Dilatometric and Calorimetric Short‐Term Characterization Methods on 100Cr6 Micro Samples for High‐Throughput Investigations

Combining new processes for solidification, forming, and heat treatment on the micro as well as on the macro scale, the Collaborative Research Center “Farbige Zustände” develops a novel high‐throughput method for the research of new steel and aluminum alloys with advanced structural properties. These material scientific processes are accompanied by sample logistics and mathematical and computer science based methods for the analysis of large amounts of data. The presented subproject “thermal and thermo‐mechanical treatment” is intended to contribute to a wide range of multiscale adjustment of material properties by technical and, beyond this, novel heat treatment processes and process combinations. Therefore, fast dilatometric and calorimetric characterization methods are developed on the micro scale to act as high‐throughput descriptors for macroscopic material properties. First results compare experimental data of these two thermal analysis methods in which spherical steel samples of 100Cr6 (AISI 52100) with a diameter of 1 mm have been investigated.