Dr. (Engineering), Shinshu University

Mechanics of materials and materials, Mechanical Metallurgy, Corrosion Engineering

2004
Associate Professor, Shinshu University, Japan

1997
Assistant Professor, Shinshu University, Japan

1993 - 1995
Assistant Professor, Shinshu University, Japan

1991
Mechanical Engineer, China

1997, Shinshu University

1985, China University of Geosciences

Effect of Proportions of Γ and Iron-Zinc Solid Solution Phases on the Corrosion Prevention Performance of Mixed Coating Layers on Heated Galvannealed Steel Sheets
Yoshifumi Konari, Kenji Kono, Miyuki Sasaki, Koki Ikeda, Li-Bin Niu
Materials Transactions, 64(1), 252-259, Jan. 2023

Effect of Formic Acid on Pitting Corrosion of Steam Turbine Blade Material 13Cr Steel in Simulated Boiler Water Containing Chloride Ions
Li-Bin Niu, Hayato Kubota
Materials Transactions, 63(7), 1065-1070, Jul. 2022

Effect of Formic Acid on Corrosion Behavior of STBA24 Low-Alloyed Steel and Its Weldment in Simulated Boiler Water Containing Chloride Ions
Li-Bin Niu, Shoichi Kosaka, Masaki Yoshida, Yusuke Suetake, Kazuo Marugame
Materials Transactions, 61(9), 1775-1781, Sep. 2020

Corrosion resistance of modified heat-treated 16Cr-4Ni steel for geothermal steam turbine blades
Li-Bin Niu, Yang Xiao, Sakae Izumi, Kunio Shiokawa, Mituso Yamashita, Yoshihiro Sakai
Engineering Journal, 23(4), 213-221, 2019

Effect of chloride and sulfate ions on crevice corrosion behavior of low-pressure steam turbine materials
Niu Li-Bin、Okano Koji、Izumi Sakae、Shiokawa Kunio、Yamashita Mitsuo、Sakai Yoshihiro
Corrosion Science, 132, 284-292, Mar. 2018

Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of Hardening-Treated 13Cr Stainless Steel
Li-Bin Niu, Hisamitsu Ishitake, Sakae Izumi, Kunio Shiokawa, Mitsuo Yamashita, Yoshihiro Sakai
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 317, 12073-012073, Feb. 2018

Crevice Corrosion of Low-Pressure Steam Turbine Materials in the Boiler Water Contained Impurity Ions
Li-Bin Niu, Katsuyuki Kobayashi
Key Engineering Materials, 737, 192-197, Jun. 2017

Effect of chloride and sulfate ions in simulated boiler water on pitting corrosion behavior of 13Cr steel
Li-Bin Niu, Kensuke Nakada
Corrosion Science, 96, 171-177, Jul. 2015

Effect of Manganese Content on Burring in 0.2%C-TRIP Sheet Steels with Polygonal Ferrite Matrix
A. Nagasaka, T. Nakazawa, T. Hojo, S. Moriya, S. Hasabe, T. Matsushima, M. Kitayama, T. Murakami, L.-B. Niu, K. Sugimoto
TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN, 100(11), 1421-1425, Nov. 2014

Electrochemical Crevice Corrosion Behaviors of Low-Pressure Steam Turbine Materials in the Simulated Boiler Water Added Chloride and Sulfate Ions
Li-Bin Niu, Hodaka Kato, Kunio Shiokawa, Kenji Nakamura, Mitsuo Yamashita, Yoshihiro Sakai
Materials Transactions, 54(12), 2225-2232, Dec. 2013

Electrochemical Crevice Corrosion Behavior of LP Steam Turbine Materials in the AVT Water Added Chloride and Sulfate Ions
L.-B. Niu, H. Kato, H. Takaku, M. Yoshida, K. Marugame
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on the Properties of Water and Steam (ICPWS16), PWS-095, 1-8, Sep. 2013

Evaluation on the High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of HP Steam Turbine Rotor Materials
Li-Bin Niu, Takuya Shibata
Advanced Materials Research, 750-752, 420-425, 2013

Effect of pH Decrease in Boiler Water on the Redox Behaviors and Oxide Film Characteristics of Boiler Tube Steels in Thermal Power Plants
L. -B. Niu, T. Nakane, H. Takaku
J. Japan Inst. Metals, 76(3), 203-209, Mar. 2012

Tensile and torsional creep fracture behaviors of heat resistant steels for steam turbine rotors of power plants
Li-Bin Niu, Akihiko Yanagi
Proc. 12th Inter. Conf. on Creep and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, C, 19, 2012

Evaluation of Corrosion Resistances and Characteristics of Films Formed on Boiler Tube Steels in Simulated AVT Water
T. Nakane, L.-B. Niu, H. Takaku, S. Oishi
Corrosion Engineering, 60(5), 224-231, May 2011

Influence of Aging on Creep Rupture Properties of Heat Resistant Steels for Steam Turbine Rotors
L.-B. Niu, I. Matsushima, T. Akiu
Advanced Materials Research, 291-294, 1122-1125, 2011

Microstructures and mechanical properties of torsion and recrystallization processed iron bars
Li-Bin Niu, Naoki Yamaguchi
International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, 6(2), 99-110, 2011

Effect of Cl- and SO42- on Pitting Corrosion Susceptibility for Materials of Low-Pressure Steam Turbines in Power Plants
L. -B. Niu, T. Goto, T. Nakane, H. Takaku, Y. Sakai
J. Japan Inst. Metals, 74(10), 635-642, Oct. 2010

Effect of Chloride and Sulfate Ions in Simulated AVT Waters on Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior and Oxide Film Characteristics of LP Steam Turbine Materials in Power Plants
T. Nakane, T. Goto, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
PowerPlant Chemistry, 12(7), 376-383, Jul. 2010

Evaluation on the films formed on boiler tube steels in simulated AVT waters
T. Nakane, L. -B. Niu
Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering -09 (ICOPE-09), 3, 271-276, 2009

Grain refinement of carbon steel S25C by torsion deformation and recrystallization
L. -B. Niu, S. Ogawa, A. Nagasaka
International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, 2(1), 39-53, 2009

Electrochemical corrosion behaviors of boiler tube steels in simulated AVT waters mixed with chloride ions and sulfate ions
T. Nakane, L. -B. Niu
International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, 2(2), 161-175, 2009

Grain refinement of iron bars by torsion processes and heat treatments
L. -B. Niu, N. Yamaguchi, T. Shima, A. Nagasaka
Proc. of the 3rd Inter. Confer. on Material and Processing, MSEC_ICMP2008, 1-5, 2008

Tension-torsion creep fracture behaviors of notched specimens of austenitic steel SUS310S
L. -B. Niu
J. of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering, 1(4), 388-396, 2007

Electrochemical Corrosion Behavior of Steam Turbine Materials for Geothermal Power Plants in Simulated Geothermal Waters
H. -F. Zhang, L. -B. Niu, S. Oishi, H. Takaku, K. Shiokawa, M. Yamashita, Y. Sakai
PowerPlant Chemistry, 9(8), 490-498, 2007

Influence of chloride and carbon dioxide on general and crevice corrosion of steam turbine materials for geothermal power plants
H. -F. Zhang, L. -B. Niu, S. Oishi, H. Takaku, K. Shiokawa, M. Yamashita, Y. Sakai
PowerPlant Chemistry, 8(9), 558-564, 2006

Corrosion behavior of boiler materials during long-term layup of a fossil unit
M. Hirano, S. Itaba, T. Minami, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
PowerPlant Chemistry, 7(1), 16-20, 2005

Development of a gluconate electrode for gluconate measurement in the boiler water
K. Marugame, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
PowerPlant Chemistry, 7(7), 422-428, 2005

Development of electric cation exchanger for measurement of high pH secondary water quality in PWR plants
M. Kurashina, H. Uzawa, T. Aoki, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
PowerPlant Chemistry, 7(9), 569-573, 2005

Corrosion behavior of magnetite grown from amine-carboxylate and amine aqueous solutions
K. Marugame, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
PowerPlant Chemistry, 7(10), 605-610, 2005

Tensile fracture behaviors in double-notched thin plates of a ductile steel
L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku, M. Kobayashi
ISIJ International, 45(2), 281-287, 2005

Accelerated corrosion behavior due to alternating dry-wet conditions for LP steam turbine materials of fossil power plants
M. Hirano, S. Itaba, T. Sakurada, Y. Imaizumi, T. Minami, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
ISIJ International, 45(3), 373-379, 2005

Corrosion Behavior of Steam Turbine Materials for Geothermal Power Plants
H. Takaku, L. B. Niu, H. Kawanishi, N. Takamura, K. Monma, Y. Sakai, M. Yamashita, K. Shiokawa
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Properties of Water and Steam, 718-723, 2004

