Hydrogen embrittlement mechanism and integrity management of hydrogen transportation and storage materials, corrosion and protection methods for oil and gas pipelines

Education
2012/08-2016/11: University of Alberta, Ph.D.
2010/08-2012/07: Illinois Institute of Technology, M.S.
2006/08-2010/07: China University of Petroleum (East China), B.S.

Work Experience
2025/04-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor
2021/01-2025/03: China University of Petroleum (East China), Associate Professor
2019/07-2020/12: China University of Petroleum (East China), Lecturer
2017/07-2019/07: China University of Petroleum (East China), Postdoctoral Fellow (Faculty Training Program)

1. Second Prize of Natural Science, Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (for \"Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanism and Residual Life Assessment Method of Hydrogen Transmission Pipelines\")(2025)

2. First Prize of Science and Technology Progress, China General Chamber of Commerce (for \"Key Technologies and Applications for Multi-factor Coupling Mechanism and Prevention of Corrosion-Induced Disasters in Oil and Gas Pipelines\")(2024)

3.First Prize of Science and Technology Progress, Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection (for \"Key Technologies for Interference Mechanism and Intelligent Prevention of AC/DC Stray Current on Buried Pipelines and Their Applications\") (2025)

4. Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress, China Association of Work Safety (for \"Key Technologies for Corrosion Causation, Disaster Assessment and Prevention of Buried Oil and Gas Pipelines under Complex Factors\")(2025)

5. Second Prize of Science and Technology (Natural Science Category), Shandong Society for Corrosion and Protection (for \"Study on Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanism of Hydrogen Transmission Pipelines\")(2025)

6. Best Paper Award, International Pipeline Conference (IPC2016), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)(2016)

7. First Prize of Zhejiang Electric Power Science and Technology Progress, Zhejiang Society for Electric Power(2025)

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[2]\tX. Xing*, F. Li, J. Liu, G. Cui, Z. Li, Y.F. Cheng*, Molecular dynamics modeling of hydrogen-induced plastic deformation and cracking of ɑ -iron, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 176 (2024) 119–131. doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2023.07.058.
[3]\tX. Xing*, Z. Pang, H. Zhang*, J. Liu, G. Cui, Study of temperature effect on hydrogen embrittlement in X70 pipeline steel, Corros. Sci. 230 (2024) 111939. doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2024.111939.
[4]\tY. Zhang, J. Chen, R. Jiang, B. Jar, G. Cui, J. Liu, X. Xing*, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Hydrogen-induced deterioration of mechanical properties of polyethylene : Experimental and molecular dynamics analysis, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 140 (2025) 164–174. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.05.327.
[5]\tX. Xing*, Y. Zhang, R. Jiang, Z. Zheng, G. Xu, J. Liu, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Effect of ultrasonic impact treatment on hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of X80 pipeline steel, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 112 (2025) 91–102. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.02.321.
[6]\tA. Wang, X. Tian, S. Wang, X. Xing*, J. Liu, G. Cui, Y. Zhang, Study of the nickel concentration effect on toughness and hydrogen embrittlement resistance of pipeline steel, J. Pipeline Sci. Eng. 4 (2024) 100176. doi:10.1016/j.jpse.2024.100176.
[7]\tJ. Gou, X. Xing*, G. Cui, Z. Li, J. Liu, X. Deng, Y.F. Cheng*, Effect of hydrogen on impact fracture of X80 steel weld: Various heat inputs and coarse grain heat-affected zone, Mater. Sci. Eng. A. 886 (2023) 145673. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2023.145673.
[8]\tX. Xing, J. Gou, F. Li, Y. Zhang, J. Cheng, Y. Wang, J. Liu, G. Cui, Z. Li, P. Zhang, X. Luo, B. Wang, Hydrogen effect on the intergranular failure in polycrystal ɑ-iron with different crystal sizes, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 46 (2021) 36528–36538. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.126.
[9]\tX. Xing, R. Cheng, G. Cui, J. Liu, J. Gou, C. Yang, Z. Li, F. Yang, Quantification of the temperature threshold of hydrogen embrittlement in X90 pipeline steel, Mater. Sci. Eng. A. 800 (2021) 140118. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2020.140118.
[10]\tX. Xing, Y. Zhang, S. Wang, Z. Li, C. Yang, G. Cui, S. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Gou, H. Yu, Atomistic simulation of hydrogen-induced plastic zone compression during cyclic loading, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 45 (2020) 15697–15709. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.04.062.