MatCom-ComMat: Materials Compounds from Composite Materials for Applications in Extreme Conditions

The main scope of the RTG relates to the development, characterization and modelling of novel, revolutionary multi-phase composite systems capable of withstanding temperatures substantially beyond 1300°C and harsh environmental conditions (e.g., oxidative, corrosive, erosive atmospheres) as far as mechanical behaviour, environmental resistance and durability are concerned. This will be achieved via a materials combination consisting of metallic/intermetallic alloys based on refractory metal silicide systems (e.g. Mo-Si-B-X, X = Nb, Fe, Ti, Hf…) as substrates and polymer-derived ceramic nanocomposites based on Si(M)CY (M = B, Zr, Hf and Y = O, N) as materials of choice for graded coatings. The metallic/intermetallic alloys may provide adequate deformability and toughness at ambient temperatures combined with excellent high-temperature microstructural stability and creep resistance, whereas the graded polymer derived ceramic nanocomposite coatings will also offer self-healing capability in addition to extremely low intrinsic thermal conductivities and excellent stability in aggressive operation conditions, respectively. Beside their unique property combinations, the two materials classes are highly attractive because of the possibility to adjust their coefficients of thermal expansion to perfectly match one another and consequently to keep thermomechanical stresses in the target multi-layered systems at a minimum. This may give rise to an extended lifetime of components in foreseen application.


Researchers

Principal investigators
Name Institute
heilmaier
Prof. Spokesperson Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
riedel
Prof. Co-Spokesperson Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
albe
Prof.   Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
yme
Prof.   Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (KIT)
galetz
PD   DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut (DFI)
kleebe
Prof.   Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
lepple
Dr.   DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut (DFI)
nestler
Prof.   Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
oechsner
Prof.   Staatliche Materialprüfungsanstalt Darmstadt (TUD)
pundt
Prof.   Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
schwaiger
Prof.   Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (former KIT, now FZJ)
seifert
Prof.   Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
xu
Prof.   Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
Members
Name Project Institute
bernauer
M.Sc. P1, PhD student (1st cohort) Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
kredel
M.Sc. P2, PhD student (1st cohort) Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
thor
M.Sc. P3, PhD student (1st cohort) Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
yang
M.Sc. P4, PhD student (1st cohort) Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
Fathidoost
M.Sc. P4, PhD student (2nd cohort) Department of Materials and Earth Sciences (TUD)
petry
M.Sc. P5, PhD student (1st cohort) DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut (DFI)
filipovic
M.Sc. P6, PhD student (1st cohort) Staatliche Materialprüfungsanstalt Darmstadt (TUD)
kontermann
Dr. P6, assoc. PostDoc Staatliche Materialprüfungsanstalt Darmstadt (TUD)
beck
M.Sc. P7, PhD student (1st cohort) DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut (DFI)
hinrichs
M.Sc. P8, PhD student (1st cohort) Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
falcao
M.Sc. P8, PhD student (2nd cohort) Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
schliephake
Dr. P8, assoc. PostDoc Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
eusterholz
M.Sc. P8, assoc. PhD student Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
cai
M.Sc. P9, PhD student (1st cohort) Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
winkens
M.Sc. P10, PhD student (1st cohort) Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
czerny
M.Sc. P11, PhD student (1st cohort) Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
ramasamy
M.Sc. P11, PhD student (2nd cohort) Institute for Applied Materials (KIT)
thota
M.Sc. P14, PhD student (1st cohort) Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (KIT)

Publications


2023
Flexible powder production for additive manufacturing of refractory metal alloys
Hinrichs, F.; Schliephake, D.; Kauffmann, A.; Seils, S.; Obert, S.; Ratschbacher, K.; Allen, M.; Pundt, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2023, März 23. 4th International Conference on Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM 2023), Erlangen, Deutschland, 22.–24. März 2023
Significant improvement of ultra-high temperature oxidation resistance of C/SiC composites upon matrix modification by SiHfBCN ceramics
Xu, X.; Luan, X.; Zhang, J.; Cao, X.; Zhao, D.; Cheng, L.; Riedel, R.