Corrosion Behavior of Ti-Ni-Cu shape memory alloys for heat engine actuator in simulated geothermal waters
Y. Horiuchi, A. Ogawa, Y. Sakai, T. Sakuma, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
Trans. of the MRSJ, 29(7), 3049-3052, 2004

Effects of minor amounts of corrosive chemicals on corrosion behavior of low-pressure steam turbine materials for fossil power plants under alternating dry and wet conditions
M. Hirano, S. Itaba, T. Sakurada, Y. Imaizumi, T. Minami, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
PowerPlant Chemistry, 6(9), 529-541, 2004

Aging effect on creep rupture properties of super-clean 9%CrMoV steel for steam turbine rotors of combined cycle power plants
L. -B. Niu, M. Kobayashi, H. Takaku, T. Azuma
ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING PLASTICITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, PTS 1 AND 2, 274-276, 931-936, 2004

Corrosion Resistance of Materials for Geothermal Steam Turbines
Y. Sakai, M. Tamashita, K. Shiokawa, L. -B. Niu, H. Takaku
Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Engineering-03 (ICOPE-03), 3, 297-302, 2003

Initiation and growth behavior of creep voids in an austenitic steel with high ductility under multi-axial stresses
L. -B. Niu, A. Katsuta, M. Kobayashi, H. Takaku
ISIJ International, 43(2), 251-255, 2003

Ageing effect on creep-fatigue properties of super-clean 9% CrMoV steel for steam turbine rotors of combined cycle power plants
Niu, LB; Okado, M; Azuma, T; Sakai, Y; Kobayashi, M; Takaku, H
TETSU TO HAGANE-JOURNAL OF THE IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN, 89(7), 796-802, 2003

Hot water jet erosion characteristics of Ti-Ni shape memory alloys
L. -B. Niu, T. Sakuma, Y. Sakai, H. Hyougoku, H. Takaku
Materials Transactions, 43(5), 840-845, 2002

Creep rupture properties of an austenitic steel with high ductility under multi-axial stresses
L. -B. Niu, M. Kobayashi, H. Takaku
ISIJ International, 42(10), 1156-1161, 2002

Initiation and growth of creep voids in austenitic steel SUS310S under multi-axial stress conditions
L. -B. Niu, A. Katsuta, M. Nakamura, H. Takaku, M. Kobayashi
Proceedings of the 9th international conference on creep and fracture of engineering materials and structures, 691-698, 2001

Corrosion and fatigue characteristics in water environments for Ti-Ni base shape memory alloys with various surface treatments
T. Sakuma, H. Takaku, Y. Kimura, L. -B. Niu, S. Miyazaki
Trans. of the MRSJ, 26(1), 167-170, 2001

Erosion resistance of Ti-Ni shape-memory alloy to hot water jet
L. B. Niu, T.Sakuma, H. Takaku, H. Hyougoku, Y. Sakai
SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 394-3, 353-356, 2001

Effect of stress states on creep fracture modes of an austenitic steel with high ductility
L. -B. Niu, M. Nakamura, A. Futamura, M. Kobayashi
ISIJ International, 40(5), 511-518, 2000

Tensile and torsional creep rupture properties of SUH38 ausrenitic heat-resisting steel
L. B. Niu, A. Futamura, M. Nakamura, M. Kobayashi
Proceedings of the Asian conference on heat treatment of materials, 247-252, 1998

Notch tensile and torsional creep rupture properties of austenitic steels with different ductility and grain boundary strength
L. B. Niu, A. Futamura, K. Sugimoto, M. Kobayashi
Proceedings of the 7th international conference on creep and fracture of engineering materials and structures, 449-458, 1997

Corrosion behavior of STBA24 steel and its weldment in the simulated boiler water added chloride ions and formic acid
Li-Bin Niu, Shoichi Kosaka
Abstract book of 17th ICPWS, Sep. 2018, 17th International conference on the properties of water anf steam (17th ICPWS)

Sep. 1994
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

2002
The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

2003
The Japan Society for Heat Treatment

2006
Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering

Jan. 2011
Turbomachinery Society of Japan

Jan. 2022
The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

Evaluation of corrosion resistance of surface hardening treated low-pressure steam turbine blade materials

Corrosion behavior of boiler materials and low pressure steam turbine materials for power plants

Creep rupture properties of modified 9Cr-1Mo steel for components in powper plants at elevated temperature

Evaluation of corrosion fatigue strengthof SKD61 steel for die casting molds