Conveners
Neutrons & Users 1a: Materials Engineering
- Michael Hofmann
- Ralph Gilles
Dual-phase steels are widely used in industrial sheet forming due to their high strength–ductility balance, but their complex microstructural response under load poses challenges for accurate process simulation. In this work, we present in-situ measurements, where lattice strains from synchrotron diffraction were combined with global strain data to capture the elasto-plastic behavior of a...
Yttrium oxyhydride (YHxOy) is a promising mixed-anion semiconductor in view of its photochromic properties, offering prospects for applications in smart windows. The origin of its pronounced color-neutral photodarkening upon UV illumination and the subsequent process of bleaching back to the transparent state is topic of our investigations. We present in-situ illumination studies based on...
Inhomogeneity is a defining feature of real-world materials - whether in composition, phase, strain, or defect distribution - and plays a central role in determining their mechanical and functional behavior. Neutron imaging, with its unique ability to penetrate dense structural materials, has evolved into a powerful, non-destructive tool for visualizing such internal complexity across...
