Ram, F.; Zaefferer, S.; Jäpel, T.: Error Analysis of the Crystal Orientations and Misorientations obtained by the Classical Electron Backscatter Diffraction Method. RMS EBSD 2014, London, UK (2014)
Ram, F.; Zaefferer, S.; Jäpel, T.: On the accuracy and precision of orientations obtained by the conventional automated EBSD method. RMS EBSD 2014, London, UK (2014)
Ram, F.; Zaefferer, S.: Kikuchi Bandlet Method: A Method to Resolve the Source Point Position of an EBSD Pattern. 15th European Microscopy Congress (EMC), Manchester, UK (2012)
Ram, F.; Zaefferer, S.: 3D-observations and modeling of nucleation during recrystallisation in a heavily deformed Fe-Ni alloy. Materials Science and Engineering MSE 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Ram, F.: The Kikuchi bandlet method for the intensity analysis of the Electron Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction Patterns. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, 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…
Grain boundaries (GBs) are regions connecting adjacent crystals with different crystallographic orientations. GBs are a type of lattice imperfection, with their own structure and composition, and as such impact a material’s mechanical and functional properties. Structural motifs and phases formed at chemically decorated GBs can be of a transient…
Understanding hydrogen-microstructure interactions in metallic alloys and composites is a key issue in the development of low-carbon-emission energy by e.g. fuel cells, or the prevention of detrimental phenomena such as hydrogen embrittlement. We develop and test infrastructure, through in-situ nanoindentation and related techniques, to study…
To design novel alloys with tailored properties and microstructure, two materials science approaches have proven immensely successful: Firstly, thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions for tailoring and processing alloys to achieve a desired microstructure. Secondly, crystal defect manipulation to control strength, formability and corrosion…
Because of their excellent corrosion resistance, high wear resistance and comparable low density, Fe–Al-based alloys are an interesting alternative for replacing stainless steels and possibly even Ni-base superalloys. Recent progress in increasing strength at high temperatures has evoked interest by industries to evaluate possibilities to employ…
Project C3 of the SFB/TR103 investigates high-temperature dislocation-dislocation and dislocation-precipitate interactions in the gamma/gamma-prime microstructure of Ni-base superalloys.