2023. Composites Part B: Engineering, 253, Article no: 110553. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110553
Assessing the Structural Integrity of Plasma-Sprayed Multilayer Thermal Barrier Coatings
Adam, M.; Kontermann, C.; Oechsner, M.
2023. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 145 (3), Art.-Nr.: 031014. doi:10.1115/1.4055668
Data-driven thermal and percolation analyses of 3D composite structures with interface resistance
Fathidoost, M.; Yang, Y.; Oechsner, M.; Xu, B.-X.
2023. Materials & Design, 227, Art.-Nr.: 111746. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111746
Mechanical response of pesting-resistant Mo-Si-Ti alloys for high temperature applications
Kauffmann, A.; Schliephake, D.; Obert, S.; Tirunilai, A. S.; Hinrichs, F.; Winkens, G.; Wu, H.; Thota, H.; Eggeler, Y.; Mücklich, F.; Engstler, M.; Gorr, B.; Heilmaier, M.
2023, Januar 6. International Conference on Plasticity, Damage, and Fracture (ICPDF 2023), Punta Cana, Dominikanische Republik, 3.–9. Januar 2023
The influence of lattice misfit on screw and edge dislocation-controlled solid solution strengthening in Mo-Ti alloys
Winkens, G.; Kauffmann, A.; Herrmann, J.; Czerny, A. K.; Obert, S.; Seils, S.; Boll, T.; Baruffi, C.; Rao, Y.; Curtin, W. A.; Schwaiger, R.; Heilmaier, M.
2023. Communications Materials, 4 (1), 26. doi:10.1038/s43246-023-00353-8
2022
Microstructural evolution of Si(HfₓTa₁₋ₓ)(C)N polymer-derived ceramics upon high-temperature anneal
Thor, N.; Bernauer, J.; Petry, N.-C.; Ionescu, E.; Riedel, R.; Pundt, A.; Kleebe, H.-J.
2022. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43 (4), 1417–1431. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.11.060
Pesting Resistance in High Mo Containing Alloys
Kauffmann, A.; Schliephake, D.; Obert, S.; Tirunilai, A. S.; Hinrichs, F.; Gorr, B.; Heilmaier, M.
2022, November 30. 2022 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit (2022), Boston, MA, USA, 27. November–2. Dezember 2022
Phase continuity, brittle to ductile transition temperature and creep behavior of a eutectic Mo‐20Si‐52.8Ti alloy
Tirunilai, A. S.; Hinrichs, F.; Schliephake, D.; Engstler, M.; Mücklich, F.; Obert, S.; Winkens, G.; Kauffmann, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2022. Advanced Engineering Materials, 24 (11), Art.Nr. 2200918. doi:10.1002/adem.202200918
A novel nitridation- and pesting-resistant Cr-Si-Mo alloy
Hinrichs, F.; Kauffmann, A.; Tirunilai, A. S.; Schliephake, D.; Beichert, B.; Winkens, G.; Beck, K.; Ulrich, A. S.; Galetz, M. C.; Long, Z.; Thota, H.; Eggeler, Y.; Pundt, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2022. Corrosion Science, 207, Art.-Nr.: 110566. doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110566
Oxidation resistance of ZrB₂-based monoliths using polymer-derived Si(Zr,B)CN as sintering aid
Petry, N.-C.; Ulrich, A. S.; Feng, B.; Ionescu, E.; Galetz, M. C.; Lepple, M.
2022. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 105 (8), 5380–5394. doi:10.1111/jace.18473
Pesting-Resistant Mo-Based Alloys
Obert, S.; Schliephake, D.; Hinrichs, F.; Tirunilai, A. S.; Cong, X.; Gorr, B.; Kauffmann, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2022, Juli 6. Scientific seminar of the Institut für Komplexe Materialien / Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (IKM / IFW Dresden 2023), Dresden, Deutschland, 6. Juli 2022
A diffuse-interface model of anisotropic interface thermal conductivity and its application in thermal homogenization of composites
Yang, Y.; Fathidoost, M.; Oyedeji, T. D.; Bondi, P.; Zhou, X.; Egger, H.; Xu, B.-X.
