Laboratory for Joining Technologies and Corrosion

We achieve innovations in joining technologies & corrosion management                                                                                                                                            

  - of nano-structured materials and their assemblies

  - in close-collaboration with academia and industry

  - Knowledge to tailor reactions at solid-solid, solid-liquid, solid-gas interfaces.

  - Development of functional materials and their assemblies for industrial needs.

  - Lifetime predictions of material (assemblies) under varying operation conditions.

  - Technology transfer into innovative processes and sustainable products.

Advanced Joining Technologies

Dr. Christian Leinenbach 

  - Model simulations of advanced joining processes
  - Material joints for extreme operating condition
  - Integrity and durability of joined assemblies 

 Corrosion and Local Electrochemistry

Dr. Markus Faller 
Dr. Thomas Suter 

  - Corrosion management
  - Local electrochemical reaction mechanisms 

Functional Surfaces in Reactive Environments

Dr. Patrik Schmutz 

  - Passivation of reactive metal surfaces
  - Environmental sustainability of nanomaterials
  - Biocompatibility of functional metallic surfaces 

Interfacial Design of Nanostructured Materials

Prof. Dr. Jolanta Janczak-Rusch 

  - Size-effects in nano-structured joining materials
  - Joining of nanomaterials
  - Interface-controlled reactions

- Failure analysis
- Modelling
- Processing and testing
- Lifetime estimation
- High frequency camera measurements