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Wolfgang Bleck is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and has a substantial research footprint primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work focuses extensively on the microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, with significant attention to metal alloys and their wear characteristics, metallurgy and material forming processes, and hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.

The scientist has contributed to several specialized subfields, including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Metals and Alloys, and Biomedical Engineering. This diverse set of sub-disciplines reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their research interests and applications.

Recent publications exemplify their focus on steel microstructures and advanced materials. Notable papers include:

  • Phase boundary segregation-induced strengthening and discontinuous yielding in ultrafine-grained duplex medium-Mn steels, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Revealing the relation between microstructural heterogeneities and local mechanical properties of complex-phase steel by correlative electron microscopy and nanoindentation characterization, 2021, Materials & Design
  • Austenite transformation and deformation behavior of a cold-rolled medium-Mn steel under different annealing temperatures, 2021, Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Impact of precipitates on the hydrogen embrittlement behavior of a V-alloyed medium-manganese austenitic stainless steel, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • New insights into the properties of high-manganese steel, 2021, International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials

Wolfgang Bleck collaborates frequently with other researchers, including co-authors who have worked with them multiple times. Key collaborators are:

  • Tarek Allam
  • Ulrich Krupp
  • Wenwen Song
  • Xiao Shen
  • Bastian Blinn

Their work has been published extensively across several venues with a concentration in:

  • steel research international
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials

The research topics Wolfgang Bleck addresses cover a broad range relevant to industrial materials science and engineering, including:

  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • High Temperature Alloys and Creep
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

The body of work produced by Wolfgang Bleck reveals ongoing engagement with foundational and applied topics in material sciences, with a steady output in understanding steel behavior, alloy characteristics, and mechanical performance under diverse conditions.

Best Publications

  • Derivation and Variation in Composition-Dependent Stacking Fault Energy Maps Based on Subregular Solution Model in High-Manganese Steels

    A. Saeed-Akbari;J. Imlau;U. Prahl;W. Bleck

  • A study of microstructure, transformation mechanisms and correlation between microstructure and mechanical properties of a low alloyed TRIP steel

    S. Zaefferer;J. Ohlert;W. Bleck

  • Characterization and Prediction of Flow Behavior in High-Manganese Twinning Induced Plasticity Steels: Part I. Mechanism Maps and Work-Hardening Behavior

    A. Saeed-Akbari;L. Mosecker;A. Schwedt;W. Bleck

  • Quantification of the effect of transformation-induced geometrically necessary dislocations on the flow-curve modelling of dual-phase steels

    A. Ramazani;K. Mukherjee;A. Schwedt;P. Goravanchi

  • Mechanical properties and deformation behavior of additively manufactured lattice structures of stainless steel

    Patrick Köhnen;Christian Haase;Jan Bültmann;Stephan Ziegler

  • Hot stamping of ultra high strength steels

    Malek Naderi;Wolfgang Bleck

  • Constitutive relationships for 22MnB5 boron steel deformed isothermally at high temperatures

    M. Naderi;L. Durrenberger;A. Molinari;W. Bleck

  • Modelling of damage and failure in multiphase high strength DP and TRIP steels

    V. Uthaisangsuk;U. Prahl;W. Bleck

  • The TRIP Effect and Its Application in Cold Formable Sheet Steels

    Wolfgang Bleck;Xiaofei Guo;Yan Ma

  • The effects of non-isothermal deformation on martensitic transformation in 22MnB5 steel

    M. Naderi;A. Saeed-Akbari;W. Bleck

  • On the deformation behavior of κ-carbide-free and κ-carbide-containing high-Mn light-weight steel

    Christian Haase;Christoffer Zehnder;Tobias Ingendahl;André Bikar

  • Correlation between 2D and 3D flow curve modelling of DP steels using a microstructure-based RVE approach

    A. Ramazani;K. Mukherjee;H. Quade;U. Prahl

  • Analysis of microstructure and mechanical properties of different high strength carbon steels after hot stamping

    M. Naderi;M. Ketabchi;M. Abbasi;W. Bleck

  • Effects of grain size on hydrogen embrittlement in a Fe-22Mn-0.6C TWIP steel

    Na Zan;Na Zan;Hua Ding;XiaoFei Guo;ZhengYou Tang

  • Modelling the effect of microstructural banding on the flow curve behaviour of dual-phase (DP) steels

    A. Ramazani;K. Mukherjee;U. Prahl;W. Bleck

  • A micromechanical damage simulation of dual phase steels using XFEM

    N. Vajragupta;N. Vajragupta;V. Uthaisangsuk;B. Schmaling;S. Münstermann

  • A Numerical and Experimental Investigation into Hot Stamping of Boron Alloyed Heat Treated Steels

    Malek Naderi;Vitoon Uthaisangsuk;Ulrich Prahl;Wolfgang Bleck

  • Determination of crash-relevant material parameters by dynamic tensile tests

    Wolfgang Bleck;Ingo Schael

  • A comparative study of the forming-limit diagram models for sheet steels

    Wolfgang Bleck;Zhi Deng;Kostas Papamantellos;Christopher Oliver Gusek

  • Temperature dependent strain hardening and fracture behavior of TWIP steel

    Manjunatha Madivala;Alexander Schwedt;Su Leen Wong;Franz Roters

  • Characterization and modelling of failure initiation in DP steel

    A. Ramazani;A. Schwedt;A. Aretz;U. Prahl

Frequent Co-Authors

Junhe Lian
Junhe Lian RWTH Aachen University
Dierk Raabe
Dierk Raabe Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Ali Ramazani
Ali Ramazani University of Zanjan
Stefan Zaefferer
Stefan Zaefferer Max Planck Society
Joachim Mayer
Joachim Mayer RWTH Aachen University
Markus Bambach
Markus Bambach ETH Zurich
Mahmoud Abbasi
Mahmoud Abbasi University of Kashan
Jilt Sietsma
Jilt Sietsma Delft University of Technology
Bengt Hallstedt
Bengt Hallstedt RWTH Aachen University
Fritz Klocke
Fritz Klocke RWTH Aachen University

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