Such increased understanding will contribute to the development of more efficient processes and materials, which serve to reduce negative impact on the environment.
The building of cars with lightweight, high-strength materials and the use of advanced surface technology in the manufacture of engine components can reduce fuel consumption and consequently negative environmental impact. By studying materials science and surface technology using advanced microscopy and surface-analysis techniques, we can develop new functional materials and optimise processes of efficiency.
Our research focuses on materials science and surface technology, with particular focus on metallic materials. We study everything from traditional construction materials (such as steel) to more advanced materials that have been specially designed for specific applications (for example, coated cemented carbide for cutting machining). Understanding the connection between the microstructure of a material, its properties and its resulting performance is the main focus of our research.
In the subject Materials Technology, we offer a two-year Master's Programme in Materials Engineering and Product Development, 120 credits, where we use our advanced surface-analysis instruments and carry out projects in close collaboration with industry.
Steel Research Academy
The Steel Research Academy educates PhD students with the purpose of increasing collaborations and exchange of knowledge between the steel business sector and academia, and to contribute with more research merited co-workers in Swedish companies.
This investment in a constant development within the Swedish steel industry has been financed by Jernkontoret, Region Dalarna, Region Gävleborg, Dalarna University, Sandvikens municipality and collaborative companies.
Collaborations have been established with SSAB, Sandvik, Outokumpu, Voelstalpine and Triple-Steelix.
It's a mix of leading Swedish steel manufactures and producers, along with the innovation & evolution agency Triple Steelix.
The PhD students are a vital link between the businesses and the universities. Through their research new insights and collaborations are born and developed.
Steel Forming and Surface Engineering
Within the fields of metal working and metal forming, our research focuses on the development of physically based models of the microstructural evolution of carbon and stainless steels during plastic deformation. Mechanical characterization using, for example, thermo-mechanical compression testing as well as microstructural characterization using high resolution scanning electron microscopy in combination with electron backscatter electron diffraction (EBSD) are used to obtain in-put parameters for the modelling. The work is performed in close collaboration with the Swedish steel industry.
Within the fields of tribology and surface engineering, we concentrate on the mechanisms of friction and wear and the way in which materials design and surface engineering can be applied to obtain improved performance in different types of applications such as metal forming, metal cutting and rock drilling.
The research is diversified, including advanced methods for mechanical and tribological testing, state-of-the art techniques for microscopy and surface analysis, friction and wear modelling and surface engineering. Research is conducted in close collaboration with both Swedish industry and other institutes of higher education in Sweden.
Research Profile: Steel Forming and Surface Engineering
Laboratory Facilities
Equipment for Preparation of Metallographic Samples
Automatic precision cut-off machine, Struers Accutom-50
- Automatic metallurgical polishing machine, Struers TegraPol-15
- Automatic hot mounting press, Struers CitoPress-1
- Automatic electrolytic polishing system, Struers LectroPol-5
- Ion beam milling system, Leica EM TIC 3x
Instruments for Advanced Microscopy and Surface Analysis
- Light optical microscope, LEICA DMRME
- Image analysis system, Q500MC
- High resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM), Zeiss Ultra 55 FEG-SEM
- Energy dispersive X-ray analysis system (EDS), INCA Energy 450
- Electron backscatter diffraction system (EBSD), Ultrafast Nordlys F400
- Secondary ion mass spectrometry instrument (ToF-SIMS), PHI 2100 TRIFT II
- Auger electron spectroscopy instrument (AES), PHI 700Xi Auger Nanoprobe
- Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), Perkin Elmer Spectrum I
- 3D optical surface profiling system, Veeco Instruments WYKO NT 9100
Equipment for Mechanical Testing (Macro)
- Tensile testing machine, Shimatzu
- Charpy impact tester, Charpy-V 300J
- Hardness testers (Brinell, Rockwell, Vickers)
- Scratch tester, CSM Revetest
Equipment for Mechanical Testing (Micro)
- Micro hardness tester, Matsuzawa MXT50
- Micro combi tester (open platform, indentation and scratch testing), CSM Instruments
- In-situ microtest stage for SEM, Gatan Microtest 5 kN
Equipment for Tribological Testing
- HT tribometer, CSM Instruments
- Macro scratch tester (Revetest), CSM Instruments
- Micro combi tester (open platform, indentation and scratch testing), CSM Instruments
- Micro abrasion tester, Gatan
Furnaces, Temperature and Climate Chambers
- High-temperature furnaces, Nabertherm
- Temperature and climate test chambers, WEISS
Collaboration with Companies
The Materials Technology Department at Dalarna University has a wealth of experience in terms of teaching and applied research within this multi-disciplinary, fascinating field. The professional competence of staff covers a range of disciplines, and the access staff and students have to modern equipment allows for the characterisation of the structures, compositions and properties of different materials.
- Influence of binder metal on wear initiation of cemented carbides in sliding contact with granite, Wear, 2021, Vol. 470-471. Article : refereed. .
