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Johan Moverare

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My research focus is on the mechanical properties of metallic materials intended for load-bearing structures. The link between the materials microstructure and mechanical properties, the deformation and failure mechanisms are of interest.

Mechanical properties of metallic materials

Johan Moverare is a professor in Engineering Materials at the Department of Management and Engineering. He is leading the research group in mechanical properties of structural materials.

The research is often carried out in an interdisciplinary way involving advanced mechanical test methods, high-resolution microscopy of deformation and damage mechanisms as well as material modelling of the observed phenomena. Johan Moverare has close links to parts of the Swedish industry and is very open for industrial co-operations. In addition to an academic career Johan Moverare also has industrial experience and has been working full time for 10 years as a specialist at Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB.

Main research interests:
  • Thermomechanical fatigue of high temperature materials
  • Mechanical properties and material modeling of engineering materials
  • Effects of in-service degradation on mechanical properties
  • Relationship between processing, microstructure and the mechanical properties of engineering materials
  • Superalloys 
  • Additive manufacturing

Research areas

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Mechanical properties of structural materials

We work with a series of advanced mechanical tests methods to determine the mechanical properties of a material. By combining these methods with microstructural investigations we can study the active deformation and damage mechanisms.
Two scientists in 3D-lab.

Additive manufacturing

3D-printing will have a huge impact on the manufacturing industry in the years to come, and a better understanding of the material properties of AM manufactured parts is vital to fully utilize the potential of this fairly new technology.

Research projects

Microstructure and mechanical properties of additive manufactured superalloy

High quality and high performance of additive manufactured (3D-printed) material requires good control of the microstructure of the materials.

3D printing for critical aeronautical applications

Additive manufacturing (3D-printing) makes impossible designs possible and could be the start of the 3:rd industrial revolution which will change the way we look at production and development.

Publications

2025

Linda Squillaci, Magnus Neikter, Thomas Hansson, Robert Pederson, Johan Moverare (2025) Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated using powder bed fusion-laser beam additive manufacturing process: Effect of hot isostatic pressing Materials Science & Engineering: A, Vol. 931, Article 148226 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Elina Akbarzadeh Chiniforoush, Tahereh Gholizadeh, Mohammadreza Jandaghi, Johan Moverare, C. Hakan Gur (2025) Impact of active to inert shielding gas transition on the corrosion behavior of wire arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel Materials & design, Vol. 253, Article 113907 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hesam Pouraliakbar, Hamed Jamshidi Aval, Mohammadreza Jandaghi, Sang Hun Shim, Johan Moverare, Yong-Sang Na, Gholamreza Khalaj, Vahid Fallah (2025) Synergistic impact of tool geometry and heat input on microstructure and texture development in friction stir processed AA6061-Graphene nanocomposites Materials Today Communications, Vol. 45, Article 112371 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Pritwish Tarafder, Jinghao Xu, Anton Wiberg, Johan Moverare (2025) Assessing the effect of scan strategies on the structure-property relationship in electron beam powder bed fusion processed 316L stainless steel Materials & design, Vol. 253, Article 113837 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Hesam Pouraliakbar, Mohammadreza Jandaghi, Hamed Jamshidi Aval, Sang Hun Shim, Johan Moverare, Yong-Sang Na, Gholamreza Khalaj, Vahid Fallah (2025) An EBSD study on microstructure and texture development in graphene-reinforced Al-Mg-Si nanocomposites via FSP Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol. 35, p. 685-701 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

News

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A conference of great relevance in additive manufacturing

LiU hosted The Swedish academic conference for additive manufacturing of metals in January 2025
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The art of printing a hip bone

Being able to 3D print various products may change processes in various areas, from the manufacturing industry to healthcare.
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Research at IEI holds a high standard

Stanford University has recently released an updated list of the top two percent most cited researchers globally, and it is gratifying to note that once again, several distinguished researchers from IEI are represented on the list.

Organisation

Microstructure of steel.

Engineering Materials (KMAT)

The Division of Engineering Materials explore the relationships between microstructure and properties of mainly metallic materials but also ceramics, composites and polymers for engineering applications.
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Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.
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About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

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