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Engineering Materials (KMAT)

Students, professors and researchers at 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.

Education

We are giving courses in materials science and engineering at both basic and advanced levels to around 400 engineering students each year. Since materials science is a practical subject we combine theoretical studies with hands-on exercises within our laboratory.

Our undergraduate courses are taken by students on engineering programmes:

  • Mechanical Engineering,
  • Design and Product Development Engineering,
  • Energy, Environment and Management,
  • Industrial Engineering and Management,
  • Master programme in Mechanical engineering.

It is also possible to make a thesis project within the subject Engineering Materials; either in a company or within our laboratory. Please contact Johan Moverare if you are interested.

Research

Our research leads to the synthesis of improved materials. We study the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties, environmental impact and degradation of material properties, and fatigue and durability of material under service like conditions.

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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.
High temperature coatings.

Surface engineering for performance and durability

What can be done to protect metallic components operating at high temperatures? how can we increase the fatigue resistance of structural components? Surface modification for better performance and durability is the main focus of our research.
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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.

Publications

2025

Yuan Tian, Jinghao Xu, Ru Peng, Mattias Calmunger, Johan Moverare (2025) Enhanced fatigue resistance from metastable phase transformation in cold drawn austenitic stainless steel 316L Materials Science & Engineering: A, Vol. 924, Article 147848 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Johan Moverare, R. J. Lancaster, J. Jones, Svjetlana Stekovic, M. T. Whittaker (2025) A Review of Recent Advances in the Understanding of Thermomechanical Fatigue Durability and Failure Mechanisms in Nickel-Based Superalloys Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Jingchen Li, Jian He, Ru Peng, Hongbo Guo (2025) Oxidation resistance and diffusion inhibiting effect of continuous Re-base layer between PtAl coating and advanced Ni3Al-base single crystal superalloy Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 1013, Article 178581 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Doctoral studies

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Doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is a discipline of engineering sciences based on classical mechanics. In a broader sense, it covers disciplines from product development and design engineering to construction materials and computational mechanics.

Read more about our Laboratory

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Engineering Materials Laboratory

A team of qualified test engineers and material testers perform wide-range of mechanical tests. We can offer mechanical testing, X-ray diffraction, heat treatment, materials characterisation and phase diagram simulation.

News and Reportage

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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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Linköping University launches new advanced composite laboratory

LiU Composite Laboratory (LCL) is the name of a newly established laboratory at Linköping University. Here, research into polymer composite materials will be conducted in collaboration with industry and other universities.
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Advancing Aerospace: A project on hybrid glass and carbon fiber composites

LiU is participating in a new research project, in collaboration with Saab and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), to test composite materials under various temperatures and mechanical loads.

Additive Manufacturing Conference 2025

In the heat chamber in the 3D-printer for prints in metal.

The Swedish Arena for Additive Manufacturing of Metals - Conference 2025

Welcome to this academic conference at Linköping University, arranged by the Swedish Arena for Additive Manufacturing of Metals.

Contact

Head of Division

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Mattias Calmunger

Professor, Head of Division

Director of studies

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Viktor Norman

Associate Professor, Docent

General information

Anna Brolin

Administrator

Staff

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Henry Boyle
Research Engineer
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Mattias Calmunger
Professor, Head of Division
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Rana Elsayed
PhD student
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Aristea Giannakopoulou
PhD student
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Mohammadreza Jandaghi
Postdoc
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Sten Johansson
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Magnus Kahlin
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Ebba Kihlberg
PhD student
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Subhani Buddhika Kumarasinghe
PhD student
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Freddy Leijon
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Khurshid Malik
Postdoc
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Johan Moverare
Professor
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Viktor Norman
Associate Professor, Docent
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Ru Peng
Professor Emerita
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Rodger Romero Ramirez
Research Engineer
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Mohamed Sahbi Loukil
Senior Associate Professor
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Mikael Segersäll
Senior Associate Professor
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Peter Skoglund
Adjunct Professor
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Svjetlana Stekovic
Senior Associate Professor
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Prithwish Tarafder
Postdoc
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Yuan Tian
PhD student
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Karin Wennersten
Research Engineer
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Jinghao Xu
Principal Research Engineer

Address

Visiting Address

Division of Engineering Materials
Hans Meijers väg
A Building, entrance 13-19, Campus Valla
Linköping, Sweden

Postal Address

Linköping University
Department of Management and Engineering
Division of Engineering Materials
581 83 Linköping
Sweden

Organisation

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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.
Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

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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