- Modeling the Microstructure Evolution During and After Hot Working in Martensitic Steel, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2021. Licentiate thesis. .
- A Sequence of Phase Transformations and Phases in NiCoFeCrGa High Entropy Alloy, Materials, 2021, Vol. 14, No. 5. Article : refereed. .
- Tool wear by dissolution during machining of alloy 718 and Waspaloy : a comparative study using diffusion couples, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2020, Vol. 106, No. 3-4, 1431-1440. Article : refereed. .
- Novel wear resistant carbide-laden coatings deposited by powder-suspension hybrid plasma spray : Characterization and testing, Surface and Coatings Technology, 2020, Vol. 399. Article : refereed. .
- Study of the alternative mechanism behind the constant strain hardening rate in high‑nitrogen steels, Materials Characterization, 2020, Vol. 170. Article : refereed. .
- Powder metallurgy of Al0.1CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy, Journal of Materials Research, 2020, Vol. 35, No. 21, 2835-2847. Article : refereed. .
- Microstructure and properties of in-situ high entropy alloy/tungsten carbide composites by mechanical alloying., Material Design & Processing Communications, 2020, Vol. n/a, No. n/a, 1-9. Article : refereed. .
- Full Densification in PM Steels Through Liquid Phase Sintering and HIP Approach, Euro PM 2018 Congress and Exhibition : 2020. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Wear of PM HIP Metal Matrix Composites - Influence of Carbide Type, Materials Research Proceedings : 2019. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Microstructure analysis of martensitic low alloy carbon steel samples subjected to deformation dilatometry, Materials Characterization, 2019, Vol. 157. Article : refereed. .
- Study of heavy ion beam induced damage in tungsten for high power target applications, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B, 2019, Vol. 439, 7-16. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of cemented carbide binder type on wear initiation in rock drilling – Investigated in sliding wear against magnetite rock, International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2019, Vol. 85. Article : refereed. .
- Elastic properties of ferrite and austenite in low alloy steels versus temperature and alloying, Materialia, 2019, Vol. 5. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental study of the gamma-surface of austenitic stainless steels, Acta Materialia, 2019, Vol. 173, 34-43. Article : refereed. .
- Effect of temperature on the stacking fault energy and deformation behaviour in 316L austenitic stainless steel, Materials Science & Engineering, 2019, Vol. 759, 490-497. Article : refereed. .
- The effect of cooling rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of NiCoFeCrGa high-entropy alloy, Journal of Materials Science, 2019, Vol. 54, No. 6, 5074-5082. Article : refereed. .
- Stacking fault energy and deformation behaviour of austenitic stainless steels : a joint theoretical-experimental study, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2019. Doctoral thesis. .
- The impact of the gas inlet position, flow rate, and strip velocity on the temperature distribution of a stainless-steel strips during the hardening process, Metals, 2019, Vol. 9, No. 9. Article : refereed. .
- An investigation of the temperature distribution of a thin steel strip during the quenching step of a hardening process, Metals, 2019, Vol. 9, No. 6, 1-14. Article : refereed. .
- Modeling microstructure evolution in a martensitic stainless steel subjected to hot working using a physically based model, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, 2019, Vol. 50, No. 3, 1480-1488. Article : refereed. .
- Study of the mean size and fraction of the second-phase particles in a 13% chromium steel at high temperature, Philosophical Magazine, 2019, 1-17. Article : refereed. .
- On the diffusion wear of cemented carbide in the turning of 316L austenitic stainless steel, Wear, 2019, Vol. 430-431, 202-213. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental study of wear mechanisms of cemented carbide in the turning of Ti6Al4V, Materials, 2019, Vol. 12, No. 7. Article : refereed. .
- Wear and wear mechanisms of cemented carbide in the turning of Ti6Al4V, Materials, 2019. Article : refereed. .
- Investigation of topography, adhesion and diffusion in sliding contacts during steel and titanium alloy machining, Uppsala University, 2019. Doctoral thesis. .
- A comparison study of dislocation density, recrystallization and grain growth among nickel, FeNiCo ternary alloy and FeNiCoCrMn high entropy alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019, Vol. 790, 266-273. Article : refereed. .
- Work hardening during alternating load directions of 316L SS, Procedia Manufacturing, 2018, Vol. 15, 1777-1784. Article : refereed. .
- Analysis of the plastic deformation behavior for two austenitic NiCr-steels with different stacking fault energies, International Journal of Computational Physics Series, 2018, Vol. 1, No. 1, 137-141. Article : refereed. .
- Comparative microstructural and corrosion development of VCrNiCoFeCu equiatomic multicomponent alloy produced by induction melting and spark plasma sintering, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering : 2018. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Modelling of the influence of prior deformation of austenite on the martensite formation in a low-alloyed carbon steel, Materials Science Forum, 2018, Vol. 941, 95-99. Article : refereed. .
- Formation of oxide layers on tungsten at low oxygen partial pressures, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018, Vol. 506, No. SI, 26-34. Article : refereed. .
