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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Brigitte Clausen

Former Head of Mechanical Properties

Departments: Mechanical Properties , Materials Science

Phone
+49 421 218 51355
Email
clausen@iwt-bremen.de
Office
Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWT
FZB - Room 1300
Badgasteiner Str. 3
28359 Bremen

Personal data

Research profiles


Academic education with degree

03/1996

Diploma

Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Franz Hoffmann

10/1991 – 03/1996Studies in Production Engineering (University of Bremen), specializing in Materials Engineering/Metals


Scientific degrees

03/2008

Habilitation (University of Bremen)

Topic of the habilitation thesis: New process approaches in the field of case hardening of steels and their effects on component properties

01/2000

Doctorate (University of Bremen)

Topic of the dissertation: Carburization in the plasma of a glow discharge, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Peter Mayr


Professional career since graduation

Since 10/2012Head of the Department of Structural Mechanics in the Materials Engineering Department of the Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering – IWT, formerly the Foundation Institute for Materials Engineering in Bremen (3/4 of full-time working hours)
 
04/2010 – 10/2012Head of working group, thermochemical surface layer processes
Foundation Institute for Materials Technology
(3/5 of the full working time)
 
04/2000 – 04/2010Research assistant at the University of Bremen,
Faculty of Production Engineering, Department of Materials Engineering
 
04/1996 – 04/2000Research assistant at the Institute of Materials Engineering,
Bremen

Offices and Memberships

 Working Group Heat Treatment Technology e.V. (AWT)
Since 2001Junior research group of the Scientific Working Group of University Professors of Materials Engineering (WAW)

Latest 10 publications

  • Sonnenberg, H., Clausen, B. 2024.
    New Descriptor-Based Material Characterization Method Using Micro Compression Test on Spherical Microsamples.Bearing and Transmission Steels Technology Bearing and Transmission Steels Technology. J. Beswick, Hrsg. 310–328. DOI: 10.1520/STP164920220091.
  • Zhang, J., Schumacher, J., Clausen, B. 2023.
    A comprehensive study on the influence of the scan pattern in two porosity levels and surface roughness on the fatigue behavior of laser powder bed fusion manufactured specimens made of steel H13. Journal of Materials Science. 58 , 10457–10483. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-023-08541-0. OPEN ACCESS
  • Zhang, J., Zeißig, M., Dörfert, R., Jablonski, F., Kienzler, R., Schumacher, J., Clausen, B., Woieschke, P., Vollertsen, F. 2023.
    Influence of laser beam scanning pattern and polar angle on the fatigue behavior of additively manufactured specimens made of steel 316L. Materials Science & Engineering A. 886 , 1-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.145651.
  • Ostermayer, P., Allam, T., Shen, X., Song, W., Burkart, K., Blinn, B., Clausen, B., Bleck, W., Beck, T. 2023.
    Effect of retained austenite on the fatigue behavior of modified bainitic 100Cr6 steels considering local phase transformation. Materials Science and Engineering: A. 877 , DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2023.145204.
  • Ostermayer, P., Burkart, K., Blinn, B., Surm, H., Clausen, B., Beck, T. 2022.
    Evaluation of the plastic deformation behavior of modified 100Cr6 steels with increased fractions of retained austenite using cyclic indentation tests. Materials Testing. 64 (9), 1298-1312. DOI: 10.1515/mt-2022-0087.
  • Baune, M., Börger, K., Bösing, I., Bräuer, G., Clausen, B., Ellendt, N., Große, C., Horstmann, N., Huhn, S., Leuschner, M., Sobich, C., Thomann, A., von Öhsen, R. 2022.
    Schule in Farbigen Zuständen - Lernmodule für den 5. Jahrgang. OPEN ACCESS
  • Friederici, V., Schumacher, J., Clausen, B. 2022.
    Crack propagation modelling for service life prediction of large slewing bearings. Procedia Structural Integrity. 35 , 106-114.
  • Ellendt, N., Clausen, B., Mensching, N., Meyer, D., Plump, C., Sonnenberg, H., Steinbacher, M., Tönjes, A. 2021.
    Experimental Methods to Enable High-Throughput Characterization of New Structural Materials. JOM - Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. 73 (11), 3347-3355. DOI: 10.1007/s11837-021-04901-w. OPEN ACCESS
  • Sonnenberg, H., Clausen, B. 2021.
    Analysis and evaluation of mechanical descriptors from micro compression tests on spherical samples. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications. , 12. DOI: 10.1177/1464420721992397.
  • Strunk, R., Borchers, F., Clausen, B., Heinzel, C. 2021.
    Influence of Subsequently Applied Mechanical and Thermal Loads on Surfaces Ground with Mechanical Main Impact. Materials. PMC8125391 (9), DOI: 10.3390/ma14092386. OPEN ACCESS