Institute for Engineering Materials - Metals and Alloys

The members of the institute have many years of experience in the modelling and experimental investigation of complex alloys with a view to their mechanical, physical and thermodynamic properties. This specialisation is comprehensively covered in both research and teaching. Great importance is attached to the physical interpretation of the observed phenomena, as this not only provides a description but also an explanation of the observations. Previous scientific work spans the wide range from the nanoscale (atomistic 3D Monte Carlo simulations of nuclei of ordered phases) to the macroscale (fracture-thermomechanically loaded samples). Further work is focused on thermodynamic modelling of precipitations in metallic systems, on modelling and simulation of plastical deformation under consideration of given microstructure, and in general on modelling the lifetime of materials under service conditions. All modelling and simulation results are verified experimentally in our own laboratory or externally.