- On the deformation mechanisms of cemented carbide in rock drilling : Fundamental studies involving sliding contact against a rock crystal tip, International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2018, Vol. 77, 141-151. Article : refereed. .
- Initial surface failure and wear of cemented carbides in sliding contact with different rock types, Wear, 2018, Vol. 408-409, 43-55. Article : refereed. .
- TiN Particles and Clusters during Ladle Treatments of Ni-based Alloy 825 using Different Stirring Modes, ISIJ International, 2018, Vol. 58, No. 2, 292-298. Article : refereed. .
- Deformation properties of austenitic stainless steels with different stacking fault energies, Materials Science Forum, 2018, Vol. 941, 190-197. Article : refereed. .
- Generalised stacking fault energy and plastic deformation of austenitic stainless steels, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2018. Licentiate thesis. .
- Thin hard CVD and PVD coatings and their potential in steel wire drawing applications, Proceedings of The 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - NORDTRIB 2018 : 2018. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Scratch testing of cemented carbides - Influence of Co binder phase and WC grain size on surface deformation and degradation mechanisms, Proceedings of The 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - Nordtrib 2018 : 2018. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Characterization of hot deformation behavior in a 13% chromium steel, Materials Science Forum, 2018, Vol. 941, 458-467. Article : refereed. .
- Wear mechanism of cemented carbide cutting tool in the turning of 316L stainless steel, 2018. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Wear behaviour of two different cemented carbide grades in turning 316 L stainless steel, Materials Science Forum, 2018, Vol. 941, 2367-2372. Article : refereed. .
- In-situ micro-tensile testing of additive manufactured maraging steels in the SEM : Influence of build orientation, thickness and roughness on the resulting mechanical properties, La Metallurgia Italiana, 2018, No. 3, 27-33. Article : refereed. .
- Wear of cemented carbide nibs in steel wire drawing, The 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology – NORDTRIB 2018 : 2018. Conference paper. .
- Characterization of surface degradation and wear damage Of cemented carbide in rock drilling, The 18th Nordic Symposium on Tribology – NORDTRIB 2018 : 2018. Conference paper. .
- Implementation of an YSZ coating material to prevent clogging of the submerged entry nozzle (SEN) during continuous casting of Ce-treated steels, Ironmaking & steelmaking, 2018, Vol. 45, No. 2, 105-113. Article. .
- Evolution of the phase structure after different heat treatments in NiCoFeCrGa high entropy alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, Vol. 743, 234-239. Article : refereed. .
- Pressure-assisted sintering of Al–Gd–Ni–Co amorphous alloy powders, Materialia, 2018, Vol. 2, 157-166. Article : refereed. .
- Deformation structures in a duplex stainless steel, Materials Science Forum, 2018, Vol. 941, 176-181. Article : refereed. .
- Microstructure development in a high-nickel austenitic stainless steel using EBSD during in situ tensile deformation, Materials Characterization, 2018, Vol. 135, No. Supplement C, 228-237. Article : refereed. .
- EBSD analysis of surface and bulk microstructure evolution during interrupted tensile testing of a Fe-19Cr-12Ni alloy, Materials Characterization, 2018, Vol. 141, 8-18. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental Studies of Deformation Structures in Stainless Steels using EBSD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2018. Doctoral thesis. .
- Influence of surface grinding on corrosion behavior of ferritic stainless steels in boiling magnesium chloride solution, Materials and corrosion - Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 2018, Vol. 69, No. 11, 1560-1571. Article : refereed. .
- Surface integrity and corrosion behavior of stainless steels after grinding operations, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2018. Doctoral thesis. .
- Finite element analysis of cold pilgering using elastic roll dies, Procedia Engineering : 2017. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Modeling of Cold Pilgering of Tubes, Luleå University of Technology, 2017. Licentiate thesis. .
- Strain and stress conditions at crack initiation during shearing of medium- and high-strength steel sheet, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2017, Vol. 12, No. 1, 10-. Article : refereed. .
- Investigation of parent austenite grains from martensite structure using EBSD in a wear resistant steel, Materials, 2017, Vol. 10, No. 5. Article : refereed. .
- Modelling and Characterisation of the Martensite Formation in Low Alloyed Carbon Steels, Luleå University of Technology, 2017. Licentiate thesis. .
- Initial deformation and wear of cemented carbides in rock drilling as examined by a sliding wear test, International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2017, Vol. 64, 7-13. Article : refereed. .
- Thermal expansion in FeCrCoNiGa high-entropy alloy from theory and experiment, Applied Physics Letters, 2017, Vol. 110, No. 24. Article : refereed. .
- Estimation of non-metallic inclusions in industrial Ni based alloys 825, Steel Research International, 2017, Vol. 88, No. 4. Article : refereed. .
- Effect of the Stirring Mode on the Behavior of Al2O3–MgO Particles and Clusters during Ladle Treatment of Ni-based Alloy 825, Steel Research International, 2017, Vol. 88, No. 12. Article : refereed. .
- Study of Non-metallic Inclusion in Alloy 825, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2017. Doctoral thesis. .
