Godec, M.; Zaefferer, S.; Kraner, J.; Donik, Č.; Paulin, I.: Influence of symmetric and asymmetric rolling on texture evolution of work-hardened AA 5xxx aluminium alloy. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition) 35 (1), pp. 30 - 44 (2025)
Bonnekoh, C.; Lied, P.; Zaefferer, S.; Jäntsch, U.; Hoffmann, A.; Reiser, J.; Rieth, M.: Corrigendum to "The brittle-to-ductile transition in cold-rolled tungsten sheets: Contributions of grain and subgrain boundaries to the enhanced ductility after pre-deformation" [Nucl. Mater. Energy 25 (2020) 100769]. Nuclear Materials and Energy 41, 101833 (2024)
Bale, H.; Abdelloui, L.; Tordoff, B.; Zaefferer, S.: Analysis of Crystal Defects by Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging (ECCI) for the Advancement of Structural Materials. Microscopy and Microanalysis 30 (Supplement_1), ozae044.131 (2024)
Khanchandani, H.; Stephenson, L.; Raabe, D.; Zaefferer, S.; Gault, B.: Hydrogen/Deuterium Charging Methods for the Investigation of Site-Specific Microstructural Features by Atom Probe Tomography. Microscopy and Microanalysis 28 (S1), p. 1664 (2022)
Changizi, R.; Zaefferer, S.; Abdellaoui, L.; Scheu, C.: Effects of Defect Density on Optical Properties Using Correlative Cathodoluminescence and Transmission Electron Microscopy Measurements on Identical PrNbO4 Particles. ACS Applied Electronic Materials 4 (4), pp. 2095 - 2100 (2022)
Zhu, C.; Kurniawan, C.; Ochsendorf, M.; An, D.; Zaefferer, S.; De Graef, M.: Orientation, pattern center refinement and deformation state extraction through global optimization algorithms. Ultramicroscopy 233, 113407 (2022)
Tsai, S.-P.; Konijnenberg, P. J.; Gonzalez, I.; Hartke, S.; Griffiths, T. A.; Herbig, M.; Kawano-Miyata, K.; Taniyama, A.; Sano, N.; Zaefferer, S.: Development of a new, fully automated system for electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD)-based large volume three-dimensional microstructure mapping using serial sectioning by mechanical polishing, and its application to the analysis of special boundaries in 316L stainless steel. Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 093707 (2022)
Nandy, S.; Tsai, S.-P.; Stephenson, L.; Raabe, D.; Zaefferer, S.: The role of Ca, Al and Zn on room temperature ductility and grain boundary cohesion of magnesium. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys 9 (5), pp. 1521 - 1536 (2021)
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…
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.
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.
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 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,...
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.
Nickel-based alloys are a particularly interesting class of materials due to their specific properties such as high-temperature strength, low-temperature ductility and toughness, oxidation resistance, hot-corrosion resistance, and weldability, becoming potential candidates for high-performance components that require corrosion resistance and good…