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

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

Doctoral studies

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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

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