The Chair of Materials Technology at the Faculty of Engineering was involved with a lecture on research into additively manufactured stainless steel.
On 5 and 6 November 2024, the annual conference of GfKORR - Gesellschaft für Korrosionsschutz e.V. took place in Frankfurt am Main with a technical focus on "Corrosion of additively manufactured components".
Professor Paul Rosemann (Materials Engineering) was actively involved with a lecture on his research into additively manufactured stainless steel. The lecture topic "Powder Bed Fusion Laser Beam using the example of the stainless maraging steel X5CrNiCuNb16-4" showed the excellent material properties of additively manufactured stainless steels, which also enable them to be used under corrosive loads. In a total of 16 exciting technical presentations, numerous issues relating to the corrosion performance of additively manufactured alloys for various areas of application were examined and compared with conventionally manufactured materials.
GfKORR - Gesellschaft für Korrosionsschutz e.V. is an interdisciplinary association of 462 corrosion experts from industry, research and trade whose common goal is to prevent corrosion and its consequential damage.
Every year, corrosion causes overall economic damage amounting to around 3 to 4 % of Germany's gross national product, which corresponds to approximately € 110 to 145 billion. The efficient transfer of knowledge and continuous research into corrosion-related issues is therefore of central importance for avoiding the waste of resources and energy. Corrosion and corrosion protection are therefore also highly relevant for all sectors of the economy in terms of environmental protection.
