Master Thesis Mechanism-based microstructure modeling of steels during heat treatment

At Bosch Research, research meets application. Around 1,750 experts around the world develop the technologies of tomorrow — and beyond. Our researchers are involved in around a quarter of the patent applications filed by Bosch. On the one hand, we help all Bosch divisions to develop the next generation of products or the generation after that. On the other hand, we look far into the future: with our partners in science and industry, we identify technologies and trends which will shape our lives in the future and make them usable for the entire company.

Tasks:

• Introduction to mechanism-based modeling of microstructure in steels during heat treatment
• Development and refinement of modeling approaches for predicting and describing specific
  microstructural phenomena
• Integration of the model into an existing multiscale simulation for lifetime assessment considering
  microstructure
• Parameterization and validation of the model by comparison with literature data and existing
  experimental results
• Documentation and presentation of the results

Profile:

• Education: in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Computational Engineering, Physics or comparable
• Experience: in modeling and simulation (e.g. Abaqus), programming (e.g. Python / Fortran) as well as microstructure and heat treatment of metals
• Personality: Teamplayer with good self organization
• Languages: fluent in German or English

The thesis can be done in German or English, according to your preference