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Norbert Hort is affiliated with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with a specialized interest in biomaterials and mechanical engineering subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to studies involving magnesium alloys, concentrating on their properties and applications. Key topics in their research portfolio include magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys composites properties, hydrogen storage and materials, aluminum alloy microstructure properties, metal and thin film mechanics, corrosion behavior and inhibition, and advanced welding techniques analysis.

Norbert Hort's publication record includes works published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Metals
  • Advanced Engineering Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators include Yuanding Huang, Regine Willumeit-Römer, Petra Maier, Sarkis Gavras, and Lixiang Yang. Collaborations with these coauthors are indicative of a network centered around materials science research and engineering applications.

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with Norbert Hort include:

  • Achieving enhanced mechanical properties in Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy by altering dynamic recrystallization behavior via pre-ageing treatment, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Influence of the amount of intermetallics on the degradation of Mg-Nd alloys under physiological conditions, 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • In vivo assessment of biodegradable magnesium alloy ureteral stents in a pig model, 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Microstructural, mechanical and corrosion characterization of an as-cast Mg-3Zn-0.4Ca alloy for biomedical applications, 2020, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
  • 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

The scientist's work exhibits a strong focus on the development and characterization of magnesium-based materials, reflecting trends in biomedical applications as well as environmental and energy-related structural materials. Their research outputs contribute to understanding mechanical properties, corrosion behavior, and degradation mechanisms in metallic alloys under various conditions.

Best Publications

  • Degradable biomaterials based on magnesium corrosion

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

  • Progress and Challenge for Magnesium Alloys as Biomaterials

    Rongchang Zeng;Wolfgang Dietzel;Frank Witte;Norbert Hort

  • Biodegradable magnesium–hydroxyapatite metal matrix composites

    Frank Witte;Frank Feyerabend;Petra Maier;Jens Fischer

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

    N Hort;Y Huang;D Fechner;M Störmer

  • Evaluation of short-term effects of rare earth and other elements used in magnesium alloys on primary cells and cell lines

    Frank Feyerabend;Janine Fischer;Jakob Holtz;Frank Witte;Frank Witte

  • Recent research and developments on wrought magnesium alloys

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

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

    Nicholas Winzer;Andrej Atrens;Guangling Song;Edward Ghali

  • Fast escape of hydrogen from gas cavities around corroding magnesium implants.

    Julia Kuhlmann;Ivonne Bartsch;Elmar Willbold;Sven Schuchardt

  • Chemical surface alteration of biodegradable magnesium exposed to corrosion media

    Regine Willumeit;Janine Fischer;Frank Feyerabend;Norbert Hort

  • Current development of creep-resistant magnesium cast alloys: A review

    Ning Mo;Qiyang Tan;Michael Bermingham;Yuanding Huang

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

    Qiuming Peng;Yuanding Huang;Le Zhou;Norbert Hort

  • Corrosion behaviour of a nominally high purity Mg ingot produced by permanent mould direct chill casting

    Zhixia Qiao;Zhixia Qiao;Zhiming Shi;Norbert Hort;Nor Ishida Zainal Abidin;Nor Ishida Zainal Abidin

  • Interference of magnesium corrosion with tetrazolium-based cytotoxicity assays

    Janine Fischer;Marc H. Prosenc;Martin Wolff;Norbert Hort

  • Microstructural Investigations of the Mg‐Sn‐xCa System

    N. Hort;Y. Huang;T. Abu Leil;P. Maier

  • Investigations on microstructures, mechanical and corrosion properties of Mg–Gd–Zn alloys

    A. Srinivasan;A. Srinivasan;Y. Huang;C.L. Mendis;C. Blawert

  • Fabrication of a high strength Mg–11Gd–4.5Y–1Nd–1.5Zn–0.5Zr (wt%) alloy by thermomechanical treatments

    Zijian Yu;Yuanding Huang;Xin Qiu;Guanfu Wang

  • Evaluation of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications: Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Creep Resistance

    Suming Zhu;Mark Alan Easton;Trevor B. Abbott;Jian-Feng Nie

  • Calculation of Schmid factor in Mg alloys: Influence of stress state

    Dabiao Xia;Xiang Chen;Guangsheng Huang;Guangsheng Huang;Bin Jiang;Bin Jiang

  • Improved cytotoxicity testing of magnesium materials

    Janine Fischer;Daniel Pröfrock;Norbert Hort;Regine Willumeit

  • Mechanical and corrosion properties of binary Mg–Dy alloys for medical applications

    Lei Yang;Yuanding Huang;Qiuming Peng;Frank Feyerabend

  • Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of Mg–Dy–Gd–Zr alloys for medical applications

    L. Yang;Y. Huang;F. Feyerabend;R. Willumeit

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Ulrich Kainer
Karl Ulrich Kainer Hamburg University of Technology
Yuanding Huang
Yuanding Huang Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Frank Feyerabend
Frank Feyerabend Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Carsten Blawert
Carsten Blawert Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Qiuming Peng
Qiuming Peng Yanshan University
Jian Meng
Jian Meng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fusheng Pan
Fusheng Pan Chongqing University
Norbert Schell
Norbert Schell Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Marta Mohedano
Marta Mohedano Complutense University of Madrid
Rainer Schmid-Fetzer
Rainer Schmid-Fetzer Clausthal University of Technology

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