Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Image: B. Merle

Image: B. Merle

Core expertise

Mechanical and microstructural characterization of materials with nanoindentation, electron microscopy and ion microscopy

PhDs & Master theses

04/08/2024 New Atomic Force Microscope - Bruker Dimension Icon
New opportunities for characterizing the structure and mechanical properties of material surfaces at the nanometer scale
01/25/2024 | PersonaliaNew student assistant - Sven Mika
Welcome to the team, Sven!
12/25/2023 | AktuellesMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Mechanical Behavior of Materials Group wishes its employees and cooperation partners a Happy Holiday Season!
11/07/2023 | AktuellesLevitation class
Live superconductivity levitation experiment in class!
07/28/2023 | ForschungMecaNano Summer School on Experimental Micro- and Nanomechanics
July 24-28, 2023 at University Roma Tre, Italy
06/20/2023 | PersonaliaNew group member - Mona Stoll
Welcome to the group, Mona!
06/19/2023 | ForschungGuest - Dr. Gabrielle Tiphene (EC Lyon)
With seminar lecture on high-temperature nanoindentation
06/02/2023 | ForschungInternational Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF)
Prof. Merle gave an invited presentation on high-speed nanoindentation