NEW DATE – 3-7 JUNE 2024

This gathering brings together scientists, students, and engineers with a shared interest in Residual Stresses, a phenomenon that affects the physical properties of materials and surfaces across various scales. While its core focus lies in mechanical engineering and materials science, Residual Stresses also hold relevance in solid-state physics, life sciences, geology, and the chemical reactivity of solids. Managing residual stresses can unlock improved material and structural properties, such as enhanced fatigue life and geometrical stability. The analysis of residual stresses, being a highly sensitive parameter influenced by micro/nano-structure, provides valuable insights into the history of materials and structures. This conference offers an interactive platform for experts from diverse disciplines including mechanics, physics, optics, chemistry of solids, manufacturing, diffraction, and engineering. Attendees can exchange their perspectives and share recent advancements through experimental, theoretical, and numerical approaches.

Main Topics

• Diffraction Methods
• Mechanical Relaxation Methods
• Electron Microscopy Methods
• Acoustic Methods
• Electromagnetic Methods (incl. Barkhausen effect)
• Synchrotron and Neutron Approaches
• Instrumentation and devices
• Modelling of Residual Stresses
• Stresses in Microelectronics
• Stresses in Additive Manufacturing
• Microstructures, Composites and Nanomaterial
• Thin Films and Coatings
• Welding, Fatigue and Fracture
• Cold Working and Machining
• Heat Treatments and Phase Transformations