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Karl Ulrich Kainer is affiliated with Hamburg University of Technology in Germany. Their primary research domains are within Materials Science and Engineering, with particular contributions to Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials
  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis

Recent publications feature investigations primarily related to magnesium alloys and their applications. Notable papers include:

  • Influence of the amount of intermetallics on the degradation of Mg-Nd alloys under physiological conditions, 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Development and prospects of degradable magnesium alloys for structural and functional applications in the fields of environment and energy, 2023, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Texture development and dislocation activities in Mg-Nd and Mg-Ca alloy sheets, 2021, Materials Characterization
  • On the Direct Extrusion of Magnesium Wires from Mg-Al-Zn Series Alloys, 2020, Metals
  • Effect of Ca and Nd on the microstructural development during dynamic and static recrystallization of indirectly extruded Mg-Zn based alloys, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A

Publishing venues where Karl Ulrich Kainer has frequently contributed include:

  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Advanced Engineering Materials
  • Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Frontiers in Materials
  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

Frequent collaborators on research projects are:

  • Yuanding Huang
  • Dietmar Letzig
  • Norbert Hort
  • Jan Bohlen
  • Yaping Zhang

Karl Ulrich Kainer has contributed to academic literature beyond journal articles, including book publications. A notable example is the book "Magnesium 2021," published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Degradable biomaterials based on magnesium corrosion

    Frank Witte;Frank Witte;Norbert Hort;Carla Vogt;Smadar Cohen

  • Magnesium alloys and technology

    K. U. Kainer;Frank Kaiser

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

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

  • Magnesium alloys as implant materials--principles of property design for Mg-RE alloys.

    N Hort;Y Huang;D Fechner;M Störmer

  • Recent research and developments on wrought magnesium alloys

    Sihang You;Yuanding Huang;Karl Ulrich Kainer;Norbert Hort

  • Plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings with particle additions – A review

    Xiaopeng Lu;Marta Mohedano;Carsten Blawert;Endzhe Matykina

  • Review of studies on corrosion of magnesium alloys

    Rong-chang Zeng;Jin Zhang;Wei-jiu Huang;W. Dietzel

  • A Critical Review of the Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) of Magnesium Alloys

    Nicholas Winzer;Andrej Atrens;Guangling Song;Edward Ghali

  • 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

  • Deformation and texture evolution in AZ31 magnesium alloy during uniaxial loading

    Sangbong M Yi;Chris Huw John Davies;Heinz-Guenter Brokmeier;Ricardo Bolmaro

  • Study of the structure and corrosion behavior of PEO coatings on AM50 magnesium alloy by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

    A. Ghasemi;V.S. Raja;C. Blawert;W. Dietzel

  • Plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on Mg alloy with addition of SiO2 particles

    Xiaopeng Lu;Carsten Blawert;Yuanding Huang;Henry Ovri

  • Antibacterial biodegradable Mg-Ag alloys

    D Tie;F Feyerabend;W D Müller;R Schade

  • Intermetallics in magnesium alloys

    Norberf Hort;Yuanding Huang;Karl Ulrich Kainer

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

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

  • Fundamentals of magnesium alloy metallurgy

    Mihriban O. Pekguleryuz;Karl U. Kainer;A. Arslan Kaya

  • Fatigue of Magnesium Alloys

    Carsten Potzies;Karl Ulrich Kainer

  • The role of anions in the formation and corrosion resistance of the plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings

    A. Ghasemi;V.S. Raja;C. Blawert;W. Dietzel

  • Preparation and properties of high purity Mg-Y biomaterials.

    Qiuming Peng;Yuanding Huang;Le Zhou;Norbert Hort

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Norbert Hort
Norbert Hort Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Dietmar Letzig
Dietmar Letzig Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Yuanding Huang
Yuanding Huang Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Carsten Blawert
Carsten Blawert Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Andrej Atrens
Andrej Atrens University of Queensland
Guang-Ling Song
Guang-Ling Song Xiamen University
Frank Feyerabend
Frank Feyerabend Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Norbert Schell
Norbert Schell Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Marta Mohedano
Marta Mohedano Complutense University of Madrid

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