Chair of Materials Engineering was involved as organiser and with a specialist lecture on 22 and 23 September 2025.
On 22 and 23 September 2025, the working group meetings "Contact Corrosion" and "Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Aluminium and Magnesium" of GfKORR - Society for Corrosion Protection - took place at the Faculty of Engineering at HTWK Leipzig.
The two-day event with more than 20 external participants was organised by Professor Paul Rosemann (Chair of Materials Engineering). The exciting specialist presentations were dedicated to various areas, such as the evaluation of intercrystalline corrosion, magnesium batteries, digital corrosion research, edge corrosion, chrome-free coating systems for aviation, investigations on historical art objects made of anodised aluminium, electrolyte development for anodising and Al-Cu composite casting. In addition, current standardisation issues, the status of ongoing research projects and new questions on corrosion were presented and discussed.
Prof. Paul Rosemann contributed a technical lecture on the topic of "Investigation of intercrystalline corrosion on the aluminium alloy AlCu4Mg1 with metallography, eddy current testing and computer tomography", which was based on the excellent research results of the HTWK theses by B.Eng. Hanna Schulz and M.Eng. Matthias Müller-Rivinius. The event also included a guided tour of the materials technology laboratories in the Nieper Building of the Faculty of Engineering, so that the external participants were able to gain a comprehensive insight into the research opportunities offered by the Chair of Materials Technology at the HTWK.
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 of around 3 to 4 % of Germany's gross national product, which corresponds to around € 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.
