TY - JOUR A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Teer, D. G. A1 - Jennett, N. M. A1 - Harris, P. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Comte, C. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavaleiro, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Holmberg, K. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. D. T1 - A certified reference material for the scratch test N2 - Adhesion and other mechanical behaviour of coatings is at present routinely tested in industry and research organisations using the scratch test. The test has been the subject of a European Standard prEN 1071-3:2000 established by the European Standards Committee CEN TC184 WG5. A previous European project on the development and validation of test methods for thin hard coatings—FASTE—revealed that uncertainties in the Rockwell C stylus tip shape represent a major source of error for the scratch-test method. Therefore a follow-up project—REMAST—was started to develop and certify a reference material as a quality control tool for the testing and qualification of scratch-test instruments. In addition, a considerable effort was devoted to improve the scratch stylus manufacturing process. This paper presents the results of the REMAST project. During a feasibility study, two candidate materials—titanium nitride (TiN) and diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings both on high speed steel substrates—were evaluated. Because of the lower sensitivity to styli tip shape variations and higher data scatter observed for the TiN coating, DLC was chosen as the reference material to be certified. One thousand samples were produced, as well as qualified styli to carry out the certification campaign, including homogeneity and stability testing. Nine independent laboratories were involved in the certification exercise, and the data were statistically analysed to obtain the certified critical load values and their uncertainty ranges. A certified reference material BCR-692 is available for verification purposes. This presents three repeatable failure events at certified critical load intervals and can provide a good indication of overall scratch-test instrument performance, including stylus condition and calibration. It is also useful as a diagnostic tool, providing a means of sensitive monitoring of machine and stylus performance over extended periods. Considerable improvement of the quality of scratch styli was achieved by the strict control of all manufacturing steps. KW - Adhesion KW - Scratch test KW - Certified reference material PY - 2003 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0257-8972(03)00470-5 SN - 0257-8972 VL - 174-175 SP - 1008 EP - 1013 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-25435 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Göbel, E. O. A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Koenders, L. A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Pohlenz, F. A1 - Xu, M. A1 - Dai, G. A1 - Hoffmann, K.-P. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Procop, M. A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Kalibrierte Schichtdicken-Maßverkörperungen für Nanometerschichten, Teilvorhaben - Kalibrierung von Schichtdicken-Maßverkörperungen im Nanometerbereich - Abschlussbericht des BMBF Verbundvorhabens 13N7704 - 13N77041 KW - Schichtdicke KW - Nanometerbereich PY - 2003 UR - http://edok01.tib.uni-hannover.de/edoks/e01fb02/373214030.pdf SP - 1 EP - 131 PB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt CY - Dresden AN - OPUS4-25428 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rosu, Dana Maria A1 - Petrik, P. A1 - Rattmann, G. A1 - Schellenberger, M. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Hertwig, Andreas T1 - Optical characterization of patterned thin films N2 - The present study investigates the use of imaging and mapping ellipsometry to determine the properties of non-ideal and patterned thin film samples. Samples which are candidates for future references and standards were prepared for this purpose. The samples investigated were lithographically patterned SiO2 and photoresist layers. The thickness and the optical constants of the two materials were determined using spectroscopic ellipsometry in the visible spectral range. On a larger lateral scale of several mm lateral resolution, the homogeneity was investigated using a goniospectral rotating compensator ellipsometer. A nulling imaging ellipsometer was used to determine the properties of the sample on a smaller scale of 25–150 µm. KW - Spectroscopic imaging and mapping ellipsometry KW - Inhomogeneous and patterned thin films KW - SiO2 KW - Photoresist KW - Ellipsometrie KW - Patterned films PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.11.052 SN - 0040-6090 VL - 571 IS - 3 SP - 601 EP - 604 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-32695 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Schädlich, S. A1 - Schindler, A. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Hirsch, D. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Realisation and metrological characterisation of thickness standards below 100 nm N2 - High-accuracy film thickness measurements in the range below 100 nm can be made by various complex methods like spectral ellipsometry (SE), scanning force microscopy (SFM), grazing incidence X-ray reflectometry (GIXR), or X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). The measurement results achieved with these methods are based on different interactions between the film and the probe. A key question in nanotechnology is how to achieve consistent results on a level of uncertainty below one nanometre with different techniques. Two different types of thickness standards are realised. Metal film standards for X-ray techniques in the thickness range 10 to 50 nm are calibrated by GIXR with monochromatised synchrotron radiation of 8048 eV. The results obtained at four different facilities show excellent agreement. SiO2 on Si standards for SE and SFM in the thickness range 6 to 1000 nm are calibrated by GIXR with monochromatised synchrotron radiation of 1841 eV and with a metrological SFM. Consistent results within the combined uncertainties are obtained with the two methods. Surfaces and interfaces of both types of standards are additionally investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-003-2273-7 SN - 0947-8396 VL - 78 IS - 5 SP - 645 EP - 649 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-17195 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Rinaldi, C. A1 - Bicego, V. A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Brendel, T. A1 - Andersson, H. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Kühn, Hans-Joachim A1 - Köster, A. A1 - Loveday, M. A1 - Marchionni, M. A1 - Rae, C. T1 - Research and development into a European code-of-practice for strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue testing N2 - Thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) testing plays an increasingly important role in the design, the reliability assessment and the lifecycle management of safety critical components used, for instance, for power generation, in the process industry and in aeronautical and automotive applications, with a view to increasing the fuel efficiency, safety and service intervals, while reducing production (and material) costs. In a European Commission funded research project (acronym: TMF-Standard) of the 5th Framework Programme, 20 European laboratories have undertaken a joint research effort to establish a validated code-of-practice (CoP) for strain-controlled TMF testing. Starting from a survey of the testing protocols and procedures previously used by the partners, a comprehensive pre-normative research activity into various issues has been completed, addressing the dynamic temperature control, the effects of deviations in nominal temperatures and phase angles, the influences of temperature gradients, as well as the practicalities of test interruption and restart procedures. Meaningful allowable tolerances for the various test parameters were identified and practical recommendations as to the test techniques were formulated. From this a preliminary CoP was compiled and used to guide an extensive round robin exercise among the project partners. From the statistical analysis of that exercise, a validated CoP was derived dealing with strain-controlled constant amplitude TMF of nominally homogeneous metallic materials subjected to spatially uniform temperature fields and uniaxial mechanical loading. It is intended to give advice and guidance on the appropriate test setup, testing procedures and the analysis of results, in particular for newcomers in the field of strain-controlled TMF. This paper highlights some of the results of the TMF-Standard project. Moreover, commonalities and differences of the present CoP with respect to the standard documents for strain-controlled TMF, which have been developed at ISO and ASTM levels, are presented in this paper. KW - Thermo-mechanical fatigue KW - Ni-base superalloy KW - Standardisation KW - Test methods PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.01.052 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 30 IS - 2 SP - 372 EP - 381 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-17536 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beck, P. A1 - Polanyi, M. T1 - Rückbildung des Rekristallisationsvermögens durch Rückformung PY - 1932 IS - 19 SP - 30 EP - 32 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-16790 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Sümpel, J. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Schädlich, S. A1 - Schindler, A. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - About the calibration of thickness standards on the nanometer scale T2 - 3rd International EUSPEN conference ; 3rd International conference. European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology ; 4th General meeting. European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology CY - Eindhoven, The Netherlands DA - 2002-05-26 PY - 2002 SN - 90-386-2883-8 SP - 1 EP - 5 CY - Eindhoven AN - OPUS4-2283 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Pohlenz, F. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Schädlich, S. