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Microstructure Property Relationship
The mechanical properties of a material depend on its microstructure. Therefore, the understanding of the relationship between the microstructure and the thermomechanical properties of a material is of fundamental importance for the development and design of materials in accordance with application specific requirements.
This project group links the microstructural features
(grain orientations, inclusions, grain boundaries and
dislocations) to the properties of the material,
e.g. creep and plastic flow behavior and toughness of the material.
The understanding of the relation between the microstructure and the thermomechanical properties is fundamental to develop and design materials according to application specific requirements. Therefore, development of multiscale models are carried out in this group in order to simulate and predict such mechanical properties. The parameters required by these models are provided by means of different experimental tests and other techniques of characterization.
The project group focuses on two main areas, microstructure and plasticity, and fracture and fatigue.
