Zaefferer, S.: Electron channelling contrast imaging (ECCI) – an amazing tool for observations of crystal lattice defects in bulk samples. Micromat 2016, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2016)
Zaefferer, S.: Investigations on the relationship between crystallographic character of grain boundaries and their functional and mechanical properties in various engineering materials. 24th International conference on materials and technology, Portorož, Slovenia (2016)
Zaefferer, S.: Electron channelling contrast imaging (ECCI): an amazing tool for observations of crystal lattice defects in bulk samples. SCANDEM, Trondheim, Norway (2016)
An, D.; Konijnenberg, P. J.; Zaefferer, S.; Raabe, D.: Correlation between the 5-parametric GBCD and the corrosion resistance of a 304 stainless steel by 3D-EBSD. RMS-EBSD Meeting 2016, Manchester, UK (2016)
Archie, F. M. F.; Zaefferer, S.: Microstructural and micromechanical characterization of damage initiation in DP steels. Thermec 2016, Graz, Austria (2016)
Zaefferer, S.: Exploring microstructure-property-relationships of crystalline materials by application of diffraction techniques (electron backscatter diffraction, EBSD, and electron channelling, ECCI) in the SEM. Australian conference on microscopy and microanalysis, Melbourne, Australia (2016)
Archie, F. M. F.; Zaefferer, S.: Strength and fracture toughness of AHSS: Influence of Grain and Interphase Boundaries. EUROMAT 2015, Warsaw, Poland (2015)
Zaefferer, S.: Measurement of electronic, chemical and mechanical properties of individual grain boundaries. ICOTOM 17; invited tutorial, Dresden, Germany (2015)
Zaefferer, S.: SEM-based diffraction techniques for the study of deformation structures in metals. International Workshop on Advanced and In-situ Microscopies of Functional Nanomaterials and Devices, Hamburg, Germany (2015)
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
Hydrogen induced embrittlement of metals is one of the long standing unresolved problems in Materials Science. A hierarchical multiscale approach is used to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms.
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…
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 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.