Calcagnotto, M.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.: On the Effect of Manganese on Grain Size Stability and Hardenability in Ultrafine-Grained Ferrite/Martensite Dual-Phase Steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 43A, pp. 37 - 46 (2012)
Calcagnotto, M.; Adachi, Y.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.: Deformation and fracture mechanisms in fine- and ultrafine-grained ferrite/martensite dual-phase steels and the effect of aging. Acta Materialia 59 (2), pp. 658 - 670 (2011)
Dmitrieva, O.; Ponge, D.; Inden, G.; Millán, J.; Choi, P.; Sietsma, J.; Raabe, D.: Chemical gradients across phase boundaries between martensite and austenite in steel studied by atom probe tomography and simulation. Acta Materialia 59 (1), pp. 364 - 374 (2011)
Herrera, C.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.: Design of a novel Mn-based 1 GPa duplex stainless TRIP steel with 60% ductility by a reduction of austenite stability. Acta Materialia 59, pp. 4653 - 4664 (2011)
Millán, J.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.; Choi, P.; Dmitrieva, O.: Characterization of Nano-Sized Precipitates in a Mn-Based Lean Maraging Steel by Atom Probe Tomography. Steel Research Int. 82, pp. 137 - 145 (2011)
Calcagnotto, M.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.: Orientation gradients and geometrically necessary dislocations in ultrafine grained dual-phase steels studied by 2D and 3D EBSD. Materials Science and Engineering A 527, pp. 2738 - 2746 (2010)
Calcagnotto, M.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.: Effect of grain refinement to 1 μm on strength and toughness of dual-phase steels. Materials Science and Engineering A 527 (29-30), pp. 7832 - 7840 (2010)
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.