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.

Calendar

31 March 2023

15 May 2023

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.

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.

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.

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

2023

Doctoral studies

Doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering

A classic engineering field joining technology, physics, materials science and mathematics. Our university is conducting advanced research in areas such as fluid and mechatronic systems, machine design, and applied thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

News and Reportage

Additive manufacturing

IEI researchers among the world´s most cited

Stanford University has recently published an update of the list of the two percent most cited scientists in the world. And again several researchers at IEI are on the list.

Surface engineering for performance and durability

Contact

Head of Division

Director of studies

General information

Staff

Mattias Calmunger

Senior associate professor, Head of Division

Guocai Chai

Adjunct Professor

Patrik Härnman

Research Engineer

Sten Johansson

Magnus Kahlin

Adjunct Associate Professor

Ebba Kihlberg

PhD student

Subhani Buddhika Kumarasinghe

PhD student

Freddy Leijon

Johan Moverare

Professor

Viktor Norman

Assistant professor, Docent

Ru Peng

Professor

Pavel Romanov

PhD student

Rodger Romero Ramirez

Research Engineer

Mohamed Sahbi Loukil

Senior associate professor

Mikael Segersäll

Associate professor, Docent

Peter Skoglund

Xiaoyu Sun

PhD student

Yuan Tian

PhD student

Karin Wennersten

PhD student

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

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.

Calendar

31 March 2023

15 May 2023

Education

Research

Mechanical properties of structural materials

Surface engineering for performance and durability

Additive manufacturing

Publications

2023

Doctoral studies

Doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering

Read more about our Laboratory

Engineering Materials Laboratory

News and Reportage

Additive manufacturing

IEI researchers among the world´s most cited

Surface engineering for performance and durability

Female role model of the year in aeronautics

The Thulin gold medal for Petter Krus

Begining of the new international collaboration

Bala from India got UTMIS stipendium

IEI invests in additive manufacturing

Researcher dives deep into the hidden world of stainless steel

International collaboration in the area of polymeric composite materials

Newassociate professor develops composite material research at LiU

New material can increase boiler efficiency

Mechanical properties of structural materials

Fatigue performance of composite laminates after impact

Innovative and cost-effective manufacturing out of autoclave for composite

Additive manufacture changes materials

New materials increase gas turbines efficiency

New surface treatments can improve gas turbine efficiency

MADAM

Heat resistant austenitic alloys

3D printing for critical aeronautical applications

Microstructure and mechanical properties of additive manufactured superalloy

DevTMF

Flexturbine

Contact

Head of Division

Director of studies

General information

Staff

Address

Visiting Address

Postal Address

Organisation

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

About LiU

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