Swaminathan, S.; Spiegel, M.; Rohwerder, M.: Effect of annealing conditions on the selective oxidation of quarternary model alloy. 4th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Barcelona, Spain (2008)
Swaminathan, S.; Koll, T.; Pohl, M.; Spiegel, M.: Hot-dip galvanizing simulation of model alloys and industrial steel grades: Correlation between surface chemistry and wettability. GALVATECH `07, 7th International Conference on Zinc and Zinc Alloy Coated Steel Sheet, Osaka, Japan (2007)
Swaminathan, S.; Spiegel, M.: Effect of alloy composition on the selective oxidation of ternary Fe–Si–Cr, Fe–Mn–Cr model alloys. ECASIA 2007, 12th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis, Brussels-Flggey, Belgium (2007)
Auinger, M.; Swaminathan, S.; Rohwerder, M.: The Influence of Oxide Formation on the Diffusion Properties in Iron Alloys - The Thermogravimetric Behaviour in Early Stages of Oxidation. Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on High Temperature Corrosion and Gordon-Research Conference on High Temperature Corrosion, New London, NH, USA (2011)
Vogel, D.; Swaminathan, S.; Rohwerder, M.; Renner, F. U.: Possibilities for high-temperature corrosion at MPIE. International Symposium on High-temperature Oxidation and Corrosion, Zushi, Japan (2010)
Vogel, A.; Swaminathan, S.; Vogel, D.; Rohwerder, M.: Novel Setup for Metal/Gas Reactions at High Temperature. 6th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids: Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer and Microstructure and Properties, Paris, France (2010)
Swaminathan, S.: Selective surface oxidation and segregation upon short term annealing of model alloys and industrial steel grades. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Bochum, Germany (2007)
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…
Understanding hydrogen-microstructure interactions in metallic alloys and composites is a key issue in the development of low-carbon-emission energy by e.g. fuel cells, or the prevention of detrimental phenomena such as hydrogen embrittlement. We develop and test infrastructure, through in-situ nanoindentation and related techniques, to study…
Recently developed dual-phase high entropy alloys (HEAs) exhibit both an increase in strength and ductility upon grain refinement, overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off in conventional alloys [1]. Metastability engineering through compositional tuning in non-equimolar Fe-Mn-Co-Cr HEAs enabled the design of a dual-phase alloy composed of…
Because of their excellent corrosion resistance, high wear resistance and comparable low density, Fe–Al-based alloys are an interesting alternative for replacing stainless steels and possibly even Ni-base superalloys. Recent progress in increasing strength at high temperatures has evoked interest by industries to evaluate possibilities to employ…
To design novel alloys with tailored properties and microstructure, two materials science approaches have proven immensely successful: Firstly, thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions for tailoring and processing alloys to achieve a desired microstructure. Secondly, crystal defect manipulation to control strength, formability and corrosion…