Huemer, K.; Karsten, S.; Balusundaram, K.; Raabe, D.; Hild, S.; Fabritius, H.: Structural organization and mineral distribution in load-bearing exoskeleton parts of the edible crab Cancer pagurus. DPG Frühjahrstagung 2010, Regensburg, Germany (2010)
Fabritius, H.; Karsten, E. S.; Balasundaram, K.; Hild, S.; Huemer, K.; Raabe, D.: Influence of Structural Organization and Mineral Distribution on the Local Mechanical Properties of Mineralized Cuticle from the Crab Cancer pagurus. Materials Science and Engineering MSE 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Fabritius, H.; Hild, S.; Raabe, D.: Leg joints of the lobster Homarus americanus as an example of cuticle modification for specific functions: Variations in structure, composition and properties. MRS Fall Meeting 2008, Boston, MA, USA (2008)
Struss, J.; Znidarsic, N.; Ziegler, A.; Hild, S.: Microscopic anatomy and mineral composition of cuticle in amphibious isopods Ligia italica and Titanethes albus (Crustacea:Isopoda). European Microscopy Congeress EMC 2008, Aachen, Germany (2008)
Ziegler, A.; Hild, S.: Distribution and function of amorphous CaCO3 and Calcite within the tergite cuticle of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea). European Microscopy Congeress EMC 2008, Aachen, Germany (2008)
Hild, S.; Ziegler, A.: The isopod cuticle: A model to study formation and function of amorphous calcium carbonate in calcified tissues. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (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…
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of steel is a great challenge in engineering applications. However, the HE mechanisms are not fully understood. Conventional studies of HE are mostly based on post mortem observations of the microstructure evolution and those results can be misleading due to intermediate H diffusion. Therefore, experiments with a…
The goal of this project is the investigation of interplay between the atomic-scale chemistry and the strain rate in affecting the deformation response of Zr-based BMGs. Of special interest are the shear transformation zone nucleation in the elastic regime and the shear band propagation in the plastic regime of BMGs.
“Smaller is stronger” is well known in micromechanics, but the properties far from the quasi-static regime and the nominal temperatures remain unexplored. This research will bridge this gap on how materials behave under the extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature, to enhance fundamental understanding of their deformation mechanisms. The…
In this project we investigate the hydrogen distribution and desorption behavior in an electrochemically hydrogen-charged binary Ni-Nb model alloy. The aim is to study the role of the delta phase in hydrogen embrittlement of the Ni-base alloy 718.
Smaller is stronger” is well known in micromechanics, but the properties far from the quasi-static regime and the nominal temperatures remain unexplored. This research will bridge this gap on how materials behave under the extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature, to enhance fundamental understanding of their deformation mechanisms. The…
Biological materials in nature have a lot to teach us when in comes to creating tough bio-inspired designs. This project aims to explore the unknown impact mitigation mechanisms of the muskox head (ovibus moschatus) at several length scales and use this gained knowledge to develop a novel mesoscale (10 µm to 1000 µm) metamaterial that can mimic the…
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of iron by marine sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) is studied electrochemically and surfaces of corroded samples have been investigated in a long-term project.