Prof Rosemann (Chair of Materials Technology) from the Faculty of Engineering was involved with a specialist lecture.
On 20 November 2024, the 3rd SVW Heat Treatment Symposium took place at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland in Brugg with ten exciting presentations by international speakers on the topic of heat treatment.
The main theme of the symposium was "Heat treatment as a tool for producing component properties", with various areas being addressed. The main topics were "Hydrogen embrittlement in steels", "Heat treatment of corrosion-resistant steels", "Tribological systems" and "Energy efficiency in heat treatment". Over 100 participants and 14 industry exhibitors took part in the one-day SVW symposium. Professor Rosemann (Materials Engineering) was actively involved with a lecture on his research into martensitic stainless steels. The topic of the lecture, "Heat treatment, microstructure and corrosion resistance of razor steel X65Cr13 (1.4037)", showed the dependence of hardness and corrosion resistance on the heat treatment parameters and the associated challenges for heat treatment technology.
Heat treatment plays a central role in German industry, particularly in the automotive, transport, aerospace, metal processing, mechanical engineering, construction and energy sectors. There are currently over 1000 companies in Germany that specialise in heat treatment processes. These companies generate an annual turnover of around €8 billion. The industry employs a total of over 60,000 people who work in areas such as hardening technology, surface finishing and quality control. Heat treatment processes such as hardening, annealing or tempering as well as surface treatment processes such as case hardening, nitriding or carbonitriding are essential for improving the performance and service life of components. Germany is regarded as a global leader in this field, which is due to the industry's high level of innovation and strict quality standards. The key factors currently driving the industry forward are technological innovations and increasing resource and energy efficiency.
The SVW - Swiss Association for Heat Treatment is an association of 150 individual, company and partner members. These utilise the exchange of experience and benefit from the knowledge of SVW specialists, so that members remain at the cutting edge of technology. In addition, the SVW advises and represents its members in matters relating to heat treatment, material selection and contact with universities and research institutes.
