Structural composition of metallic, ceramic and polymeric materials
Ideal structural composition
Defects in crystal lattices - Zero-dimensional defects in metallic crystal lattices - Binary and ternary equilibrium state diagrams - Mechanisms of phase transformations - One-dimensional defects in metallic crystal lattices - Two-dimensional defects in metallic crystal lattices - Three-dimensional defects in metallic crystal lattices
Reactions of metallic, ceramic and polymeric materials to stress
Electrical and thermal conductivity
Magnetic properties
Behavior under mechanical stress at room temperature - Elastic deformation - Plastic deformation - Textures - Strength-increasing mechanisms
Temperature influence on the behavior under mechanical stress - Recovery and recrystallization - Elastic deformation - Plastic deformation
Fracture morphologies under mechanical-thermal stress - Fracture morphologies under quasi-static mechanical stress - Influences on the transition temperature - Behavior under alternating mechanical stress
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science
1. iron-based materials
Iron-carbon diagram and ZTU/ZTA diagrams with microstructures
Heat treatment
General structural steels
Quenched and tempered steels
Surface hardenable steels
(High) temperature steels
Tool steels/hard metals
Corrosion and scale resistant steels
Special steels
Cast iron
2. light metals
Magnesium alloys
Beryllium alloys
Aluminum alloys
Titanium alloys
3. intermediate melting heavy metals
Copper alloys
Nickel alloys
Cobalt alloys
4. refractory heavy metals
zirconium
niobium
Molybdenum
tantalum
Tungsten
5. "Strength-enhanced" alloys through particle or fiber intercalation
Fundamentals
Vibrations and waves - representation of the material/component structure
Crystal structure and lattice parameters
Chemical composition
Phase transformations
Lattice defects
Cavities
Material behavior
Electrical and thermal conductivity
Magnetic properties
Behavior under quasi-static mechanical stress
Behavior under static mechanical stress
Behavior under alternating mechanical stress
Notched structures
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Testing
Curriculum Vitae
Resumé
1994 - today
Professors / Professor of the academic staff
Head /Director of the Materials Science and Materials Testing laboratories / labs in the Surface Technology and Materials Science degree programme at Aalen University of Applied Sciences; Head of the Internships Office
1989 - 1994
Staff of Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH
Friedrichshafen, in the field (of) materials and surface technology development
1988 - 1989
Research assistant/associate/fellow and personal speaker to the executive management
Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Department, Institute for Materials Science, Stuttgart
1985 - 1988
Doctoral thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
Institute for Materials Science, Stuttgart Degree as Doctor of Natural Sciences; Dr. rer. nat.
1983 - 1985
Research assistant/associate/fellow at the Department, Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Degree as Diplom-Ingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.)
Research
Investigations/analyses on the alloy influence on the nitrate-induced stress corrosion cracking tendency of low-alloy structural steels
Investigations/analyses on the formation kinetics of passive layers on iron-chromium model alloys
Investigations/analyses on the kinetics of pitting corrosion in high-alloyed iron-chromium alloys
Examination of powder-metallurgically produced oxide-dispersion-reinforced iron and nickel-based superalloys with regard to their applicability in gas turbine construction
Development, processing and use of AlLi alloys and iron-, nickel- and titanium-based intermetallics for aerospace applications
Development of aluminum-based "low-temperature" brazing alloys and an adapted inert gas brazing technique for joining aluminum alloys
Development of the combined production technique of diffusion bonding/superplastic forming of aluminum alloys
Development of tribologically and anti-corrosion active vacuum coatings (PVD, CVD) for aircraft components
Flame- and plasma-sprayed coatings and coatings applied using vacuum technology (PVD) as oxidation protection and wear protection as well as biocompatible coatings (hydroxyapatite)
Mechanisms of superplastic forming of grain size-stabilized microcrystalline metallic materials
Diffusion bonding of high-strength aluminum alloys
Metallic foams based on light metals
Bonding processes in the standstill phase of sliding friction contacting metallic partners and the resulting phenomena during the initial phase of "dry" sliding friction processes
C/C, C/SiC high-performance brake materials for railroad and passenger car applications
C/C, C/SiC composites for endoprosthetic applications
Structuring the surfaces of biomaterials for dental prosthetic applications
Application of hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium root posts
Interactive and advisor database, databank with chemical composition, mechanical and corrosive properties as well as processing instructions for materials relevant to hu-man medicine: titanium, stainless steel, cobalt, precious metals, refractory metals, polymers, ceramics
Surface influence on the retention quality of root posts for dental applications
Effect of sharkskin structures in the surface of endoprostheses on their ingrowth behavior
Improvement of the flow conditions on the surface of heart valves and vascular substitutes through sharkskin structures
Integral design through pressure welding with subsequent internal high-pressure forming
High-temperature forming of conventional aluminum materials with the aim of achieving superplas-tic-type strains
Database, databank "Surface protection measures for corrosion and wear protection"
Database, databank "Materials and surface modifications for medical prosthetics"
Thin-wall casting of crash-relevant car body structures
Powder metallurgically produced hollow sphere structures and cast foams/sponges for acoustically insulated car body and engine components