TY - JOUR A1 - Rashidi, Reza A1 - Vaerst, Olivia A1 - Riechers, Birte A1 - Rösner, Harald A1 - Wilde, Gerhard A1 - Maaß, Robert T1 - Atomic-scale strain fluctuations as an origin for elastic microstructures in metallic glasses N2 - Metallic glasses (MGs) exhibit an elastic microstructure that spans from a few to hundreds of nanometers, the origin of which continues to remain poorly understood. Here we employ four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) on a Zr65Cu25Al10 (at. %) bulk MG. Mapping local diffraction patterns over representative areas also probed elastically with automated nanoindentation, two comparable correlation length scales have been identified. Specifically, local diffraction patterns are analyzed with respect to their ellipticity, revealing systematic fluctuations between positive and negative volumetric strains. A power spectrum analysis of the strain fluctuations returns a dominant length scale of the order of 100 nm, which is very much compatible with what elastic property mapping indicates. Annealing reduces the magnitude of the statistical strain fluctuations, without strongly affecting the associated fluctuation length scale. These findings demonstrate that atomic-scale strains are very likely the origin of the structurally unexpected large elastic fluctuations obtained in nanoscale contact mechanics experiments. KW - Metallic glass KW - 4D-STEM KW - Strain anisotropy KW - Nanoindentation KW - Elastic microstructure KW - Heterogeneities PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-654991 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2026.121982 SN - 1359-6454 VL - 308 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier Inc. AN - OPUS4-65499 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cornelio, Andrea T1 - NASICON Electrolytes for Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries: from Material Synthesis to Cell Testing N2 - Solid electrolytes (SE) allow to employ alkali-metal negative electrodes (NE) in new cell concepts, increasing energy density and safety of batteries for stationary and portable applications. The aim of this research is to develop a novel NASICON (NA Super Ionic CONductor) electrolyte for room-temperature (RT) sodium-sulfur (Na-S) cells employing a liquid sodium-potassium (Na-K) alloy at the SE/NE interface. The Na-K alloy can improve the interfacial contact between the sodium-metal NE and the SE. T2 - Batterieforum Deutschland 2026 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.01.2026 KW - NASICON KW - Solid Electrolytes KW - Synthesis KW - Characterization KW - Na batteries KW - Electrochemical testing PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65423 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Digital Transformation in Materials Science: PMD Core Ontology (PMDco) 3.0 – Patterns & Applications N2 - The digitalization of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) demands standardized, interoperable approaches for representing complex experimental and simulation data. To address this challenge, the Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology (PMDco) provides a mid-level semantic framework that bridges high-level ontologies and domain-specific terminologies. PMDco version 3.0, recently released, introduces significant enhancements based on a full alignment with the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) as standardized in ISO/IEC 21838-2. This alignment ensures conceptual consistency and facilitates integration across heterogeneous data sources while enabling FAIR-compliant workflows. First addressing the idea behind a mid-level ontology in MSE, this presentation emphasizes its role in harmonizing diverse data models and supporting machine-actionable knowledge representation. New features and design patterns introduced in PMDco 3.0 will be highlighted, which strengthen interoperability and provide reusable modeling structures for common MSE concepts. Practical applications and prototype implementations will be discussed. PMDco has been developed through active community involvement and its future evolution relies on continued collaboration and discussion within the MSE community. Participation is strongly encouraged to ensure that PMDco remains relevant, comprehensive, and widely adopted. More information and opportunities to contribute can be found at materialdigital.de and github.com/materialdigital/core-ontology. T2 - VMAP User Forum 2026 CY - Sankt Augustin, Germany DA - 24.02.2026 KW - Semantic Technology KW - Knowledge Graph KW - PMD Core Ontology KW - Semantic Pattern KW - Machine-actionability PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65574 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eddah, Mustapha A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Widjaja, Martinus Putra A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Multi-Energy High Dynamic Range (HDR) Synchrotron X-ray Computed Tomography applied to LTCC samples N2 - Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) is regularly used in materials science to correlate structural properties with macroscopic properties and to optimize manufacturing processes. The X-ray beam energy must be adapted to the sample properties, such as size and density. If both strongly and weakly absorbing materials are present, the contrast to the weakly absorbing materials is lost, resulting in image artifacts and a poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). One example is a low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC), in which metal connections are embedded in a ceramic matrix and form 3-dimensional conducting structures. This article describes a method of combining SXCT scans acquired at different beam energies, significantly reducing metal artifacts, and improving image quality. We show how to solve the difficult task of merging the scans at low and high beam energy. Our proposed merging approach achieves up to 35% improvement in SNR within ceramic regions adjacent to metallic conductors. In this way, previously inaccessible regions within the ceramic structure close to the metallic conductors are made accessible. The paper further discusses methodological requirements, limitations, and potential extensions of the presented multienergy SXCT merging technique. T2 - iCT 2026 CY - Linz, Austria DA - 10.02.2026 KW - Synchrotron x-ray CT KW - Multi-energy CT KW - Low-Temperature cofired ceramics PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-655848 SP - 1 EP - 7 CY - e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing AN - OPUS4-65584 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - INPR A1 - Rosalie, Julian M. A1 - Pauw, Brian R. A1 - Hohenwarter, Anton T1 - Precipitate size evolution in an ultrafine-grained magnesium-manganese alloy N2 - Precipitate size evolution during room temperature high-pressure torsion (HPT) of a Mg-1.35wt.%Mn alloy was studied using scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and Small-/Wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS). The volume fraction of the nm-scale α-Mn particles increased with applied strain, however small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) indicated that the majority of manganese remained in solution even after 10 HPT rotations, indicating that the reaction progress is still limited by the diffusivity of Mn. Analysis of the precipitate size distribution determined that the mean particle size did not increase over the course of HPT. This, in combination with the precipitate size distribution suggested that precipitate growth was subject to interfacial rather than diffusional control. KW - Severe plastic deformation KW - High-pressure torsion KW - Ultrafine-grained alloys KW - Magnesium KW - Grain-boundary pinning KW - Precipitate growth KW - Interface control KW - Diffusional control PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-653422 DO - https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.05619 SP - 1 EP - 15 AN - OPUS4-65342 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eddah, Mustapha T1 - Multi-Energy High Dynamic Range (HDR) Synchrotron X-ray Computed Tomography applied to LTCC samples N2 - Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) is regularly used in materials science to correlate structural properties with macroscopic properties and to optimize manufacturing processes. The X-ray beam energy must be adapted to the sample properties, such as size and density. If both strongly and weakly absorbing materials are present, the contrast to the weakly absorbing materials is lost, resulting in image artifacts and a poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). One particular example is a low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC), in which metal connections are embedded in a ceramic matrix and form 3-dimensional conducting structures. This article describes a method of combining SXCT scans acquired at different beam energies, significantly reducing metal artifacts, and improving image quality. We show how to solve the difficult task of merging the scans at low and high beam energy. Our proposed merging approach achieves up to 35 % improvement in SNR within ceramic regions adjacent to metallic conductors. In this way, previously inaccessible regions within the ceramic structure close to the metallic conductors are made accessible. T2 - iCT 2026 CY - Linz, Austria DA - 10.02.2026 KW - Synchrotron x-ray CT KW - Reconstruction algorithm KW - Low-Temperature cofired ceramics KW - Data merging PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65583 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eddah, Mustapha T1 - Multi-Energy High Dynamic Range (HDR) Synchrotron X-ray Computed Tomography applied to LTCC samples N2 - Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) is regularly used in materials science to correlate structural properties with macroscopic properties and to optimize manufacturing processes. The X-ray beam energy must be adapted to the sample properties, such as size and density. If both strongly and weakly absorbing materials are present, the contrast to the weakly absorbing materials is lost, resulting in image artifacts and a poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). One example is a low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC), in which metal connections are embedded in a ceramic matrix and form 3-dimensional conducting structures. This article describes a method of combining SXCT scans acquired at different beam energies, significantly reducing metal artifacts, and improving image quality. We show how to solve the difficult task of merging the scans at low and high beam energy. Our proposed merging approach achieves up to 35% improvement in SNR within ceramic regions adjacent to metallic conductors. In this way, previously inaccessible regions within the ceramic structure close to the metallic conductors are made accessible. T2 - iCT 2026 CY - Linz, Austria DA - 10.02.2026 KW - Synchrotron x-ray CT KW - Multi-energy CT KW - Low-Temperature cofired ceramics PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65586 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ruehle, Bastian T1 - A Self-Driving Lab for Nano and Advanced Materials Synthesis in a Self-Driving Lab N2 - In this contribution, we present our Self-Driving Lab (SDL) for Nano and Advanced Materials, that integrates robotics for batched autonomous synthesis – from molecular precursors to fully purified nanomaterials – with automated characterization and data analysis, for a complete and reliable nanomaterial synthesis workflow. By fully automating the processing steps for seven different materials from five representative, completely different classes of nano- and advanced materials (metal, metal oxide, silica, metal organic framework, and core–shell particles) that follow different reaction mechanisms, we demonstrate the great versatility and flexibility of the platform. The system also exhibits high modularity and adaptability in terms of reaction scales and incorporates in-line characterization measurement of hydrodynamic diameter, zeta potential, and optical properties (absorbance, fluorescence). We discuss the excellent reproducibility of the various materials synthesized on the platform in terms of particle size and size distribution, and the adaptability and modularity that allows access to a diverse set of nanomaterial classes. We also present several key aspects of the central backend that orchestrates the (parallelized) syntheses workflows. One key feature is the resource management or “traffic control” for scheduling and executing parallel reactions in a multi-threaded environment. Another is the interface with data analysis algorithms from in-line, at-line, and off-line measurements. Here, we will give examples of how automatic image segmentation of electron microscopy images with the help of AI can be used for reducing the “data analysis bottleneck” from an off-line measurement. We will also discuss various machine learning (ML) algorithms that are currently implemented in the backend and can be used for ML-guided, closed-loop material optimization in our SDL. Lastly, we will show our recent efforts in making the workflow generation on SDLs more user-friendly by using large language models to generate executable workflows automatically from synthesis procedures given in natural language and user-friendly graphical user interfaces based on node editors that also allow for knowledge graph extraction from the workflows. In this context, we are currently also working on a common description or ontology for representing the process steps and parameters of the workflows, which will greatly facilitate the semantic description and interoperability of workflows between different SDL hardware and software platforms. T2 - Series on Digitalisation-Meet the Experts | Special Topic: Automation CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.02.2026 KW - Self-Driving Labs KW - Materials Acceleration Platforms KW - Advanced Materials KW - Nanomaterials KW - Automation KW - Digitalization PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65604 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Advancing Digital Workflows in Materials Science: The Role of PMDco in Data Integration and Semantic Representation N2 - The field of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is undergoing a transformative shift towards digitalization, emphasizing the need for structured and interoperable data management. The Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology (PMDco), now in version 3.0, addresses these challenges by providing a robust mid-level semantic framework. PMDco bridges the gap between abstract high-level ontologies, such as the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) standardized in ISO/IEC 21838-2, and highly specific domain terminologies to ensure consistency and interoperability across diverse MSE applications. Developed through MSE community-based curation, PMDco facilitates the integration of real-world data from experiments, simulations, and industrial processes. This presentation will explore PMDco's role in enabling advanced digital workflows and its integration into demonstrators within the Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) initiative. Highlighted use cases include the semantic representation of tensile test data in compliance with ISO 6892-1:2019-11, utilizing the corresponding tensile test ontology (TTO) built on PMDco. Through an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), data from experiments performed by undergraduate students were transformed into machine-actionable knowledge graphs, demonstrating the potential for education and fully digitalized experimental procedures. Additionally, a possible extension of PMDco as a linking point for semantically representing simulation data will be presented, aligning with the focus of VMAP. This includes linking experimental, simulation, and computational datasets to create comprehensive, FAIR-compliant knowledge ecosystems. By showcasing best practices in data acquisition, semantic integration, and knowledge graph generation, this presentation underscores PMDco’s versatility and its critical role in advancing digital MSE workflows. T2 - VMAP User Forum 2025 CY - Sankt Augustin, Germany DA - 18.02.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - PMD Core Ontology PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62607 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Saber, Yassin A1 - Clague, Leighton T1 - Automated Fused Filament Fabrication of Ceramics and Metals - Remote and in Space N2 - Component manufacturing in remote (i.e., geographically isolated) settings poses significant challenges where access to conventional manufacturing facilities is limited or non-existent. Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) enables the rapid manufacturing of plastic, metallic and ceramic components with complex geometries. Ceramic and metallic parts formed by FFF require subsequent debinding and sintering to reach full density. Debinding and sintering are typically executed in separate steps with different equipment, necessitating extensive human handling which hinders process automation and may be challenging for the operator in isolated environments. Here an innovative approach is presented: the integration of all process steps into a single, fully automated system, streamlining the process and minimizing human involvement. Our system combines a dual extrusion filament printer with a porous and heat-resistant ceramic print bed. The porous print bed enables mechanical interlocking of the first printed layers, ensuring adhesion and structural integrity during FFF. Ceramic and metallic parts are printed onto thin sacrificial rafts, which are built using an interface material with the same binder as the loaded filament. After the print is completed, the heat-resistant print bed with all parts is transferred seamlessly with a carrier system into a high-temperature furnace for debinding and sintering. During sintering the sacrificial raft is disintegrated, allowing for unconstrained sintering and easy removal of the finished parts. In conclusion, our integrated approach enables significant advancements in the fabrication of complex ceramic or metallic components in remote environments with increased efficiency and minimal human handling. T2 - AM Forum 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.03.2025 KW - Fused Filament Fabrication KW - Ceramics KW - Metalls KW - Process automation PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62745 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rodricks, Carol T1 - Recyclable or One-Way Composites? Evaluating the Durability of Elium vs. Epoxy Glass Fibre Composites N2 - Fibre-reinforced polymers are widely used, particularly in lightweight construction, due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and versatility. The expansion of wind turbines calls for ever-lighter materials, and polymer matrix composites are well-positioned to meet this need, offering the necessary strength and long-term durability with reduced weight. However, conventional thermoset composites, such as epoxy-based systems, pose significant recycling challenges as they cannot be easily reprocessed or remoulded. A promising alternative is Elium, a novel thermoplastic resin that offers mechanical properties similar to thermoset polymers while providing the added benefit of chemical recyclability through solvolysis in acetone. This raises an important question: can a recyclable Elium composite match or even surpass the durability of a conventional epoxy composite, particularly in demanding structural applications? In our study, we compare the fatigue performance of Elium (191SA, 151-XO) glass fibre composites to conventional epoxy (RIMR 135, RIMH 137) glass fibre composites. Results indicate that Elium composites demonstrate superior fatigue resistance compared to their epoxy counterparts. The combination of enhanced fatigue durability and chemical recyclability highlights the potential of Elium composites as a sustainable alternative to conventional epoxy-based systems for long-term structural applications. T2 - Materials Week 2025 CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany DA - 02.04.2025 KW - Polymer matrix composites KW - Recycling KW - Elium KW - Fatigue performance PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62936 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Digital Transformation in Materials Science through Semantic Technologies and Knowledge Graphs N2 - The field of materials science is undergoing a transformative shift driven by digitalization. In this respect, semantic and AI technologies are paving the way for advancements in materials development, design, and optimization while leaping towards an Industry 4.0 environment. Addressing the dual challenges of quality assurance and data interoperability, this presentation examines the integration of semantic technologies and knowledge representation methods. By adhering to FAIR principles, this approach enhances data management, storage, and reuse. That way, both machine-actionable and human-understandable data structures crucial for digital research environments are fostered. This presentation focuses on the ‘platform MaterialDigital’ (PMD) initiative, which aims to support efforts from both industrial and academic sectors to solve digitalization challenges and implement sustainable digital solutions. Besides establishing structures to create virtual material data spaces, PMD develops solutions for systematizing and unifying the handling of hierarchical, process-dependent material data. Semantic technologies play a crucial role in digitalization efforts as they enable the storage, processing, and querying of data in a contextualized form. Therefore, the development and prototypical application of the PMD Core Ontology 3.0 (PMDco 3.0) tailored for materials science is highlighted. This includes the design and documentation of graph patterns that may be compiled into rule-based semantic shapes. Its integration into daily lab life is demonstrated through its application to electronic lab notebooks (ELN). This illustrates potentials of standardized protocols and automation-ready solutions for managing diverse experimental data across different sources. Outlining best practices and illustrating the possibilities that semantic technologies bring to modern labs, examples from materials processing and mechanical testing will underscore how knowledge graphs bridge the gap between data and decision-making in materials science, with potential for increased productivity and streamlined workflows across the field. T2 - Materials Week 2025 CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany DA - 03.04.