Dr. Wei Tang is a R&D staff in Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His major research interests include wire arc additive manufacturing, welding, microstructure, mechanical properties, residual stress, and NDT&E. He studied fracture mechanics and NDT&E of welded joints. He has been working on friction stir welding & processing (FSW&P) since 1998. At ORNL, he continued working on FSW&P of special alloys and irradiated stainless steel, studied microstructure, mechanical properties, phase transformation, residual stress, and heat treatment of similar and dissimilar materials printed by wire arc directed energy deposition additive manufacturing. Dr. Wei Tang has more than 100 publications in two books, journals, conference proceedings, ORNL milestone reports, and presentations. Dr. Wei Tang received his Ph.D. degree with welding major in Mechanical Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.
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Sep, 2026
ORNL Report
Advance Castable Nanostructured Alloys (CNAs) for First-Wall/Blanket Applications
Jul, 2026
ORNL Report
Strategic Procurement Timeline for Transportation Casks Supporting FSF Operations
News
February 8, 2018
6 MIN READ
Researchers run first tests of unique system for welding highly irradiated metal alloys