Investigator: RNDr. Jiří Svoboda, CSc.
Number of Project: SP-16
Agency: Materials Center Leoben
Duration: 01. 01. 2004 - 31. 12. 2006

Recipitate microstructure is often the most effective strengthening factor in many structure materials. The aim of the project is the research of the development of the precipitate structure in complex systems (e.g. high speed steel) by means of experimental methods as well as simulations. Experimental studies are based on microstructure observations by means of atom probe and TEM and on global methods like dilatometric measurements. Theoretical studies are based on models developed by means of application of the Onsager's thermodynamic extremal principle. For many systems an excellent agreement between the simulations and experinemts has been achived.