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Department Arzt – Research Areas
Nanomechanics of Metals | Thin Film Synthesis | Chemistry
and Patterning of Functional Surfaces |
Evolutionary Biomaterials | Micromechanics of Biological Materials | Adaptive Fiber Structures |
Industrial Materials | Study Program Materials Science
Industrial Materials
Fundamental materials research benefits from close links with applications. With our extensive track record in research on structural alloys and
materials testing, we are a competent partner for developing and characterizing industrial materials.
The department is also engaged in the "Center of Competence for Casting and Thixoforging" (CCT), a collaborative program funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg. The objective is to advance the process of semi-solid forming to the stage of industrial maturity.
Recent projects
- Creep resistance of titanium aluminides for application in turbochargers
- Fatigue resistance of surface-acoustic wave (SAW) devices for mobile phone applications
- Precision measurements of elastic moduli up to high temperatures in advanced materials
- Reliability of titanium implants for mandibular reconstruction
- Investigation of alloying additions to new magnesium alloys for enhanced creep strength
- Mechanical properties and defect structure in zirkonia-based ceramics
- Structure and properties of NiAl hard coatings for turbine applications
Selected recent publications
C. Eberl, R. Spolenak, O. Kraft, F. Kubat, W. Ruile and E. Arzt, Fatigue at ultra high frequencies in Al thin films, J. Appl. Phys., in press (2006)
J. Riethmüller, G. Dehm, E.E. Affeldt and E. Arzt, Microstructure and mechanical behavior of Pt-modified NiAl diffusion coatings, Z. Metallk., in press (2006)
P. Sonnweber-Ribic, A. Wanner, M. Roser, D. Weingart and E. Arzt, Fatigue failure of titanium implants for mandibular reconstrucxtion, Z. Metallk. 96, 894 - 901 (2005)
M. Vogel, O. Kraft and E. Arzt, Effect of Ca additions on the creep behavior of magnesium die-cast alloy ZA85, Metall. Mater. Trans. A 36A(7), 1713 - 1719 (2005)
SEM micrograph of a titanium aluminide intermetallic
This image shows the fracture surface of an AlSi-alloy, reinforced with carbon-fibres (CCT)
Optical micrograph of carbon-fibre reinforced AlSi-alloy with eutectic phase (CCT)
Brass water tap produced by thixoforging (CCT)
This FIB (Focused Ion Beam) micrograph shows the microstructure of an AlMg-alloy (CCT)