Cordill, M. J.; Taylor, A. A.; Berger, J.; Schmidegg, K.; Dehm, G.: Robust mechanical performance of chromium-coated polyethylene terephthalate over a broad range of conditions. Philosophical Magazine 92 (25-27), pp. 3346 - 3362 (2012)
Taylor, A. A.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: On the limits of the interfacial yield model for fragmentation testing of brittle films on polymer substrates. Philosophical Magazine 92 (25-27), pp. 3363 - 3380 (2012)
Taylor, A. A.; Edlmayr, V.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: The effect of temperature and strain rate on the periodic cracking of amorphous AlxOy films on Cu. Surface and Coatings Technology 206 (7), pp. 1855 - 1859 (2011)
Taylor, A. A.; Edlmayr, V.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: The effect of film thickness variations in periodic cracking: Analysis and experiments. Surface and Coatings Technology 206 (7), pp. 1830 - 1836 (2011)
Taylor, A. A.; Cordill, M. J.; Moser, G.; Dehm, G.: A Mechanical Method for Preparing TEM Samples from Brittle Films on Compliant Substrates. Practical Metallography - Praktische Metallographie 48 (8), pp. 408 - 413 (2011)
Cordill, M. J.; Taylor, A. A.; Schalko, J.; Dehm, G.: Microstructure and adhesion of as-deposited and annealed Cu/Ti films on polyimide. International Journal of Materials Research 102 (6), pp. 729 - 734 (2011)
Cordill, M. J.; Taylor, A. A.; Schalko, J.; Dehm, G.; Dehm, G.: Fracture and Delamination of Chromium Thin Films on Polymer Substrates. Symposium on Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Materials held at the 2009 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 15, 2009 - February 19, 2009. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 41 (4), pp. 870 - 875 (2010)
Hydrogen in aluminium can cause embrittlement and critical failure. However, the behaviour of hydrogen in aluminium was not yet understood. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung were able to locate hydrogen inside aluminium’s microstructure and designed strategies to trap the hydrogen atoms inside the microstructure. This can…
Hydrogen induced embrittlement of metals is one of the long standing unresolved problems in Materials Science. A hierarchical multiscale approach is used to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms.
For understanding the underlying hydrogen embrittlement mechanism in transformation-induced plasticity steels, the process of damage evolution in a model austenite/martensite dual-phase microstructure following hydrogenation was investigated through multi-scale electron channelling contrast imaging and in situ optical microscopy.
We will investigate the electrothermomechanical response of individual metallic nanowires as a function of microstructural interfaces from the growth processes. This will be accomplished using in situ SEM 4-point probe-based electrical resistivity measurements and 2-point probe-based impedance measurements, as a function of mechanical strain and…
The project aims to study corrosion, a detrimental process with an enormous impact on global economy, by combining denstiy-functional theory calculations with thermodynamic concepts.
Hydrogen embrittlement affects high-strength ferrite/martensite dual-phase (DP) steels. The associated micromechanisms which lead to failure have not been fully clarified yet. Here we present a quantitative micromechanical analysis of the microstructural damage phenomena in a model DP steel in the presence of hydrogen.
This project will aim at developing MEMS based nanoforce sensors with capacitive sensing capabilities. The nanoforce sensors will be further incorporated with in situ SEM and TEM small scale testing systems, for allowing simultaneous visualization of the deformation process during mechanical tests
Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced structural materials is essential for enabling future hydrogen-based energy industries. A crucially important phenomenon in this context is the delayed fracture in high-strength structural materials. Factors affecting the hydrogen embrittlement are the hydrogen content,...
Thermo-chemo-mechanical interactions due to thermally activated and/or mechanically induced processes govern the constitutive behaviour of metallic alloys during production and in service. Understanding these mechanisms and their influence on the material behaviour is of very high relevance for designing new alloys and corresponding…