Scope & Scientific programme

While maintaining the traditional scientific topics of the ESOMAT series in focus, in particular the theoretical and experimental research of materials with martensitic transformation (MT), the scientific program of the ESOMAT 2009 conference is organized in groups: A (basic research) and B (applied research). Mathematical modelling (A.2) and recent developments engineering applications (B.3) appear as individual topics within the program to attract researchers working in these directions in the ESOMAT community. The actual conference program may yet slightly change.
  • Martensitic and related transformations – principles, simulations, materials
    • A.1 Background
      • basic experimental research, physics and thermodynamics of MT, crystallography and structural analysis, structure and chemistry at atomic resolution.
    • A.2 Mathematical modelling
      • mathematical theory of martensitic microstructures, discrete and continuous models of MT at the microscale, constitutive models of polycrystals, multiscale modelling.
    • A.3 Advanced materials
      • new phase transforming materials, nanostructured steels based on martensite and bainite, magnetic shape memory alloys magnetocaloric materials utilizing MTs, metamaterials with MTs, martensitic-like transformations in non-metallic materials.
  • Martensitic and related transformations - applied research and applications
    • B.1 Engineering materials with MT
      • shape memory alloys, conventional and nonconventional production technologies for SMAs, phase transforming TRIP and TRIP-assisted steels for industrial applications, creep-resistant martensitic steels, SMA composites.
    • B.2 Testing and modelling
      • mechanical properties, fracture and fatigue, characterisation of functional properties, modelling and control algorithms, industrial design procedures
    • B.3 Applications
      • conventional applications, smart structures and composites, low dimensional structures, microsystems, magnetic shape memory alloys applications, medical device applications, new concepts with traditional materials, concepts for mass production of martensitic and bainitic steels, bio-applications.