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Aluminium Alloys

Kristin Qvale: Bridging the Gap 

  • 27. June 2022
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Kristin Qvale is an expert in energy absorption and fractures in aluminium components, such as the crash boxes in cars. The key to knowledge lies in the microstructures. Any change here affects the whole component’s behaviour.

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    Digital Design of Aluminium – From Particles to Products

  • 20. June 2022
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Marcos Fernandez’s research brings us closer to that day when physical tests become history. His efforts also pave the way for safer cars, planes, ships, and other structures.

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    A Tailormade Approach to the Design of Aluminium Alloys

  • 16. May 2022
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    They are incomprehensibly small but have a significant impact on the safety of aluminium structures. Dr Asle Joachim Tomstad pinpoints the importance of primary particles. 

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    Into the Secrets of the Soft Zones

  • 28. February 2022
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Research Scientist Anette Brocks Hagen at SINTEF have a fascination for deformation and failure in materials. She delves deep to reveal precisely why and where they occur, and now she is preparing to share news on some exciting findings.

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    The Art of Modelling Aluminium Atoms

  • 15. December 2020
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    Because he can simulate how atoms behave when aluminium is deformed, Jonas Frafjord knows better than most that the devil is in the details.

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    Better Tools to Predict Ductile Failure in Aluminium Alloys

  • 24. November 2020
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    What happens inside a material before it breaks and fails? How do deformations and cracks occur, and how do they propagate?

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    Emil Christiansen has Received Early Career Researcher Award 

  • 3. September 2020
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    «To receive an ECR means a lot to me. It tells me that my work is recognised for its quality and importance», says Postdoc researcher at CASA, Emil Christiansen. 

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    Susanne Thomesen: The Provider of Inside Information

  • 13. November 2019
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    By extensive use of experiments, Susanne Thomesen uncovers the secrets of aluminium. The inside information fills in the big picture under construction by Toppforsk project FractAl.

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    Bjørn H. Frodal Digs Deep for Damage and Failure

  • 2. September 2019
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    New knowledge on how to predict the behaviour of elements impossible to see with the naked eye.

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    Rocking Around at The Nanoscale

  • 26. September 2019
  • Sølvi Waterloo Normannsen
  • The following is an excerpt.

    What happens deep inside aluminium when the material is bent and pulled to fracture? Emil Christiansen knows.

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