Garcia, L. F.; Garcia, J.; Kostka, A.; Weber, S.; Lammer, A.: Wear Behaviour of Cooper-Iron-Cobalt Diamond Tool Bonding Matrices Reinforced with Hardmetal Granulates. 9th Intern. Conference on the Science of Hard Materials, Montego Bay, Jamaica (2008)
Barbatti, C.; Pinto, H.; di Prinzio, A.; Staia, M.; Pitonak, R.; Garcia, J.; Pyzalla, A. R.: Influence of Microblasting on the Microstructure and Residual Stresses of CVD k-AlO3 Coated Hardmetals. MECASENS, Wien (2007)
Barbatti, C.; Pinto, H.; di Prinzio, A.; Staia, M.; Pitonak, R.; Garcia, J.; Pyzalla, A. R.: Influence of Microblasting on the Microstructure and Residual Stresses of CVD k-Al2O3 Coated Hardmetals. EUROMAT 2007, Nürnberg (2007)
Barbatti, C.; Garcia, J.; Pyzalla, A. R.: Development and Characterization of PM Components with Optimum Properties. PM Training Course, Kosice/Slovakia (2007)
Barbatti, C.; Sket, F.; Eyidi, D.; Garcia, J.; Pyzalla, A.: SEM and TEM Investigations of (W,Ti)C-(Co,Ni,Fe) Graded Hardmetals. 12. Internationale Metallographie-Tagung, Leoben, Österreich (2006)
Garcia, J.; Kipperer, K.; Barbatti, C.; Pyzalla, A. R.: Study of Microstructure and Kinetics of FCC-Free Surface Layer Formation in Novel Hardmetals with Complex Co/Ni/Fe Binders. Euromat 2007, Nürnberg, Germany (2007)
Barbatti, C.; Sket, F.; di Prinzio, A.; Staia, M.; Garcia, J.; Pyzalla, A. R.: Influence of Binder Composition, Nitridation and Treatment of Coatings on the Microstructure; Corrosion and Wear of (W,Ti)C-(Ta,Nb)C-Co/Fi/Fe Hardmetals. PM Training Course, Kosice, Slovakia (2007)
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…
Oxidation and corrosion of noble metals is a fundamental problem of crucial importance in the advancement of the long-term renewable energy concept strategy. In our group we use state-of-the-art electrochemical scanning flow cell (SFC) coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) setup to address the problem.
For understanding the underlying hydrogen embrittlement mechanism in transformation-induced plasticity steels, the process of damage evolution in a model austenite/martensite dual-phase microstructure following hydrogenation was investigated through multi-scale electron channelling contrast imaging and in situ optical microscopy.
We will investigate the electrothermomechanical response of individual metallic nanowires as a function of microstructural interfaces from the growth processes. This will be accomplished using in situ SEM 4-point probe-based electrical resistivity measurements and 2-point probe-based impedance measurements, as a function of mechanical strain and…
This project aims to investigate the influence of grain boundaries on mechanical behavior at ultra-high strain rates and low temperatures. For this micropillar compressions on copper bi-crystals containing different grain boundaries will be performed.
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.
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
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.