Distl, B.; Hauschildt, K.; Pyczak, F.; Stein, F.: Phase Equilibria in the Ti-Rich Part of the Ti–Al–Nb System-Part II: High-Temperature Phase Equilibria Between 1000 and 1300 °C. Journal of Phase Equilibra and Diffusion 43, pp. 554 - 575 (2022)
Gedsun, A.; Stein, F.; Palm, M.: Development of new Fe–Al–Nb(–B) alloys for structural applications at high temperatures. MRS Advances 6, pp. 176 - 182 (2021)
Stein, F.; Leineweber, A.: Laves phases: a review of their functional and structural applications and an improved fundamental understanding of stability and properties. Journal of Materials Science 56, pp. 5321 - 5427 (2021)
Distl, B.; Dehm, G.; Stein, F.: Effect of Oxygen on High‐temperature Phase Equilibria in Ternary Ti‐Al‐Nb Alloys. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie 646 (14), pp. 1151 - 1156 (2020)
Luo, W.; Kirchlechner, C.; Li, J.; Dehm, G.; Stein, F.: Composition dependence of hardness and elastic modulus of the cubic and hexagonal NbCo2 Laves phase polytypes studied by nanoindentation. Journal of Materials Research 35 (2), pp. 185 - 195 (2020)
Stein, F.; Merali, M.; Watermeyer, P.: The Co–Ti system revisited: About the cubic-to-hexagonal Laves phase transformation and other controversial features of the phase diagram. Calphad 67, 101681 (2019)
Luo, W.; Kirchlechner, C.; Fang, X.; Brinckmann, S.; Dehm, G.; Stein, F.: Influence of composition and crystal structure on the fracture toughness of NbCo2 Laves phase studied by micro-cantilever bending tests. Materials and Design 145, pp. 116 - 121 (2018)
Li, X.; Schmitt, A.; Heilmaier, M.; Stein, F.: The Effect of the Ternary Elements B, Ti, Cr, Cu, and Mo on Fully Lamellar FeAl + FeAl2 Alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 722, pp. 219 - 228 (2017)
He, C.; Qin, Y.; Stein, F.: Thermodynamic Assessment of the Fe–Al–Nb System with Updated Fe–Nb Description. Journal of Phase Equilibra and Diffusion 38 (5), pp. 771 - 787 (2017)
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 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
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.
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…
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 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.