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Dietmar Letzig is affiliated with Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon in Germany and conducts research primarily within the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work focuses extensively on subfields such as mechanical engineering, biomaterials, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, and the mechanics of materials.

Their research topics cover a range of areas centered on metallic materials, including magnesium alloys and their properties and applications, aluminum alloys and composites, aluminum alloy microstructure and properties, hydrogen storage materials, advanced welding techniques, metal and thin film mechanics, and corrosion behavior and inhibition.

Their publication record includes papers in several scientific venues with a notable frequency in the following journals:

  • Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Metals
  • JOM
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Corrosion Science

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Dietmar Letzig include:

  • "Texture development and dislocation activities in Mg-Nd and Mg-Ca alloy sheets," 2021, Materials Characterization
  • "Corrosion behavior of Mg wires for ureteral stent in artificial urine solution," 2021, Corrosion Science
  • "Plastic instability and texture modification in extruded Mg-Mn-Nd alloy," 2021, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • "Alloying effect of silver in magnesium on the development of microstructure and mechanical properties by indirect extrusion," 2020, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • "On the Direct Extrusion of Magnesium Wires from Mg-Al-Zn Series Alloys," 2020, Metals

Dietmar Letzig collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Jan Bohlen
  • Sangbong Yi
  • José Victoria-Hernández
  • Karl Ulrich Kainer
  • Maria Nienaber

Best Publications

  • The texture and anisotropy of magnesium–zinc–rare earth alloy sheets

    Jan Bohlen;Marcus R. Nürnberg;Jeremy W. Senn;Dietmar Letzig

  • Effect of rare earth additions on microstructure and texture development of magnesium alloy sheets

    K. Hantzsche;J. Bohlen;J. Wendt;K.U. Kainer

  • The relation between ductility and stacking fault energies in Mg and Mg–Y alloys

    S. Sandlöbes;M. Friák;S. Zaefferer;A. Dick

  • Cold rolling textures in AZ31 wrought magnesium alloy

    A. Styczynski;Ch. Hartig;J. Bohlen;D. Letzig

  • Effect of rare earth elements on the microstructure and texture development in magnesium-manganese alloys during extrusion

    Jan Bohlen;Sangbong Yi;Dietmar Letzig;Karl Ulrich Kainer

  • Role of Solute in the Texture Modification During Hot Deformation of Mg-Rare Earth Alloys

    Jason P. Hadorn;Kerstin Hantzsche;Sangbong Yi;Jan Bohlen

  • Mechanical anisotropy and deep drawing behaviour of AZ31 and ZE10 magnesium alloy sheets

    Sangbong Yi;Jan Bohlen;Frank Heinemann;Dietmar Letzig

  • Microstructure and texture development during hydrostatic extrusion of magnesium alloy AZ31

    J. Bohlen;S.B. Yi;J. Swiostek;D. Letzig

  • The influence of calcium and cerium mischmetal on the microstructural evolution of Mg–3Al–1Zn during extrusion and resulting mechanical properties

    T. Laser;Ch. Hartig;M.R. Nürnberg;D. Letzig

  • Twinning and grain subdivision during dynamic deformation of a Mg AZ31 sheet alloy at room temperature

    N.V. Dudamell;I. Ulacia;F. Gálvez;S. Yi

  • On the influence of the grain size and solute content on the AE response of magnesium alloys tested in tension and compression

    Jan Bohlen;Patrik Dobroň;Jacek Swiostek;Dietmar Letzig

  • Grain size effects on deformation twinning in an extruded magnesium alloy tested in compression

    Patrik Dobroň;František Chmelík;Sangbong Yi;Kseniya Parfenenko

  • The influence of manganese on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 gravity die cast alloys

    T. Laser;M.R. Nürnberg;A. Janz;Ch. Hartig

  • Effects of Solute and Second-Phase Particles on the Texture of Nd-Containing Mg Alloys

    Jason P. Hadorn;Kerstin Hantzsche;Sangbong Yi;Jan Bohlen

  • Microstructural evolution during the annealing of an extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy

    Sangbong Yi;Heinz-Günter Brokmeier;Dietmar Letzig

  • Metallographische Gefügeuntersuchungen von Magnesiumlegierungen / The Metallographical Examination of Magnesium Alloys

    Volker Kree;Jan Bohlen;Dietmar Letzig;Karl Ulrich Kainer

  • Calcium and zirconium as texture modifiers during rolling and annealing of magnesium–zinc alloys

    Jan Bohlen;Joachim Wendt;Maria Nienaber;Karl Ulrich Kainer

  • Anisotropic properties of magnesium sheet AZ31

    F. Kaiser;Dietmar Letzig;Jan Bohlen;A. Styczynski

  • Effect of rare earth additions on the critical resolved shear stresses of magnesium alloys

    V. Herrera-Solaz;P. Hidalgo-Manrique;M.T. Pérez-Prado;D. Letzig

  • In vitro evaluation of the ZX11 magnesium alloy as potential bone plate: Degradability and mechanical integrity

    Ruiqing Hou;Jose Victoria-Hernandez;Pingli Jiang;Regine Willumeit-Römer

  • Effect of processing route on texture and cold formability of AZ31 Mg alloy sheets processed by ECAP

    Joungsik Suh;José Victoria-Hernández;Dietmar Letzig;Roland Golle

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Ulrich Kainer
Karl Ulrich Kainer Hamburg University of Technology
Carl J. Boehlert
Carl J. Boehlert Michigan State University
Maria Teresa Pérez-Prado
Maria Teresa Pérez-Prado IMDEA Materials Institute
Stefan Zaefferer
Stefan Zaefferer Max Planck Society
Sean R. Agnew
Sean R. Agnew University of Virginia
Javier Llorca
Javier Llorca Technical University of Madrid
Norbert Schell
Norbert Schell Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Dierk Raabe
Dierk Raabe Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Norbert Hort
Norbert Hort Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research

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