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Biezeno Award 2023 for solid state mechanics goes to Björn Nijhuis
Sheet metal materials on the virtual test bench
Increasing demands on sheet metal forming processes require ever more extensive experimental characterizations of the original base materials. At the same time, the characterization tests used are constantly facing new challenges due to the use of thinner sheets of metal. The Virtual Lab of the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg provides a remedy for this: It determines the necessary characteristic values for the design of sheet metal forming processes via simulation. The Fraunhofer IWM is cooperating with the University of Twente in the Netherlands to further develop the Virtual Lab.
Use more scrap metal to produce steel
To decrease the CO2-emmisions in steel manufacturing and drastically reduce the required amount of iron ore, it would be good to re-use more scrap in the production process. However, this is a complex task, as the composition of scrap changes. This leads to variations in the mechanical properties of the steel, thereby introducing problems in the manufacturing of steel components.
Perspectief programme on Data-enhanced Physical Models to Reduce Material Use granted by the Dutch Research Council
CO2 emissions from steel production and a drastic reduction in the required quantity of iron ore could be realised by reusing more scrap metal in the production process. However, that is difficult because the composition of scrap metal is not always consistent. This leads to variations in the mechanical properties of the steel produced and hence to problems in the manufacture of steel products. The DEPMAT project will develop new material models that predict how the composition of the raw materials and the settings of the production process will influence the final properties of the steel produced. That will make it possible to use more scrap metal and simultaneously guarantee a constant steel quality.
The "Biezeno Award of 2021 for Engineering Mechanics" has been awarded to Dr. Meghshyam Shisode
Dr. Meghshyam Shisode won the Biezeno award for his outstanding PhD research on modeling friction and surface texture optimization for forming applications. He defended his PhD thesis on the 28th of October, 2020 at University of Twente. His promotor was prof. Ton van den Boogaard and his co-promotor was Dr. Javad Hazrati. His research was performed in the chair of Nonlinear Solid Mechanics at University of Twente. The project was performed in collaboration with Tata Steel Europe, Ijmuiden and Material Innovation Institute (M2i).
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