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - PMD Core Ontology PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62866 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Siefke, Lennart A1 - Linden, Anna T1 - Towards a robust automated surface inspection method for CT-scanned cannulas N2 - For certain cardiovascular diseases, cannulas are implanted into the blood circuit. To match the patients individual anatomy of the heart, there is research for cannulas to be custom-designed and manufactured aided by 3D printing. However, cannulas have to hold very high standards with regard to the smoothness of their surfaces, as rough patches can lead to formation of blood clots. Therefore, this work uses computer vision to detect such patches as part of quality assurance. First, the produced cannula is scanned using a precise CT scanner and transformed into a 3D mesh object. Rough patches in an otherwise smooth but curved surface are detected by using cosine similarity between neighboring faces and a statistical evaluation. In the end, this method is able to raise a warning when curved surfaces are not smooth enough and visualizes the problematic patches. However, there is just limited access to test data currently and the scanner used needs to be upgraded. T2 - 3D in Science & Applications (3D-iSA) 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 26.11.2024 KW - Algorithm KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Surface evaluation PY - 2025 UR - https://www.gfai.de SN - 978-3-942709-34-7 SP - 66 EP - 70 AN - OPUS4-63057 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rodricks, Carol T1 - Advancing Sustainable Composites: Challenges and innovations N2 - With the increased use of carbon fibre polymer matrix composites comes the important question of their management at the end of their life cycle. Given the high costs associated with carbon fibre production, recycling carbon fibres from composite waste is a desirable source of reinforcing fibres for new applications. However, current recycling methods result in recycled carbon fibres that are short with little to no orientation which can only be used in applications requiring intermediate strength at a fraction of the potential of the continuous, aligned virgin fibres. Thus, a method to recycle fibres with their original length and orientation intact is vital to truly realising a circular economy for carbon fibre polymer composites. Our research introduces a novel hierarchical composite aimed at preserving the length and orientation of carbon fibres on recycling. Virgin carbon fibres are encapsulated in an insoluble epoxy matrix to form tapes that serve as the primary units of the hierarchical structure. The primary epoxy matrix protects the fibres from chemical and environmental elements while maintaining their permanent orientation. The primary tape units are subsequently embedded in a secondary recyclable matrix polymer to make larger composite structures. Elium, a thermoplastic that dissolves in acetone and has mechanical properties comparable to epoxy, was chosen as the secondary matrix of choice in this study. This approach aims to achieve a composite that is mechanical equivalent to thermoset composites while facilitating easy recycling with minimal impact on the fibres in the primary unit. T2 - Materials Week 2025 CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany DA - 02.04.25 KW - Recycling KW - Carbon fibres KW - Mechanical testing KW - Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs), micromechanics KW - Elium PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63004 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nguyen, Ngoc Tam Thi T1 - Reinventing Piping for Hydrogen Applications – A Composite Approach N2 - A key step towards achieving climate neutrality in the European Union (EU) by 2050 is the transition to renewable energy sources. Green hydrogen plays a central role in this shift but remains costly, particularly through the utilization of PEM electrolysis. Currently, around 50% of the costs associated with electrolyser systems are attributed to system peripherals, underscoring the potential for cost savings through standardization and the use of cost-effective materials [Tja17, IRE20]. In the collaborative project "PolyH2Pipe", the Institute of Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV), the Welding and Joining Institute (ISF) and BAM Division 5.3 are developing media-carrying pipe systems made of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (TP-FR) for hydrogen applications. The project aims to design these pipes, develop suitable joining techniques and validate the requirements for these piping systems. This research initiative serves as a foundational basis for the subsequent market introduction of large-scale TP-FR pipe systems for electrolysers and fuel cell systems. Initial test results will be presented as a part of the talk during the colloquium. T2 - H2Safety Colloquium - Materials compatibility and properties CY - Online meeting DA - 14.05.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Polymer Matrix Composites KW - Electrolyser KW - Piping PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63134 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nguyen, Ngoc Tam Thi T1 - Polymer Matrix Composite (PMC) piping for hydrogen applications N2 - A significant step towards achieving climate neutrality in the European Union (EU) by 2050 is the conversion of the energy supply to renewable energy sources. The availability of hydrogen (H₂) as a flexible energy source in sufficient quantities is currently a central challenge. At present, hydrogen is mainly produced from fossil fuels such as natural gas, while water electrolysis only contributes 4% of total production. Less than 0.1 % of global production comes from renewable energy sources [IRE20, NN17]. Compared to the production of grey hydrogen, the production of green hydrogen with PEM electrolysers is still associated with high costs. Reducing the procurement and production costs of PEM electrolysers is therefore a key factor in realising the goals of the EU's hydrogen strategy. Around 50 % of the system costs are attributable to the system peripherals, meaning that savings can be achieved through the standardisation of system components and the use of more cost-efficient materials [Tja17, IRE20]. Currently, cost-intensive steel materials are used to guide media systems and cooling circuits in the plant periphery. Substitution by polymer materials offers a high cost-saving potential due to automated production processes and simple joining techniques. In the collaborative project ‘PolyH2Pipe’, which is being carried out by the Institute of Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV), the Welding and Joining Institute (ISF) and BAM-5.3, continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (TP-FR) pipe systems are being designed, joining techniques developed and the requirements for the media piping validated. The objective of the research project is to conduct preparatory measures to initiate market launch activities for large-scale production of TP-FR media pipes for H2 electrolyser and fuel cell systems. In the context of the poster presentation, the overarching project and the BAM sub-project will be presented with initial test results. T2 - 29. Nationales SAMPE Symposium CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 02.04.2025 KW - Hydrogen KW - Polymer Matrix Composites KW - Electrolyser KW - Piping PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63133 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Ralf T1 - GlasDigital: Data-driven workflow for accelerated glass development N2 - Glasses stand out by their wide and continuously tunable chemical composition and large variety of unique shaping techniques making them a key component of modern high technologies. Glass development, however, is still often too cost-, time- and energy-intensive. The use of robotic melting systems embedded in an ontology-based digital infrastructure might overcome these problems. As part of the German research initiative MaterialDigital [1], the joint project GlasDigital took first steps in this direction combining all main components required for accelerated data driven glass development. For this purpose, a robotic high throughput glass melting system was equipped with inline sensors for process monitoring, machine learning (ML)-based adaptive algorithms for process monitoring and optimization, novel tools for high throughput glass analysis and ML-based algorithms for glass design, including data mining as well as property and process modelling. The talk gives an overview how these tools are interconnected and illustrates their usability. T2 - 27th International Congress on Glass 2025 CY - Kolkata, India DA - 20.01.2025 KW - Materials digitalisation PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63820 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Waurischk, Tina T1 - Internal friction and energy dissipation during crack propagation in silicate glasses N2 - To obtain a deeper insight into the nature of energy dissipation during crack propagation, the internal friction of 13 borosilicate, aluminosilicate, soda-lime, and lead-containing glasses, for which inert crack growth data are available in the literature, was measured using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. For asymmetrically bent glass beams, the loss tangent tanδ was determined between 0.2 and 50 Hz at temperatures between 273 K and the glass transition temperature Tg. It was found that the area under the tanδ vs. T/Tg curve correlates with the crack growth exponent, n, in the empirical v ~ KIn relation between crack growth velocity, v, and stress intensity, KI. This correlation was most distinct for T/Tg < 0.3, still clear for T/Tg < 0.5, but not found for T/Tg > 0.8. The observed results indicate that n correlates with the degree of energy dissipation of relaxation phenomena below Tg. T2 - 27th International Congress on Glass 2025 CY - Kolkata, India DA - 20.01.2025 KW - Internal friction KW - Energy dissipation KW - Crack propagation KW - Silicate glasses PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63819 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Semantic Technologies for Digital Transformation in Materials Science: From PMDco to Prototypical Applications N2 - The digital transformation of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is accelerating the adoption of structured, interoperable, and FAIR data practices, in particular with respect to an advanced research data management. Semantic technologies play a pivotal role in this transformation, as the enable the integration, contextualization, and automation of diverse data sources across experimental, computational, and simulation domains. Central to these efforts is the Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology (PMDco), now in version 3.0, which provides a robust mid-level semantic framework tailored for MSE. PMDco bridges abstract high-level ontologies, such as the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) standardized in ISO/IEC 21838-2, with domain-specific terminologies to ensure consistency and interoperability across applications. This presentation explores the application of PMDco and its integration into workflows within the Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) initiative. Through its deployment in electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs), PMDco enables semantic representation of experimental data, such as tensile test results compliant with ISO 6892-1:2019-11, transforming them into machine-actionable knowledge graphs. Prototypical implementations demonstrate how semantic technologies enhance laboratory processes, improve data reuse, and streamline documentation which offers opportunities for automation and education. Further extending its versatility, PMDco serves as a linking point for semantically representing simulation data, enabling comprehensive integration of experimental and computational datasets. This creates structured data spaces that support advanced digital workflows. Beyond PMDco, the presentation highlights the design of graph patterns and semantic shapes, showcasing generalizable methods for managing diverse data in MSE being based on data structuring and formatting. By presenting best practices in ontology development, data acquisition, and knowledge graph generation, this talk underscores the transformative potential of semantic technologies in MSE. It offers a forward-looking perspective on the role of structured data spaces as a driver for innovation, ensuring that materials science continues to advance through rigorous, interoperable, and automated digital methodologies. T2 - FEMS Euromat 2025 CY - Granada, Spanien DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - PMD Core Ontology KW - Graph Patterns PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64165 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Reinsch, Stefan T1 - Robot-assisted compositional screening in the System Na2O-Al2O3-B2O3-SiO2 N2 - The system Na2OB2O3SiO2 (NBS) is the basis of many industrial glass applications and therefore one of the most studied systems at all. Glass formation is possible over a wide compositional range, but the system also contains ranges of pronounced phase separation and crystallization tendency. Even small addition of Al2O3can change this behavior essentially. As the Na2OAl2O3B2O3SiO2 (NABS) system is also known as the basis for glasses in strength-relevant applications, the behavior during the transition from the NBS system to the NABS system is of interest. Therefore, some small step melt series in these systems were studied using the robotic glass melting system at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM, Division Glasses). For these series the small step changes of glass transition temperature, crystallization behavior as well as glass density were studied. Additionally, experimental data were compared with their modeled counterparts. T2 - 98. Glastechnische Tagung CY - Goslar, Germany DA - 26.05.2025 KW - Sodium alumino boro silicate glasses KW - Glass transition temperature KW - Density KW - Robotic melting PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64076 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Linden, Anna T1 - AMVAD - Additive manufacturing for ventricular assist devices N2 - Some children are born with a univentricular heart, meaning their heart has only one pumping chamber instead of two. To improve circulation, patients often undergo the Fontan procedure, which reroutes blood flow — but this can put stress on other organs. In some cases, ventricular assist devices, or VADs, are used to support the heart’s pumping function. This involves an artificial pump connected directly to the patient's heart via silicone-based cannulas. Unique anatomical conditions introduce special challenges for cannula geometry. Additive manufacturing offers innovative solutions by enabling the production of personalized medical devices. The aim of the project is to develop the manufacturing workflow for the individualized cannula from digital imaging of the patient and customized design to additive manufacturing. Besides technical feasibility, validating the entire process is crucial for regulatory approval. The selection and testing of suitable additive manufacturing processes and biocompatible materials for individualized silicone cannulas, ensuring compliance with quality standards for high-risk medical products, will be presented. T2 - AMBER Spotlight On: 3D Printing meets Health & Biotech CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.09.2025 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Medical device KW - Liquid silicone rubber PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64101 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bayerlein, Bernd T1 - Transforming Materials Science with Concepts for a Semantically Accessible Data Space N2 - The digital transformation in materials science enables more efficient and sustainable processes. Through technological adaptations and a commitment to the FAIR principles, materials and processes are holistically addressed across entire value chains. The Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) and related initiatives are developing innovative solutions to the challenges of digitalization. The focus is on the interoperable integration of heterogeneous materials and processes data in semantically accessible data spaces. An ontological framework, based on the PMD Core Ontology and application-specific ontologies, promotes semantic interoperability of cross-domain and multi-scale (meta)data. This framework can be extended through natural language processing in a script-supported manner, as demonstrated with the Microscopy Ontology. The presentation further highlights how freely available mechanical and microstructural datasets of various aging stages of an aluminum alloy can be semantically integrated and flexibly searched. Graph-based operations enable links between processing and microstructural properties to be established, facilitating enhanced correlation analysis and pattern recognition. T2 - TMS Specialty Congress 2025 CY - Anaheim, CA, USA DA - 15.06.2025 KW - FAIR Data KW - Semanitc Interoperability KW - Community KW - Reproducibility PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63474 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bayerlein, Bernd T1 - Data-Driven Materials Science Supported by Community, Reproducibility, and Standardization N2 - Reproducible research in materials science demands a strong community and shared semantic standards. The interdisciplinary nature of the field has led to fragmented data practices, hampering collaboration and integration. Digitalisation initatives such as the German MaterialDigital Initiative addresses this by fostering a community-driven approach to FAIR data management, using ontologies to build consensus and semantic interoperability. Through interactive events like the Ontology Playground, a unified data culture that accelerates innovation and ensures reproducibility across materials research is supported. T2 - Seminar of the Person Group CY - Berkeley, CA, USA DA - 23.06.2025 KW - FAIR Data KW - Semantic Interoperability KW - Community KW - Reproducibility PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63475 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Optical and Spectroscopic Properties of Glasses N2 - Optical glasses have given us the eyes to unveil the microscopic and the macroscopic worlds through microscope and telescope lenses, they have revolutionized the way we communicate through fiber optics and portable device screens, as well as given us new perspectives for sustainable energy harvesting conversion and generation. To meet the demands of ever-growing markets, the compositional design of new glasses requires full characterization of thermal, mechanical, electric, and optical properties. Particularly, the characterization of optical properties is not only relevant for optical/luminescent applications but is also essential for the tailored design of some medical and dental materials such as restorative resins, implants and prothesis. In this seminar we will introduce the fundaments on the optical properties of materials, with particular focus on glasses, and the techniques to characterize them. T2 - 3rd Sao Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics CY - Sao Carlos, Brazil DA - 10.03.2025 KW - Optical properties KW - Glasses PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63773 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Structure and photophysics of RE ion doped gallium phosphofluoride glasses containing silver nanostructures: Effects of heat treatment and femtosecond direct laser writing. N2 - Gallium fluoride phosphate glasses are interesting hosts for emissive rare-earth (RE) dopants. Despite featuring low refractive index, they present high energy radiation resistance and a wide optical transmission range (350 to 1700 nm) enabling observation of important RE3+ emissions in the visible to near-infrared spectral range. In a previous, NMR-based structural study of the system xGa(PO3)3–(40-x)GaF3–20BaF2–20ZnF2–20SrF2 (x = 5 - 25 mol%), we verified that the network structure of these glasses is dominated by P-O-Ga linkages with no P-O-P linkages and that Ga is mainly six-coordinated in a mixed fluoride/phosphate environment. For Eu3+ doped samples, the photophysical properties strongly suggest changes in the ion´s ligand distribution toward a fluoride-dominated environment at low P/F, which translates into improved radiative emissions. To extend the studies to other RE doped glasses, and glasses containing Ag nanostructures (and their influence on RE emission), we selected the composition 25Ga(PO3)3 – 20ZnF2 – 30BaF2 - (25 – x - y)SrF2 – xAgNO3 - yNdF3, where x = 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 mol% and y = 0 or 1 mol%. The glasses were synthesized through the conventional melt-quenching technique and fully characterized from the thermal, structural, and microstructural viewpoints. By appropriate heat-treatment, the presence of both Ag nanoclusters (Ag-NCs, < 10 nm) and larger nanoparticles was confirmed by TEM in agreement with the observation of broad emission bands in the visible spectrum. Excited state lifetime measurements evidence the presence of non-radiative energy transfer processes between the Ag species to Nd3+ ions but there is no direct evidence of plasmon enhancement effects. In samples singly doped with silver, direct laser writing experiments using a femtosecond laser were also performed which induced localized growth of Ag-NCs associated to a variation in the refractive index. Preliminary results indicate the potential of the DLW technique for tailoring optical glass properties. T2 - 27th International Congress on Glass 2025 CY - Kolkata, India DA - 20.01.2025 KW - Gallium phosphofluoride glass KW - Structure-property correlation KW - Femtosecond direct laser writting KW - Neodymium PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63774 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Heuser, Lina T1 - Composition-structure-property relationships of ternary borate glasses N2 - Since the pioneer work of Krogh-Moe [1] in the 1960’s the structure clarification of borate glasses is of interest for many generations. In the present contribution the composition–structure–property relationships of Me2O–ZnO–B2O3, Me = Li (LZB), Na (NZB), K (KZB), Rb (RZB), CaO–ZnO–B2O3 (CaZB), and Li2O–PbO–B2O3 (LPbB) glasses are investigated. Non-toxic, highly polarizable zinc oxide potentially substitutes harmful lead oxide in glasses for applications e.g., in photovoltaics and microelectronics. Glass structure was analyzed using Raman and infrared spectroscopy, and the glass properties were measured using dilatometry (Tg, viscosity data, coefficient of thermal expansion) and rotational viscometry (high-temperature viscosity) [2,3]. The spectroscopic results show that alkali and calcium ions largely balance out the negative charges of BO4-units, while zinc and lead ions mainly stabilize the non-bridging oxygen atoms (NBO). The type of network modifier ion directs formation of the BO4-containing groups and the number of BO4-units (N4). Thus, i.) BO4-containing pentaborate was assigned in LZB, NZB and CaZB glasses, and ii.) diborate in KZB and RZB glasses. Simultaneous presence of pentaborate and diborate was only detected in LPbB. The combination of modifier’s properties, i.e., lower Lewis’s basicity (Rb+ > Li+), higher field strength (Rb+ < Li+), lower polarizability (Rb+ > Li+), and steric effects with increasing size (Rb+ > Li+) [4], leads to slightly increasing N4 in the series RZB (0.36) ≈ KZB < NZB (0.37) < LZB ≈ CaZB (0.39). This increase in N4 results in an increase in the atomic packing density 0.519 (RZB) – 0.584 (LZB) and thus in the Young’s Modulus 38.1 GPa (RZB) – 92.5 GPa (LZB) and in the glass transition temperature (Tg) 444 °C (RZB) – 467 °C (LZB) in the alkali series. In reverse order the coefficient of thermal expansion decreases from 12·10-6 K-1 (RZB) – 8.54·10-6 K-1 (LZB) with increasing N4. Ca2+ in CaZB enhances the viscosity (Tg: 580 °C) compared to Li+ in isocompositional LZB due to higher coordination. On the other hand, Pb2+ in LPbB decreases the viscosity (Tg: 399 °C) compared to Zn2+ in LZB with similar molar fractions. T2 - 98th Glass-Technology Conference of the German Society of Glass Technology (DGG) CY - Goslar, Germany DA - 26.05.2025 KW - Borate glasses KW - Structure-property relationship PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63771 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ruehle, Bastian T1 - Workflow generation, management, and semantic description for Self-Driving Labs N2 - The software backend that controls the robotic hardware and runs the synthesis workflows is a very important component of any Self-Driving Lab (SDL). On the one hand, it has to deal with orchestrating and managing complex and task-specific hardware through low-level communication protocols and plan and use the available resources as efficiently as possible while executing (parallelized) workflows, on the other hand, it is the interface the users use to communicate with this highly complex platform, and as such, it needs to be as helpful and user-friendly as possible. This includes the AI-aided experimental design in which the system helps the user to decide which experiment to run next, providing automated data analysis from characterization measurements, and offering easy to understand tools and graphical user interfaces for generating the workflows that are executed on the platform. Lastly, the specificity of the workflows and their dependence on the hardware and software of the SDLs necessitates a common description or ontology for making them easily interchangeable and interoperable between different platforms and labs. In this contribution, we present several key aspects of “Minerva-OS”, the central backend that orchestrates the syntheses workflows of our SDL for Nano- and Advanced Materials Syntheses [1]. One key feature is the resource management or “traffic control” for scheduling and executing parallel reactions in a multi-threaded environment. Another is the interface with data analysis algorithms from in-line, at-line, and off-line measurements. Here, we will give examples of how automatic image segmentation of electron microscopy images with the help of AI [2] can be used for reducing the “data analysis bottleneck” from an off-line measurement. We will also discuss, compare, and show benchmarks of various machine learning (ML) algorithms that are currently implemented in the backend and can be used for ML-guided, closed-loop material optimization in our SDL. Lastly, we will show our recent efforts [3] in making the workflow generation on SDLs more user-friendly by using large language models to generate executable workflows automatically from synthesis procedures given in natural language and user-friendly graphical user interfaces based on node editors that also allow for knowledge graph extraction from the workflows. In this context, we are currently also working on an ontology for representing the process steps of the workflows, which will greatly facilitate the semantic description and interoperability of workflows between different SDL hardware and software platforms. T2 - Accelerate 2025 CY - Toronto, Canada DA - 11.08.2025 KW - Nanomaterials KW - Advanced Materials KW - Workflows KW - Machine Learning KW - SDL PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63936 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Data-Driven Materials Science: Reproducibility and Standardization N2 - Advancing development and digitalization in materials science requires to focus on quality assurance, interoperability, and compliance with FAIR principles. Semantic technologies offer effective solutions for these challenges by enabling the storage, processing, and contextualization of data in machine-actionable and human-readable formats – essential for robust data management. This presentation highlights the PMD Core Ontology 3.0 (PMDco 3.0), developed specifically for the field of materials science and engineering, and its implementation within generic knowledge representation frameworks. Demonstrators such as standardized mechanical testing, material processing workflows, and the Orowan Demonstrator exemplify the ontology’s practical applications. The use of graph patterns, able to be compiled into rule-based semantic shapes, supports a unified and automated approach to managing heterogeneous experimental data across domains. T2 - Persson Group Seminar CY - Berkeley, CA, USA DA - 23.06.