- Surface degradation mechanisms of cemented carbide drill buttons in iron ore rock drilling, Wear, 2017, Vol. 388-389, 81-92. Article : refereed. .
- Process monitoring of wire drawing using vibration sensoring, CIRP - Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 2017, Vol. 18, 65-74. Article : refereed. .
- Lithium trapping in alloy forming electrodes and current collectors for lithium based batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2017, Vol. 10, No. 6, 1350-1357. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of CVD and PVD coating micro topography on the initial material transfer of 316L stainless steel in sliding contacts : A laboratory study, Wear, 2017, Vol. 388-389, 29-38. Article : refereed. .
- Shear band morphology and fracture behavior of cold-rolled Zr52.5Ti5Cu18Ni14.5Al10 bulk metallic glass under tensile loading, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, Vol. 708, 722-727. Article : refereed. .
- In-situ Micro-tensile Testing of Additive Manufactured Maraging Steels in the SEM: Influence of Build Orientation, Thickness and Roughness on the Resulting Mechanical Properties, Proceedings Euro PM 2017: International Powder Metallurgy Congress and Exhibition2017 : 2017. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Studies of the decarburisation phenomena during preheating of submerged entry nozzles (SEN) in continuous casting processes, Ironmaking & steelmaking, 2017, Vol. 44, No. 2, 108-116. Article : refereed. .
- Studies of new coating materials to prevent clogging of the submerged entry nozzle (SEN) during continuous casting of Al killed low carbon steels, Ironmaking & steelmaking, 2017, Vol. 44, No. 2, 117-127. Article : refereed. .
- An Experimental Study to Improve the Casting Performance of Steel Grades Sensitive for Clogging, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2017. Doctoral thesis. .
- Enhanced densification of PM steels by liquid phase sintering with boron-containing master alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, 2017, Vol. 49A, No. 1, 255-263. Article : refereed. .
- Surface characterization of austenitic stainless steel 304L after different grinding operations, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2017, Vol. 12, No. 6. Article : refereed. .
- SCC of 2304 duplex stainless steel - microstructure, residual stress and surface grinding effects, Materials, 2017, Vol. 10, No. 3. Article : refereed. .
- Finite element modeling of tube deformation during cold pilgering, MATEC Web of Conferences : 2016. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Experimental study of strain fields during shearing of medium and high-strength steel sheet, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2016, Vol. 11, No. 1. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental study of forces and energies during shearing of steel sheet with angled tools, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2016, Vol. 11. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental study on the effects of clearance and clamping in steel sheet metal shearing, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2016, Vol. 229, 172-180. Article : refereed. .
- Design and application of experimental methods for steel sheet shearing, Luleå University of Technology, 2016. Doctoral thesis. .
- Simplified Implementation of the Koistinen-Marburger Model for Use in Finite Element Simulations, Proceedings of the 11th international congress on thermal stresses : 2016. Conference paper. .
- Initial wear of cemented carbides in sliding contact with different rock types, Proceedings of the 17th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - Nordtrib 2016 : 2016. Conference paper : refereed. .
- The effect of H2 and H2O on the oxidation of 304L-stainless steel at 600 °C : general behaviour (part I), Oxidation of Metals, 2016, Vol. 85, No. 3-4, 321-342. Article : refereed. .
- Evolution of non-metallic inclusions from FeTi70R alloys during alloying of Fe-40Ni-20Cr steels, Steel Research International, 2016, Vol. 87, No. 11, 1461-1468. Article : refereed. .
- Surface degradation mechanisms of cemented carbide drill buttons exposed to iron ore rock drilling, Proceedings of the 17th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - Nordtrib 2016 : 2016. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Improved Cycling Stability of Conversion and Alloying Anodes through the use of Nanomaterials, 2016. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Insights into sliding wear and friction behavior of copper in ethanol containing alkylphosphonic acid molecules, Tribology International, 2016, Vol. 96, 141-148. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of tool surface topography on the material transfer tendency and tool wear in the turning of 316L stainless steel, Wear, 2016, Vol. 368–369, 239-252. Article : refereed. .
- Effect of stress concentration on plastic deformation of Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 bulk metallic glass under compressive loading, Materials letters (General ed.), 2016, Vol. 179, 202-205. Article : refereed. .
- Investigation of material transfer in sliding friction-topography or surface chemistry?, Tribology International, 2016, Vol. 100, 213-223. Article : refereed. .
- Degradation mechanisms of matrix steel in rock drill bits, Proceedings of the 17th Nordic Symposium on Tribology - Nordtrib 2016 : 2016. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Microstructure characterization of 316L deformed at high strain rates using EBSD, Materials Characterization, 2016, Vol. 122, 14-21. Article : refereed. .
- Residual stress in stainless steels after surface grinding and its effect on chloride induced SCC, Materials Research Proceedings : 2016. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Surface integrity of 2304 duplex stainless steel after different grinding operations, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2016, Vol. 229, 294-304. Article : refereed. .
