High temperature materials - Current Projects

Titanium Aluminides

• Investigation of boundary layers, oxidation resistance, and mechanical properties of halogenated γ-TiAl surfaces with ceramic thermal barrier coatings (S. Friedle, M. Schütze)
• A shark skin for high temperature applications (R. Pflumm, M. Schütze)

Materials for apparatus engineering

• Mechanical and structural characterisation of layered ceramics for gas permeable thermoforming moulds (M. Rudolphi, M. Schütze)
• Enhanced High Temperature Stability of Chromium-Silicides by the Addition of Germanium (A. Soleimani-Dorcheh, M. Galetz, M. Schütze)
• Improvement of Oxidation Behavior of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels in Water Vapor Containing Environments (Part 2) (D. Schmidt, M. Schütze)

Coating systems

• Ni-Sn Intermetallics as Inhibitors to Metal Dusting, Part 2 (C. Geers, M. Schütze)
• A new materials coating concept for a thermochemical process in oxidising high chlorine environments to recover nutrients from sewage sludge ash (B. Rammer, M. Schütze)
• PARTICOAT: New multipurpose coating systems based on novel particle technology for extreme environments at high temperatures (X. Montero, M. Galetz, M. Schütze)
• Depletion Sensor for Protective High Temperature Coatings (K. Aleksandrov, M. Schütze)

Completed Projects