Modern equipment put into operation in the materials technology laboratories at the Faculty of Engineering
Metallic materials such as steel, aluminium and copper form the basis for machines, systems and infrastructure and ensure prosperity in Germany. The testing, development and research of metallic materials in order to manufacture innovative and durable products for a wide range of applications is given a correspondingly high priority.
In order to be able to carry out nationally and internationally recognised research in the field of materials research at HTWK Leipzig, the laboratories of the Chair of Materials Engineering have been extensively modernised and expanded with new equipment over the last two years.
Since the appointment of Prof. Rosemann on 1 March 2021, six new pieces of laboratory equipment have been procured through the HTWK-Invest and HTWK Invest+ investment programmes for the further development of HTWK Leipzig to enable state-of-the-art materials research:
- Electric arc melting furnace - MAM 1 - Edmund Bühler
- metallographic wet cutting machine - Brillant 230 - QATM
- Spark spectrometer - SPECTROMAXx - SPECTRO / AMETEK
- Universal testing machine - Z050 (modernisation) - ZwickRoell
- Fully automatic micro hardness tester - VH3100 - BUEHLER
- electrochemical measuring station - INTERFACE 1010 E - Gamry
Prof Rosemann is using this equipment, worth around €250,000, to research new metallic materials and heat treatment concepts for applications with the highest requirements. One focus is on the corrosion resistance of high-alloy, stainless steels and their targeted improvement. Current research questions are focussed on understanding the underlying mechanisms.
"The new equipment enables a wide range of materials engineering analyses and enriches both teaching in the materials engineering modules and research at the HTWK. I am very pleased that the HTWK and in particular the Rectorate Research supports the field of materials research so intensively," says Prof. Rosemann, Professor of Materials Engineering and co-initiator of the Competence Centre for Materials Research at the HTWK Leipzig.
In addition, with the intensive involvement of Prof. Rosemann, the HTWK has also acquired large-scale research equipment from the DFG's large-scale equipment initiative for universities of applied sciences over the last two years, which comprehensively expands the analytical possibilities at the Competence Centre for Materials Research:
- Scanning electron microscope - Prisma E with EDX system - ThermoFisher Scientific
- Computer tomograph - Phoenix Nanotom M - Waygate Technologies
With this modern equipment, the HTWK is now in a position to apply for and carry out materials technology research projects in the field of basic research with the DFG. Corresponding project proposals for DFG grants and DFG research impulses -FIP have been applied for and are currently in the review phase.
With this laboratory equipment, the experimental conditions are now in place to carry out industry-related research projects (ZIM and IGF) at the HTWK, to provide research services for local and national companies and to enable theses and doctorates in materials technology.
