探索与实践，陕西省教学成果特等奖，2024，排二

8、以一流学科建设为引领提升研究生教育质量，陕西省学位与研究生教育学会“研究生教育成果奖”二等奖，2019，排一

1、中国机械工程学会材料分会青年工作委员会副主任委员 

2、中国有色金属学会稀有金属材料专业委员会副主任委员 

3、中国机械工程学会材料分会常务理事

4、中国材料研究学会疲劳分会理事

5、中国材料研究学会钛合金分会第一届理事会委员

6、陕西省层状金属复合材料工程研究中心技术委员会秘书长

7、中国机械工程学会材料分会高温材料及强度专业委员会委员 

8、陕西省机械工程学会摩擦学分会常务理事

9、中国有色金属产业技术创新战略联盟理事

10、陕西省“四主体一联合”稀有金属材料涂层制品先进制造校企联合研究中心技术委员会成员