Pradeep, K. G.: Atomic scale investigation of clustering and nanocrystallization in FeSiNbB(Cu) soft magnetic amorphous alloys. Dissertation, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2014)
Wu, X.: Structure-property-relations of cuticular photonic crystals evolved by different beetle groups (Insecta, Coleoptera). Dissertation, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2014)
Kords, C.: On the role of dislocation transport in the constitutive description of crystal plasticity. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Asgari, M.: Pulsed Plasma Nitriding - Effect on Hydrogen Embrittlement and Hydrogen Adsorption and Diffusion. Dissertation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway (2013)
Ayodele, S. G.: Lattice Boltzmann modeling of advection-diffusion-reaction equations in non-equilibrium transport processes. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Steinmetz, D.: A constitutive model of twin nucleation and deformation twinning in High-Manganese Austenitic TWIP steels. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Takahashi, T.: On the growth and mechanical properties of non-oxide perovskites and the spontaneous growth of soft metal nanowhiskers. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Hostert, C.: Towards designing elastic and magnetic properties of Co-based thin film metallic glasses. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2012)
Britton, B.: Measurement of residual elastic strain and lattice rotations with high resolution electron backscatter diffraction. Dissertation, Oxford University, Oxford, UK (2011)
Song, J.: Microstructure and properties of interfaces formed by explosion cladding of Titanium to low Carbon steel. Dissertation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2011)
Voß, S.: Mechanische Eigenschaften von Laves-Phasen in Abhängigkeit von Kristallstruktur und Zusammensetzung am Beispiel der Systeme Fe–Nb–Al und Co–Nb. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2011)
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…
“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…
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…
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.
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.
We plan to investigate the rate-dependent tensile properties of 2D materials such as metal thin films and PbMoO4 (PMO) films by using a combination of a novel plan-view FIB based sample lift out method and a MEMS based in situ tensile testing platform inside a TEM.