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - PMD Core Ontology KW - Graph Patterns PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63484 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Moschetti, Michael T1 - Capabilities and Applications of the Robot-Assisted Serial-Sectioning and Imaging (RASI) System N2 - The Robot-Assisted Serial-sectioning and Imaging (RASI) system at BAM provides automated, high-resolution 3D microstructural characterization for diverse materials. Integrating robotics with precision sectioning, etching, and optical microscopy, RASI reconstructs large volumes (approaching 15 × 15 × 15 mm³) with sub-micron detail. This presentation showcases RASI’s versatility through case studies on cast irons, sintered and additively manufactured steels, and ceramic-metallic packages. We demonstrate how RASI reveals true 3D architectures of features like graphite networks, pores, melt pools, and defects, often missed by 2D analysis. These quantitative datasets elucidate process-microstructure-property relationships and provide crucial 'ground truth' for validating computational models and developing digital twins. Ongoing RASI enhancements will also be highlighted. T2 - The 7th International Congress on 3D Materials Science (3DMS 2025) CY - Anaheim, CA, USA DA - 15.06.2025 KW - 3D microstructural characterization KW - Deep learning image segmentation KW - High-throughput materials analysis KW - Advanced materials’ development PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63693 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Blaeß, Carsten A1 - Boccaccini, A. R. A1 - Müller, Ralf T1 - Sintering and Crystallization of Fluoride-Containing Bioactive Glass F3 N2 - The fluoride-containing bioactive glass F3 with nominal composition (mol%) 44.8 SiO2 - 2.5 P2O3 - 36.5 CaO - 6.6 Na2O - 6.6 K2O - 3.0 CaF2 is a highly promising candidate for bone replacement applications. Its strong crystallization tendency, however, requires a thorough understanding of the interplay between glass powder particle size, surface crystallization, and sintering. Therefore, this study characterizes the sintering and crystallization of bulk specimens and various particle size fractions by differential thermal-analysis, laser scanning, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Infrared spectroscopy. Particle size fractions < 56 µm were found to fully densify, while crystals growing from the glass particle surface retard sintering of coarser fractions. Small amounts of a non-stoichiometrically calcium phosphosilicate (Ca14.92(PO4)2.35(SiO4)5.65) occurs as the primary crystal phase followed by combeite (Na4Ca4[Si6O18]) as a temporarily dominating phase. The surface crystallization of both pha­ses was found to be mainly responsible for sinter retardation. During later stages of crystallization, additional phases such as cuspidine (Ca4F2Si2O7) and silicorhenanite (Na2Ca4(PO4)2SiO4) occur, but finally monoclinic wollastonite (CaSiO3) forms as the dominant phase. KW - Bioactive Glass KW - Sintering KW - Crystallization PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-632482 DO - https://doi.org/10.52825/glass-europe.v3i.2564 SN - 2940-8830 VL - 3 SP - 105 EP - 124 AN - OPUS4-63248 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonardo T1 - In situ electron-beam 'melting' (sublimation) of gold microparticles in the SEM N2 - Gold micro particles have been modified in the past using the high power density of a localized electron beam of acceleration voltages above 100 kV as an energy source to transform matter at the sub-micron scale in a transmission electron microscope uses. Here, the e-beam-induced transformation of precursor microparticles employing a low-energy e-beam with an acceleration voltage of 30 kV in a scanning electron microscope is implemented. Under these conditions, the technique can be classified between e-beam lithography, where the e-beam is used to mill holes in or grow some different material onto a substrate, and e-beam welding, where matter can be welded together when overcoming the melting phase. Modifying gold microparticles on an amorphous SiOx substrate reveals the dominant role of inelastic electron-matter interaction and subsequent localized heating for the observed melting and vaporization of the precursor microparticles under the electron beam. Monte-Carlo scattering simulations and thermodynamic modeling further support the findings. T2 - IKZ International Fellowship Award & Summer School 2025 from May 5 to 7, 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 05.05.2025 KW - Gold Nanoparticle KW - Scanning Electron Microscopy KW - In situ irradiation KW - Thermodynamic modelling KW - Heat Transfer PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63256 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - On Shared Vocabulary, Ontologies, Semantic Data and Prototype Applications N2 - The advancement of development and digitalization in materials science necessitates rigorous quality assurance, interoperability, and adherence to FAIR principles. Semantic technologies contribute to these objectives by facilitating the structured storage, processing, and contextualization of data, yielding machine-actionable and human-interpretable knowledge representations vital for modern data management. This presentation showcases the prototypical application of generic approaches of knowledge representation in materials science. It includes the design and documentation of graph patterns that may be compiled into rule-based semantic shapes. The development and application of the PMD Core Ontology 3.0 (PMDco 3.0) tailored for materials science is highlighted. Its integration into daily lab life is demonstrated through its functional incorporation into electronic lab notebooks (ELN). In this respect, a possible integration of semantic technologies into openBIS is presented. The openBIS system is usable as a central data storage system that may be complimented by semantic annotation of data to enhance data contextualization and automation. Graph-based knowledge representations and rule-based semantic shapes are shown which were developed alongside the PMD Core Ontology 3.0 (PMDco 3.0) and can enrich openBIS functionalities. Practical examples from material processing and mechanical testing illustrate how semantic extensions of openBIS enable machine-actionable, interoperable, and reusable research data, paving the way for a unified, ontology-driven laboratory data ecosystem. T2 - openBIS User Group Meeting (openBIS UGM) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 22.09.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - OpenBIS KW - Ontologies KW - Graph Patterns PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64307 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Manzoni, Anna T1 - High-temperature in-situ investigation of refractory high entropy superalloys N2 - The spinodal decomposition in bcc structured refractory alloys can be used as a potential strengthening mechanism, as has been demonstrated over the last decade in research on high entropy alloys and compositionally complex alloys. Early work from the 1990s already showed the possibility of further enhancing this spinodal decomposition by adding the element Al, which in addition to spinodal decomposition also provides an ordering process in the otherwise disordered bcc phases of the alloy. Nevertheless, the knowledge of refractory high entropy (super)alloy systems, is still in its infancy and requires further research to fully exploit its potential for high temperature applications in the future. Two refractory alloys of the Al-Nb-Ta-Ti-Zr family are investigated via (high temperature in-situ) XRD, in the long run for understanding spinodal decomposition properties. Ex-situ XRD and TEM observations show the formation of at least one bcc phase and an ordered B2 phase. In addition, one or more Al-Zr rich phases are observed, which are not part of the spinodal phases and are unwanted. The high-temperature observations at 1000°C for 60 h show a remarkable increase in peak width up to 2° FWHM that does not disappear after cooling in the furnace. Ex-situ observations after 1000°C for hundreds of hours and subsequent quenching show narrow peaks (max 0,2° FWHM) at the same position. This and several other observations will be presented in this talk and possible explanations are presented. T2 - Euromat 2025 CY - Granada, Spain DA - 14.09.2025 KW - High-entropy alloys KW - Superalloys KW - X-ray diffraction KW - In-situ KW - Scanning electron microscopy PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64840 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hébrard, Louis T1 - Comparison of Room and High Temperature Fatigue Behavior of a New LPBF VDM 780 Alloy N2 - The actual environmental challenges require a huge effort from all industrial sectors to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gasses and pollutants. In this context, aeronautics is deeply concerned as one of the most emissive industrial sectors (cf. EU Green Deal). The answer to this pressing challenge is complex and involves new fuels and engine concepts, new aerostructures with higher weight-savings, as well as new, energy-efficient, and sustainable manufacturing technologies and materials. Two technologies may contribute particularly to achieving the goals: (i) new and more energy-efficient processes such as additive manufacturing (AM) can be used for part production; (ii) the engine efficiency of airplanes can be significantly improved to save fuel and reduce gas emissions. The latter can be achieved by increasing the engine thermal efficiency, i.e., increasing the turbine inlet temperature. Currently, only single-crystalline cast materials are available to be used for the thermally highest-loaded parts in the gas turbine engine, i.e., the turbine blades in the high-pressure turbine just behind the combustion chamber. These materials rely on a special casting technology, although they lose these original material performances when additive manufactured. In addition, current materials suitable for metal additive manufacturing have a limited range of temperature application. Therefore, the focus is on the development of new materials targeting higher in-service operation temperatures and durability. Recently, a new Ni-based superalloy (VDM 780) has been developed to ensure microstructural stability up to 800 °C. The goal of this work is to provide a deeper understanding of the high temperature fatigue properties of this alloy. This will enable the identification of the maximum operating temperature of this alloy and assess its performance in order to establish its potential in view of a new generation of more efficient aero-engines. T2 - 11th Edition of Fatigue Design International Conference CY - Senlis, France DA - 19.11.2025 KW - Fatigue KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Ni-based superalloy KW - High Temperature PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Towards Structured Data Spaces: Prototypical Application of Semantic Technologies as a Driver for Innovation in Materials Science N2 - In the pursuit of advancing development and digitalization within materials science, ensuring quality assurance, interoperability, and adherence to FAIR principles is significant. To address these aspects, semantic technologies are employed for storage, processing, and contextualization of data, offering machine-actionable and human-readable knowledge representations crucial for data management. This presentation showcases the prototypical application of generic approaches of knowledge representation in materials science. It includes the design and documentation of graph patterns that may be compiled into rule-based semantic shapes. The development and application of the PMD Core Ontology 3.0 (PMDco 3.0) tailored for materials science is highlighted. Its integration into daily lab life is demonstrated through its functional incorporation into electronic lab notebooks (ELN). Examples of material processing and standardized mechanical testing illustrate how knowledge graph operations enhance ELN capabilities, providing a generalizable unified approach for managing diverse experimental data from different sources with automation potentials. T2 - TMS Specialty Congress 2025 CY - Anaheim, CA, USA DA - 15.06.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - Plattform MaterialDigital PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63401 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis Alexander A1 - Matzak, Kathrin A1 - Olbricht, Jürgen A1 - Dolabella Portella, Pedro A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - BAM Reference Data: High Temperature Tensile Data of Single-Crystal Ni-Based Superalloy CMSX-6 N2 - This publication provides comprehensive metadata and test results of tensile tests at elevated temperature according to DIN EN ISO 6892-2:2018-09 on the single crystal Ni-based superalloy CMSX-6 at T = 980 °C. The tests were performed in an ISO 17025-accredited test laboratory. The calibrations of measuring equipment are documented, meet the requirements of the measurement standard, and are metrologically traceable. The provided data were audited and are BAM reference data. KW - Digitalisierung KW - Referenzdaten KW - CMSX-6 KW - Zugversuch KW - NFDI-MatWerk KW - Ni-Basis-Superlegierung PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17846616 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-65338 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eddah, Mustapha A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Widjaja, Martinus Putra A1 - Beckmann, Jörg A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Multi-energy high dynamic range synchrotron X-ray computed tomography N2 - Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) is regularly used in materials science to correlate structural properties with macroscopic properties and to optimize manufacturing processes. The X-ray beam energy must be adapted to the sample properties, such as size and density. If both strongly and weakly absorbing materials are present, the contrast to the weakly absorbing materials is lost, resulting in image artifacts and a poor signal-tonoise ratio (SNR). One particular example is a low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC), in which metal connections are embedded in a ceramic matrix and form 3-dimensional conducting structures. This article describes a method of combining SXCT scans acquired at different beam energies, significantly reducing metal artifacts, and improving image quality. We show how to solve the difficult task of merging the scans at low and high beam energy. Our proposed merging approach achieves up to 35 % improvement in SNR within ceramic regions adjacent to metallic conductors. In this way, previously inaccessible regions within the ceramic structure close to the metallic conductors are made accessible. The paper further discusses methodological requirements, limitations, and potential extensions of the presented multi-energy SXCT merging technique. KW - Synchrotron computed tomography KW - Reconstruction algorithm KW - High dynamic range KW - Data merging KW - Low-temperature cofired ceramics PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-652339 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmater.2025.100079 SN - 2949-673X VL - 9 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-65233 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Continuous layer deposition for the Additive Manufacturing of ceramics by Layerwise Slurry Deposition N2 - Powder bed technologies are among the most successful additive manufacturing (AM) techniques. The application of these techniques to most ceramics has been difficult due to the challenges associated with the deposition of homogeneous powder layers when using fine powders. In this context, layerwise slurry deposition (LSD) has been developed as a deposition method that enables the use of powder bed AM technologies for advanced ceramic materials. In layerwise slurry deposition, a ceramic slurry is deposited in layers using a doctor blade and dried to produce a highly compacted powder. Not only can very fine submicron powders with low organic content be processed, but the dense powder bed also provides excellent support for the manufactured parts. The latest development of this technology shows that it is possible to print ceramic parts in a continuous process by depositing a layer on a rotating platform on which a powder bed grows in a spiral motion. The unique mechanical stability of the layers in LSD printing makes it possible to build up a powder bed several centimeters thick without lateral support. Continuous layer deposition achieves more than 10 times the productivity of linear deposition, approaching a build volume of 1 liter per hour. T2 - International Conference on Additive Manufacturing Technology Frontiers CY - Xi’an, China DA - 11.04.2025 KW - Ceramic KW - advanced ceramics PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63963 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Waske, Anja T1 - A unique authenticator for additively manufactured parts derived from their microstructure N2 - In the field of additive manufacturing, the ability to uniquely identify and authenticate parts is crucial for certification, logistics, and anti-counterfeiting efforts. This study introduces a novel methodology that leverages the intrinsic microstructural features of additively manufactured components for their identification, authentication, and traceability. Unlike traditional tagging methods, such as embedding QR codes on the surface [1] or within the volume of parts, this approach requires no alteration to the printing process, as it utilizes naturally occurring microstructural characteristics. The proposed workflow [2] involves the analysis of 3D micro-computed tomography data to identify specific voids that meet predefined identification criteria. This method is demonstrated on a batch of 20 parts manufactured with identical process parameters, proving capable of achieving unambiguous identification and authentication. By establishing a tamper-proof link between the physical part and its digital counterpart, this methodology effectively bridges the physical and digital realms. This not only enhances the traceability of additively manufactured parts but also provides a robust tool for integrating digital materials, parts databases, and product passports with their physical counterparts. T2 - Artificial Intelligence in MSE CY - Bochum, Germany DA - 18.11.2025 KW - Authentication KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65204 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller-Elmau, Johanna T1 - 2PP of ceramic – What’s next? N2 - Photon-based additive manufacturing technologies such as SLA, DLP, LCM, moreover volumetric two-photon-polymerization (2PP), Xolography and holographic technologies promise the highest accuracy and dimensional freedom. To transfer the light through the feedstock it needs sufficient transparency. Ceramic particles used for powder processing routes act as scattering sites and therefore hinder the light transmission, unless… The particle size and particle size distribution are chosen small and narrow enough. Particles smaller than roughly 1/10th of the light wavelength, mostly nanoparticles around 5nm size, decrease scattering vastly. This turns resins even with homogeneously distributed ceramic weight fraction of up to 80% transparent again. Feedstocks were prepared for the highly accurate two-photon-polymerization gaining the smallest yttria stabilized zirconia structures with a resolution of 500nm and unique mechanical properties. The same feedstock was applied to DLP and LCM as layer-by-layer AM-technologies for bigger parts. Hybridizing both technologies enables ceramic parts with microscopic accuracy at macroscopic dimensions. The feedstock was even applied to the volumetric Xolography with the highest transparency requirement so far and to versatile and flexible holographic AM. What are the next steps? Can those proof-of -concept studies be transferred to industrial applications and what are the hurdles on the way? How to make the stretch between fundamental research and application-oriented development? T2 - ECERS CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 31.08.2025 KW - Tranparent KW - Ceramic KW - Two-photon-polymerization PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64939 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Marschall, Niklas T1 - Spinodal Decomposition in FeMnNiCoCu: Alloying effects N2 - Spinodal decomposition in multi-component alloys remains insufficiently understood, particularly when multiple driving forces govern phase evolution. Chemical thermodynamics provides reliable predictions of spinodal instabilities, but elastic energy contributions can significantly alter the boundaries of phase stability. In this work, we establish a framework to analyze phase stability in high-entropy alloys by combining Hessian-based spinodal analysis with convex hull constructions that capture miscibility gaps. This approach allows us to disentangle the roles of chemical, elastic, and kinetic factors in early-stage decomposition. Our results highlight how elastic contributions can extend the effective spinodal region beyond chemically predicted boundaries, thereby influencing microstructural pathways. This combined stability analysis offers new insights into the mechanisms governing decomposition and advancing the theoretical understanding of phase evolution in high-entropy alloys. T2 - FEMS EUROMAT 2025 CY - Granada, Spain DA - 14.09.2025 KW - High-entropy alloy KW - Elasticity KW - Phase stability KW - Hessian KW - Convex hull PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64263 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Falkenberg, Rainer T1 - Modelling of hydrogen-induced ductility loss in titanium-based hydrogen storage N2 - One promising solution for decarbonisation is the use of hydrogen as energy carrier. Besides its exceptional advantages like high calorific value, better safety and non-existent harmful emissions, one major challenge is still hydrogen embrittlement of Ttitanium alloys used as a hydrogen storage. In this work, a method is presented that can numerically model and determine a threshold concentration of hydrogen in solid solution responsible for a sudden ductile-to-brittle transition. The origin of this sudden loss of ductility lies in the segregation kinetics thermodynamics that is modelled together with an elastoplastic fracture mechanics model. Starting from experimental fracture mechanics test data, a meaningful coupling mechanism was found for the fracture mechanics cohesive zone model in the form of a segregation-modified cohesive energy that triggers an acceleration of crack extension above defined concentration values. It can be demonstrated that above a threshold of only few atomic percent hydrogen in the solid solution, the segregated hydrogen concentration exceeds 20 at.%. The current results present a mechanism that enables the modelling of the sudden ductility loss triggered by a segregation-affected crack energy expression in titanium alloys exposed to hydrogen. This method is not only applicable to other various materials but can also be a substantial benefit for the safety assessment of hydrogen storage devices. T2 - 5th EMMC International Workshop 2025 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 08.04.2025 KW - Segregation Transition KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement KW - Titanium Alloys KW - Crack Propagation KW - Ductile-to-Brittle Transition PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63177 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Murugan, Jegatheesan T1 - Extending Grain Boundary Phase Diagrams to Multi-Phase Boundary Diagrams N2 - Phase diagrams serve as fundamental blueprints for comprehending material behaviour and guiding material design. However, the phase diagrams are largely available only for the bulk phases. The thermodynamic properties and phase behaviour of defects, such as grain boundaries (GBs) and phase boundaries (PBs), are equally important for the safe design of materials. Recently, we developed CALPHAD-integrated density-based phase field model (DPF) to calculate the thermodynamic data of GBs. In the model, the GB was represented by a continuous relative atomic density field with reference to a single bulk density and a Gibbs free energy functional was derived. In this work, we extend the DPF model by re-deriving the Gibbs free energy functional for PBs lying between heterogeneous bulk phases of different atomic densities. Here, we use phase-specific atomic densities to normalize the phase properties on either side of the PB such that the relative density fields are continuous across the interface. Using the model, the multi-phase interfacial thermodynamic data are obtained and related phase boundary diagrams are constructed. We study binary and ternary Fe-Mn-X alloy systems. In the Fe-Mn multi-phase boundary diagram, a shrinkage in the α-ferrite region is observed. Integrated with CALPHAD databases, the developed model may be used to calculate the segregation of solute to the PBs, paving way to manipulate segregation behaviour for microstructure design. T2 - FEMS 2025 EUROMAT CY - Granada, Spain DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Phase boundary diagrams KW - Interface thermodynamics KW - CALPHAD PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64425 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fedelich, Bernard T1 - On the modeling of creep anisotropy of single Crystal Superalloys at low temperatures and high stresses N2 - Low-Temperature High Stress (LTHS) creep plays a crucial role in Ni-base Superalloys, particularly affecting components like blades near the root. Below 850°C, the precipitate microstructure remains stable, characterized by periodically arranged ’ cubic precipitates surrounded by the -matrix. In these conditions, macroscopic traces of cubic slip have been observed in <111> oriented tensile specimens, whereas their microscopic origin has been a topic of debate [1]. Later, it was shown by Discrete Dislocations simulations [2] that the apparent cubic slip is rather due to a lack of hardening in <111> specimens, which is related to the special dislocation structures that develop in this case. Furthermore, in LTHS conditions, Superlattice Intrinsic, Extrinsic Stacking Faults (SISF/SESF), or micro-twins are also frequently reported in crept specimens. Usually, these mechanisms are investigated separately, so that a unified picture and a detailed understanding of these mechanisms and their activation conditions have only recently emerged in the literature, despite the intensive investigations of the last decades [3-5]. The objective of this work is to develop a dislocation-based constitutive law that includes these recent developments. In particular, the pseudo-cubic slip mechanism is considered as resulting from the lack of hardening in <111> oriented tensile specimens and is represented by a novel estimate of the back-stresses based on the spectral decomposition of a tensorial representation of the back-stress. An additional novelty is that SISF- and SESF-related slip systems are accounted for as distinct slip systems with corresponding dislocation densities. The model has been implemented as a user-defined constitutive law for commercial Finite Element codes and identified as well as validated with data from the literature obtained with <001>, <011> and <111> oriented crystals [3,6]. It can be used in combination with a Representative Volume Element of the grain structure for simulation of creep in polycrystalline superalloys, including additively manufactured materials [7]. T2 - Materials Structure and Micromechanics of Fracture CY - Brno, Czech Republic DA - 23.06.2025 KW - Creep KW - Superalloy KW - Crystal plasticity KW - Single crystal KW - Model PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63551 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Leo, Reinhold A1 - Sobol, Oded A1 - Hango, Silas Ithete A1 - Saliwan Neumann, Romeo A1 - Askar, Enis A1 - Boellinghaus, Thomas T1 - Ex-situ investigation of the compatibility of Duplex Stainless Steel for high-pressure hydrogen applications N2 - The key to a successful transition into clean energy carriers such as hydrogen requires the construction of safe transportation pipelines made of alloys which are not susceptible to hydrogen assisted cracking. Duplex Stainless Steels (DSS) are considered as a proper class for components because of their many distinctive qualities. As this consideration depends strongly on the susceptibility level to Hydrogen Assisted Cracking (HAC), the DSS class has been broadly investigated under electrochemical charging conditions. In this work, the interplay between several factors controlling the level of HAC, was examined using light microscopy, high-pressure gaseous hydrogen pre-charging, Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD), tensile testing, fractography and hydrogen concentration measurements using Carrier Gas Hot Extraction (CGHE). The effect of gaseous hydrogen on the mechanical properties with the role of hydrogen induced phase transformation have been investigated both in unused material and in high pressure pipeline section. In contrary to the common electrochemical charging described broadly in the literature, no significant martensitic phase transformation of the austenitic phase was observed. On the other hand, the influence of hydrogen on parameters such as elongation at fracture and reduction of area was noticeable. It is concluded based on the performance of DSS in gaseous hydrogen, that this material has a better potential for utilization in hydrogen applications. As for future experiments, the intention is to analyse the impact of high-pressure gaseous hydrogen on the welded components of this grade, and under mechanical load using the hollow specimen technique. T2 - 5th International Conference on Metals and Hydrogen CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 14.10.2025 KW - High-Pressure Hydrogen KW - Pipelines KW - Duplex Stainless Steels KW - Hydrogen Assisted Cracking KW - Hollow Specimen Technique PY - 2025 SN - 978-9-08179-424-4 SP - 1 EP - 19 AN - OPUS4-64426 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Kianinejad, Kaveh T1 - Multiscale Modelling of Creep Anisotropy in Additively Manufactured IN738LC N2 - Excellent creep resistance at elevated temperatures, i.e. T / Tm> 0.5, due to gamma-gamma’ microstructure is one of the main properties of nickel-based superalloys. Due to its great importance for industrial applications, much research has been devoted to understanding the underlying deformation mechanism in a broad spectrum of temperature and loading conditions. Additive Manufactured (AMed) nickel-based superalloys, while being governed by similar \gamma-gamma’ microstructure, exhibit AM-process specific microstructural characteristics, such as columnar grains, firm crystallographic texture (typically <001> fibre texture parallel to build direction) and compositional inhomogeneity, which in turn leads to anisotropic creep response in both stationary and tertiary phases. Despite the recent insights on the correlation between process parameters and the resulting microstructure, these materials' anisotropic creep behaviour and corresponding deformation mechanism are insufficiently understood. One reason is the lack of capable material models that link the microstructure to the mechanical behaviour. Within the present work, a multiscale approach has been developed to overcome this challenge by combining microstructure-based mesoscale and phenomenological macroscale models. The mesoscale model utilizes the Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method (CPFEM) to include the microstructural characteristics and the relevant deformation mechanism on the polycrystalline scale. The mesoscale model was then used to perform virtual creep experiments required to calibrate the macroscale model. The developed approach has been applied to characterise the creep behaviour of AMed IN738LC. The effect of different slip systems, crystallographical texture, grain morphology, and Grain Boundary Sliding (GBS) on creep anisotropy at 850°C has been investigated. The approach's ability to capture the AM-specific characteristics and link them to the observed macroscale anisotropic response has been demonstrated, and the contribution of primary underlying deformation mechanisms to creep anisotropy has been elucidated. KW - Creep anisotropy KW - Crystal plasticity KW - Addtively manufactured Nickel-based Alloys alloy PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 135 PB - RWTH Aachen CY - Aachen AN - OPUS4-64598 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kianinejad, Kaveh A1 - Czediwoda, Fabian A1 - Glatzel, U. A1 - Völkl, R. A1 - Stöhr, B. A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis A1 - Schriever, Sina A1 - Saliwan Neumann, Romeo A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Darvishi Kamachali, Reza T1 - Microstructure-based modelling of the anisotropic creep behaviour in additively manufactured INCONEL 718 N2 - The existing gap in the adequate prediction of the microstructure-property relationships remains a significant barrier to the safe application of the additively manufactured materials. This challenge is fundamentally tied to the intricate microstructural defects that emerge during the processing. Systematic microstructure-based modelling can offer solutions to address this bottleneck. In this work, we utilize a crystal plasticity model, developed for gamma''-strengthened Ni-base alloys and calibrated with single crystal tensile and creep tests of Inconel 718. By systematically refining the representative volume element complexity---from equiaxed to elongated grain morphologies, and from unimodal to bimodal orientation and grain size distributions---we demonstrate how each layer of structural realism contributes to the model’s predictive capacity. Creep tests of laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) manufactured samples in three orientations (with the tensile axis parallel, perpendicular, and 45° tilted relative to the building direction) were performed at 650° C, accompanied by electron backscatter secondary diffraction measurements. The results of our simulations reveal that the bimodal grain morphology and crystallographical texture significantly influence the observed creep anisotropy. We show that the elongated grain structure combined with grain boundary sliding plays a major role in the creep response, specifically in tilted specimens. KW - Additive manufactured Ni-base superalloys KW - Creep Anisotropy KW - Crystal plasticity PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-646884 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.149029 VL - 945 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-64688 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kostenko, Yevgen T1 - Harmonizing Viscoplastic Material Model Application within the BMBF-Project “DigitalModelling” of the Platform Material Digital- Basic Idea, General Strategy and Current Status N2 - For decades, Germany stands for excellent cutting-edge research in the field of so-called higher-value constitutive visco-plastic material models and can draw on a large and globally unique pool of material data. However, both the data and the model structure are extremely heterogeneous and sometimes fundamentally different from research center to research center and from industrial partner to industrial partner. To address the heterogeneity in the material model landscape appropriately, an adaptable material model for the specific application and the specific material is required. The relevant parameters for the adapted material model must be identified as objectively and automatically as possible. To achieve a potentially real-time capable implementation, the material model equation system should be abstracted. The “DigitalModeling” project, organized within the German Platform initiative Material Digital, aims to create a standard and an interface that harmonize the scientific and technical development of constitutive, visco-plastic material models, increase their visibility and maximize the productivity of future research funding. This presentation summarizes the basic idea, the strategy behind it as well as the current status of the project, which was started beginning of 2024. T2 - vgbe Workshop with Technical Exhibition Materials & Quality Assurance CY - Bergen, Norway DA - 07.05.2025 KW - Visco-plastic Material Model KW - Simulation Workflows KW - Ontologies KW - Digitalization PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64043 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Saber, Yassin T1 - Fully Automated 3D Printing of Ceramics for Remote and Decentralized Manufacturing N2 - Manufacturing high-performance ceramic components in remote or decentralized environments – such as in the field, on maritime missions or on isolated offshore platforms – requires solutions that are reliable, low-maintenance, and easy to operate. We present a novel end-to-end manufacturing system designed to produce dense, functional, and geometrically complex ceramic parts using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) with minimal human intervention. Our system enables the automated production of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) components by integrating printing, debinding, and sintering into one streamlined process and thus eliminating the need for multiple specialized machines. Our system combines a dual extrusion filament printer with a porous and heat-resistant ceramic print bed. The porous print bed allows for mechanical interlocking of the first printed layers, ensuring adhesion and structural integrity during FFF. YSZ components are printed onto sacrificial polylactide (PLA) rafts, which serve as a temporary foundation. Once printing is finished, a furnace unit is seamlessly lowered, enclosing the green parts for debinding, and sintering. During firing the PLA raft is disintegrated, enabling unconstrained sintering and easy final part removal. In conclusion, our integrated solution enables localized, on demand fabrication of geometrically complex ceramic components in remote environments with increased efficiency and minimal human handling. T2 - Ceramic AM Summit 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 30.06.2025 KW - Fused Filament Fabrication KW - Ceramics KW - Metalls KW - Process automation PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63623 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller-Elmau, Johanna T1 - Transparent feedstocks for photon-based addiTve manufacturing technologies for powder processing of ceramics N2 - Photon-based additive manufacturing technologies such as SLA, DLP, LCM, moreover volumetric two-photon-polymerization, Xolography and holographic technologies promise the highest accuracy and dimensional freedom. But to transfer the light through the feedstock it needs sufficient transparency at the used light wavelength. Ceramic particles used for powder processing routes act as scattering sites and therefore hinder the light transmission, unless… The particle size and particle size distribution are chosen small and narrow enough. Particles which are smaller than roughly 1/10th of the light wavelength, mostly nanoparticles around 5nm size, decrease scattering vastly. This turns resins even with homogeneously distributed ceramic weight fraction of up to 80% transparent again. Feedstocks could be prepared for the highly accurate two-photon-polymerization gaining the smallest yttria stabilized zirconia structures with a resolution of 500nm and unique mechanical properties. The same feedstocks could be applied to DLP and LCM as layer-by-layer AM-technologies for bigger parts. Hybridizing both technologies lead to ceramic parts with microscopic accuracy at macroscopic dimensions. The feedstock was even applied to the volumetric Xolography with the highest transparency requirement so far and to versatile and flexible holographic AM. Highly filled nano-particle containing transparent ceramic feedstocks open the way for technical ceramics in high precision manufacturing where the performance and durability and accessibility are increased and created by the unique ceramic properties such as mechanical strength, chemical and thermal resistance and biocompatibility T2 - 2025 International Conference on Additive Manufacturing Technology Frontiers and Applications CY - Xi'an, China DA - 11.04.2025 KW - Tranparent KW - Ceramic KW - Additive manufacturing PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65069 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Abel, Andreas T1 - Microstructural and mechanical characterisation of cast Fe-Al-Mo-Ti-B alloys N2 - With the advent of variable renewable energies, long-term energy storage capacities and flexible power generation technologies will be required for reliable grid stability. Hence, power plant technologies and turbomachinery components will continue to be developed and employed for efficient re-conversion of stored energy. With the introduction of new working fluids for higher thermal efficiencies, the working conditions of exposed components and materials will require higher corrosion resistance, but with the same mechanical performance, manufacturability and cost. Intermetallic iron aluminide alloys with their outstanding oxidation and corrosion resistance and good high-temperature properties depict a possible candidate for use in high-temperature structural applications. A quinary Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B solid-solution alloy with eutectic particle hardening particularly demonstrated competitive mechanical properties compared to high-alloy P92 steels in previous studies. To derive standard material specifications with industrially relevant casting strategies, centrifugal investment-cast Fe-25Al-3.7Mo-0.4Ti-1B was characterised with respect to microstructure, thermophysical properties and mechanical properties under quasi-static tensile and creep loading up to 700 °C. Compared to P92 steel, the alloy demonstrated superior tensile strength above 550 °C and lower creep rates at 650 °C if stresses increase above 170 MPa. At lower temperatures though, the mechanical properties were inferior to P92 steel and related Fe-Al-Mo-Ti-B alloys, which was correlated to large grain sizes, a high tendency to surface and bulk cracking and a pronounced effect of tension-compression asymmetry. In further studies on alloy composition with varying Al, Mo and B concentration, a non-linear relationship of solid-solution hardening with solute Mo concentration was found. In this regard, halving Mo was the most effective measure for reducing brittleness without decreasing strength at room and elevated temperatures. Higher solidification rates and grain refinement down to 30 µm by die casting had a positive effect on ambient tensile strength, but were not achievable by investment casting. Dilatometry and hardness measurements indicated a low thermal vacancy hardening effect which was less sensitive to low-temperature annealing than in B2 FeAl alloys. Although mechanical properties up to 550 °C could be considerably improved by alloy development and processing, ductility at room temperature generally remained below 1%, necessitating substantial design margins for components from Fe-Al-Mo-Ti-B alloys. Despite the inherent limitations of alloy and casting process, the gained insights will help to prioritise future areas of research to mature cost-effective higher-order Fe Al alloys for high-temperature structural applications. KW - Hardness KW - Iron aluminide alloy KW - Micro structure KW - Tensile strength KW - Creep strength PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-632810 DO - https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000181739 SP - 1 EP - 179 PB - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) CY - Karlsruhe AN - OPUS4-63281 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - Management of Reference Data of Creep of Ni-Based Superalloys Exemplified for CMSX-6 N2 - The identification of process-structure-property relationships of materials inevitably requires the combination of research data from different measurements. Therefore, the concepts related to FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data handling, increasingly reported in literature, are particularly important in the materials science and engineering domain. However, they have not yet been integrated into a single, overarching methodological framework, particularly for reference data. Here, we introduce such a framework, which covers data generation, documentation, handling, storage, sharing, data search and discovery, retrieval, and usage. Furthermore, we prototypically implement it using a real dataset with creep data of a single-crystal CMSX-6 Ni-based superalloy. The implementation is traceable and permanently accessible through open repositories. The individual elements considered in the framework ensure the functionality and usability of the data and, thus, the adherence to the FAIR principles. In conjunction with this, we present a definition for reference data of materials. Our definition underlines particularly the importance of a comprehensive documentation, e.g., on material provenance, data processing procedures, and the software and hardware used, including software-specific input parameters, as these details enable data users or independent parties to assess the quality of the datasets and to reuse and reproduce the results. Reference data that is managed according to the proposed framework can be used to advance knowledge in the materials science and engineering domain, e.g., by identifying new process-structure-property relations. T2 - The 20th International Conference on Strength of Materials CY - Kyoto, Japan DA - 02.06.2025 KW - NFDI-MatWerk KW - Referenzdaten KW - Data schema KW - Creep PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63428 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - Management of Reference Data of Creep of Ni-Based Superalloys Exemplified for CMSX-6 N2 - The identification of process-structure-property relationships of materials inevitably requires the combination of research data from different measurements. Therefore, the concepts related to FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data handling, increasingly reported in literature, are particularly important in the materials science and engineering domain. However, they have not yet been integrated into a single, overarching methodological framework, particularly for reference data. Here, we introduce such a framework, which covers data generation, documentation, handling, storage, sharing, data search and discovery, retrieval, and usage. Furthermore, we prototypically implement it using a real dataset with creep data of a single-crystal CMSX-6 Ni-based superalloy. The implementation is traceable and permanently accessible through open repositories. The individual elements considered in the framework ensure the functionality and usability of the data and, thus, the adherence to the FAIR principles. In conjunction with this, we present a definition for reference data of materials. Our definition underlines particularly the importance of a comprehensive documentation, e.g., on material provenance, data processing procedures, and the software and hardware used, including software-specific input parameters, as these details enable data users or independent parties to assess the quality of the datasets and to reuse and reproduce the results. Reference data that is managed according to the proposed framework can be used to advance knowledge in the materials science and engineering domain, e.g., by identifying new process-structure-property relations. T2 - TMS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition CY - Las Vegas, NV, USA DA - 22.03.2025 KW - Referenzdaten KW - Creep KW - Data schema KW - NFDI-MatWerk PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62849 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Wallis, Theophilus T1 - Density-Based Phase-Field Modeling of Grain Boundary Segregation and Structural Transitions N2 - Polycrystalline materials are central to everyday engineering applications and technological advancements. The mechanical and functional properties of these materials can be influenced either negatively or positively by the presence of grain boundaries (GBs). These properties are interconnected with the structure, chemistry, or a combination of both (referred to as chemo-structure) at the GB. Therefore, an in-depth understanding of GBs, and their associated phenomena is key to tuning these materials properties for desired applications. Nevertheless, the intricate and unique characteristics of GBs impose constraints on their general descriptions in existing models designed for studying and understanding them. In this dissertation, a comprehensive tool, the CALPHAD-integrated density-based phase-field (DPF) model \cite{darvishikamachali2020model}, that harnesses atomic-scale GB characteristics, is employed and extended to reveal a deeper understanding of the GB structure, chemistry, chemo-structural coupling and their potential contributions to GB phenomena such as GB structural (and/or chemo-structural) transitions and liquid metal embrittlement. Although GBs possess distinctive crystallographic properties that render them unique and individualistic, it is important to note that they cannot exist independently; rather, they are made of the same constituents as the corresponding bulk material. To this end, the DPF model uses a continuous atomic density field ($\rho$), derived from atomistic simulations, to characterize the GB with reference to its corresponding homogeneous bulk (grain interior). This perspective allows the DPF model to approximate the GB free energy functional based on available bulk thermodynamic data. The DPF model has been utilized to investigate a variety of systems, form unary to multi-component systems \cite{kamachali2024giant,darvishikamachali2020model,darvishikamachali2020segregation,wang2021density,li2020grain,wang2021incorporating,zhou2021spinodal}. Among several novelties in the elucidation of the thermodynamics and kinetics of GBs, the DPF model has shown that GBs can have their own miscibility gap. It further reveals a temporal co-evolution of low and high segregation levels at the GB, which can act as precursor states for the formation of new phases \cite{kwiatkowskidasilva2018phase, kwiatkowskidasilva2019thermodynamics}. In the recent publication on Fe-Mn \cite{darvishikamachali2020segregation} and in various other works \cite{kamachali2024giant,darvishikamachali2020model,darvishikamachali2020segregation,wang2021density,li2020grain,wang2021incorporating,zhou2021spinodal, ikeda2023segregation, ahmadian2023interstitial} of the DPF model, the variation of atomic density field was allowed normal to the GB plane. At the GB plane, the in-plane GB density $\rho^{GB}$ was treated as a constant average value, representing its intrinsic dependence on the GB nature and misorientation. Although this assumption provides a useful simplification in studying GB phenomena, it does have the drawback of overlooking the significance of the in-plane structure variation. This seems to be particularly central in the view of experimental observations that confirm relatively stable grain boundary composition fluctuation \cite{darvishikamachali2020segregation}. In this thesis, the significance and impact of the atomic structure of GBs on their thermodynamics is investigated. This is achieved in two ways: On one hand, by extending the CALPHAD-integrated density-based free energy functional to account for structural degrees of freedom of GBs, and on the other hand, by deducing and linking density-related GB properties to the GB structure through the results of atomistic simulation of the GBs. Naturally, the structure (atomic density) within the GB plane fluctuates. This variation may also be linked to changes in composition due to solute segregation at the GB. While the fact that the GB structure can undergo transitions (referred to as complexions) \cite{frolov2015segregation, cantwell2020grain, cantwell2014grain} is not entirely new, the quantitative measurements of co-existing GB phases are scarce. Recently, instances were reported where the coexistence of two in-plane GB phases was revealed through the application of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and atomistic simulation \cite{frommeyer2022dual, meiners2020observations}. To this end, the potential of GB structural variation within the DPF model is introduced in this thesis, where the GB in-plane density $\rho^{GB}$ is described as a field, that can vary both in time and space. This extension enables the in-plane GB density $\rho^{GB}$ to evolve and exhibit two distinct low-energy states, denoted as $\rho^{GB} = \rho_1$ and $\rho^{GB} = \rho_2$, where $\rho_2 > \rho_1$. Separating these two structural states is an in-plane line defect. This way, the model allows the studies of the co-evolution between the chemical and structural states of the GB. As a proof of concept and benchmark study, the extended-DPF model is implemented for studying Fe-Mn system. The results show that the GB structure's capacity to respond to chemical variations, as incorporated in the DPF model, enhances the Mn segregation transition at the GB, even in the absence of any alterations to the GB structure. When the GB structure undergo changes (or is non-uniform), the model reveals a coupling between the GB structure and chemical evolution. The ability of the GB structure to change allows the coexistence of spinodally formed low- and high-Mn phases within the GB during segregation transition. The acquired equilibrium segregation isotherms provides insight into the range of alloy compositions where these GB phases remain stabilised. Moreover, the observations indicate that the tendency of the GB to undergo a structural transition (change) is associated with the energy of the in-plane line defect, between low- and high-density domains within the GB plane. The extended-DPF model is further applied to Zn-coated advanced high strength steels (Fe-Zn systems), where Zn segregation to the GB is known to cause severe performance degradation due to liquid metal embrittlement \cite{razmpoosh2021pathway, ikeda2022early, bhattacharya2018liquid}. The effect of GB type and its chemo-structural coupling on Zn segregation is investigated. The results showed a sharp Zn segregation that is strongly influenced by the nature of the GB itself, as well as the coupling between its chemistry and structure. Additionally, GB phase diagrams were constructed across a wide range of alloy compositions and temperatures. The impact of the GB type and chemo-structural coupling on the miscibility gap of GBs is discussed. The DPF model's ability to incorporate atomic-scale characteristics into the construction of Gibbs free energies at the mesoscale ensures it retains key physical insights when predicting microstructure properties. To this end, a robust investigation of the model’s parameters and outputs in comparison to atomistic simulations of GBs is presented. This not only serves as a gauge for the models reliability, but also provide a new framework in establishing an atomistically-informed density-based description of GBs. First, by examining a large dataset of GBs in BCC-Fe and -Mo from atomistic simulations, a connection between their discrete atomic structure and the continuous atomic density function $\rho$ is established. This is achieved by a systematic coarse-graining approach wherein an atomsitically-obtained density function (delta function) is substituted with a normalised Gaussian function, so that, a smooth and continuous atomic density profile in real space can be obtained, where the minimum is the average atomic density at the GB plane $\rho^{GB}$. The investigation revealed a linear proportional relationship between the GB excess free volume and $\rho^{GB}$. This correlation simplifies the computation of the excess free volume as the integration over the portion of the density profile where the atomic density is less than one. Furthermore, the GB energies calculated by atomistic simulations revealed a correlation with $\rho^{GB}$ for certain classification of GB types, therefore enhancing the model's predictive accuracy. Concurrently, the atomic-scale characteristics of GBs can be further harnessed in the DPF models by replacing the simple functional form of the potential energy as given in the original DPF model formulation with a material specific interatomic potential (expressed as a function of the atomic density $\rho$) from molecular dynamic simulations. This way, a reliable prediction of the atomic density gradient energy coefficient for mesoscale simulations can be obtained. KW - Grain boundary structure KW - Grain boundary chemistry KW - Density-based phase-field modelling KW - Grain boundary thermodynamics KW - Grain boundary segregation transition PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 134 CY - Aachen AN - OPUS4-64455 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Semantic Technologies in Action: Integrating Mechanical and Microstructure Data in MSE N2 - Semantic technologies (ST) are a powerful tool for storing, processing, and querying data in a contextualized and interoperable manner. They enable machine-actionable and human-readable knowledge representations essential for advanced data management, retrieval, and reuse. As one of the key factors within the frame of the collaborative project platform MaterialDigital (PMD), the establishment of a virtual material data space and the semantic modeling of hierarchical, process-dependent material data is aimed at to serve as best-practice examples of knowledge representation through ontologies and knowledge graphs. In this presentation, the application of ST to a specific use case from the field of materials sciences and engineering (MSE) is demonstrated: the integration and analysis of data related to a 2000 series age-hardenable aluminum alloy. By semantically representing mechanical and microstructural data obtained from tensile tests and dark-field transmission electron microscopy across various aging times, an expandable knowledge graph was constructed that is aligned with the PMD Core Ontology (PMDco) and enriched through the Tensile Test (TTO) and Precipitate Geometry Ontologies. This semantically integrated dataset enables advanced analytical capabilities via SPARQL queries and reveals microstructure–property relationships consistent with the well-known Orowan mechanism. The approach highlights the potential of semantic data integration to support FAIR data principles and to foster a more data-centric and interoperable research infrastructure in MSE. T2 - MSE Research Data Forum 2025 CY - Siegburg, Germany DA - 08.07.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63666 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - IUC02: Framework for Curation & Distribution of Reference Datasets (On the example of Creep Data of Ni Based superalloys) N2 - A research data management framework to conceptualize & implement a digital infrastructure for the Generation, Distribution, and Utilization of reference datasets of materials is presented. The documentation of the test data is often incomplete. This concerns, e.g., material’s manufacturing process or chemical composition, or test equipment’s description and its calibration status. Our concept addresses this issue by proposing the implementation of a requirements profile. A crucial part of the concept is to reach a community-agreement on the definition of reference data and on the underlying data schema and vocabulary. In this presentation a general workflow overview and the relevance of selected individual subworkflows is presented. T2 - MSE Research Data Forum 2025 CY - Siegburg, Germany DA - 08.07.2025 KW - NFDI MatWerk KW - Referenzdaten KW - Kriechen PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64881 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - Management of Reference Data of Creep of Ni Based Superalloys Exemplified for CMSX 6 N2 - Research data management (RDM) framework to conceptualize & implement a digital infrastructure for the Generation, Distribution, and Utilization of reference datasets of materials. Documentation of the test data is often incomplete. This concerns, e.g., material’s manufacturing process or chemical composition, or test equipment’s description and its calibration status. Our concept addresses this issue by proposing the implementation of a requirements profile. A crucial part of the concept is to reach a community-agreement on the definition of reference data and on the underlying data schema and vocabulary. T2 - 2. SupERBO Symposium on Superalloys CY - Bochum, Germany DA - 27.02.2025 KW - NFDI MatWerk KW - Referenzdaten KW - Kriechen PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64859 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) - Knowledge Representation, Interoperability, Reliability N2 - Through collaboration in the materials science and engineering (MSE) community, the PMD is collectively developing common standards and prototype solutions for data acquisition, structuring, storage, and processing. This comprises the development of architectural, standardized and foundational ontologies and workflows. Demonstrators resulting from these developments provide good practice examples. The PMD Core Ontology (PMDco) was created as an anchor that allows implementation of semantic data integration. It provides a common and expanding vocabulary to represent and share knowledge while enabling efficient collaboration and promoting interoperability between diverse domains. T2 - Kupfer-Symposium 2025 CY - Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany DA - 12.11.2025 KW - Semantic Data KW - Data Integration KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - PMD Core Ontology PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64708 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - Management of Reference Data in Materials Science and Engineering Exemplified for Creep Data of a Single-Crystalline Ni-Based Superalloy N2 - Here we present our research data management (RDM) framework to conceptualize & implement a digital infrastructure for the Generation, Distribution, and Utilization of reference datasets of materials. The documentation of the test data is often incomplete. This concerns, e.g., material’s manufacturing process or chemical composition, or test equipment’s description and its calibration status. Our concept addresses this issue by proposing the implementation of a requirements profile. A crucial aspect of our concept is to reach a community-agreement on the definition of reference data and on the underlying data schema and vocabulary. T2 - MaRDA2025 Virtual Annual Meeting CY - Online meeting DA - 18.02.2025 KW - NFDI MatWerk KW - Referenzdaten KW - Kriechen KW - Datenschema PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64858 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Characterization of Beta-Alumina Solid Electrolyte by Coin Cell Testing N2 - All solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are the subject of widespread research, one reason being their predicted increased safety [1]. Variants of beta-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE), a promising solid electrolyte for sodium ion batteries, exhibit ion conductivities up to 5 mS/cm at room temperature, which motivates targeted research and testing [2]. Dedicated measurement cells for conductivity measurements and cycling of ASSBs are available, providing even pressure and temperature control. However, these are often costly and thus unsuitable for long-term studies with many cells. In contrast, coin cells are a practical and scalable approach for such ASSB studies, despite poor pressure control and other influencing factors that may affect the reproducibility of results [3]. This study investigates the extent to which reliable measurement data can be obtained from symmetrical Na/BASE/Na coin cells. Therefore, several testing procedures and different cell architectures are considered. The experiments are supported by an electrical equivalent circuit model. The modeling approach and both measured and numerically simulated data are presented. The coin cell results are compared to data acquired using a designated ASSB setup (CompreCell and CompreFrame by RHD). T2 - XIXth Conference of the EuropeanCeramic Society / SBS6 InternationalSodium Battery Symposium CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 01.09.2025 KW - Beta aluminate solid electrolyte KW - Coin cell PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64055 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cornelio, Andrea T1 - NASICON Electrolytes for Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries with NaK Alloy Negative Electrode Interface N2 - The aim of the research is to develop a novel NASICON (NA Super Ionic CONductor) electrolyte for room-temperature (RT) sodium-sulfur (Na-S) cells employing a liquid sodium-potassium (NaK) alloy at the negative-electrode interface. The NaK alloy can improve the interfacial contact between the sodium-metal electrode and the solid electrolyte. The synthesized NASICON material must be stable with the alkali-metal alloy and provide good electrochemical performance at RT. T2 - 6th Sodium Battery Symposium CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 03.09.2025 KW - Solid Electrolyte KW - NASICON KW - Solid-state batteries KW - Sodium conductors KW - Material synthesis PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64080 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller-Elmau, Johanna A1 - Meyer, Frank A1 - Goebbert, Christian A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Manufacturing Ceramics with Light N2 - Additive manufacturing of extremely complex and filigree geometries from ceramic materials is a fascinating topic as ceramic materials are especially suitable for extremely small structures thanks to their physicochemical properties: they are chemically stable and do not corrode, while exhibiting unique mechanical properties especially in the micrometre range (Fig. 1). In addition, the ceramic structures made of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) shown in the figure are transparent, which makes them interesting candidates for the development of miniaturized optical components. The refractive index of YSZ measures 2,2 and is therefore considerably higher than that of polymer-based materials or glasses. The possibility of building this type of structure is enabled with the use of ceramic slurries with sufficiently high Transparency for the volumetric process of two-photon polymerization, which uses a femtosecond-short-pulse laser to structure photo-crosslinkable resins in the volume of one droplet. Slurries with even further optimized transparency allow even the application of xolography, a volumetric process that builds components with relatively low resolution, but in relatively large volumes and higher productivity. In the scope of the research presented here, for the first time, this process is applied to sintered ceramic materials. To be able to use minute ceramic structures as real components, an approach for the hybridization of processes ispresented in which components in the centimetre range, with relatively low resolution, are combined with very high-resolution nanostructures. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Zirconia KW - Two-photon-polymerization KW - Nanopowder PY - 2025 SN - 0173-9913 VL - 4 SP - 34 EP - 41 PB - Göller Verlag GmbH CY - Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-65070 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller-Elmau, Johanna T1 - 2PP of ceramic N2 - Photon-based additive manufacturing technologies such as SLA, DLP, LCM, moreover volumetric two-photon-polymerization (2PP), Xolography and holographic technologies promise the highest accuracy and dimensional freedom. To transfer the light through the feedstock it needs sufficient transparency. Ceramic particles used for powder processing routes act as scattering sites and therefore hinder the light transmission, unless… The particle size and particle size distribution are chosen small and narrow enough. Particles smaller than roughly 1/10th of the light wavelength, mostly nanoparticles around 5nm size, decrease scattering vastly. This turns resins even with homogeneously distributed ceramic weight fraction of up to 80% transparent again. Feedstocks were prepared for the highly accurate two-photon-polymerization gaining the smallest yttria stabilized zirconia structures with a resolution of 500nm and unique mechanical properties. The same feedstock was applied to DLP and LCM as layer-by-layer AM-technologies for bigger parts. Hybridizing both technologies enables ceramic parts with microscopic accuracy at macroscopic dimensions. The feedstock was even applied to the volumetric Xolography with the highest transparency requirement so far and to versatile and flexible holographic AM. What are the next steps? Can those proof-of -concept studies be transferred to industrial applications and what are the hurdles on the way? How to make the stretch between fundamental research and application-oriented development? T2 - Smart Made 2025 CY - Osaka, Japan DA - 01.10.2025 KW - Tranparent KW - Ceramic KW - Additive manufacturing PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65062 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Chahal, Shweta T1 - Sustainable Synthesis of Na+ and Bi3+ - doped Cs₂AgInCl₆ Double Perovskites for Efficient White-Light Emission N2 - Double halide perovskites have emerged as promising, less-toxic alternatives to lead-based perovskites for diverse photochemical applications. Among them, Cs₂AgInCl₆ has attracted significant attention, particularly when doped with various elements, which induce self-trapped exciton (STE) states within the bandgap, resulting in efficient white-light emission and a remarkable enhancement of photoluminescence quantum yield (PL QY). While several solid-state and solution-based methods have been employed for the synthesis of double halide perovskites, many rely on toxic solvents and complex procedures, hindering scalability. In this study, we present two environmentally friendly synthesis approaches for the preparation of Cs₂AgInCl₆ doped with monovalent (Na⁺) and trivalent (Bi³⁺) cations: 1. Green solution-based method: Utilizes mild reagents and entirely replaces harsh chemicals, enabling synthesis at ambient conditions. 2. Mechanochemical approach: Employs high-energy ball milling for 62 minutes at room temperature to obtain the desired crystalline phase. These green methodologies provide sustainable and scalable alternatives to conventional routes, minimizing the environmental footprint. We systematically compare the structural and optical properties of the doped perovskites synthesized via both approaches. The resulting materials exhibit strong UV absorption, broadband white-light emission, high PL QY (up to 85%, Fig. 1), long PL lifetimes, and good thermal and environmental stability (up to 300 °C in air). These results highlight the potential of doped Cs₂AgInCl₆ double perovskites as an eco-friendly material with possible photonic applications as in white-light devices. T2 - eMRS Fall Meeting 2025 CY - Warsaw, Poland DA - 15.09.2025 KW - Fluorescence KW - Advanced material KW - Perovskite KW - Synthesis KW - Characterization KW - Fluorescence quantum yield KW - Absolute KW - Integrating sphere spectroscopy KW - Sustainable synthesis KW - Lifetime KW - Photophysics PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64185 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonrado T1 - Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Laser Powder Bed Fused Inconel 718 at Room and High Temperature N2 - The nickel-base superalloy Inconel 718 (IN718) is one of the most commonly used Ni-based superalloys for high temperature structural applications for its remarkable strength, as well as creep, fatigue, and corrosion resistance up to 650 °C. While IN718 has traditionally been employed as cast or wrought material, it is difficult to machine because of its high strength and toughness. The additive manufacturing of IN718 components made by metal AM has thus gained extensive attention to produce expensive near-net shaped components of high-temperature alloys such as IN718, for it saves material and costs in processing and machining steps. Among all metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is the most widespread, IN718 being one of the most common alloys produced with it. However, high cooling rates associated to the PBF-LB/M process, hinders the primary strengthening phases γ’’ and γ’ to form, as these cooling rates induce a dislocation cellular substructure, at which walls primary Laves phases bind segregating Nb, Ti and Mo. Many of the therefore needed heat-treatment strategies can then promote Laves-phase transformation into the stable δ phase along the cell and grain boundaries. Laves and δ phases, as well as grain-boundary primary carbides may have adverse effects on mechanical properties. The mostly needle-shaped δ phase was namely found to have a detrimental effect on creep rupture life while no direct effect on LCF fatigue life was evident. In this work room- and high-temperature (650 °C) low-cycle fatigue behavior of PBF-LB/M IN718 is investigated in the four-step heat-treated state and compared to wrought IN718. The microstructure of both materials is characterized across length scales via microscopy methods. The fatigue life at room temperature of the PBF-LB/M IN718 material is slightly lower than that for the wrought material, which is reversed at 650 °C. The cyclic stress response for both materials is marked by cyclic softening that is more pronounced at higher test temperatures. Multiple secondary cracks form at high strain amplitudes, at both room and high temperatures. High testing temperatures enhance specially crack formation at the transitions of regions between elongated grains and columns of stacked grains with ripple patterns in the PBF-LB/M material. Additional to this behavior, pronounced crack branching and deflection indicate that the cracks are controlled by sharp micromechanical gradients. T2 - EUROMAT 2025 CY - Granada, Spain DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Low-cycle fatigue KW - Microstructural characterization KW - Ni-base superalloy PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64354 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis A1 - Han, Ying A1 - Matzak, Kathrin A1 - Olbricht, Jürgen A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - NFDI-MatWerk/IUC02 data schema for elevated temperature tensile data of Ni-based superalloys N2 - Strength characteristics, such as proof strength and tensile strength, of metallic materials are usually measured at room temperature. However, for high-temperature materials, the values at operational temperatures are equally important for analyzing the mechanical behavior of components or for designing purposes. Elevated temperature tensile tests (often referred to as hot tensile tests) generally enable the measurement of the same material parameters as those obtained at room temperature. Typically, tensile and proof strength, elongation after fracture, and reduction of area are analyzed, with the focus often being on proof strength. The attached data schema for elevated temperature tensile tests was developed within the German NFDI-MatWerk initiative (https://nfdi-matwerk.de/). It builds on a previously published creep data schema and follows a reference data methodology that has also been previously outlined. The presented schema constitutes a structured approach for collecting all relevant information on an elevated temperature tensile test experiment. Overall, this development, as defined in the previously published data schema for creep data, aims to provide a comprehensive hierarchical data description that can be implemented in data management platforms (such as electronic laboratory notebooks), facilitate consistent quality assessment across different users and data providers, and promote the alignment of datasets to the FAIR principles by providing easy interoperability and full reusability. The presented schema was initially developed for datasets of Ni-based high-temperature alloys. However, thanks to its modular structure, it can also be applied to tensile tests of various metallic and other materials. Although the focus is on elevated temperature tensile testing, the data schema also offers a solid foundation for documenting room temperature tensile tests. In such cases, an adjustment of the requirement profile might be necessary, and categories or entries specific to mechanical testing at elevated temperatures, such as “temperature-measuring system”, “specified temperature”, or “soaking time”, become irrelevant. Overall, a detailed approach was followed to ensure the collection of all relevant information, including both metadata and test results. This includes, for example, comprehensive descriptions of the material’s manufacturing history and of the laboratory equipment, and basic strength and deformation characteristic values. The resulting data schema aims to support the description and identification of high-quality datasets, which may qualify as reference data of materials. Our current definition of reference data of materials has been published elsewhere. It should be noted, however, that not all research datasets —depending on their origin and purpose— require this full level of detail. Nevertheless, the presented data schema can support data providers in evaluating the completeness and value of their datasets. This version of the data schema covers elevated temperature tensile tests on both single- and polycrystalline specimen materials. The terminology is aligned with DIN EN ISO 6892-1 and DIN EN ISO 6892-2. It is designed to record the use of temperature measurement using thermocouples and the use of contacting extensometer systems. The requirement profile refers to the highest quality class of reference data, taken from calibrated instruments, and which shall enable the following usages: 1. Checking one's own elevated temperature tensile test results on nominally similar material 2. Verification of own testing set-up (e.g., by testing the same or a similar material) 3. Using the data as input data for simulations in the context of design or alloy development KW - NFDI MatWerk KW - Referenzdaten KW - Zugversuch KW - CMSX-6 KW - Datenschema KW - NFDI MatWerk KW - CMSX-6 KW - Data schema KW - Reference data KW - Tensile test PY - 2025 UR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17846436 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17846435 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-65190 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Suarez Ocano, Patricia T1 - Influence of heat-treatment-induced microstructural evolution on the Low Cycle Fatigue behavior of 316L stainless steel fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion N2 - Additive manufacturing, particularly the laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) process, has gained significant attention in recent years due to its ability to produce complex geometries with enhanced mechanical properties. Among the various materials used, 316L stainless steel is highly favored for cyclically loaded components due to its exceptional mechanical strength, high-temperature performance, and corrosion resistance, making it widely applicable across various industries. 316L SS fabricated by PBF-LB/M (PBF-LB/M/316L) exhibits a unique hierarchical microstructure, with high density of low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs), nano-dispersed silicates, chemical micro-segregations, and solidification-induced cellular structures. Particularly, the submicron-sized cellular features enriched with chromium (Cr) and molybdenum (Mo), along with high dislocation densities, contribute to a superior strength-ductility balance compared to conventionally manufactured 316L SS. The dispersed silicate particles act also as a strengthening phase, impeding dislocation movement and enhancing plastic deformation resistance. This study explores the effect of heat treatments on the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of PBF-LB/M/316L at room temperature (RT) and 600 °C. First, three heat treatment conditions were applied to the as-built material: 450 °C for 4 hours (HT450/4), 800 °C for 3 hours (HT800/3), and 900 °C for 1 hour (HT900/1) to investigate their influence on microstructural evolution. Microstructural analysis revealed that the HT450/4 condition preserved the cellular structure with high dislocation density, while the HT800/3 condition showed partial dissolution of cells together with reduction in segregated elements along the cell walls and a reduced dislocation density. The HT900/1 condition resulted in complete segregation and cellular structure dissolution with comparable dislocation density to HT800/3 while maintaining the crystallographic texture and grain morphology. Intermetallic χ phase was mostly observed at the grain boundaries in HT800/3, but not in HT900/1. Fully reversed LCF tests were conducted under strain-controlled conditions with a strain amplitude of 0.8 %. Tests were interrupted at specific intervals to analyze the interaction between hierarchical microstructural features and deformation mechanisms in the three heat-treated conditions. Due to the pronounced dislocation cell structures and elemental segregation, the microstructure of the HT450/4 condition significantly impact deformation and damage mechanisms during cyclic loading, which in turn, differ from the conventional produced counterparts. The results provide insights into the relationship between microstructural features and fatigue performance, highlighting key deformation and failure mechanisms under cyclic loading. T2 - FEMS 2025 EUROMAT 18th European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes CY - Granada, Spain DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - 316L stainless steel KW - Heat treatments KW - Low Cycle Fatigue KW - Microstructure PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64238 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Jentzsch, Stefan A1 - Stock, Daniel A1 - Häcker, Ralf A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit A1 - Darvishi Kamachali, Reza A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar A1 - Kindrachuk, Vitaliy T1 - Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) investigations of steel S355 specimens and complementary characterization methods N2 - The workbook SHPB_S355.xlsx contains in the main spreadsheet S355_TestOverview an overview on the S355 specimens, which were tested in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) and complementary quasi-static (QS) tests. The tests were conducted with notched hat-shaped specimens without a notch offset (S355_TestOverview/column geometry: “no offset”) and a small notch offset of x=0.35 mm (S355_TestOverview/column geometry: “offset”), cf. Fig. 1 [1]. Furthermore, for selected specimens, links are provided to DIC and bar strain measurement files as well as to evaluations from further characterization methods (microhardness, EBSD). For the boundary conditions at the SHPB projectile impact, the pressures of the compressor p, driving the projectile, and the associated projectile impact velocities are provided in SHPB_S355.xlsx. The DIC displacement measurements are provided in FurtherMeasurements/DIC with frame output times in the file labels, which are associated with an imaginary trigger at the left end of the shortened incident bar (length 300 mm), which is considered within the SHPB simulation setup, see [1]. Furthermore, the DIC reference coordinate systems are provided as COS.jpg files in the respective DIC folders. Starting from the strain signals at the bars, captured by strain gauges at the incident (file name BC_Inc) and transmission bar (BC_Trans), displacement boundary conditions (which are provided for the tests in FurtherMeasurements/BarDisplBCs) are calculated by eq. (12) in [1], incorporating the acoustic velocity equal to 4639 m/s at the bars and a correction factor. Fig. 1 shows the shear specimen geometry (lengths in mm) with the offset of the notches x. For the quasi-static tests force(displacements)-values are directly provided in FurtherMeasurements/Fu_curves, which are considered from the relative displacements of the specimens, evaluated by DIC. The Vickers microhardness (HV 0.01) distribution across the shear localization zone was assessed by QNESS 60A+ EVO (DIN EN ISO 6507-1) for quasi-statically and dynamically tested specimens, applying the small notch offset, such that the specimens did not fail in the localization region. Therefore, raw data is provided in FurtherMeasurements/Microhardness. For fitting the microhardness distribution perpendicularly to the shear bands (as i.e. provided for the SHPB specimen in [1]), representative microhardness profiles were considered. Similarly for specimens with the small notch offset, EBSD data on dynamic and quasi-static tests is provided in FurtherMeasurements/EBSD. The grain size distributions for positions at the notch and the undeformed region are included in the subdirectory ./GrainLists_Shortened and EBSD images in the PowerPoint Presentations. Further information as the sizes and misorientations of the single grains, is incorporated in the subfolders ./GrainLists_FurtherInf. KW - Adiabatic shear bands KW - Split Hopkinson pressure bar KW - Digital image correlation PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17591439 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-64842 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - Creep Behavior of Stainless Steel 316L Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion N2 - The broader industrial adoption of metal AM in safety-critical applications is limited, among others, by the still in-sufficient understanding of process–structure–property relationships and a lack of reliable mate-rial data. The content presented here approaches this limitation regarding the creep behavior of one of the most studied AM alloys: PBF-LB/M/316L stainless steel. A nearly as-built and a condition heat treated at 900 °C for 1 h, along with a conventionally manufactured variant are investigated. The creep behavior until reaching the minimum creep rate is mainly determined by the solidification cell structure. The damage is overall mainly intergranular, independent of the heat treated condition. The heat treatment at 900 °C for 1 h partially influenced the microstructure (mainly in terms of cell structure). The creep behavior until reaching the minimum creep rate remained nearly unchanged. The creep lifetime and ductility were enhanced. The crystallographic texture evolved after creep deformation. T2 - TMS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition CY - Las Vegas, NV, USA DA - 23.03.2025 KW - AGIL KW - Creep KW - 316L KW - Microstructure PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63456 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miliūtė, Aistė T1 - Structural evolution of ZrV2O7: supercell persistence revealing local and global structure duality N2 - In the AM2O7 family of negative thermal expansion materials (NTE), evidence of supercell at room temperature was reported following the Völlenke et al. discovery of missed superlattice due to the apparent linearity of the M-O-M bond in GeP2O7. Korthuis et al. and Khosrovani et al. demonstrated it to be true for cubic ZrV2O7 as well. It was concluded that at room temperature, the structure consists of 27 'subcells' with bent M2O7 groups that appear to form a linear configuration due to refinement of averaged position. However, around 100 °C, the transition to the “parent” cell was reported, where the cell volume increases, and the M-O-M angles are constrained by the Pa-3 space group symmetry to be 180°. We followed structural changes in the ZrV2O7 at high temperatures to demonstrate partial disorder within the crystal, local and global structural duality and supercell persistence at high temperatures. Total scattering measurements and Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis revealed that the experimental pattern cannot be fitted with the “parent structure” model, and only the 3×3×3 supercell model can correspond to local and global structures throughout the full 25-700 °C temperature range. We also show how short and long-range order within the crystal changes when approaching the phase transition, which might indicate the existence of coherent structural domains that evolve between order and disorder with increasing temperature. We further hypothesize how this can be related to the negative thermal expansion mechanism and the interpretation of structure solutions presenting data from high-temperature X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) measurements. T2 - 5th International Symposium on Negative Thermal Expansion and Related Materials (ISNTE-5) CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 29.07.2025 KW - NTE KW - Ab initio KW - PDF KW - CSM PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63874 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miliūtė, Aistė T1 - Theoretical and experimental development of negative thermal expansion material ZrV2O7 N2 - Zirconium vanadate (ZrV2O7) is a well-known negative thermal expansion (NTE) material which stands out for its remarkable isotropic unit cell contraction over a broad temperature range (130°C < T < 800°C). This enables the fabrication of composites where the overall expansion coefficient can be tailored to a specific negative, positive, or neutral value. Consequently, such composite materials are attractive for many device applications because they can compensate for damage caused by thermal expansion. They are relevant to optical systems, electronic and biomedical applications. In this study, we implement ab-initio-based vibrational computations with partially treated anharmonicity (quasi-harmonic approximation (QHA), temperature-dependent effective harmonic potentials (TDEP)[5]) in combination with experimental methods to follow and rationalize the negative thermal expansion in this material, including the influence of the local structure disorder, microstructure, and defects. In analytical techniques that can provide structural information such as pair distribution function analysis (PDF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS), molecules and atoms are fit geometrically without consideration of atom interactions. Therefore, in combination with these methods, we also consider potential energy surfaces and conclude what structures are likely to form energetically in the full NTE temperature range, in addition to fitting experimental data geometrically. We also optimise experimentally fitted structures to their lowest energy configurations and re-generate comparative data to observe what differences would be visible experimentally. T2 - XLVIII International Congress of Theoretical Chemists of Latin Expression CY - Cartagena de Indias, Colombia DA - 13.07.2025 KW - NTE KW - Ab initio KW - QHA KW - TDEP KW - anharmonicity PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63873 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Synthesis and testing of beta aluminate sodium electrolyte (BASE) for sodium ion battery development N2 - Sodium beta aluminate, or beta aluminate solid electrolyte (BASE), is an established material for tubular electrolytes in NaNiCl2 and NaS batteries, and a promising candidate for planar electrolytes in safe all solid-state batteries. The synthesis of BASE with high ionic conductivity is still challenging due to process dependent formation of different phases in the sintered material. However, to drive forward the development of active materials for all solid-state sodium ion batteries, the fabrication of solid electrolyte specimens with reproducible performance is required. With respect to the various testing scenarios in the field, for example cell assembly for cycling, electrolyte parts are needed in various shapes, sizes, and thicknesses in the lab. Different ceramic shaping technologies can be applied to produce such geometries, including pressing combined with green or hard machining, or tape casting combined with punching. Typically, different shaping technologies require adapted pre-treatment of the powder which might affect the resulting properties and thus need to be investigated. In this contribution, starting from the raw materials mixture, aspects of milling, drying, aqueous slurry preparation for tape casting, and firing are discussed with respect to particle size distribution, stability, energy consumption and resulting material properties. Finally, the fabrication and cyclic testing of Na/electrolyte/Na coin cells is presented. T2 - XIXth Conference of the European Ceramic Society / SBS6 International Sodium Battery Symposium CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 01.09.2025 KW - Ceramics KW - Beta aluminate solid electrolyte KW - Sodium ion battery PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64054 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Han, Ying A1 - Schriever, Sina A1 - von Hartrott, Philipp A1 - Rockenhäuser, Christian A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - Dataset on the Creep Properties of EN AW-2618A Aluminum Alloy in the T61 and an overaged condition N2 - This publication contains comprehensive metadata and test results of constant force creep tests according to DIN EN ISO 204 on the aluminum alloy EN AW-2618A in the T61 condition (8 h/530 °C/quenching in boiling water followed by 28 h/195 °C/air cooling) and in an overaged condition (T61 + 1.000 h/190 °C). The test temperatures cover 160 °C, 180 °C, 190 °C, and 230 °C, and the initial stresses range between 40 MPa and 290 MPa. KW - Creep KW - Aging KW - Overaging KW - Aluminum alloy KW - EN AW-2618A KW - High temperature PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15744297 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-63572 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Suarez Ocano, Patricia T1 - Exploring the impact of heat treatment on room and high temperature strength of 316L stainless steel fabricated by PBF-LB N2 - Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) enables the fabrication of 316L stainless steel components with superior strength and intricate geometries. The alloy PBF-LB/M/316L features a fully austenitic microstructure with hierarchical characteristics— such as fine dislocation structures, segregated elements, low-angle grain boundaries, and nano-dispersed silicates—that enhance strength and ductility. Additionally, it includes metallurgical defects and residual stresses. Apart from process control, heat treatments (HTs) are used to tailor the microstructure for specific loading conditions. This study investigate the effects of post-processing HTs on the hierarchical microstructure and tensile properties of PBF-LB/M/316L at room and high temperature. The heat treatments, ranging from 400 °C to 900 °C for 1 to 4 hours, focus on sub-recrystallization temperatures to preserve the microstructural hierarchy. The HTs applied had minimal impact on the grain shape, size, or texture of PBF-LB/M/316L. However, significant modifications occurred in the solidification cellular substructure after HTs at 800 °C and 900 °C, when compared to a heat-treated condition at 450 °C. HTs at 800 °C notably decreased dislocation density and enlarged cellular structures, though they remained partially intact. After 1 hour at 900 °C, the cellular substructure dissipated, correlating with a further reduction in dislocation density. These microstructural changes resulted in a decreased yield strength and increased work hardening capacity at both room and high temperature, highlighting the critical link between HT parameters, microstructural evolution, and mechanical performance. T2 - The 20th International Conference on Strength of Materials (ICSMA 20) CY - Kyoto, Japan DA - 02.06.2025 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - 316L stainless steel KW - Heat treatments KW - Tensile properties KW - Microstructure PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63914 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ávila Calderón, Luis T1 - Cyclic Deformation Behavior of Laser Powder Bed Fused Stainless Steel 316L Role of the Manufacturing Induced Cell Structure N2 - The cyclic deformation behavior of an austenitic 316L stainless steel produced by laser powder bed fusion in two heat treated conditions and featuring a low defect population is presented. Strain controlled push/pull tests were performed between room temperature and 600 °C. The PBF‑LB/M/316L exhibits an initial cyclic hardening, followed by a cyclic softening. The grade of softening decreases (i) with increasing test temperature and (ii) after a partial dissolution of its dislocation substructure through heat treatment. The deformation behavior and its dependency on test temperature and heat-treated/microstructural condition are attributed to the slip character and related changes. With either a partially dissolved dislocation substructure or increasing test temperature the material exhibits typical wavy slip characteristics. In the opposite case, the deformation mechanism seems to be rather planar dislocation slip as the formation of slip planes spanning through entire grains was observed, seemingly acting as pathways of easy dislocation movement. T2 - TMS 2025 CY - Las Vegas, Nevada, US DA - 23.03.2025 KW - AGIL KW - Additive Fertigung KW - Low-Cycle-Fatigue KW - Mikrostruktur KW - 316L PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64855 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Waurischk, Tina A1 - Deubener, J. A1 - Müller, Ralf T1 - Internal friction and energy dissipation during fracture in silicate glasses N2 - To obtain a deeper insight into the nature of energy dissipation during fracture, the internal friction of 13 borosilicate, aluminosilicate, soda-lime, and lead-containing glasses, for which inert crack growth data are known, was measured using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. For asymmetrically bent glass beams, the loss tangent, tan δ, was determined between 0.2 and 50 Hz at temperatures between 273 K and the glass transition temperature, Tg. It was found that the area under the tan δ vs T·Tg−1 curve correlates with the crack growth exponent, n, in the empirical v = v0·KIn relation between crack growth velocity, v, and stress intensity, KI, which indicates that n correlates with the degree of energy dissipation of sub-Tg relaxation phenomena. KW - Glass KW - Internal friction KW - Crack growth PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-651371 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0255432 SN - 0021-9606 VL - 162 IS - 19 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-65137 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pan, Z. A1 - Waurischk, Tina A1 - Duval, A. A1 - Müller, Ralf A1 - Deubener, J. A1 - Krishnan, N. M. A. A1 - Wondraczek, K. A1 - Wondraczek, L. T1 - Precise Real‐Time Measurement of Liquid Viscosity Using Digital Video Data N2 - Quantitative knowledge of liquid viscosity is of fundamental importance in many areas of materials synthesis and processing. However, the determination of viscosity often relies on specialized experimental equipment, offline experimentation, or invasive procedures, in particular when required in extreme conditions such as at high temperature, high pressure, and in confined or corrosive environments. Here, this study proposes and validates a fast and simple method that mimics the intuitive perception of liquid flow within a quantitative framework. For this, this study employs digital video observation to derive quantitative values of the shear viscosity of liquids, with high precision and rapid acquisition rates. The technique involves capturing liquid dynamics after minor mechanical stimulation. Processed imaging data are indexed by similarity and referenced to a digital database generated with a finite element model, from which values of viscosity are obtained in line. The approach is tested on water at room temperature and on a high‐temperature glass melt. Covering a viscosity range of four orders of magnitude, both yield convincing agreement with tabulated reference data at low computational cost. KW - Glass KW - Liquid Viscosity KW - Digital Video Data KW - Finite Element Method PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-651363 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202500297 SN - 2640-4567 VL - 7 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag AN - OPUS4-65136 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Channammagari, Harichandana T1 - From Micromechanics to Macro Validation: A New Approach for Aerospace Structures N2 - Given the high experimental effort required to verify fiber‑reinforced polymer composites (FRP) in aviation, the PROVING project (Production, Optimization, and Virtual Verification for Generative Manufacturing Processes) aims to establish a streamlined and robust verification methodology based on analytical and numerical approaches. As a foundation for this virtual verification process, BAM contributed extensive material testing for parameter identification, feeding directly into the material models and probabilistic methods. Beyond the experiments, an analytical‑numerical model was developed to more accurately determine the in‑situ stress state within the composite matrix. Since damage initiation in FRP is largely driven by inter-fiber failure, the three‑dimensional matrix stress state is essential for structural verification. In addition to external loading, thermomechanical residual stresses arising from the mismatched thermal expansion of fibers and matrix contribute to the stress state. Within PROVING, a calculation method was developed that incorporates the thermomechanical behavior of carbon‑fiber‑reinforced polymers (CFRP) into the verification process with minimal experimental effort. The method determines matrix thermal residual stresses using micromechanical modeling combined with finite element analysis. T2 - 29. Nationales SAMPE Symposium CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 02.04.2025 KW - Virtual Verification KW - Micromechanics KW - FEA PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65187 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Santos Baltieri, Ricardo T1 - Luminescence Thermometry in Pure TeO₂ Glasses Doped with Er3+/Yb3+ and Eu3+: Remote Sensing Capability Across the Biological Temperature Range N2 - The development of non-contact and remote temperature sensors based on rare-earth (RE3+)-doped glasses is crucial for emerging applications in biomedical diagnostics and microscale thermal monitoring. In this study, we explore the fundamental thermometric properties of pure tellurite (TeO2) glasses doped with either Er3+/Yb3+ or Eu3+ ions in a wide range of temperature. The Er3+/Yb3+-co-doped system was analyzed through upconversion emission thermometry, particularly involving thermally coupled levels 2H11/2 and 4S3/2. The intensity ratio between these levels exhibits a clear temperature dependence from 100 K to 530 K, with an inversion near 160 K and optimal sensitivity above 250 K. At 300 K, the relative sensitivity (SR) reached 1.1% K−1, and the absolute sensitivity peaked at 6.5 × 10−3 K−1 at 460 K. Figure on the left is the Er3+ upconversion luminescence dependency on temperature, in the center is the excitation spectra of Eu3+ with temperature, and on the right is the comparison between calculated and measured temperature for Eu3+ samples. In parallel, the excitation spectra of Eu3+-doped TeO2 glasses were acquired from 100 K to 520 K, revealing three thermally responsive spectral regions. These transitions exhibited temperature-dependent intensity inversions, enabling the use of excitation-based thermometry. Notably, one of the regions provided the most accurate temperature predictions, with a relative sensitivity of 0.5% K−1 at 300 K. Both systems benefit from the high optical transparency, chemical stability, and low phonon energy of pure TeO2 glass, making them ideal candidates for remote sensing platforms, such as fiber-optic tips or implantable probes. While the Er3+/Yb3+ system provides robust upconversion emission for conventional thermometry, the Eu3+ system introduces an innovative excitation-based strategy, broadening the applicability of RE3+-doped tellurite glasses for optical thermometry. Acknowledgements This work was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP – N. 2020/11038-2, 2023/05994-6, 2024/04675-7) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq - 304718/2023-8). T2 - Shift 2025 Conference CY - Tenerife, Spain DA - 13.10.2025 KW - Lanthanide KW - Optical thermometry KW - Energy conversion PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65195 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Leo, Reinhold T1 - Duplex stainless steels - Compatibility for high-pressure hydrogen applications N2 - Duplex Stainless Steels (DSS) are an essential component used in the construction of transportation pipelines because of their many distinctive qualities. The choice of DSS for a particular hydrogen application mainly depends on its susceptibility level to Hydrogen Assisted Cracking (HAC). Several mechanisms have been proposed to describe the occurring microscale processes behind HAC, and these include metastable phase transformation, Hydrogen Enhanced Localized Plasticity (HELP), and Hydrogen Enhanced Decohesion (HEDE). This contribution describes the path to ascertain if DSS is suitable for high-pressure gaseous hydrogen applications. The interplay between several critical factors that result in HAC was examined using high-pressure gaseous hydrogen charging, Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD), tensile testing and hydrogen concentration measurements using Carrier Gas Hot Extraction (CGHE). T2 - Third German-African Green Hydrogen Forum 2025 CY - Bernburg (Saale), Germany DA - 23.09.2025 KW - Hydrogen Assisted Cracking KW - High Pressure Hydrogen KW - Duplex Stainless Steels KW - Hollow Specimen Technique PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64302 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea A1 - Arai, Marylyn Setsuko T1 - Upconversion nanoparticles for chemical, physical and biological sensing: from functionalization to point-of-care devices N2 - Among several applications, versatile upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) which can convert lower-energy infrared radiation into higher-energy visible or ultraviolet light, have emerged as one of the most powerful tools in the field of chemical, physical and biological sensing. The use of UCNPs in fluorescent sensors allows non-invasive, highly sensitive, and selective detection methods, which are particularly beneficial in environments requiring minimal interference and high precision for analytes that can range from metal ions to biomolecules. In this lecture, an overview and the state of the art will be given, accompanied by examples of our recent contributions to key areas such as chronic disease diagnostics, bacterial sensing, and multifunctionally responsive nanoplatforms: (1) An Enhanced Luminescence Lateral-Flow Assay (ELLA) designed for rapid (< 15 min) and early detection of acute kidney injury biomarkers in urine samples, using a commercial cell phone camera, will be presented. The platform is based on Er³⁺- and Tm³⁺-doped UCNPs whose emissions intensities are 40-fold enhanced by an Au-coated mesoporous silica shell, enabling the accurate detection of KIM-1 and NGAL biomarkers with detection limits as low as 0.23 ng/mL; (2) Also, a multifunctional nanoplatform that combines Tm³⁺-doped UCNPs with a Cu(I) complex for applications in oxygen sensing, optical thermometry, and emission colour tuning will be presented. The platform utilizes Luminescent Resonance Energy Transfer (LRET) to achieve efficient energy transfer, enabling red emission from the Cu(I) complex while allowing the use of the UCNP’s original emissions for thermometry. The dual functionality allows sensitive O2 detection and temperature measurements, with relative sensitivities of up to 1% K⁻¹; (3) The critical challenge of rapid bacterial detection and differentiation was addressed by the development of a novel UCNP-based sensor. By functionalizing UCNPs with the antibiotics - vancomycin for Gram-(+) and polymyxin-B for Gram-(-), and using Au nanoparticles as intensity quenchers, the sensor leverages a ratiometric "turn-on" mechanism for selective detection of the bacteria, through changes in the green/red (G/R) ratio for Er-UCNP@PEG4-Van, and blue/red (B/R) ratio for Tm-UCNP@PEG4-Poly. By this approach, differentiation was possible over a wide concentration range of bacteria (0.05 to 5 x 105 CFU/mL) with high correlation with actual bacterial counts (r = 0.99 for S. aureus, r = 0.91 for E. coli); (4) Recently, we have demonstrated a water dispersable ratiometric pH-nanosensor based on host-guest interaction of Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped UCNPs functionalized with b-cyclodextrin (b-CD) and a pH-responsive nitrobenzoxadiazol dye modified with adamantane (NBD-Ad). The sensor shows a ratiometric emission response (blue/red) over a pH range of 8.0 – 11.0 with high reproducibility, excellent reusability and selectivity, even in the presence of interferents. Together, the presented examples highlight the versatility and potential of UCNPs to develop novel sensors, offering measurable advances in diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and beyond. T2 - Shift2025 - Spectral shaping for biomedical and energy applications CY - Tenerife, Spain DA - 13.10.2025 KW - Upconverting nanoparticles KW - Fluorescent sensors KW - Point-of-care devices PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65282 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea T1 - Enhanced emission of Nd3+ by localized silver nanocluster growth via direct laser writing in Ga-fluoride phosphate glasses N2 - Gallium fluoride phosphate glasses are promising materials for optical applications in the visible to near infrared spectra due to their wide transmission window and ability to accommodate optically active dopants. In this study, melt quenched glasses in the compositional system 25Ga(PO₃)₃–20ZnF₂–30BaF₂–(25–x–y)SrF₂–xAgNO₃–yNdF₃ (x = 0 -10 mol%, y = 0 or 1 mol%) were studied and fully characterized by conventional and spectroscopic techniques to understand the interaction of silver species and Nd³⁺ ions. In Ag+ doped samples, the observation of a broad emission band in the visible spectrum evidences the overlapping presence of Ag⁺, Ag nanoclusters (NCs), and [Ag₂]²⁺ species. In the sample doped with 10 mol% Ag⁺, the development of a dark yellow color and alterations in the emission profile suggest the formation of Ag nanoparticles. In an attempt to control and increase the formation of Ag nanoclusters in a localized way, the glasses with 3 and 5 mol% Ag+ were subjected to direct laser writing (DLW) with femtosecond laser pulses at variable inscription intensities and scan speeds. As expected, the approach led to localized growth of Ag-NCs with precise spatial control and as a consequence, the Nd³⁺ emissions in the NIR region (e.g. at1060 nm) were significantly enhanced in laser-structured regions as compared to unmodified areas, evidencing efficient energy transfer from silver species to Nd³⁺ ions. These results demonstrate that DLW, applied for the first time in these glasses, enables precise spatial control over silver nanocluster formation, offering a viable route to process optical glasses for photonic applications. T2 - XXIII - B-MRS Meeting CY - Salvador, Brazil DA - 28.09.2025 KW - Fluoride phosphate glasses KW - Direct laser writting KW - Neodymium KW - Silver nanoclusters PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65281 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Shasmal, Nilanjana T1 - Effects of Direct femtosecond laser writing on chloroborosilicate glasses doped with Eu3+/Eu2+ and CdS quantum dots N2 - Femtosecond (fs) direct laser writing (DLW) is a promising technique for developing nano-inhomogeneous materials with advanced optical properties and for fabricating novel photonic devices such as integrated waveguides, ultrafast optical switches, phase plates, and 3D optical memory. In this study, DLW was applied to chloroborosilicate glasses that were singly and co-doped with Eu and CdS quantum dots (QDs). The glasses were laser-treated within a very narrow range of experimental conditions, resulting in laser-inscribed sites exhibiting enhanced emission, similar to the glass-ceramics crystallized from the as-prepared glass. In the regions crystalized by DLW a significant reduction of Eu3+ to Eu2+ was verified by photoluminescence spectroscopy. However, the characteristics of the emission bands of Eu2+ changed markedly in the laser-treated sites as compared to the emission spectra of the same glass crystallized by heat treatment. A considerable redshift and splitting of the emission band were observed, attributed to changes in the surrounding environment of the rare earth (RE) ions which was, in turn, attributed to an alteration in the coordination number of Ba2 + and/or Eu2+ as a result of the high-power laser treatment. Although there was an issue with homogeneity of the glass in the micro-level, which restricts some of the aspects of the DLW, these findings suggest the potential for structural modifications through laser treatment, which could be harnessed to create new functionalities for advanced optical applications. T2 - ICG 2025 (27th International Congress on Glass) CY - Kolkata, India DA - 20.01.2025 KW - Femtosecond direct laser writing KW - DLW KW - CdS quantum dots KW - Eu/CdS co-doped glass PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65285 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dudziak, Mateusz A1 - Riechers, Birte A1 - Maaß, Robert A1 - Michalchuk, Adam A1 - Schönhals, Andreas A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina T1 - Beyond conventional calorimetry: Unlocking thermal characterization with fast scanning techniques N2 - Fast scanning calorimetry (FSC) has emerged as a transformative technique in thermal analysis, enabling the investigation of rapid and kinetically driven thermal transitions that are inaccessible to conventional differential scanning calorimetry. This review highlights the capabilities enabled by FSC for studying a wide range of materials under extreme thermal conditions, including polymers, pharmaceuticals, metallic glasses, nanocomposites, and hydrogels. By employing ultrafast heating and cooling rates, FSC allows for the suppression of crystallization, resolution of weak transitions, and analysis of thermally labile or size-limited samples. The technique is particularly valuable for probing glass transitions, relaxation phenomena, and phase behavior in systems with complex morphologies or confined geometries. Case studies demonstrate the use of FSC in characterizing vitrification, physical aging, and interfacial dynamics, as well as its application in emerging fields such as additive manufacturing, supramolecular systems, and neuromorphic materials. Together, these examples underscore the role that FSC plays in advancing the understanding of structure-property relationships across diverse material classes. KW - Flash DSC KW - Calorimetry KW - Glass transition PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-647405 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2025.180177 VL - 754 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-64740 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miliūtė, Aistė T1 - How experimental and computational methods allow us to design negative thermal expansion materials N2 - Combined experimental and computational methods allow comprehensive understanding, design, and tailoring of material properties. We focus on a well-known negative thermal expansion (NTE) material, zirconium vanadate (ZrV2O7), and address synthesis, characterisation and validation of results with computational simulations. Experimental and computational X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy data highlighted differences between phase-pure and multiphase ceramics. These techniques allowed us to distinguish subtle differences in the structure of the material. Based on ab initio simulated phonon data, unaffected by impurities or instrumental errors, we could interpret the Raman spectra and visualise Raman active atom vibrations. These computational models allowed better insight and further experimental improvement while high-quality experimental data granted the validation and improvement of computational simulation strategy. T2 - Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 23.03.2025 KW - NTE KW - Sol-gel KW - Ab initio KW - Raman KW - XRD PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62832 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Full-Notch Creep Test Ontology (ontoFNCT) N2 - This is the stable version of the full-notch creep test ontology (OntoFNCT) that ontologically represents the full-notch creep test. OntoFNCT has been developed in accordance with the corresponding test standard ISO 16770:2019-09 Plastics - Determination of environmental stress cracking (ESC) of polyethylene - Full-notch creep test (FNCT). The OntoFNCT provides conceptualizations that are supposed to be valid for the description of full-notch creep tests and associated data in accordance with the corresponding test standard. By using OntoFNCT for storing full-notch creep test data, all data will be well structured and based on a common vocabulary agreed on by an expert group (generation of FAIR data) which is meant to lead to enhanced data interoperability. This comprises several data categories such as primary data, secondary data and metadata. Data will be human and machine readable. The usage of OntoFNCT facilitates data retrieval and downstream usage. Due to a close connection to the mid-level PMD core ontology (PMDco), the interoperability of full-notch creep test data is enhanced and querying in combination with other aspects and data within the broad field of materials science and engineering (MSE) is facilitated. The class structure of OntoFNCT forms a comprehensible and semantic layer for unified storage of data generated in a full-notch creep test including the possibility to record data from analysis and re-evaluation. Furthermore, extensive metadata allows to assess data quality and reliability. Following the open world assumption, object properties are deliberately low restrictive and sparse. KW - Ontology KW - Full-Notch Creep Test KW - FNCT KW - Knowledge Representation KW - Semantic Web Technologies KW - Data Structures KW - Data Management PY - 2024 UR - https://github.com/MarkusSchilling/ontoFNCT/blob/4abce82852190a5e444d302da077aa7404f433f0/ontoFNCT.ttl UR - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MarkusSchilling/ontoFNCT/main/ontoFNCT.ttl PB - GitHub CY - San Francisco, CA, USA AN - OPUS4-59815 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Suárez Ocano, Patricia T1 - Thermodynamic and microstructural stabilities at high temperatures and their effects on mechanical properties in an AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr refractory high entropy superalloy N2 - Today’s industrial demands challenge the research and development sector to make advances in the design and properties of materials that can withstand harsh environments. The AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr refractory high-entropy superalloy (RSA), with a remarkable morphological similarity to the γ/γ' microstructure of Ni-based superalloys and promising high-temperature compressive properties, has been considered as a candidate for structural applications. However, additional properties need to be investigated in order to assess the suitability of this alloy for high temperature applications. Therefore, this work investigates the thermodynamic and microstructural stabilities of the RSA at room temperature and between 900 and 1100 °C, and their influence on the mechanical properties. Although it is possible to improve the mechanical properties at 20 °C by tuning the cooling rate, long-term high temperature exposures lead to phase instabilities that negatively influence the creep behavior. N2 - Die heutigen industriellen Anforderungen erfordern Fortschritte bei Werkstoffdesign und -entwicklung, insbesondere für raue Umgebungen. Die hochentropische Refraktärsuperlegierung (RSA) AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr, die eine bemerkenswerte morphologische Ähnlichkeit mit der γ/γ'-Mikrostruktur von Ni-Basis-Superlegierungen und vielversprechende Hochtemperatur-Druckeigenschaften aufweist, wurde als Kandidat für strukturelle Anwendungen erwägt. Weitere Eigenschaften müssen untersucht werden, um die Eignung dieser Legierung für Hochtemperaturanwendungen zu beurteilen. In dieser Arbeit werden die thermodynamischen und mikrostrukturellen Stabilitäten von RSA bei Raumtemperatur und zwischen 900 und 1100°C sowie deren Einfluss auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften untersucht. Obwohl es möglich ist, die mechanischen Eigenschaften bei 20 °C durch Abstimmung der Abkühlrate zu verbessern, führen langfristige Hochtemperaturexpositionen zu Phaseninstabilitäten, die das Kriechverhalten negativ beeinflussen. KW - Hochentropielegierung KW - Gefüge (Werkstoffkunde) KW - Mikrostruktur KW - Kriechen KW - Thermodynamische Stabilität KW - High entropy alloys KW - Microstructure KW - Creep KW - Thermodynamic stability PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-108415 DO - https://doi.org/10.13154/294-10841 SP - 1 EP - 170 CY - Bochum AN - OPUS4-59929 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - FAIR Data in Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) - Ontologies , Semantic Data Integration and Data Exchange N2 - Following the new paradigm of materials development, design, and optimization, digitalization is the main goal in materials sciences and engineering (MSE) which imposes a huge challenge. In this respect, the quality assurance of processes and output data as well as the interoperability between applications following FAIR principles are to be ensured. For storage, processing, and querying of data in contextualized form, Semantic Web technologies (SWT) are used since they allow for machine-actionable and human-readable knowledge representations needed for data management, retrieval, and (re)use. The project ‘platform MaterialDigital’ (PMD, https://materialdigital.de) aims to bring together and support interested parties from both industrial and academic sectors in a sustainable manner in solving digitalization tasks and implementing digital solutions. Therefore, the establishment of a virtual material data space and the systematization of the handling of hierarchical, process-dependent material data are focused. Core points to be dealt with are the development of agreements on data structures and interfaces implemented in distinct software tools and to offer users specific support in their projects. Furthermore, the platform contributes to a standardized description of data processing methods in materials research. In this respect, selected MSE methods are semantically represented which are supposed to serve as best practice examples with respect to knowledge representation and the creation of knowledge graphs used for material data. Accordingly, this presentation shows the efforts taken within the PMD project towards the digitalization in MSE such as the development of the mid-level PMD core ontology (PMDco, https://github.com/materialdigital/core-ontology). Furthermore, selected results of a PMD partner project use case addressing data and knowledge management from synthesis, production, and characterization of materials are shown. T2 - 1st VMAP User Meeting 2024 CY - Sankt Augustin, Germany DA - 14.02.2024 KW - Ontology KW - Semantic Web Technologies KW - Plattform MaterialDigital KW - Data Interoperability KW - Data Exchange KW - Data Structures PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Glauer, M. A1 - Schilling, Markus A1 - Stappel, M. T1 - A practical ontology development guide N2 - Knowledge representation is becoming increasingly important in view of the large amounts of data that are handled in the modern scientific landscape. Many of the domains that have most readily realised this problem and worked on potential solutions have been the domain of biochemistry. And although the developments sought here were not accompanied by philosophers, this process organically led to the development of formal and structured representations of certain domains. While the resulting structures were not the first formal ontologies, they are ones that are still in wide use to this day. These approaches have led to major advances in the organisation, structuring and communication of scientific results. Since then, a variety of other domains have tried to adapt a similar process and develop their own ontologies. However, the development of ontologies from the domain of biochemistry was the result of a years-long process that also involved a large number of errors and course corrections. One of the greatest challenges is also one of the greatest strengths of ontologies: Interoperability with other ontologies. To ensure this interoperability, ontologies must follow certain principles. In the field of biochemistry, the OBO Foundry has established itself, which offers functionalities for a rich network of ontologies from the domain, but at the same time also defines rules. The purpose of this document is to define a similar set of rules for open ontology development, but which addresses a broader domain and at the same time lowers the barrier of entry for new ontology developers. To this end, we will outline a workflow that can be used to build new ontologies more efficiently. This workflow is based not only on our own years of experience in ontology development, but also on the rules of external experts such as the OBO Foundry. KW - Ontology KW - Data integration KW - Ontologie KW - Data interoperability PY - 2024 UR - https://scientific-ontology-network.github.io/ UR - https://github.com/scientific-ontology-network/ontology-development-guide/releases/download/v0.1.0/ontology-guide.pdf SP - 1 EP - 27 PB - GitHub CY - San Francisco ET - Version 0.1 AN - OPUS4-61140 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Birkholz, Henk A1 - Bayerlein, Bernd T1 - Evolution of the PMD Core Ontology (PMDco) Towards ISO/IEC 21838-2:2021 Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) N2 - Knowledge representation in the materials science and engineering (MSE) domain is a vast and multi-faceted challenge: Overlap, ambiguity, and inconsistency in terminology are common. Invariant and variant knowledge are difficult to align cross-domain. Generic top-level semantic terminology often is too abstract, while MSE domain terminology often is too specific. In this presentation, an approach how to maintain a comprehensive and intuitive MSE-centric terminology composing a mid-level ontology–the PMD Core Ontology (PMDco)–via MSE community-based curation procedures is shown. The PMDco is designed in direct support of the FAIR principles to address immediate needs of the global experts community and their requirements. The illustrated findings show how the PMDco bridges semantic gaps between high-level, MSE-specific, and other science domain semantics, how the PMDco lowers development and integration thresholds, and how to fuel it from real-world data sources ranging from manually conducted experiments and simulations as well as continuously automated industrial applications. T2 - MSE Congress 2024 - Materials Science and Engineering CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 24.09.2024 KW - Ontology KW - Semantic Interoperability KW - Knowledge representation KW - FAIR Data Management KW - PMD Core Ontology PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61141 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eisenbart, Miriam T1 - Digitalization of a high-throughput alloy development process N2 - Digitalization is nowadays the central key in developing pharmaceutical products, but it also becomes increasingly important in computer aided material development. In this work it is presented how a collaborative ontology development for the alloy development process is approached and a workflow for chemical optimization of copper alloys is introduced. This is done by employing a combination of a high-throughput alloy development method [1] with the calculation of the corresponding phase compositions. The work presented here is part of the publicly funded project KupferDigital. The project is associated with the innovation platform MaterialDigital (PMD) and focusses on the digitalization of processes as well as knowledge representation along the life-cycle of copper and copper alloys. One part of this life cycle is the alloy development of copper alloys, in this case the alloy development employing a high throughput method based on diffusion couples. The alloy development process can be further broken down into several typical material processing steps such as casting, diffusion welding and annealing. As part of the copper life cycle, the constitution and the properties of an alloy play an important role for processes further down the road during product manufacturing and service life and are also crucial for the recycling properties of the alloy. It is therefore important to, on the one hand, communicate data concerning properties, process history and constitution to the following stations of the life cycle, on the other hand, it is also elementary for the material scientist to be aware of the recycling properties of the alloys constituents. This motivates sharing of data along the life cycle and the development of ontology based data spaces, where life-cycle information can be linked across all involved domains. As part of the alloy development process, it is presented how experimental data created at fem are shared using linked data and ontologies with an example based on the digital representation of the chemical composition of copper alloys further processed by CALculation of PHAse Diagrams (CALPHAD) at the Fraunhofer IWM. The calculation results are used to correlate measured hardness data with the equilibrium phases of the alloys. Selected Compositions are cast and heat treated and subjected to mechanical testing at BAM and the resulting mechanical property-data are again linked to the measured and simulated data from the alloy development process. T2 - MSE2024 CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 24.09.2024 KW - Digitalization KW - Alloy development PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61150 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - INPR A1 - Langer, Carlotta A1 - Georgie, Yasmin Kim A1 - Porohovoj, Ilja A1 - Hafner, Verena Vanessa A1 - Ay, Nihat T1 - Analyzing Multimodal Integration in the Variational Autoencoder from an Information-Theoretic Perspective N2 - Human perception is inherently multimodal. We integrate, for instance, visual, proprioceptive and tactile information into one experience. Hence, multimodal learning is of importance for building robotic systems that aim at robustly interacting with the real world. One potential model that has been proposed for multimodal integration is the multimodal variational autoencoder. A variational autoencoder (VAE) consists of two networks, an encoder that maps the data to a stochastic latent space and a decoder that reconstruct this data from an element of this latent space. The multimodal VAE integrates inputs from different modalities at two points in time in the latent space and can thereby be used as a controller for a robotic agent. Here we use this architecture and introduce information-theoretic measures in order to analyze how important the integration of the different modalities are for the reconstruction of the input data. Therefore we calculate two different types of measures, the first type is called single modality error and assesses how important the information from a single modality is for the reconstruction of this modality or all modalities. Secondly, the measures named loss of precision calculate the impact that missing information from only one modality has on the reconstruction of this modality or the whole vector. The VAE is trained via the evidence lower bound, which can be written as a sum of two different terms, namely the reconstruction and the latent loss. The impact of the latent loss can be weighted via an additional variable, which has been introduced to combat posterior collapse. Here we train networks with four different weighting schedules and analyze them with respect to their capabilities for multimodal integration. KW - Multimodal Integration KW - Variational Autoencoder KW - Information Theory KW - Posterior Collapse PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-616420 DO - https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.00522 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - Cornell University CY - Ithaca, NY AN - OPUS4-61642 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schilling, Markus T1 - Digital Transformation in Materials Science: Insights from Platform MaterialDigital (PMD), Tensile Test Ontology (TTO), Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) N2 - The digital era has led to a significant increase in innovation in scientific research across diverse fields and sectors. Evolution of data-driven methodologies lead to a number of paradigm shifts how data, information, and knowledge is produced, understood, and analyzed. High profile paradigm shifts in the field of materials science (MS) include exploitative usage of computational tools, machine learning algorithms, and high-performance computing, which unlock novel avenues for investigating materials. In these presentations, we highlight prototype solutions developed in the context of the Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) project that addresses digitalization challenges. As part of the Material Digital Initiative, the PMD supports the establishment of a virtual materials data space and a systematic handling of hierarchical processes and materials data using a developed ontological framework as high priority work items. In particular, the mid-level ontology PMDco and its augmentation through application-specific ontologies are illustrated. As part of the conclusion, a discussion encompasses the evolutionary path of the ontological framework, taking into account standardization efforts and the integration of modern AI methodologies such as natural language processing (NLP). Moreover, demonstrators illustrated in these presentations highlight: The integration and interconnection of tools, such as digital workflows and ontologies, Semantic integration of diverse data as proof of concept for semantic interoperability, Improved reproducibility in image processing and analysis, and Seamless data acquisition pipelines supported by an ontological framework. In this context, concepts regarding the application of modern research data management tools, such as electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) and laboratory information management systems (LIMS), are presented and elaborated on. Furthermore, the growing relevance of a standardized adoption of such technologies in the future landscape of digital initiatives is addressed. This is supposed to provide an additional basis for discussion with respect to possible collaborations. T2 - NIST Seminar Series CY - Gaithersburg, MD, USA DA - 11.06.2024 KW - Semantic Data KW - Plattform Material Digital KW - Digitalization KW - Data Interoperability KW - NIST KW - Tensile Test Ontology KW - Elctronic Lab Notebook PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60392 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Structure-property correlations in RE-doped fluoride-phosphate glasses sought by NMR, EPR & PL N2 - As the development of optimized glass compositions by traditional trial-and-error methods is laborious, expensive, and time consuming, it is desirable to gather fundamental understanding of structure and to develop structure-property relation models, which allow best and faster choices. Particularly, when it comes to optical applications of glasses doped with emissive trivalent rare earth ions (RE), the chemical environmental around the ions will have a direct influence on the radiative/non-radiative emission probabilities. The vibrational environment and the chemical nature of the bonds in the first coordination sphere of the ions can be tailored, to some extent, based on structural information given by magnetic resonance (NMR and EPR) techniques associated to Raman and photophysical characterization. For the past 5 years, one of the interests of my research group at the University of São Paulo, in Brazil, has been the development of high-density fluoride-phosphate glasses as promising UV and X-ray scintillator materials. The targeted glasses offer a lower vibrational energy, less hygroscopic fluoride environment for the RE ions whereas the phosphate network provides improved mechanical and chemical stability than a purely fluoride glass matrix. Different sets of glasses, based on the compositional system (Ba/Sr)F2-M(PO3)3-MF3-(Sc/Y)F3 where M = Al, In, Ga, and the phosphate component is substituted by the fluoride analogue in 10-30 mol%, were investigated, using Sc3+, Y3+, and the Eu3+ and Yb3+ dopants, as structural probes. Overall, results show that the desired RE coordination by F, at a given F/P ratio, is proportional to the atomic mass of M (In> Ga> Al) and that the Ga- and In- based systems differ from the Al- one by near absence of P-O-P network linkages i.e, the network structures are dominated by Ga-O-P or In-O-P linkages as evidenced by 31P MAS-NMR and Raman. These results are nicely corroborated by observation of decreased intensity in the vibronic band of Eu3+ and significant increase in the excited state lifetime values. Radioluminescence studies were carried out for a series of In-based glasses doped with Ce3+ and Tb3+ yielding intense emissions in the blue and green, respectively, compatible to the spectral region of highest sensitivity of radiation sensor detectors. The aim of the presentation is to show how powerful the combination of NMR, EPR, Raman and PLE spectroscopies can be to provide structural information and to present the perspectives for their introduction in the research agenda of Division 5.6 – Glass, which I now lead, at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin, Germany. T2 - GOMD 2024 - Glass and Optical Division Meeting, ACerS CY - Las Vegas, NV, USA DA - 19.05.2024 KW - Glass Digital KW - Glasses KW - Robotic melting PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60357 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Galleani, Gustavo A1 - Lodi, Thiago A. A1 - Conner, Robin L. A1 - Jacobsohn, Luiz G. A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Photoluminescence and X-ray induced scintillation in Gd3+-Tb3+ co-doped fluoride-phosphate glasses, and derived glass-ceramics containing NaGdF4 nanocrystals N2 - The glass system (50NaPO3–20BaF2–10CaF2–20GdF3)-xTbCl3 with x = 0.3, 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt % was investigated. We successfully produced transparent glass ceramic (GC) scintillators with x = 1 through a melt-quenching process followed by thermal treatment. The luminescence and crystallization characteristics of these materials were thoroughly examined using various analytical methods. The nanocrystallization of Tb3+-doped Na5Gd9F32 within the doped fluoride-phosphate glasses resulted in enhanced photoluminescence (PL) and radioluminescence (RL) of the Tb3+ ions. The GC exhibited an internal PL quantum yield of 33 % and the integrated RL intensity across the UV-visible range was 36 % of that reported for the commercial BGO powder scintillator. This research showcases that Tb-doped fluoridephosphate GCs containing nanocrystalline Na5Gd9F32 have the potential to serve as efficient scintillators while having lower melting temperature compared to traditional silicate and germanate glasses. KW - Glass scintillator KW - Fluoride phosphate glasses KW - Gd3+ KW - Tb3+ PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-603588 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omx.2023.100288 VL - 21 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-60358 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Structure-property correlations in RE-doped fluoride-phosphate glasses for scintillation N2 - As the development of optimized glass compositions by traditional trial-and-error methods is laborious, time consuming, and expensive, it is desirable to develop glass compositions based on a fundamental understanding of the glass structure and to establish structure-property relation models. Particularly, when it comes to optical applications of glasses doped with emissive trivalent rare earth ions (RE), the chemical environmental around the ions will have a direct influence on the radiative/non-radiative emission probabilities. The local vibrational environment and the chemical nature of the bonds in the first coordination sphere of the ions can be tailored, to good extent, based on structural information given by magnetic resonance techniques (NMR and EPR), associated to Raman and photophysical characterization. For the past 5 years, while still employed at the University of São Paulo, in Brazil, one of the interests of my research group has been the development of high-density fluoride-phosphate glasses as promising UV and X-ray scintillator materials. The targeted glasses offer a lower vibrational energy, less hygroscopic fluoride environment for the RE ions whereas the phosphate network provides better mechanical and chemical stability than a purely fluoride glass matrix. Different sets of glasses, based on the compositional system (Ba/Sr)F2-M(PO3)3-MF3-(Sc/Y)F3 where M = Al, In, Ga, and the phosphate component is substituted by the fluoride analogue in 10 - 30 mol%, were investigated, using Sc3+, Y3+, and the Eu3+ and Yb3+ dopants, as structural probes. Overall, results show that the desired RE coordination by fluorine, at a given F/P ratio, is proportional to the atomic mass of M (In> Ga> Al) and that the Ga- and In- based systems differ from the Al- one by near absence of P-O-P network linkages. That is, the network structures are dominated by Ga-O-P or In-O-P linkages, as evidenced by 31P MAS-NMR and Raman. These results are nicely corroborated by observation of decreased intensity of the vibronic band in Eu3+-doped glasses and marked increase in excited state lifetime values. Radioluminescence studies were carried out for a series of In-based glasses doped with Ce3+ and Tb3+, yielding intense emissions in the blue and green, respectively, compatible to the spectral region of the highest sensitivity of radiation sensor detectors. The aim of the presentation is to show how powerful the NMR and EPR techniques can be to provide decisive structural information, and to present the research perspectives in my new role as the Head of Division 5.6 – Glass at BAM. T2 - Fachausschusses I „Physik und Chemie des Glases“, DGG CY - Jena, Germany DA - 02.11.2023 KW - Structure-property correlation KW - Fluoride phosphate glasses KW - Scintillators KW - High energy radiation PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60360 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Glass Digitalization: Contributions from BAM N2 - An overview of the Glass Digitalization efforts at BAM, within the framework of the Glass Digital consortium, was given. From the development of the robotic melting device to the ML capabilities, a description of the different stages of the developments and roles of project partner was presented. T2 - GlaCerHub Melting Day CY - Oponice, Slovakia DA - 12.06.2024 KW - Glass Digital KW - Robotic glass melting KW - Digitalization PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60365 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Gender equality in Sciences: Let´s teach our girls to be brave! N2 - A panorama of the global gender gap scenario in sciences, specially STEM, was given to illustrate the need for urgent actions (and suggestions of them) to correct biased treatment and promote females in their scientific careers. T2 - FunGlass School CY - Oponice, Slovakia DA - 10.06.2024 KW - Gender gap KW - Women in science KW - Female noble prize winners PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60366 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - Spectroscopy Lectures N2 - As a guest professor of FUNGLASS, I delivered 3 lectures on spectroscopy to the Graduate School Program, the postdoctoral fellows and other researchers: 1) Introduction to spectroscopy applied to solid state materials (with focus on glass and glass ceramics); 2) Vibrational spectroscopy (Infrared and Raman); 3) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance T2 - FunGlass CY - Trencín, Slovakia DA - 03.06.2024 KW - Spectroscopy KW - Radiation-matter interaction KW - FT-IR KW - Raman KW - EPR PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60367 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Camargo, Andrea Simone Stucchi T1 - From guest scintillators to luminescent host-guest hybrid materials and nanoparticles: Contributions from LEMAF N2 - An overview of the research work conducted at LEMAF - the laboratory of spectroscopy of functional materials in IFSC/USP Brazil under my leadership, before I joined BAM was given. T2 - FunGlass Graduate Program School CY - Oponice, Slovakia DA - 10.10.2023 KW - Multifunctional nanoparticles KW - Structure property correlations KW - Host-guest hybrid materials KW - Scintillators KW - Persistent luminescent KW - Phosphors KW - Composite materials PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60368 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -