Fraunhofer Institut für Werkstoffmechanik (IWM)

The Fraunhofer IWM is a R&D partner for industry and public contracting bodies concerning the topics of component and systems reliability, safety, durability and functionality.

Range of services at the Fraunhofer IWM

• Solutions to avoid and control defects, crack formation, deformation, fracture, failure, wear and fatigue in materials and components when taxed with mechanical, thermal, chemical or electrical loads

• Material characterization, component testing, damage analyses, failure diagnosis and microstructural analysis

• Materials modeling, process and component simulation on the atomic, microscopic and/or macroscopic scale

• Surface layer assessment, coatings, tribology, functionalization, bio-surface and interfacial analysis

• Process and material development