Christian Fleißner-Rieger, former doctoral student at the Chair of Physical Metallurgy, was awarded for his dissertation, entitled "Titanium Base Alloys for Laser Powder Bed Fusion" by the Fahrzeugverband Jubiläumsstiftung. Funded and supported by Pankl Racing Systems and voestalpine in Kapfenberg, his doctoral thesis dealt with the additive manufacturing of conventional as well as self-developed titanium alloys for racing applications. Mr. Fleißner-Rieger has found process parameters that lead to the formation of a special phase that is able to reduce internal stresses caused during additive manufacturing. At the same time, the components have excellent mechanical properties. The award ceremony took place on July 11, 2023 in the auditorium of Graz University of Technology.