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Hirsch, D. A1 - Schindler, A. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Ein Beitrag zu kalibrierten Nanometerschichten für unterschiedliche Anwendungsbereiche N2 - Nanotechnologien werden gegenwärtig als leistungsfähige Oberflächentechniken in erheblichem Umfange industriell genutzt. Dabei spielen dünne Schichten und deren Kenndaten eine wesentliche Rolle, z.B. als Röntgenspiegel oder optische und magnetooptische Datenträger. Die Schichtdicke zählt hierbei zu den technologisch wichtigen Parametern. Abgeleitet von Anwenderinteressen, werden für die Röntgenreflektometrie (XRR bzw. GIXR), Elektronenstrahl-Mikroanalyse (EPMA) und Röntgenfluoreszenzanalyse (XRF) einerseits und die Ellipsometrie andererseits zugeschnittene Schichtdickenmaßverkörperungen (SDM) entwickelt, gefertigt und untersucht. Das Ziel ist die Bereitstellung praxistauglicher, kalibrierter SDM, im weiteren Schichtdickennormale (SDN) genannt. SDN sind Maßverkörperungen, für die der Schichtdickenwert mit einer definierten Messunsicherheit bekannt und auf ein metrologisch anerkanntes Längennormal zurückgeführt ist. Berichtet wird über die Herstellung und messtechnische Charakterisierung der beiden spezifischen Varianten von Maßverkörperungen. T2 - 47. Internationales Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium. Technische Universität Ilmenau ; Herbstkonferenz der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft ; 6. Workshop Multimedia für Bildung und Wirtschaft CY - Ilmenau, Deutschland DA - 2002-09-23 PY - 2002 UR - http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-14872.html VL - 47 SP - 568 EP - 569 PB - Techn. Univ. CY - Ilmenau AN - OPUS4-2284 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Koenders, L. A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Schädlich, S. A1 - Schindler, A. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Procop, Mathias T1 - Über die metrologische Charakterisierung von Schichtdicken Standards im Nanometerbereich T2 - 12th Applied Surface Analysis Workshop ; AOFA 12 CY - --- DA - 2002-09-15 PY - 2002 AN - OPUS4-2285 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Loveday, M. A1 - Rinaldi, C. T1 - Validated code of practice for strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue testing KW - TMF KW - Thermo-Mechanical strain-controlled fatigue testing PY - 2006 SN - 92-79-02216-4 SP - 1 EP - 37 PB - Office for Official Publications of the European Communities CY - Luxembourg AN - OPUS4-12756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Jennett, N. M. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavalleri, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. D. T1 - SMT4-CT98-2238 - A certified reference material for the scratch test - REMAST - Final technical report PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 110 PB - Vito CY - Mol, Belgium AN - OPUS4-25601 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Jennett, N. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavaleiro, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. T1 - SMT4-CT98-2238 - A certified reference material for the scratch test - REMAST - Synthesis report PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Vito CY - Mol, Belgium AN - OPUS4-25625 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beck, Matthias A1 - Burkert, Andreas A1 - Harnisch, J. A1 - Isecke, Bernd A1 - Osterminski, K. A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Schießl, P. A1 - Tian, W. A1 - Warkus, J. T1 - Deterioration model and input parameters for reinforcement corrosion N2 - The paper presents the damage model of German Research Unit 537 which was used as a working hypothesis for the development of a user-friendly design model. Excerpts from the laboratory experiments and numerical calculations processed in project A of the research unit are presented here. The excerpts include the quantification of self-corrosion, geometrical effects in the macrocell corrosion, development of corroding steel surface and pit depth as well as the quantification of the resistivity of the concrete and the corrosion of steel in cracked concrete. KW - Reinforcement corrosion KW - Macrocell corrosion model KW - Design for durability PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201200004 SN - 1464-4177 VL - 13 IS - 3 SP - 145 EP - 155 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-26581 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Realisation and metrological characterisation of thickness standards below 100 nm T2 - DVG Jahrestagung 2002 CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 2002-06-17 PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Deutsche Vakuum-Gesellschaft CY - Kaiserslautern AN - OPUS4-1936 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Favet, J. A1 - Lapanje, A. A1 - Giongo, A. A1 - Kennedy, S. A1 - Aung, Y.-Y. A1 - Cattaneo, A. A1 - Davis-Richardson, A.G. A1 - Brown, C.T. A1 - Kort, R. A1 - Brumsack, H.