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  • 2020 - Heyn Commemorative Medal

Overview

Gunther Eggeler is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany with a research portfolio spanning engineering and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on mechanical engineering and materials chemistry, with additional involvement in biomedical and aerospace engineering, as well as mechanics of materials.

The scientist's main research topics include the study of high temperature alloys and creep, advanced materials characterization techniques, shape memory alloy transformations, and high entropy alloys studies. They have also contributed to understanding high-temperature coating behaviors, microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, and additive manufacturing materials and processes.

Eggeler's recent publications cover a range of materials science themes. Notable papers include:

  • Unveiling the Re effect in Ni-based single crystal superalloys, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Effects of Cr/Ni ratio on physical properties of Cr-Mn-Fe-Co-Ni high-entropy alloys, 2022, Acta Materialia
  • Chemical complexity, microstructure and martensitic transformation in high entropy shape memory alloys, 2020, Intermetallics
  • Interdiffusion in Cr-Fe-Co-Ni medium-entropy alloys, 2020, Intermetallics
  • Exploring the fundamentals of Ni-based superalloy single crystal (SX) alloy design: Chemical composition vs. microstructure, 2020, Materials & Design

Their frequent co-authors include Jan Frenzel, P. Thomé, David Bürger, F. Scholz, and Aleksander Kostka, reflecting ongoing collaborations within the field.

Eggeler has published in a variety of journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Acta Materialia
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Their contributions have been recognized with the Heyn Commemorative Medal in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The influences of temperature and microstructure on the tensile properties of a CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

    F. Otto;F. Otto;A. Dlouhý;C.-H. Somsen;H. Bei

  • Reasons for the superior mechanical properties of medium-entropy CrCoNi compared to high-entropy CrMnFeCoNi

    G. Laplanche;A. Kostka;C. Reinhart;J. Hunfeld

  • Microstructure evolution and critical stress for twinning in the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

    G. Laplanche;A. Kostka;O.M. Horst;G. Eggeler

  • Influence of Ni on martensitic phase transformations in NiTi shape memory alloys

    J. Frenzel;Easo P George;Easo P George;A. Dlouhy;Ch. Somsen

  • Structural and functional fatigue of NiTi shape memory alloys

    G. Eggeler;E. Hornbogen;A. Yawny;A. Heckmann

  • Decomposition of the single-phase high-entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi after prolonged anneals at intermediate temperatures

    Frederik Otto;Antonín Dlouhý;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Monika Kuběnová

  • Ni4Ti3-precipitation during aging of NiTi shape memory alloys and its influence on martensitic phase transformations

    Jafar Khalil-Allafi;Antonin Dlouhy;Gunther Eggeler

  • The evolution of dislocation density during heat treatment and creep of tempered martensite ferritic steels

    J. Pešička;R. Kužel;A. Dronhofer;G. Eggeler

  • On the formation and growth of intermetallic phases during interdiffusion between low-carbon steel and aluminum alloys

    H. Springer;A. Kostka;E.J. Payton;D. Raabe

  • On the effect of alloy composition on martensite start temperatures and latent heats in Ni–Ti-based shape memory alloys

    J. Frenzel;A. Wieczorek;I. Opahle;B. Maaß

  • The mechanism of multistage martensitic transformations in aged Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloys

    J. Khalil Allafi;X. Ren;G. Eggeler

  • Temperature dependencies of the elastic moduli and thermal expansion coefficient of an equiatomic, single-phase CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

    G. Laplanche;P. Gadaud;O. Horst;F. Otto

  • Uptake and intracellular distribution of silver nanoparticles in human mesenchymal stem cells

    Christina Greulich;Jörg Diendorf;Tobias Simon;Gunther Eggeler

  • Identification of Quaternary Shape Memory Alloys with Near‐Zero Thermal Hysteresis and Unprecedented Functional Stability

    Robert Zarnetta;Ryota Takahashi;Ryota Takahashi;Marcus L. Young;Alan Savan

  • Caloric Effects in Ferroic Materials: New Concepts for Cooling†

    Sebastian Fähler;Ulrich K. Rößler;Oliver Kastner;Jürgen Eckert

  • On the multiplication of dislocations during martensitic transformations in NiTi shape memory alloys

    T. Simon;A. Kröger;C. Somsen;A. Dlouhy

  • On the contribution of carbides and micrograin boundaries to the creep strength of tempered martensite ferritic steels

    Aleksander Kostka;Kwan Tak;Ralph Hellmig;Yuri Estrin

  • On the effect of long-term creep on the microstructure of a 12% chromium tempered martensite ferritic steel

    A. Aghajani;Ch. Somsen;G. Eggeler

  • Elementary martensitic transformation processes in Ni-rich NiTi single crystals with Ni4Ti3 precipitates

    J. Michutta;Ch. Somsen;A. Yawny;A. Dlouhy

  • High quality vacuum induction melting of small quantities of NiTi shape memory alloys in graphite crucibles

    Jan Frenzel;Zhonghua Zhang;Klaus Neuking;Gunther Eggeler

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Frenzel
Jan Frenzel Ruhr University Bochum
Christoph Somsen
Christoph Somsen Ruhr University Bochum
Wolfgang W. Schmahl
Wolfgang W. Schmahl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Aleksander Kostka
Aleksander Kostka Ruhr University Bochum
Easo P George
Easo P George Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Zhonghua Zhang
Zhonghua Zhang Shandong University
Alfred Ludwig
Alfred Ludwig Ruhr University Bochum
Thomas Niendorf
Thomas Niendorf University of Kassel
Hans Jürgen Maier
Hans Jürgen Maier University of Hannover
Ruslan Z. Valiev
Ruslan Z. Valiev Ufa State Aviation Technical University

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