Last week, Mr. Daniel Knoop - research scientist in the department of lightweight materials -  successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Development of high-strength AlMgSi alloys for laser additive manufacturing taking into account thermal process control for in-situ precipitation hardening" in the doctoral colloquium. 

In laser additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, the chemical composition of the metallic powder and the process control can be used to influence the microstructure and thus the physical properties of the subsequent workpiece. In his research work, Mr. Knoop focused specifically on aluminium alloys in laser additive manufacturing and investigated their effects on the microstructure. A focus was on the thermal process control and precipitation hardening processes. Mr. Daniel Knoop has developed a new, innovative, process-optimised aluminium alloy for laser additive manufacturing in the powder bed, which has already been successfully patented. 

The Leibniz-IWT congratulates Mr. Knoop on this remarkable research achievement!