An, D.; Griffiths, T. A.; Konijnenberg, P. J.; Mandal, S.; Wang, Z.; Zaefferer, S.: Correlating the five parameter grain boundary character distribution and the intergranular corrosion behaviour of a stainless steel using 3D orientation microscopy based on mechanical polishing serial sectioning. Acta Materialia 156, pp. 297 - 309 (2018)
Wang, Z.; Zaefferer, S.: On the accuracy of grain boundary character determination by pseudo-3D EBSD. Materials Characterization 130, pp. 33 - 38 (2017)
Zaefferer, S.; An, D.; Wang, Z.: Experimental investigations on the relationship between crystallographic character of grain boundaries and their functional and mechanical properties in various engineering materials. DPG Frühjahrtagung, Dresden, Germany (2017)
Wang, Z.: Investigation of crystallographic character and molten-salt-corrosion properties of grain boundaries in a stainless steel using EBSD and ab-initio calculations. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2017)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
“Smaller is stronger” is well known in micromechanics, but the properties far from the quasi-static regime and the nominal temperatures remain unexplored. This research will bridge this gap on how materials behave under the extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature, to enhance fundamental understanding of their deformation mechanisms. The…
The precipitation of intermetallic phases from a supersaturated Co(Nb) solid solution is studied in a cooperation with the Hokkaido University of Science, Sapporo.
This project (B06) is part of the SFB 1394 collaborative research centre (CRC), focused on structural and atomic complexity, defect phases and how they are related to material properties. The project started in January 2020 and has three important work packages: (i) fracture analysis of intermetallic phases, (ii) the relationship of fracture to…
Grain boundaries (GBs) affect many macroscopic properties of materials. In the case of metals grain growth, Hall–Petch hardening, diffusion, and electrical conductivity, for example, are influenced or caused by GBs. The goal of this project is to investigate the different GB phases (also called complexions) that can occur in tilt boundaries of fcc…