1、变形高温合金制备技术及组织性能
2、材料中的锯齿状塑性失稳及其机理研究
3、新型高温合金中的孪晶强化及其控制方法

近三年代表性论文：
(1)Cui Chuanyong, Zhang Rui, Zhou Yizhou, Sun Xiaofeng, Portevin-LeChâtelier effect in wrought Ni-based superalloys: Experiments and mechanisms, Journal of Materials Science and Technology 2020; 51: 16-31. 
(2) Liu Peng, Zhang Rui, Yuan Yong, Liang Faguang, Cui Chuanyong, Liu Xi, Gu Yuefeng, Zhou Yizhou, Sun Xiaofeng, Microstructural evolution ofa Ni-Co based superalloy during hot compression at ' sub-/super-solvustemperatures, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 2021; 77: 66-81.
(3) Zhu Chuanzhi, Zhang Rui, Zhou Yizhou, YuanYong, Cui Chuanyong, Yu Zaisong, Liu Xi, Sun Xiaofeng, Effect of Ta addition on the microstructure and tensile properties of a Ni-Co base superalloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 2021;52(1): 108-118. 
(4) Liu Peng, Zhang Rui, Yuan Yong, Zhou Yizhou, Cui Chuanyong, SunXiaofeng, Hot deformation behavior and workability of a Ni-Co based superalloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020; 831:0-154618.
(5) TangLing, LiangJingjing, LiJinguo, Zhou Yizhou, Cui, Chuanyong, Sun Xiaofeng, Ding Yutian, Influence of Co content on the microstructures andmechanical properties of a Ni-Co base superalloy made by specific additivemanufacturing process, Materials Science and Engineering A, 2020;786: 0-139438.