- Effect of surface grinding on chloride induced SCC of 304L, Materials Science & Engineering, 2016, Vol. 658, 50-59. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of grinding operations on surface integrity and chloride induced stress corrosion cracking of stainless steels, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2016. Licentiate thesis. .
- Finite element modelling of cold pilgering of tubes, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Plasticity - Fundamentals and Applications, COMPLAS 2015 : 2015. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Influence of microstructure and hard phase content on the mechanisms of deformation and wear of HIP:ed Stellite® 190 composites, 2015. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Comparing depth profiling of oxide scale on SOFC interconnect-materials using ToF-SIMS with 69Ga+, Bi3+/Cs+ and C60+/C602+ as primary and sputter ions, Materials at High Temperatures, 2015, Vol. 32, No. 1-2, 133-141. Article : refereed. .
- Initial deformation and wear of cemented carbides for rock drilling as evaluated by a sliding wear test, Proceedings of International Tribology Conference 2015 : 2015. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Soft rock scratches hard cemented carbide, Proceedings of Wear of Materials : 2015. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Surface degradation of cemented carbides in scratching contact with granite and diamond : the roles of microstructure and composition, Wear, 2015, Vol. 342, 210-221. Article : refereed. .
- Corrosion of copper in distilled water without O-2 and the detection of produced hydrogen, Corrosion Science, 2015, Vol. 95, 162-167. Article : refereed. .
- Roll forming, Part of: Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2015. Chapter of book. .
- Initial degradation of cemented carbides for rock drilling : model studies of the tribological contact against rock, International journal of refractory metals & hard materials, 2015, Vol. 52, 104-113. Article : refereed. .
- Tråddragningens tribologi, Part of: Årsmöteskonferens/Nordisk trådteknisk förening, NTTF, 2015. Chapter of book. .
- A mathematical model of martempering of thin martensitic stainless steel strips, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Steelmaking, ICS 2015 : 2015. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Wear of a high cBN content PCBN cutting tool during hard milling of powder metallurgy cold work tool steels, Wear, 2015, Vol. 332, 752-761. Article. .
- Post-mortem Studies of Submerged Entry Nozzles (SEN) Coated with Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ), The 6th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Steelmaking (ICS2015), China, May 12-14, 2015 in Beijing : 2015. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Lubricant film breakdown and material pick-up in sheet forming of advanced high strength steels and stainless steels when using environmental friendly lubricants, Advanced Materials Research, 2014, Vol. 966-967, 219-227. Article : refereed. .
- Constitutive models, physically based models for plasticity, Part of: Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses, Springer, 2014. Chapter of book. .
- Design and validation of a sheet metal shearing experimental procedure, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2014, Vol. 214, No. 11, 2468-2477. Article : refereed. .
- Transfer of titanium in sliding contacts : new discoveries and insights revealed by in situ studies in the SEM, Wear, 2014, Vol. 315, No. 1-2, 87-94. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of hardness and microstructure on the mechanisms of deformation and wear of cemented carbides for rock drilling, Proceedings of 16th Nordic Conference on Tribology, Aarhus, Denmark, June 10-13, 2014 : 2014. Conference paper : refereed. .
- On the nature of cemented carbide wear in rock drilling, Hard Rock Tribology Course and Seminar, Tampere, Finland, November 4-5, 2014 : 2014. Conference paper. .
- Slag corrosion of MgO-C refractories during secondary steel refining, Ironmaking & steelmaking, 2014, Vol. 41, No. 2, 121-131. Article : refereed. .
- Comparison of Roll Forming Using Different Forming Strategies and Bending, IDDRG 2014, conference proceedings : 2014. Conference paper. .
- On the relevance of hardness as a material parameter in the deformation and wear of cemented carbides in rock drilling, 2014. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Towards a better understanding of the wear of cemented carbide drill bit inserts in rock drilling, 2014. Conference paper. .
- Wear resistant materials in mining, drilling and rock handling, 2014. Conference paper. .
- Tribological aspects of conventional wire drawing - A case study, 2014. .
- Surface and wear characteristics of electrical discharge machined (EDM) cemented carbide drawing dies, 2014. .
- PCBN hard turning of ball bearing steel : Influence of PVD coating deposition on tool wear and surface finish/surface integrity of machined surface, 2014. Manuscript. .
- Wear of coated and uncoated PCBN cutting tool used in turning and milling, Linköping University Electronic Press, 2014. Licentiate thesis. .
- Studies of the decarburization phenomena during heating of submerged entry nozzles (SEN) in continuous casting processes, 2014. Manuscript. .
- The submerged entry nozzle : a study of how to reduce decarburization and clogging, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2014. Licentiate thesis. .
- Modeling microstructure development during hot working of an austenitic stainless steel, Materials Science Forum, 2013, Vol. 753, 423-426. Article : refereed. .
- The initial effect of KCl deposit on alumina scales characterized by ToF-SIMS and AES, Surface and Interface Analysis, 2013, Vol. 45, No. 1, 445-448. Article : refereed. .
- The influence of surface defects on the mechanical and tribological properties of VN-based arc-evaporated coatings, Wear, 2013, Vol. 297, No. 1-2, 1111-1119. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of CVD Al2O3 coated tool surface micro topography on the tribological characteristics in metal cutting : part I, Wear, 2013, 87-98. Article : refereed. .
- Experiments on Sheet Metal Shearing, Luleå tekniska universitet, 2013. Licentiate thesis. .
- Nanoparticle based and sputtered WS2 low-friction coatings : differences and similarities with respect to friction mechanisms and tribofilm formation, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2013, Vol. 232, 616-626. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of tool steel microstructure on initial material transfer in metal forming : in situ studies in the SEM, Wear, 2013, Vol. 302, No. 1-2, 1249-1256. Article : refereed. .
- Transfer of titanium in sliding contacts – New discoveries and insights revealed by in situ studies in the SEM, Proceedings of World Tribology Congress 2013, Torino, Italy, September 8 – 13, 2013 : 2013. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Influence of sliding speed on modes of material transfer as steel slides against PVD tool coatings, Tribology International, 2013, Vol. 58, 55-64. Article : refereed. .
- Corrosion of copper in distilled water without molecular oxygen and the detection of produced hydrogen, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority research, 2013. Report. .
- New experimental findings on the role of initial material transfer in determining friction and surface damage,, Proceedings of World Tribology Congress 2013, Torino, Italy, September 8 – 13, 2013 : 2013. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Microstructural, mechanical and tribological characterisation of roll materials for the finishing stands of the hot strip mill for steel rolling, Wear, 2013, Vol. 307, No. 1-2, 209-217. Article : refereed. .
- An investigation of worn work roll materials used in the finishing stands of the hot strip mill for steel rolling, Proceedings of the Institution of mechanical engineers. Part J, journal of engineering tribology, 2013, Vol. 227, No. 8, 837-844. Article : refereed. .
- Surface failure and wear of cemented carbide rock drill buttons : the importance of sample preparation and optimized microscopy settings, Wear, 2013, Vol. 302, No. 1-2, 1546-1554. Article : refereed. .
- On the use of scratch testing as a model experiment for evaluating the initial wear of cemented carbidein rock drilling, 2013. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Emissions and deposit properties from combustion of wood pellet with magnesium additives, Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2013, Vol. 41, No. 5, 530-539. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of tool steel surface topography on adhesion and material transfer in stainless steel/tool steel sliding contact, Wear, 2013, Vol. 303, No. 1-2, 30-39. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of CVD Al2O3 coated tool surface micro topography on the tribological characteristics in metal cutting : part II, Wear, 2013, Vol. 298, 23-31. Article : refereed. .
- Minimization of stock weight during close-die forging of a spindle, Materials Sciences and Applications, 2013, Vol. 4, 217-224. Article : refereed. .
- Scratch adhesion characteristics of PVD TiAlN deposited on high speed steel, cemented carbide and PCBN substrates, Wear, 2013, Vol. 308, No. 1-2, 133-141. Article : refereed. .
- Microstructure evolution in an austenitic stainless steel during wire rolling, Materials Science Forum, 2013, Vol. 753, 407-410. Article : refereed. .
- A microstructural investigation of roll formed austenitic stainless steel, Sheet metal 2013 : 2013. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Comparing 69Ga+ and C60+ for ToF-SIMS sputter depth profiling in a Cr2O3 formed during oxidation of a Ce coated FeCr steel substrate, 2012. Conference paper. .
- Initial oxidation of ferritic interconnect steel, effect due to a thin ceria coating, European Fuel Cell Forum 2012 - Proceedings (memory stick) : 2012. Conference paper. .
- Mechanical and tribological properties of PVD-coated cemented carbide as evaluated by a new multi-pass scratch testing method, Advances in Tribology, 2012, No. 305209. Article : refereed. .
- Nucleation and growth of CVD α-Al2O3on TixOy template, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2012, Vol. 207, 254-261. Article : refereed. .
- Microstructural, Mechanical and Tribological Characterisation of CVD and PVD Coatings for Metal Cutting Applications, Uppsala universitet, 2012. Doctoral thesis. .
- Galling resistance evaluation of tool steels by two different laboratory test methods for sheet metal forming, Lubrication Science, 2012, Vol. 24, No. 6, 263-272. Article : refereed. .
- Graphite pore filling and surface blistering of sintered Fe-C-Si, Powder Metallurgy, 2012, Vol. 55, No. 3, 242-247. Article : refereed. .
- An investigation of worn work roll materials used in the finishing stands of the hot strip mill for steel rolling, 2012. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Tribology in Metal Working, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2012. Licentiate thesis. .
- Tribofilm formation of lightly loaded self mated alumina contacts, Wear, 2012, Vol. 289, 39-45. Article : refereed. .
