| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Mechanical Response of Materials Investigated Through Novel In-Situ Experiments and Modeling
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| Presentation Title |
Influence of mechanical, thermal, and corrosive impacts on the performance of light metal structures and biomaterials |
| Author(s) |
Alexander Koch, Nils Wegner, Frank Walther |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alexander Koch |
| Abstract Scope |
Light metals are widely used due to their excellent properties. Aluminum alloys are favored in automotive and aerospace industries for their high specific strength. Solid-state recycling of aluminum chips offers a promising alternative to energy-intensive re-melting, involving pre-compaction and hot extrusion to form profiles. The quality of these profiles depends on effective microstructural welding to avoid defects like delaminations. Biodegradable implants provide temporary support in the human body, leveraging their biodegradability. Understanding their long-term degradation, and the impact of corrosion pits on mechanical stability is crucial. In light metal structures, defects significantly affect performance due to stress concentrations from complex geometries. Reliable design of components under mechanical, thermal, and corrosive conditions requires novel testing methods and advanced modeling strategies. Fracture mechanics, galvanostatic polarization for corrosion testing, and simulation approaches provide comprehensive characterization, identifying effective damage mechanisms. This leads to reproducible and reliable designs that account for process- and application-induced defects. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |