"Alternating ductile and brittle cracking mode in 3rd generation steels : Is it detrimental to toughness ?" by Thibaut HEREMANS

The last decades have shown impressive progress regarding the strength and ductility compromise of steels. Yet, the resulting refined and complex microstructures lead to fracture mechanisms which are not captured by traditional forming and failure indicators. In this seminar, i will explore an unusual alternating ductile and brittle failure mechanism and shine the light on the underlying microstructural and micro-mechanical parameters governing it.

As a bonus, I will present to you some ready-to-use hardware and software methodologies I developed during my PhD journey to make my work easier. It intends to give you ideas on how to bring your own work to the next level. This will include DIC crack monitoring (attached illustration), image treatment and more. Work smarter, not harder!