- On the understanding of cemented carbide degradation in rock drilling : the importance of metallographic sample preparation, Proceedings of Euro PM 2012 Congress & Exhibition Vol. 2 : 2012. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Influence of tool steel microstructure on the prevailing wear mechanisms in metal powder compaction, TOOL 2012 : proceedings of the 9th international tooling conference, developing the world of tooling, Montanuniversität Leoben 11-14 September 2012 : 2012. Conference paper : refereed. .
- High temperature oxidation of plastically deformed ferritic interconnect steel, ECS Transactions, 2011, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2463-2470. Article : refereed. .
- Beläggningar till högtemperaturbränsleceller, Arbetsrapport / Högskolan Dalarna : 2011. Conference paper. .
- Tribological testing of commercial CrN, (Ti,Al)N and CrC/C PVD coatings : evaluation of galling and wear characteristics against different high strength steels, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2011, Vol. 205, No. 16, 4045-4051. Article : refereed. .
- Tribological properties of powder metallurgical tool steels used in powder compaction pressing dies, Lubrication Science, 2011, Vol. 23, No. 3, 139-152. Article : refereed. .
- An Experimental Study of Submerged Entry Nozzles (SEN) Focusing on Decarburization and Clogging, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2011. Doctoral thesis. .
- Friction characteristics and material transfer tendency in metal powder compaction, Wear, 2011, Vol. 271, No. 9-10, 1903-1908. Article : refereed. .
- Galling resistance evaluation of tool steels by two different laboratory test methods for sheet metal forming, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wear of Materials : 2011. Conference paper. .
- Influence of stainless steel surface texture on galling, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Wear of Materials : 2011. Conference paper. .
- The role of surface defects on the surface fatigue and tribological characteristics of VxN-PVD coatings in sliding contacts, 14th Nordtrib Conference : 2010. Conference paper. .
- Forming of high-strength steels using a hot-melt dry lubricant, 17th International Colloquium Tribology 2010 - Solving Friction and Wear Problems : 2010. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Spectroscopic ellipsometry characterization of electrochromic tungsten oxide and nickel oxide thin films made by sputter deposition, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2010, Vol. 94, No. 5, 724-732. Article : refereed. .
- Oxidation of FeCrAl foils at 500-900 degrees C in dry O2 and O2 with 40% H2O, Materials at High Temperature, 2009, Vol. 26, No. 2, 199-210. Article : refereed. .
- Influence of surface topography of arc-deposited TiN and sputter-deposited WC/C coatings on the initial material transfer tendency and friction characteristics under dry sliding contact conditions, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2009, Vol. 203, No. 13, 1748-1755. Article : refereed. .
- Roll forming of partially heated cold rolled stainless steel, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2009, Vol. 209, No. 7, 3117-3124. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental and computational investigation of the roll forming process, Luleå tekniska universitet, 2009. Doctoral thesis. .
- Strategic and operational capabilities in steel production : Product variety and performance, KTH, 2009. Doctoral thesis. .
- Optical Characterization and Optimization of Display Components : Some Applications to Liquid-Crystal-Based and Electrochromics-Based Devices, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2009. Doctoral thesis. .
- Corrosion mechanism of commercial doloma refractories in contact with CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO stag, Ironmaking & steelmaking, 2008, Vol. 35, No. 2, 99-107. Article : refereed. .
- Corrosion mechanism of commercial MgO-C refractories in contact with different gas atmospheres, ISIJ International, 2008, Vol. 48, No. 6, 760-767. Article : refereed. .
- Dislocations, vacancies and solute diffusion in physical based plasticity model for AISI 316L, Mechanics of materials (Print), 2008, Vol. 40, No. 11, 907-919. Article : refereed. .
- UV-induced in-plane anisotropy in layers of mixture of the azo-dyes SD-1/SDA-2 characterized by spectroscopic ellipsometry, Physica Status Solidi C - Current topics in solid state physics, vol.5, no.5 : 2008. Conference paper : refereed. .
- High velocity compaction of high speed steel powder : possibilities and constraints, Proceedings of the Euro Powder Metallurgy Congress and Exhibition, Euro PM 2007 : 2007. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Abrasive wear of textured-controlled CVD a-Al2O3 coatings, Surface & Coatings Technology, 2007, Vol. 202, No. 4-7, 837-843. Article : refereed. .
- Abrasive wear of multilayer kappa-Al2O3-Ti(C,N) CVD coatings on cemented carbide, Wear, 2007, Vol. 263, No. 1-6, 74-80. Article : refereed. .
- Initial stages of metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition of ZrO2 on a FeCrAl alloy, Thin Solid Films, 2007, Vol. 516, No. 6, 875-879. Article : refereed. .
- Starch consolidation of M3/2 high speed steel powder : Influence of microstructure on mechanical properties, Powder Metallurgy, 2007, Vol. 50, No. 3, 232-238. Article : refereed. .
- Cold roll forming of a U-channel made of high strength steel, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2007, Vol. 186, No. 1-3, 77-81. Article : refereed. .
- An improved model for the longitudinal peak strain in the flange of a roll formed U-channel developed by FE-analyses, Steel Research International, 2007, Vol. 78, No. 1, 82-87. Article : refereed. .
- Experimental investigations of the roll load and roll torque when high strength steel is roll formed, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2007, Vol. 191, No. 1-3, 44-47. Article : refereed. .
- Corrosion properties of model zinc-magnesium alloys, GALVATECH 2007 : 2007. Conference paper. .
- Characterization of the photo-alignment material SD-1/SDA-2 with spectroscopic ellipsometry, IDW '07 : 2007. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Characteristic functions for uniformly twisted birefringent media, Journal of Applied Physics, 2007, Vol. 102, No. 6. Article : refereed. .
- Partial annealing of stainless steel before roll forming, Stål 2007 : 2007. Conference paper. .
- Magnesia-carbon refractory dissolution in Al killed low carbon steel, Ironmaking & steelmaking, 2006, Vol. 33, No. 5, 389-397. Article : refereed. .
- POLY 701-Photoinduced reorientation and LC alignment of novel azobenzene containing polymers, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 2006, Vol. 232. Article. .
- Synthesis and characterization of main chain polyimides containing chalcone derivatives for LC alignment, Polymer journal, 2006, Vol. 38, No. 7, 716-723. Article : refereed. .
- Spectrophotometric determination of reflective liquid crystal cell parameters, Journal of applied physiology, 2006, Vol. 99, No. 5. Article : refereed. .
- Study on birefringent color generation for a reflective ferroelectric liquid crystal display, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2006, Vol. 45, No. 10A, 7819-7826. Article : refereed. .
- Effects of semi-isostatic densification of wood on the variation in strength properties with density, Wood Science and Technology, 2005, Vol. 39, No. 5, 339-350. Article : refereed. .
- Elastic strain at semi-isostatical compression of Scots pine (pinus sylvestris L.), Journal of Wood Science, 2005, Vol. 51, No. 4, 401-404. Article : refereed. .
- Corrosion mechanism and kinetic behaviour of MgO-C refractory material in contact with CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO slag, Scandinavian journal of metallurgy, 2005, Vol. 34, No. 5, 283-292. Article : refereed. .
- Measurement andniodeling of residual stress in a welded Haynes (R) 25 cylinder, Materials Science & Engineering, 2005, Vol. 399, No. 1-2, 49-57. Article : refereed. .
- Mechanically stabilized bistable FLC cells on plastic substrates, Proceedings of the twenty-fifth international display research conference, Eurodisplay 2005 : 2005. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Properties of azo-dye alignment layer on plastic substrates, Journal of the Society for Information Display, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 12, 1003-1009. Article : refereed. .
- Monochromatic bistable reflective and transfiective ferroelectric LCDs, Proceedings of the 25th International Display Research Conference, Eurodisplay 2005 : 2005. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Measuring parameters of liquid crystal cells with MePaLC system, IDMC 2005 : 2005. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Optical performance of bistable reflective and transflective ferroelectric LCDs, SID international symposium : 2005. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Characterization of flexible reflective liquid crystal cells, Journal of the Society for Information Display, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 6, 501-506. Article : refereed. .
- Theoretical study of the optical properties of low voltage stacked cholesteric liquid-crystal displays, Asia display : 2004. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Cell gap measurements of flexible reflective TN- and STN-LC cells, SID international symposium : 2004. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Reflective liquid crystal cell parameters, Asia display : 2004. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Time-of-Flight SIMS Characterization of Hydrolysed Organofunctional and Non-Organofunctional Silanes Deposited on Al, Zn and Al-43.4Zn-1.6Si Alloy-Coated Steel, Surface and Interface Analysis, 2003, Vol. 35, No. 11, 880-887. Article : refereed. .
- Using the Jones matrix for simulation of light propagation in anisotropic media, Journal of optical technology (Print), 2003, Vol. 70, No. 7, 470-473. Article : refereed. .
- Simple Spectroscopic Method to Measure Cell Gap and Twist Angle of TN-LCD, International display research conference : 2003. Conference paper : refereed. .
- A method for measuring reflective twist nematic liquid crystal cell proporties, Proceedings of XII International Symposium Advanced Display Technologies : 2003. Conference paper : refereed. .
- A method for measuring reflective twist nematic liquid crystal cell properties, Advanced display technologies : 2003. Conference paper : refereed. .
- On accuracy of the Jones matrix method for simulation of light propagation in twisted nematic liquid crystals, Proc. of the 11th Int. Symp. Advanced Display Technologies, Ukraine, 2002. Article : refereed. .
- Simulation of light scattered by reflective polarizer with a rough metallic surface, Eurodisplay 2002 : 2002. Conference paper : refereed. .
- Spectroscopic method to measure cellgap of TN LC cells, Proc. of Eurodisplay 2002, Nice, 2002. Article. .
- Computer simulation of scattering properties of cholesteric liquid crystal displays, European conference on liquid crystals : 2001. Conference paper. .
- Selection of cholesteric liquid crystals for liquid crystal display with high multiplexing level, Advanced display technologies : 1999. Conference paper : refereed. .



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