Hild, S.; Huemer, K.; Seidl, B.; Ziegler, A. S.; Fabritius, H.-O.; Raabe, D.: Crustacean cuticle: An example to study the influence of chemical composition and microstructure on the mechanical properties of hierarchically structured biological composite materials. Workshop Prospects in BIONIC, Leoben, Austria (2010)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Relation of ultrastructure and optical properties in the cuticle of beetles. Materials Science and Engineering MSE 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Lymperakis, L.; Friák, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Extremal stiffness of crustacean cuticle through hierarchical optimization: Theory, modeling, and experiment. 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues, multiscale modeling of tissue mechanical properties, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA (2009)
Fabritius, H.; Hild, S.; Nikolov, S.; Ziegler, A.; Raabe, D.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Variations in the constructional morphology of crustacean skeletal elements at different hierarchical levels. Third International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues ICMOBT 2009, Clearwater, FL, USA (2009)
Nikolov, S.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.; Petrov, M.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Modeling of the mechanical properties of lobster cuticle from ab initio to macroscale: How nature designs multifunctional composites with optimal properties. International Plasticity Conference 2009, Virgin Islands, USA (2009)
Hild, S.; Ziegler, A.; Neues, F.; Epple, M.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: The Crustacean Cuticle: A Model to Study the Influence of Chemical Composition and Microstructure on the Mechanical Properties of a Biological Composite Material. MRS Fall Conference 2008, Boston, MA, USA (2008)
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…
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
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.
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…
Nickel-based alloys are a particularly interesting class of materials due to their specific properties such as high-temperature strength, low-temperature ductility and toughness, oxidation resistance, hot-corrosion resistance, and weldability, becoming potential candidates for high-performance components that require corrosion resistance and good…
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,...
Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced high-strength steels is decisive for their application in automotive industry. Ab initio simulations have been employed in studying the hydrogen trapping of Cr/Mn containing iron carbides and the implication for hydrogen embrittlement.