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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.

A man working with a microscope.

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.
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.

Publications

2024

Claudia Schwerz, Johan Moverare, Alain Kung, Benjamin A. Bircher, Dmitri Riabov, Lars Nyborg (2024) Reduction of oxygen content in laser powder bed fusion process atmosphere - Effects on stochastic defect formation and mechanical properties JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T, Vol. 30, p. 4667-4681 Continue to DOI
M. Gupta, X. -H Li, Ru Peng, A. Ottosson, P. Gillberg, J. Girgulis (2024) Understanding the effect of bondcoat surface treatment on enhanced lifetime of suspension plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings Surface & Coatings Technology, Vol. 482, Article 130716 Continue to DOI
Xiaoyu Sun, Xiaolong Li, Sheng Guo, Xin Yu, Lilong Zhu, Jianwei Teng, Liang Jiang, Johan Moverare, Xin-Hai Li, Ru Lin Peng (2024) Revealing microstructural degradation mechanism induced by interdiffusion between Amdry365 coating and IN792 superalloy Materials & design, Vol. 241, Article 112937 Continue to DOI

Doctoral studies

Doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering. Patrik Härnman, technician, and Magnus Kahlin, doctoral student.

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

Provstav

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

Three male scientist in laboratory

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.
Autumn at the Campus Valla and bikes.

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.
Two women with diploma and flowers.

Agnes and Emma awarded for their thesis

Civil engineers Agnes Karlén and Emma Torstensson received an award of SEK 30,000, for their master's thesis on composite materials .

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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Mattias Calmunger
Professor, Head of Division
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Guocai Chai
Adjunct Professor
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Patrik Härnman
Research Engineer
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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
Subhani Buddhika Kumarasinghe
PhD student
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
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Pavel Romanov
PhD student
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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
Associate Professor, Docent
Peter Skoglund
Adjunct Professor
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Svjetlana Stekovic
Senior Associate Professor
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Xiaoyu Sun
PhD student
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Prithwish Tarafder
Postdoc
Yuan Tian
PhD student
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Karin Wennersten
PhD student
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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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