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• Manufacturing Processes Expand / Hide

  • Powder Technology and Particle Simulation Expand / Hide

    • Pressing and sintering processes

    • Ceramic sheets and multilayer ceramic structures

    • Spray drying

    • Filling processes

    • Debinding

    • Surface compression

    • Magnetorheological fluids

    • Silicon wire sawing

    • A holistic approach to simulating the laser powder bed fusion process for metals (PBF-LB/M)

    • Publications: Powder Technology and Particle Simulation

  • Forming Processes Expand / Hide

    • Experimental identification of characteristic values for forming simulations

    • Determination of characteristic values for forming simulations using the »Virtual Lab«

    • Thermophysical and thermomechanical characterization

    • Process simulation and forming simulation for components

    • Dimensioning connectors and electrical bonds

    • Novel approaches for simulating hot forming and heat treatment

    • Publications: Forming Processes

  • Glass Forming and Machining Expand / Hide

    • Bending Glass

    • Cutting Glass

    • Forming Glass

    • Joining Glass

    • Numerical Simulation

    • Brittle Materials: Assessment, Lifetime, Damage Analyses

    • Facilities

    • Publications: Glass Forming and Machining

  • Materials Informatics

  • Machine Learning for Manufacturing Processes

• Tribology Expand / Hide

  • Wear Protection and Advanced Ceramics Expand / Hide

    • Tribological coatings

    • Ceramic materials and components

    • High temperature tribology

    • Development of water-based lubricants

    • Investigation of electrochemical and electrotribological interactions

    • Publications: Wear protection and advanced ceramics

  • Multiscale Modeling and Tribosimulation Expand / Hide

    • Multiscale modeling

    • Nanotribology

    • Layer growth processes

    • Particle simulation

    • Nanomaterials

    • Nanocatalysts

    • Nano- and microfluidics

    • Li-Ion batteries

    • Carbon nanotubes

    • Publications: Multiscale modeling and tribosimulation

  • Polymer Tribology and Biomedical Materials Expand / Hide

    • Reliability and operational behavior of biomedical materials and implants

    • Reliability in generative manufacturing

    • Tribology of “soft matter”: Hydrogels, elastomers and thermoplastics

    • Publications: Polymer tribology and biomedical materials

  • Tribological and Functional Coatings Expand / Hide

    • PACVD systems engineering

    • Mesoscale film growth simulation

    • In-situ structured DLC layers

    • Multi-layer DLC-BN layers

    • Functional nanostructures for optics and microsystems

    • Forming layers

    • Layer analysis of coating performance

    • Measuring and controlling hydrogen permeation

    • Publications: Tribological and functional coatings

  • Triboconditioning and -analytics Location Karlsruhe Expand / Hide

    • Engine tribology

    • Understanding fundamental mechanisms in tribocontact

    • Triboconditioning in the finishing process

    • Tribochemistry

    • Tribology of polymers with nanoparticles

    • Publications: Triboconditioning and -analytics location Karlsruhe

    • Tribology at component level

• Component Safety and Lightweight Construction Expand / Hide

  • Crash Safety and Damage Mechanics Expand / Hide

    • Material and Component Deformation and Failure Behavior

    • Failure Models for Crash Simulations

    • Modeling the Failure Behavior of Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT)

    • Crash Simulations

    • Deformation and failure of lightweight materials under crash conditions

    • Dynamic component behavior

    • Fracture dynamics

    • Substitute modeling for crash simulations

    • Modeling the deformation and failure of spot welds in hot-formed high carbon steels

    • Advanced substitute model for punch rivets joints

    • Modeling of adhesive joints

    • Assessment of the load-carrying capacity of a spotwelded metal sheet with a softened heat affected zone

    • Publications: Crash Safety and Damage Mechanics

  • Crash Dynamics

  • Joining and Joints Expand / Hide

    • Substitute modeling for crash simulations

    • Modeling the deformation and failure of spot welds in hot-formed high carbon steels

    • Advanced substitute model for punch rivets joints

    • Modeling of adhesive joints

    • Calculation of residual stress and warping during welding

    • Assessment of the load-carrying capacity of a spotwelded metal sheet with a softened heat affected zone

