聚焦先进核能系统用高性能结构材料研发：

（1）长寿命/超长寿命奥氏体不锈钢的设计理论与均质化制备技术

（2）高强度耐液态铅铋腐蚀奥氏体不锈钢的设计与组织性能调控

（3）先进核能系统用奥氏体不锈钢的服役行为与寿命评价方法

以第一作者或通讯作者在Acta Materialia,Corrosion Science, Materials Science and Engineering A等国内外期刊发表SCI论文30余篇，近期发表论文：

1. Ang Xie, Shenghu Chen*, Lichang Yin, Neng He, Chunlin Chen, Lijian Rong*, Microstructural evolution of the inner oxide layer of a Si-modified austenitic stainless steel exposed to oxygen-saturated lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE): Toward the origin of LBE penetration, Corrosion Science, 237, 2024, 112350.

2. Ang Xie, Shenghu Chen*, Sihan Chen, Haichang Jiang, Lijian Rong*, Austenite decomposition behavior adjacent to δ-ferrite in a Si-modified Fe-Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel during thermal aging at 550 °C. Acta Materialia, 272, 2024, 119948.

3. Xinliang Lv, Shenghu Chen*, Lijiang Rong*, Evolution of precipitate and its effect on the degradation of impact toughness in a carbon and nitrogen-controlled 316 stainless steel during thermal aging at 650 °C, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 33, 2024, 3728-42.

4. Shenghu Chen*, Qiyu Wang, Ang Xie, Lijian Rong. Corrosion behavior of δ-ferrite in AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel exposed to oxygen-saturated lead‑bismuth eutectic at 550 °C. Materials Characterization, 211, 2024, 113930.

5. Xinliang Lv, Shenghu Chen*, Lijiang Rong*, Absence of dynamic strain aging induced by precipitation in 316 austenitic stainless steel during thermal aging at 750 °C, Materials Characterization, 207, 2024, 113580.