Ma, Y.; Zaefferer, S.; Raabe, D.: Hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron ores: Microstructure, crystallography, and reduction mechanisms. 2021 International Metallurgical Processes Workshop for Young Scholars (IMPROWYS2021), a hybrid event, Online (2021)
Tsai, S.-P.; Zaefferer, S.: Large-volume 3D EBSD system and its application to the investigation of grain boundary corrosion in 316L stainless steel. 3D MS conference, online (2021)
Zaefferer, S.: Towards understanding hydrogen embrittlement: Tools for microscopic and nanoscopic detection of hydrogen and its mechanical effects in microstructures of steels and superalloys. Colloquium of the Institute of Materials Science, TU Freiberg, online, Freiberg, Germany (2021)
Zaefferer, S.: 2D and 3D SEM-based electron diffraction techniques as central tools for correlative microscopy to obtain new insights into microstructure physics and chemistry. Kolloquium des Zentrums für Elektronenmikroskopie, online, Graz, Österreich (2021)
Zaefferer, S.: Towards understanding hydrogen embrittlement: Tools for microscopic and nanoscopic detection of hydrogen and its mechanical effects in microstructures of steels and superalloys. International e-Conference on Structural Materials for Nuclear and Space Applications (SNSA20), Mumbai, India (2020)
Zaefferer, S.: Investigations on microstructural reasons for Goss texture formation in GO electrical steels - a search for the needle in the haystack. 9th International Conference Magnetism and Metallurgy, Rome, Italy (2020)
Zaefferer, S.: Microstructure Characterization in 2D and 3D using Advanced SEM-based Electron Diffraction Techniques. IISC Colloquium, Bangalore, India (2020)
Zaefferer, S.: Electron Channelling Contrast Imaging (ECCI) – A Technique for Observation and Quantitative In-situ Characterization of Crystal Lattice Defects in Bulk Samples. 12th Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC 2020), Hyderabad, India (2020)
Zaefferer, S.: Combination of 2D and 3D SEM-based diffraction techniques with various other techniques for understanding of microstructures. Workshop on correlative microscopy, Chennai, India (2020)
Zaefferer, S.: Microstructure Characterization in 2D and 3D using Advanced SEM-based Electron Diffraction Techniques. Chongqing University Colloquium, Chongqing, China (2019)
Zaefferer, S.: Microstructure Characterization in 2D and 3D using Advanced SEM-based Electron Diffraction Techniques. 3rd Materials Genome Engineering Forum, Kunming, China (2019)
Nandy, S.; Zaefferer, S.: On the role of Ca, Zn and Al for ductilization of Mg alloys. 27th International Conference on Materials and Technology (27 ICM&T), Portoroz, Slovenia (2019)
Zaefferer, S.: Measurement of local residual stresses using cross-correlation EBSD and ring core milling. 27th International Conference on Materials and Technology (26 ICM&T), Portoroz, Slovenia (2019)
Zaefferer, S.: Investigation on the effect of hydrogen on dislocation patterns in high-strength steels using electron channeling contrast imaging in the scanning electron microscope. 15th Multinational Congress on Microscopy, Belgrade, Serbia (2019)
Max Planck scientists design a process that merges metal extraction, alloying and processing into one single, eco-friendly step. Their results are now published in the journal Nature.
Scientists of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design. Their results are now published in the journal Science Advances
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