Elhami, N.-N.; Zaefferer, S.; Thomas, I.; Hofmann, H.: Observation of the crystallographic defect structure in lightly deformed TWIP steel by means of electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI). 1st International Conference on High Manganese Steels (HMnS2011), Seoul, South Korea (2011)
Fanta, A. B.; Zaefferer, S.; Thomas, I.; Raabe, D.: Relationship Between Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Cold Deformation of TWIP-Steels. 15 th International Conference on the Texture of Materials (ICOTOM 15), Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2008)
Thomas, I.; Zaefferer, S.; Friedel, F.; Raabe, D.: Orientation dependent growth behaviour of subgrain structures in IF steel. 2nd International Joint Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth, Annecy, France (2004)
Thomas, I.: Untersuchung metallphysikalischer und messtechnischer Grundlagen zur Rekristallisation und Erholung mikrolegierter IF Stähle. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2008)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
In this project, the effects of scratch-induced deformation on the hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility in pearlite is investigated by in-situ nanoscratch test during hydrogen charging, and atomic scale characterization. This project aims at revealing the interaction mechanism between hydrogen and scratch-induced deformation in pearlite.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
In collaboration with Dr. Edgar Rauch, SIMAP laboratory, Grenoble, and Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig, MATEIS, INSA Lyon, we are developing a correlative scanning precession electron diffraction and atom probe tomography method to access the three-dimensional (3D) crystallographic character and compositional information of nanomaterials with unprecedented…
The unpredictable failure mechanism of White Etching Crack (WEC) formation in bearing steels urgently demands in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanisms in the microstructure. The first breakthrough was achieved by relating the formation of White Etching Areas (WEAs) to successive WEC movement.