Institute of Materials Research
Materials Mechanics
The operational division Materials Mechanics has interdisciplinary organisation. It is concerned with the combination of experimental methods, theoretical modelling, as well as analytical and numerical simulation methods for the quantitative and qualitative assessment of behaviour of base materials and welds under mechanical load.
For the welding of joints, laser-, friction stir-, and diffusion welding processes are deployed.
Basic research activities supply the necessary know-how of the behaviour of the materials from the microscopic scale to the component level.
Topics
- Joining processes (e.g. friction stir welding - FSW, laser welding - LBW) for light-weight structures
- Process simulation of joining processes (FSW, LBW) for process development and property prediction
- Quantitative survey of the correlations between micro structure of light weight materials, such as aluminium, magnesium and titanium alloys, and the deformation and damage mechanisms at the joining level, and the global stability and toughness properties
- Materials models for the description of deformation, damage and fracture
- Implementation of material models and crack extension models in Finite Element code
- Micromechanical testing for investigation of mechanisms on the micro scale and experimental testing methods for the identification of model parameters
- Reliability assessment of light weight components
The research activities of the operational division Materials Mechanics are included in the Helmholtz-Programme "Advanced Engineering Materials" of the Helmholtz-Research-Area "Key Technologies" under the topic "Joining and Integrity of Multi-Material Components for Advanced Light-Weight Structures".
Contact
Director
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Norbert Huber
Materials Mechanics
Phone: +49 (0)4152 87-2500
E-mail contact
Controlling / Administration
Stephanie Koch
Phone: +49 (0)4152 87-2501
E-mail contact