    • Publications: Joining and Joints

  • Composite Materials Expand / Hide

    • Safe application of composite materials – mechanical characterization

    • Numerical simulation of composite materials and components

    • Characterization and modeling of creep in composite materials

    • Testing concepts for ceramic composite materials

    • Probabilistic material and component simulation

    • Probabilistic material and component assessment

    • Design of polymeric materials for acoustic application

    • Publications: Composite Materials

  • Meso- and Micromechanics Expand / Hide

    • Mechanical testing of micro-samples

    • Detection of fatigue damage before crack initiation

    • Development of nanostructures for the creation of mechanical metamaterials

    • Process optimization

    • Machine learning in materials engineering

    • Publications: Meso- and Micromechanics

  • Fatigue Behavior and Fracture Mechanics Expand / Hide

    • Structural integrity of pressurized structures: Advanced non-linear methodology

    • Digital methods for lifetime assessment

    • Increasing lifetime by means of mechanical surface layer strengthening

    • Assessment of manufacturing defects

    • Fatigue and fracture mechanics assessment of weld joints

    • Calculation of residual stress and warping during welding

    • Fatigue crack growth of railway axles

    • Publications: Fatigue Behavior and Fracture Mechanics

• Assessment of Materials and Lifetime Concepts Expand / Hide

  • Microstructure and Residual Stresses Expand / Hide

    • Microstructure clarification and assessment

    • Residual stress analyses

    • Simulation of heat treatment processes

    • Microstructure and property relationships within remelted surfaces

    • Solarthermal power plants: degradation of materials in molten salts

    • Welded Joints: Evaluation and lifetime concepts

    • Publications: Microstructure and Residual Stresses

  • Lifetime Concepts and Thermomechanics Expand / Hide

    • Models for cracking, crack propagation and lifetime

    • Lifetime concepts and software tools for assessment of the operational behavior of components

    • Model for changing plasticity, cyclical creep and aging

    • Experimental thermomechanics

    • Publications: Lifetime Concepts and Thermomechanics

  • Materials Modeling Expand / Hide

    • Seeking new materials – reducing the dependence on critical raw materials

    • Optically transparent and electrically conducting oxides (TCOs)

    • Ferroelectrical ceramics for piezo applications

    • Ceramic reliability and life expectancy

    • New hard magnets free of rare earth metals

    • Material design for high performance Li-ion batteries

    • Hydrogen in iron and steel

    • Precipitation in iron and steel

    • Publications: Materials Modeling

  • Lifetime Concepts for Hydrogen Applications Expand / Hide

    • Hydrogen embrittlement in metals

    • Influence of different stress states on hydrogen damage

    • Publications: Lifetime Concepts for Hydrogen Applications

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• Forms of collaboration

• How Working with the Fraunhofer IWM Takes Shape

• R & D for small and medium-sized enterprises

Why Fraunhofer IWM Expand / Hide

• Core competencies and technical possibilities Expand / Hide

  • Material and component characterization

  • Material modeling and simulation

  • Tribology and surface design

• Satisfied Clients and Quality Management

• Scientific Excellence Expand / Hide

  • Scientific Publications Expand / Hide

    • Fraunhofer IWM scientific publications

    • Fraunhofer IWM dissertations

  • Fraunhofer IWM networks Expand / Hide

    • Networks within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

    • University affiliations

    • EU projects

  • Good scientific practice

• Product life cycle solutions Expand / Hide

  • Damage analysis Expand / Hide

    • Damage Analysis: Metals

    • Damage analysis: Ceramics

    • Damage analysis of glass and silicon

  • Digitalization within materials technology Expand / Hide

    • Workshop MaterialDigital 2019

  • Hydrogen

About us Expand / Hide

• Management and organization Expand / Hide

  • Prof. Dr. Peter Gumbsch, Director

  • Dr. Rainer Kübler, Deputy Director

  • Prof. Dr. Chris Eberl, Deputy Director

  • Organization

• Mission and USP

• Annual reports

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