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Zhengwei Li

BRANZ Corrosion Scientist, Materials Group,
BRANZ Senior Scientist

Articles by this author

How material durability influences embodied carbon

1 October 2023 , Build 198

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Materials under the changing climate

1 June 2023 , Build 196

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Atmosphere and material durability

1 February 2021 , Build 182

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The science behind durability

1 June 2020 , Build 178

Compatibility of aluminium and steel

1 February 2020 , Build 176

Long-term geothermal study

1 June 2019 , Build 172

Under the weather

1 April 2019 , Build 171

Durability of new materials

1 June 2018 , Build 166

Position, position, position

1 April 2018 , Build 165

Corrosion of fasteners

Why timber eats metal

1 October 2017 , Build 162

Figure 3: Zinc corrosion products are easily removed by rubbing with a finger.

Materials in geothermal areas

1 April 2017 , Build 159

Characterising the Bay of Plenty

1 April 2017 , Build 159

Figure 1: Environmental monitoring instruments on BRANZ test house.

Nailing micro-environments

1 June 2016 , Build 154

Figure 2: Cracks in treated timber from contact with geothermally contaminated soil.

Building materials in geothermal areas

1 August 2015 , Build 149

Atmospheric corrosion challenges

1 June 2014 , Build 142

Sharpening corrosion boundaries

1 June 2012 , Build 130

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Corrosion zones

1 June 2011 , Build 124

Clearing indoor air with light

1 December 2010 , Build 121

Corrosion of fasteners

1 December 2010 , Build 121

Understanding fasteners

1 April 2010 , Build 117

Corrosion of fasteners

1 April 2010 , Build 117

Stainless steels different

1 August 2009 , Build 113

Corrosion of fasteners

1 August 2009 , Build 113

Galvanic corrosion

1 August 2009 , Build 113