-J. A1 - Schnetger, B. A1 - Chappell, A. A1 - Kroijenga, J. A1 - Beck, A. A1 - Schwibbert, Karin A1 - Mohamed, A.H. A1 - Kirchner, T. A1 - Dorr de Quadros, P. A1 - Triplett, E.W. A1 - Broughton, William J. A1 - Gorbushina, Anna T1 - Microbial hitchhikers on intercontinental dust: catching a lift in Chad N2 - Ancient mariners knew that dust whipped up from deserts by strong winds travelled long distances, including over oceans. Satellite remote sensing revealed major dust sources across the Sahara. Indeed, the Bodélé Depression in the Republic of Chad has been called the dustiest place on earth. We analysed desert sand from various locations in Chad and dust that had blown to the Cape Verde Islands. High throughput sequencing techniques combined with classical microbiological methods showed that the samples contained a large variety of microbes well adapted to the harsh desert conditions. The most abundant bacterial groupings in four different phyla included: (a) Firmicutes—Bacillaceae, (b) Actinobacteria—Geodermatophilaceae, Nocardiodaceae and Solirubrobacteraceae, (c) Proteobacteria—Oxalobacteraceae, Rhizobiales and Sphingomonadaceae, and (d) Bacteroidetes—Cytophagaceae. Ascomycota was the overwhelmingly dominant fungal group followed by Basidiomycota and traces of Chytridiomycota, Microsporidia and Glomeromycota. Two freshwater algae (Trebouxiophyceae) were isolated. Most predominant taxa are widely distributed land inhabitants that are common in soil and on the surfaces of plants. Examples include Bradyrhizobium spp. that nodulate and fix nitrogen in Acacia species, the predominant trees of the Sahara as well as Herbaspirillum (Oxalobacteraceae), a group of chemoorganotrophic free-living soil inhabitants that fix nitrogen in association with Gramineae roots. Few pathogenic strains were found, suggesting that African dust is not a large threat to public health. KW - Aeolian KW - High throughput sequencing KW - Bodélé Depression KW - Republic of Chad KW - Wind erosion PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2012.152 SN - 1751-7362 SN - 1751-7370 VL - 7 SP - 850 EP - 867 PB - Nature Publishing Group CY - Basingstoke AN - OPUS4-28083 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Bache, M. A1 - Bartsch, M. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Christ, H. J. A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Holdsworth, S. R. A1 - Lang, K.-H. A1 - McGaw, M. A1 - Olbricht, Jürgen A1 - Remy, L. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit A1 - Stekovich, S. T1 - Editorial - Special issue: Recent developments in thermo-mechanical fatigue N2 - Components in the Aerospace, Power and Automotive engineering sectors are frequently subjected to cyclic stresses induced by thermal fluctuations and mechanical loads. For the design of such components, reliable material property data are required which need to be acquired using well accepted and reproducible test procedures for thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) loading. There is limited availability of proven TMF data indicating there is need for further research and testing. The TMF behaviour of materials is often desired to be simulated in models which describe the cyclic stress-strain behaviour, the fatigue life and the cyclic crack growth behaviour. There is a continuous need for the development and amendment of such models. Models can be validated by using materials in industrial applications which are subjected to TMF loading. The 3rd Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue was held on 27–29 April 2016 at BAM, Berlin, Germany. The workshop was attended by 90 attendees coming from 17 countries in the world. 38 presentations including five poster presentations were held. The following topics were covered by the workshop: – TMF of materials coated with Thermal Barrier Coatings. – Thermal Gradient Mechanical Fatigue. – TMF crack growth. – TMF + High Cycle Fatigue. – TMF Modelling and Lifetime Prediction. – TMF Properties of steels, cast iron, Al-, Mg- and Ni-alloys – Advanced TMF Testing Techniques. – Industrial Applications. A panel discussion was held regarding the present state of TMF testing standards (ISO and ASTM) and their potential for improvement. The discussion and contributions were summarized and forwarded to the standard committees. The 3rd TMF-Workshop ensured the continuation of international exchange of knowledge providing a forum to present and discuss all recent developments in the field of thermo-mechanical fatigue. The current special issue publishes eleven selected papers of the 3rd TMF-Workshop 2016. The papers were peer reviewed by a number of experts in the Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue sector. I hope you will enjoy reading papers of this special issue. T2 - 3rd International Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue (TMF-Workshop 2016) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.04.2016 KW - Fatigue damage KW - Thermo-mechanical fatigue KW - Fatigue life time KW - Life time prediction KW - TMF PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.02.002 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 99 IS - 2 SP - 215 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-40895 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -