TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Numerical study of electric field distribution in breakdown strength testing of ceramics N2 - Dielectric breakdown of insulators is a combined electrical, thermal, and mechanical failure. The exact breakdown mechanism in ceramics and the formulation of useful models are still subject of investigation. Recent studies highlighted that several experimental aspects of dielectric breakdown strength testing affect the test results, and thus impede the recognition of fundamental principles. Excess field strength near the electrode can lead to premature breakdown in the insulating liquid. This would cause superficial damage to the test specimen and thus falsify the measurement results. The field strength distribution is influenced by the ratio of permittivity of the sample and the surrounding insulating liquid. Premature breakdown depends on the breakdown strength of the liquid and the actual test voltage. The test voltage again depends on the specimen thickness. To systematically investigate these relations, a numerical simulation study (FEM) of the electric field distribution in a typical testing rig with cylindrical electrodes was performed. The permittivity of the sample and the insulating liquid was parameterized, as well as the sample thickness. The electric field distribution was calculated for increasing test voltage. Field strength maxima are compared to experimental breakdown strength of typical insulating liquids and experimental breakdown locations on alumina. Strategies are discussed to adjust the insulation liquid and the sample thickness to reduce the influence of the testing setup on the dielectric breakdown strength results. T2 - Ceramics in Europe 2022 CY - Krakow, Poland DA - 10.07.2022 KW - Ceramics KW - Dielectric breakdown strength KW - Electric field distribution KW - Alumina PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55325 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Miliūtė, Aistė A1 - George, Janine A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Stawski, Tomasz T1 - ZrV2O7 negative thermal expansion (NTE) material N2 - Zirconium vanadate (ZrV2O7) is a well-known negative thermal expansion (NTE) material that exhibits significant isotropic contraction over a broad temperature range (~150°C < T < 800°C). Therefore, it can be used to create composites with controllable expansion coefficients and prevent thermal stress, fatigue, cracking, and deformation at interfaces. We implement interdisciplinary research to analyze such material. We study the influence of the synthesis methods and their parameters on the sample's purity, crystallinity, and homogeneity. Moreover, we implement ab initio-based vibrational computations with partially treated anharmonicity in combination with experimental methods to follow temperature-induced structural changes and rationalize the negative thermal expansion in this material, including the influence of the local structure disorder. T2 - SALSA Make and Measure Conference CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.09.2023 KW - NTE KW - Composites KW - TEM PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58367 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Making materials (digital) - Keramik N2 - Der Vortrag gibt einen Überblick über die Materialklasse Keramik, insbesondere Technische Keramik. Nach einem kurzen Überblick über typische Anwendungen und Werkstoffe wird die keramische Prozesskette erläutert. Am Beispiel von Festigkeit wird der für Keramik typische, enge Zusammenhang zwischen Technologie, Mikrostruktur und Eigenschaften herausgearbeitet. Daraus werden Anforderungen für eine erfolgreiche Digitalisierung abgeleitet. T2 - Workshop "STREAM" - Semantische Repräsentation, Vernetzung und Kuratierung von qualitätsgesicherten Materialdaten CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 26.09.2022 KW - Keramik KW - Festigkeit KW - Überblick PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55859 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Practical breakdown voltage calculations using dielectric breakdown strength reference values N2 - Dielectric breakdown is a catastrophic failure of ceramic substrates and insulators. The use of dielectric breakdown strength (DBS) reference values for the dimensioning of such components is not straightforward, as the DBS depends on sample thickness and electrode area. This fact also hampers a valid comparison of data taken from different literature sources. Based on the empirically confirmed proportionality of DBS to the reciprocal square root of sample thickness and an approach to account for the influence of electrode area on the failure probability, a practical equation is derived to calculate the breakdown voltage for arbitrary sample thickness and electrode area from one set of DBS reference data. To validate the equation, the AC DBS of commercial alumina substrates with thicknesses ranging from 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm was performed using different printed electrodes with varying areas. The breakdown voltages comprise a range from 18 kV for thick samples to 8.5 kV for thin samples, resulting in DBS values from 17 kV/mm for 1.0 mm thick samples to 29 kV/mm for 0.3 mm thin samples, all made from the same material. The influence of electrode area is comparatively smaller. The results calculated with the proposed equation are in reasonable accordance with the measured data. Thus, the equation can be applied for a proper comparison of literature DBS data measured in different setups and for a reasonable estimation of breakdown voltages in DBS tests and applications based on reference data. T2 - Electroceramics Conference XVII CY - Online meeting DA - 24.08.2020 KW - Ceramics KW - Dielectric breakdown KW - Weibull distribution PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51151 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Tiebe, Carlo A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Maiwald, Michael A1 - Kipphardt, Heinrich A1 - Tuma, Dirk A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Strohhäcker, J. T1 - Sensoren und Analytik für Sicherheit und Prozesskontrolle in Wasserstofftechnologien N2 - Die Nutzung von Sensortechnologien, insbesondere im Bereich der Gasdetektion mit einem Schwerpunkt auf Wasserstoff, spielt eine entscheidende Rolle in verschiedenen Anwendungsbereichen der Wasserstofftechnologie. Sicherheitsüberwachung, Leckdetektion und Prozesskontrolle gehören zu den prominenten Anwendungsgebieten dieser Sensortechnologien. Ein zentrales Ziel ist die Erkennung von freigesetztem Wasserstoff sowie die genaue Bestimmung des Wasserstoff-Luftverhältnisses mithilfe von Gassensoren. Dies ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, um potenzielle Gefahren frühzeitig zu erkennen und angemessene Maßnahmen zu ergreifen. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt dieses Beitrags liegt auf der Analytik und der Verwendung zertifizierter Referenzmaterialien in Verbindung mit Metrologie für die Wasserstoffspeicherung. Dies gewährleistet eine präzise und zuverlässige Charakterisierung von Wasserstoff und unterstützt die Entwicklung sicherer Speichertechnologien. Im Rahmen des Euramet-Vorhabens Metrology for Advanced Hydrogen Storage Solutions (MefHySto) wird eine Kurzvorstellung präsentiert. Der Vortrag stellt zwei zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren zum strukturellen Zustandsüberwachung (Structural Health Monitoring, SHM) für Wasserstofftechnologien vor. Insbesondere die Fehlstellenerkennung mittels geführter Ultraschallwellen spielt eine bedeutende Rolle bei der Lebensdauerüberwachung von Wasserstoffspeichern. Ein weiterer Aspekt ist die Anwendung faseroptischer Sensorik zur Schadensfrüherkennung von Wasserstoffspeichern. Diese zerstörungsfreien Prüfverfahren ermöglichen eine präzise und frühzeitige Identifizierung von Schäden, was die Sicherheit und Effizienz von Wasserstoffspeichersystemen entscheidend verbessert. T2 - DVGW Kongress H2 Sicherheit CY - Online meeting DA - 15.11.2023 KW - H2Safety@BAM KW - Gassensorik KW - Metrologie KW - zertifizierte Referenzmaterialien KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Ultraschall KW - Faseroptik PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59230 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Bestimmung der elektrischen Durchschlagfestigkeit keramischer Werkstoffe - Einfluss von Messverfahren und -umgebung N2 - Als elektrische Durchschlagfestigkeit bezeichnet man die elektrische Feldstärke, bei der es zur Entladung durch ein isolierendes Medium kommt. Im Falle von Festkörpern ist dies ein zerstörender Prozess. Bei der messtechnischen Bestimmung der Durchschlagfestigkeit haben neben den verwendeten Messgeräten auch die eingesetzten Elektroden, die Form des Prüfkörpers und das Isoliermedium, in dem die Prüfung stattfindet, einen signifikanten Einfluss auf die ermittelten Messwerte. Im Vortrag werden die Einflüsse erläutert und anhand von Messreihen aus der Literatur und der eigenen Forschung quantifiziert. Aufgrund der vorgestellten Effekte wird klar, dass es sich bei elektrischer Durchschlagfestigkeit nicht um absolute Materialkennwerte handelt, sondern vielmehr um systemabhängige Größen. T2 - 7. Sitzung des Fachausschusses 6 - Material- und Prozessdiagnostik der Deutschen Keramischen Gesellschaft (DKG) CY - Online meeting DA - 16.02.2023 KW - Keramik KW - Hochspannungsprüfung KW - Durchschlagfestigkeit PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57015 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Herstellung und Charakterisierung keramischer Federn N2 - Aufgrund ihres spezifischen Eigenschaftsprofils sind keramische Federn attraktiv für Spezialanwendungen in Maschinenanlagen, Metrologie und Sensortechnik. Durch Hartbearbeitung keramischer Hohlzylinder können Spiralfedern mit rechteckigem Windungsquerschnitt präzise gefertigt werden. Dabei kann durch gezielte Auslegung der Federgeometrie die Federkonstante über mehrere Größenordnungen variiert werden. Der Vortrag gibt einen Überblick über den Herstellungsprozess, verschiedene Eigenschaften keramischer Federn und Anwendungsbeispiele. T2 - Industrieller Arbeitskreis Keramikbearbeitung CY - Online meeting DA - 08.04.2022 KW - Keramik KW - Hartbearbeitung KW - Federkonstante PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54623 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Influence of surface treatment on the strength of a dental zirconia for implants N2 - Roughening of zirconia dental implants is a common clinical practice to improve ingrowth behavior. It depends on the manufacturer of the implant at which stage of the manufacturing process