2022. Scripta materialia, 212, Article no: 114537. doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114537
Mechanical and thermokinetic description of innovative coating systems
Filipovic, J.; Adam, M.; Kontermann, C.; Oechsner, M.
2022. International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition (ITSC 2022), Wien, Österreich, 4.–6. Mai 2022
Mechanical and thermokinetic description of innovative coating systems
Filipovic, J.; Adam, M.; Kontermann, C.; Oechsner, M.
2022. 23rd Symposium Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffverbunde (2022), Online, 20.–22. Juli 2022
Assessing the structural integrity of plasma-sprayed multilayer thermal barrier coatings
Oechsner, M.; Adam, M.; Kontermann, C.
2022. 11th Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings VI (2022), Irsee, Deutschland, 19.–24. Juni 2022
On the structural integrity of multilayer thermal barrier coating systems
Adam, M.; Filipovic, J.; Kontermann, M.; Oechsner, M.
2022. 10th Les Rencontres Internationales de la Projection Thermique Conference (RIPT 2022), Jülich, Deutschland, 1.–3. Juni 2022
Micromagnetics and Data-driven Multiscale Hysteresis Simulations of Permanent Magnets
Yang, Y.; Kühn, P.; Fathidoost, M.; Xu, B.-X.
2022. 20th International IGTE Symposium 2022 on Computational Methods in Electromagnetics and Multiphysics (IGTE 2022), Graz, Österreich, 18.–21. September 2022
Property Tailoring using Powder Bed Fusion Studied by Multiphysics and Multiscale Phase-field Modeling
Yang, Y.; Zhou, X.; Xu, B.-X.
2022. Young Ceramists Additive Manufacturing Forum (yCAM 2022), Barcelona, Spanien, 9.–11. November 2022
A novel pesting and nitridation resistant Mo-Si-Cr alloy
Hinrichs, F.; Kauffmann, A.; Tirunilai, A. S.; Schliephake, D.; Beichert, B.; Winkens, G.; Beck, K.; Ulrich, S. A.; Galetz, M. C.; Long, Z.; Thota, H.; Eggeler, Y.; Pundt, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2022. Materials Science and Engineering Congress (MSE 2022), Darmstadt, Deutschland, 27.–29. September 2022
Improving the Intermediate Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Refractory Metals and Mo-based Systems
Beck, K.; Ulrich, A. S.; Hinrichs, F.; König, T.; Heilmaier, M.; Galetz, M. C.
2022. International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2022), San Diego, CA, USA, 22.–27. Mai 2022
Solid Solution Hardening in bcc Mo-Ti solid solutions produced via arc-melting
Winkens, G.; Obert, S.; Kauffmann, A.; Heilmaier, M.; Schwaiger, R.
2022. 19th International Conference on Strength of Materials (ICSMA 2022), Metz, Frankreich, 26. Juni–1. Juli 2022
Improving the Corrosion Resistance of Mo-based Systems
Beck, K.; Ulrich, A. S.; Hinrichs, F.; König, T.; Oskay, C.; Heilmaier, M.; Galetz, M. C.
2022. 11th International Conference on Microscopy of Oxidation (2022), Cranfield, Vereinigtes Königreich, 12.–14. September 2022
Phase-field investigation on three- and four-phase microstructural evolution in Mo-Si-Ti system
Cai, Y.; Wang, F.; Czerny, A. K.; Seifert, H. J.; Nestler, B.
2022. Materials Science and Engineering Congress (MSE 2022), Darmstadt, Deutschland, 27.–29. September 2022
Heterogeneous phase equilibria in the Mo-Si-Ti system at 1300 °C
Czerny, A. K.; Rohde, M.; Seifert, H. J.
2022. Materials Science and Engineering Congress (MSE 2022), Darmstadt, Deutschland, 27.–29. September 2022
Heterogeneous phase equilibria in the Mo-Si-Tisystem at 1300 °C
Czerny, A. K.; Rohde, M.; Seifert, H. J.
