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Alloy
Alloy Development
Alloy robustness and component properties need to be considered together.
Topics include aluminum alloys, accompanying elements, and their influence on properties and recyclability.
Expert Committee
Aluminum
Aluminum materials: connecting alloys, processes, and circularity.
Expertise in aluminum alloys, processing, component properties, testing, and recycling – shared by industry and research.
Members181
Founded2013
UnitDGM e.V.
Vice Chair
Dr.-Ing. Carmen Schäfer
Freiberufliche Beraterin für Forschung, Entwicklung, Innovation
Materials and Component Properties
Microstructure
Microstructure and Age Hardening
Microstructure development shapes material behavior.
Microstructure, age hardening, and resulting properties are considered in relation to alloy composition and processing.
Joining
Corrosion, Joining, and Hybrid Structures
Component properties also depend on interfaces and joints.
The Committee addresses questions relating to corrosion, joining methods, and hybrid structures for aluminum components.
Testing
Testing and Assessment
Material and component properties require sound assessment.
Testing, materials characterization, and quality assurance are considered in relation to material behavior and component requirements.
Process Control and Circularity
Process
Sustainable Processing
Processing and properties need to be assessed together.
Sustainable process control and the processing of aluminum alloys are among the Committee’s technical priorities.
Circularity
Recycling and Accompanying Elements
Recyclability also depends on alloy composition.
Accompanying elements and their effect on properties and recyclability are considered in the context of the material cycle.
Digitalization
Microstructure Analysis and Materials Data
Digital methods complement materials assessment.
AI-supported microstructure analysis and sustainable materials data open up new approaches to assessing aluminum materials.
Exchange and Research
Technical experience, open questions, and new input from industry and research are central to the Committee’s work. It connects universities, research institutions, companies, and professional and industry associations and includes technology and working groups within a European framework.
Research needs from industry and industry-related fields are taken up and communicated to research communities. Joint research and development projects, conferences, seminars, and training courses provide a professional framework for these topics.
Requirements for aluminum are increasing: circularity, carbon footprint, alloy robustness, and component properties need to be considered together in development and application. The properties of an aluminum component result from the interplay of alloy composition, accompanying elements, process control, microstructure, surface condition, and component design.
The Expert Committee addresses aluminum alloys and their processing as well as sustainable process control, recycling, and eco-design. Further topics include corrosion, age hardening, joining, hybrid structures, AI-supported microstructure analysis, and sustainable materials data. These issues are considered across the materials and process chain.
Universities, research institutions, industry, and professional and industry associations contribute their perspectives to the exchange. The Expert Committee supports research initiatives and development projects and organizes events, seminars, training courses, and conferences on aluminum materials and their applications.