and by which method the surface is roughened. Systematic studies on this topic are rarely found in the literature. Therefore, the influence of surface treatment on the strength of a dental zirconia was investigated as part of a research project on the development of ceramic implants. The material under test was a commercial zirconia consisting of a Y-TZP matrix and Ce-TZP inclusions in the sintered state. This material is characterized by a slightly higher fracture toughness and slightly reduced strength compared to typical 3Y-TZP. Sets of samples were sandblasted in the white-fired or sintered condition. The ball-on-three-ball-strength of these samples was measured and compared to the strength of as-fired samples and polished samples. The complete study was performed two times for validation of the results. It is found that the average strength of TZP ceramics differs by almost 500 MPa depending on the surface treatment. Conventionally sintered specimens with as-fired surface exhibit a strength of 880 MPa. Sandblasting in the white fired state reduces the strength to 690 MPa. Both polishing and sandblasting in the sintered condition result in an increase in strength to about 1180 MPa. Comparative microstructural investigations, roughness measurements and X-ray phase analyses were carried out to determine the causes of these huge differences in strength. These findings may challenge the practice of white body surface treatment and give reason for further investigations on other commercial dental TZP materials. T2 - 97th DKG Annual Meeting - CERAMICS 2022 CY - Online meeting DA - 07.03.2022 KW - Ceramics KW - Implants KW - Biaxial strength PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54453 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Electric field distribution on ceramic samples during dielectric strength testing N2 - The dielectric breakdown strength of ceramics strongly depends on the test conditions. Thus, standardized test procedures and thorough documentation are indispensable. However, during dielectric strength testing the breakdown often occurs near the electrode edge or even outside the specified electrode area. This behavior is similarly observed for printed and cylindrical electrodes. The aim of the presented study was to calculate the electric field strength distribution in a ball-on-plate testing setup for metallized samples and to correlate the field distribution with the observed breakdown locations. Small misalignments in the test setup were also considered in the simulations. Furthermore, the field strength at the breakdown Location should be compared to the experimentally determined dielectric strength. Therefore, Finite Element Models of several test conditions with varying printed electrode areas and sample thicknesses were created and electrostatic calculations of the electric field Distribution were performed. The simulation results were compared to experimental data. Alumina (96 %) was used as test material. The calculations show that the electric field strength maxima match the experimentally observed locations of breakdown. Without any fitting of the model, the maximum calculated field strength is in reasonable agreement with the experimental dielectric strength. The FE analysis is a helpful tool to understand the observations in experimental dielectric strength testing. T2 - CERAMICS 2021 / 96th DKG Annual Meeting CY - Online Meeting DA - 19.04.2021 KW - Dielectric breakdown KW - Dielectric strength KW - Electric field strength KW - Ceramics PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52512 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mieller, Björn T1 - Ontologies and data pipelines - a field report from the development of multilayer ferrite inductors N2 - Digitalization is a current and prominent cross-cutting topic in ceramics and materials science in general. Many research initiatives and levels of significance are associated with this term. The Initiative Platform MaterialDigital (PMD), for example, aims to create a material data space filled with semantically linked data. The concept envisages that semantic relationships between the data are described as ontologies and that processing of data takes place via automated data pipelines. Various research projects from all areas of materials science are working on the implementation of this concept based on specific use cases. In the project presented here, the use case is the development of multilayer ferrite inductors as passive microelectronic components. The inductors are fabricated by ceramic multilayer technology and co-firing of metallized tapes of NiCuZn ferrite and a dielectric base material. Investigations focus on the effects of fabrication technology on the permeability of the ferrite. A data pipeline is introduced that automatically processes the unstructured experimental data into structured, machine-readable and semantically linked data. The concrete implementation of the data pipeline and a domain ontology is presented using examples. Challenges and advantages are discussed. T2 - CERAMICS 2024 / 99th DKG Annual Meeting CY - Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany DA - 09.09.2024 KW - Ontology KW - Ceramic multilayer KW - MaterialDigital PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61037 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -