Master's thesis: Hydrogen embrittlement

Brief description:

Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) is the deterioration of mechanical properties caused by hydrogen and all phenomena associated with hydrogen ingress leading to premature failure of metallic materials. A wide range of high-strength steel grades are susceptible to HE if they contain hydrogen in a hydrogen or free hydrogen after processing and suffer from the undesirable effects of hydrogen, e.g. loss of ductility.
As part of the research plan, you will first conduct an extensive literature review on the research frontier and characterize the HE susceptibility of a precipitation hardened austenitic steel. The effective HE mechanism and fracture mode will be elucidated.

Your applicant profile:

• Interest in advanced materials topics and the ability to perform scientific work under the supervision of sceintific staffs.
• Good knowledge of the relationship between microstructure and properties of metallic materials and basic knowledge of hydrogen embrittlement and material characterization technologies.
• Experience with hydrogen testing, electron microscopy and metallography is an advantage.
• Good English writing, reading and communication skills.

Application:

Please send your CV and transcript together with your letter of application to info.gws[at]uni-kassel[dot]de and song[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Starting: July 2024

Application deadline: 30.Sep.2024