2022. Thermodynamic of Alloys (2022), Krakau, Polen, 12.–16. September 2022
Investigation of the Oxidation Resistance of ZrB2-based Monoliths Using Polymer-Derived Si(Zr,B)CN as Sintering Aid
Petry, N.-C.; Ulrich, A. S.; Feng, B.; Ionescu, E.; Galetz, M. C.; Lepple, M.
2022. Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: Materials for Extreme Environment Applications (2022), Snowbird, UT, USA, 5.–8. Juni 2022
Investigation of the Oxidation Resistance of SiAlOC Coated Chromium
Petry, N.-C.; Bik, M.; Ulrich, A. S.; Sitarz, M.; Lepple, M.; Galetz, M. C.
2022. 15th International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies (CIMTEC 2022), Perugia, Italien, 20.–24. Juni 2022
Oxidation resistance and microstructural analysis of polymer-derived Si(Hf,Ta)C ceramic monoliths
Petry, N.-C.; Thor, N.; Bernauer, J.; Wen, Q.; Ionescu, E.; Kleebe, H.-J.; Galetz, M. C.; Lepple, M.
2022. 11th International Conference on Microscopy of Oxidation (2022), Cranfield, Vereinigtes Königreich, 12.–14. September 2022
Validated dimensionless scaling law for melt pool width in laser powder bed fusion
Yang, Y.; Großmann, A.; Kühn, P.; Mölleney, J.; Kropholler, L.; Mittelstedt, C.; Xu, B.-X.
2022. Journal of materials processing technology, 299, Article no: 117316. doi:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117316
2021
3D‐multilayer simulation of microstructure and mechanical properties of porous materials by selective sintering
Zhou, X.; Yang, Y.; Bharech, S.; Lin, B.; Schröder, J.; Xu, B.-X.
2021. GAMM-Mitteilungen, 44 (4, SI), e202100017. doi:10.1002/gamm.202100017
Heterogeneous equilibria in the systems Mo-Si-Ti and Mo-Si-Ti-B
Czerny, A.; Rohde, M.; Hausner, C.; Seifert, H. J.
2021, Oktober 7. Intermetallics (2021), Staffelstein, Deutschland, 4.–8. Oktober 2021
Heterogeneous phase equilibria in the Mo-Si-Ti system
Czerny, A.; Rohde, M.; Hausner, C.; Seifert, H. J.
2021, September 16. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2021), Online, 13.–17. September 2021
Property Tailoring using Powder Bed Fusion Studied by Multiphysics and Multiscale Phase-field Modeling
Yang, Y.; Xu, B.-X.
2021. Seminar Numerische Mathematik und Mechanik, Institut für Mechanik (BauWi), Universität Duisburg-Essen (2021), Essen, Deutschland, 1. April 2021
Nanoparticle Tracing during Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels
Yang, Y.; Doñate-Buendía, C.; Oyedeji, T. D.; Gökce, B.; Xu, B.-X.
2021. Materials, 14 (13), Article no: 3463. doi:10.3390/ma14133463
Protective Diffusion Coatings on Refractory Metals
Beck, K.; Ulrich, A. S.; Galetz, M. C.
2021. Materials Science and Technology: Technical Meeting and Exhibition (MS&T 2021), Colombus, USA, 17.–21. Oktober 2021
Flexible Powder Production for Additive Manufacturing of Refractory Metal-Based Alloys
Hinrichs, F.; Kauffmann, A.; Schliephake, D.; Seils, S.; Obert, S.; Ratschbacher, K.; Allen, M.; Pundt, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2021. Metals, 11 (11), Article no: 1723. doi:10.3390/met11111723
Flexible powder production for additive manufacturing of refractory metal alloys
Hinrichs, F.; Schliephake, D.; Seils, S.; Obert, S.; Kauffmann, A.; Ratschbacher, K.; Allen, M.; Heilmaier, M.
2021. Intermetallics (2021), Staffelstein, Deutschland, 4.–8. Oktober 2021
Protective Chromium Diffusion Coatings on Refractory Metals
Beck, K.; Ulrich, A. S.; Hinrichs, F.; Heilmaier, M.; Galetz, M. C.
2021. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2021), Online, 13.–17. September 2021
Investigation of the Oxidation Resistance of ZrB2-based Monoliths Using Polymer-Derived Si(Zr,B)CN as Sintering Aid
Petry, N.-C.; Ulrich, A. S.; Feng, B.; Ionescu, E.; Galetz, M. C.; Lepple, M.
2021. European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT 2021), Online, 13.–17. September 2021
Protective Aluminum and Chromium Diffusion Coatings for Refractory Metals at High Temperature Exposure
Ulrich, A. S.; Beck, K.; Galetz, M. C.
2021. Intermetallics (2021), Staffelstein, Deutschland, 4.–8. Oktober 2021
Phase-field investigation on the peritectic transition in Fe-C system
Cai, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Nestler, B.; Fei, W.
2021. Acta Materialia, 219, Art.-Nr.: 117223. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117223
The Creep and Oxidation Behaviour of Pesting-Resistant -Containing Eutectic-Eutectoid Mo-Si-Ti Alloys
Obert, S.; Kauffmann, A.; Pretzler, R.; Schliephake, D.; Hinrichs, F.; Heilmaier, M.
2021. Metals, 11 (1), Art.-Nr.: 169. doi:10.3390/met11010169
Microstructural and Chemical Constitution of the Oxide Scale formed on a Pesting-Resistant Mo-Si-Ti Alloy
Obert, S.; Kauffmann, A.; Seils, S.; Boll, T.; Kauffmann-Weiss, S.; Chen, H.; Anton, R.; Heilmaier, M.
2021. Corrosion science, 178, Art.-Nr. 109081. doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2020.109081
2020
Characterisation of the oxidation and creep behaviour of novel Mo-Si-Ti alloys
Obert, S.; Kauffmann, A.; Heilmaier, M.
2020. Acta materialia, 184, 132–142. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2019.11.045
On the chemical and microstructural requirements for the pesting-resistance of Mo-Si-Ti alloys
Obert, S.; Kauffmann, A.; Seils, S.; Schellert, S.; Weber, M.; Gorr, B.; Christ, H.-J.; Heilmaier, M.
2020. Journal of materials research and technology, 9 (4), 8556–8567. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.06.002
2019
Constitution, oxidation and creep of eutectic and eutectoid Mo-Si-Ti alloys
Schliephake, D.; Kauffmann, A.; Cong, X.; Gombola, C.; Azim, M.; Gorr, B.; Christ, H.-J.; Heilmaier, M.
2019. Intermetallics, 104, 133–142. doi:10.1016/j.intermet.2018.10.028
2017
Phase-field simulation of the microstructure evolution in the eutectic NiAl-34Cr system
Kellner, M.; Sprenger, I.; Steinmetz, P.; Hötzer, J.; Nestler, B.; Heilmaier, M.
2017. Computational materials science, 128, 379–387. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.11.049
2016
Large-scale phase-field simulations of ternary eutectic microstructure evolution
Steinmetz, P.; Hötzer, J.; Kellner, M.; Dennstedt, A.; Nestler, B.
2016. Computational materials science, 117, 205–214. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.02.001
Phase-field simulations of spiral growth during directional ternary eutectic solidification
Hötzer, J.; Steinmetz, P.; Jainta, M.; Schulz, S.; Kellner, M.; Nestler, B.; Genau, A.; Dennstedt, A.; Bauer, M.; Köstler, H.; Rüde, U.
2016. Acta materialia, 106, 249–259. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.12.052
2015
A method for coupling the phase-field model based on a grand-potential formalism to thermodynamic databases
Choudhury, A.; Kellner, M.; Nestler, B.
2015. Current opinion in solid state & materials science, 19 (5), 287–300. doi:10.1016/j.cossms.2015.03.003