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  • 2016 - ASM Fellow "For sustained, innovative and outstanding contributions to the field of thermochemical surface engineering through fundamental and applied research, teaching, and transfer of technology to practice."

Overview

Marcel A. J. Somers is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research contributions span multiple interconnected fields primarily within engineering and materials science, with a focus on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and mechanics of materials. The scientist has also engaged in topics related to aerospace and automotive engineering.

The areas of study for Marcel A. J. Somers emphasize metal and thin film mechanics, high entropy alloys, the microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, and additive manufacturing materials and processes. Other focal topics include advanced materials and composites, metal alloys wear and properties, and welding techniques along with residual stresses.

Among their recent scientific publications are:

  • Targeted heat treatment of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V for controlled formation of Bi-lamellar microstructures, 2021, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Densification, microstructure, and mechanical properties of heat-treated MAR-M247 fabricated by Binder Jetting, 2021, Additive Manufacturing
  • Surface modification of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy by low-temperature gaseous carburization, 2020, Materials Letters
  • Anisotropy effects on gaseous nitriding of austenitic stainless steel single crystals, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Extreme hardening of titanium with colossal interstitial contents of nitrogen and oxygen, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering A

Marcel A. J. Somers frequently publishes in several academic venues, including:

  • HTM Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Acta Materialia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Science and Engineering A

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas L. Christiansen
  • Matteo Villa
  • Frank Nießen
  • Kristian Vinter Dahl
  • Konstantin V. Werner

For their work, Marcel A. J. Somers was recognized as an ASM Fellow in 2016. The award citation notes contributions to thermochemical surface engineering through fundamental and applied research, teaching, and technology transfer to practice.

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous determination of composition and thickness of thin iron-oxide films from XPS Fe 2p spectra

    Peter C.J. Graat;Marcel A.J. Somers

  • Layer-Growth Kinetics on Gaseous Nitriding of Pure Iron Evaluation of Diffusion Coefficients for Nitrogen in Iron Nitrides

    Marcel A. J. Somers;Eric J. Mittemeijer

  • Thermodynamics, kinetics, and process control of nitriding

    Eric J. Mittemeijer;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Controlled dissolution of colossal quantities of nitrogen in stainless steel

    Thomas Christiansen;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Stress, strain, and microstructure of sputter‐deposited Mo thin films

    T. J. Vink;M. A. J. Somers;J. L. C. Daams;A. G. Dirks

  • Low temperature gaseous nitriding and carburising of stainless steel

    Thomas Christiansen;Marcel A.J. Somers

  • Conversion of MX nitrides to Z-phase in a martensitic 12% Cr steel

    Leonardo Cipolla;Hilmar K. Danielsen;Dario Venditti;Paolo Emilio Di Nunzio

  • On the crystallographic structure of S-phase

    Thomas Christiansen;Marcel A.J. Somers

  • Quantification of Laves phase particle size in 9CrW steel

    Leona Korcakova;John Hald;Marcel A.J Somers

  • Stress, strain, and microstructure in thin tungsten films deposited by dc magnetron sputtering

    T. J. Vink;W. Walrave;J. L. C. Daams;A. G. Dirks

  • Thermochemical Surface Engineering of Steels

    Eric Jan Mittemeijer;Eric Jan Mittemeijer;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Excess nitrogen in the ferrite matrix of nitrided binary iron-based alloys

    M. A. J. Somers;R. M. Lankreijer;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Formation and growth of compound layer on nitrocarburizing iron: kinetics and microstructural evolution

    M. A. J. Somers;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Residual stress in Ni–W electrodeposits

    Io Mizushima;Peter Torben Tang;Hans Nørgaard Hansen;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Development and relaxation of stress in surface layers; Composition and residual stress profiles in γ′-Fe 4 N 1−x layers on α-Fe substrates

    M. A. J. Somers;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Low-temperature gaseous surface hardening of stainless steel: the current status

    Thomas L. Christiansen;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Quantitative analysis of overlapping XPS peaks by spectrum reconstruction: determination of the thickness and composition of thin iron oxide films

    Peter C.J. Graat;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • Thermodynamics and Long-Range Order of Interstitials in an h.c.p. Lattice: Nitrogen in ε-Fe2N1-z

    M.A.J. Somers;B.J. Kooi;L. Maldzinski;E.J. Mittemeijer

  • Expanded austenite; crystallography and residual stress

    Thomas Christiansen;Thomas Strabo Hummelshøj;Marcel A. J. Somers

  • On the Oxidation of α-Fe and ε-Fe2N1-z: I. Oxidation Kinetics and Microstructural Evolution of the Oxide and Nitride Layers

    Robin H. Jutte;Bart J. Kooi;Marcel A.J. Somers;Eric J. Mittemeijer

  • An Evaluation of the Fe-N Phase Diagram Considering Long-Range Order of N Atoms in γ'-Fe4N1-x and ε-Fe2N1-z

    Bart J. Kooi;Marcel A.J. Somers;Eric J. Mittemeijer

Frequent Co-Authors

E. J. Mittemeijer
E. J. Mittemeijer Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Mikkel Fougt Hansen
Mikkel Fougt Hansen Technical University of Denmark
Bart J. Kooi
Bart J. Kooi University of Groningen
Jesper Henri Hattel
Jesper Henri Hattel Technical University of Denmark
Thomas Christiansen
Thomas Christiansen Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies
Jens Jensen
Jens Jensen Linköping University
Willem G. Sloof
Willem G. Sloof Delft University of Technology
Søren Linderoth
Søren Linderoth Technical University of Denmark
Mogens Bjerg Mogensen
Mogens Bjerg Mogensen Technical University of Denmark
Hans Nørgaard Hansen
Hans Nørgaard Hansen Technical University of Denmark

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