Sandlöbes, S.; Friák, M.; Dick, A.; Zaefferer, S.; Pei, Z.; Zhu, L.-F.; Sha, G.; Ringer, S.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Combining ab initio calculations and high resolution experiments to improve the understanding of advanced Mg-Y and Mg-RE alloys. 7th Annual Conference of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (2012)
Konijnenberg, P. J.; Zaefferer, S.; Raabe, D.: Advanced analysis of 3D EBSD data obtained by FIB tomography. NVvM 2012 Materials Science Meeting, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2012)
Tasan, C. C.; Zaefferer, S.; Raabe, D.: In-situ investigations of small strain plasticity in dual-phase steel. 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM), Beijing, China (2012)
Zaefferer, S.; Chen, J.; Konijnenberg, P.: A study on origin and nature of shear bands in cold rolled Mg-3Y alloy using 3D EBSD. 9th Intern. Conference on Magnesium alloys and their applications, Vancouver, Canada (2012)
Zaefferer, S.: An overview on techniques for the measurements of plastic and elastic strain by EBSD and related techniques. EBSD usermeeting der DGK, Hannover, Germany (2012)
Zaefferer, S.: Advanced applications of SEM-based electron diffraction techniques for the characterization of deformation structures of new steels. E-MRS 2012, Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France (2012)
Zaefferer, S.: Dislocations in metals: Observations from the atomic scale to macroscopic dimensions. ICMS Workshop, “Open problems between micro and macro systems of agents and particles”, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2012)
Ram, F.; Zaefferer, S.: Kikuchi Bandlet Method: A Method to Resolve the Source Point Position of an EBSD Pattern. 20th Annual meeting of the German Crystallographic Society, München, Germany (2012)
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 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.
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…
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.