I am a materials scientist at LKR Light Metals Technologies, a subsidiary of the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). We are based in Ranshofen, a town near Salzburg, Austria. I lead cooperative research projects, finding solutions that are beyond the frontier of knowledge and of high relevance to the aluminium and automotive industries. A focus of my research is materials characterization using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and other methods. Below, find some news and links to my published scientific work.

September 2022

David Stowe (Gatan) and I at Ranshofener Leichtmetalltage, Salzburg, Austria, 2022

Gatan recently anounced the launch of the commercial product based on our method, Cipher™, and I'm excited to share this with you: https://www.gatan.com/cipher-system-lithium-analysis

[1] Österreicher, J. A., Simson, C., Großalber, A., Frank, S., & Gneiger, S. (2021). Spatial lithium quantification by backscattered electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Scripta Materialia, 194, 113664.

[2] Lee, J., Mu, S., & Stowe, D. J. (2022). On the Accuracy of the Composition-by-difference Method for Determining Lithium Content in Oxides. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 28(S1), 548-550.

Selected publications

Hovden, S., Kronsteiner, J., Arnoldt, A., Horwatitsch, D., Kunschert, G., & Österreicher, J. A. (2024). Parameter study of extrusion simulation and grain structure prediction for 6xxx alloys with varied Fe content. Materials Today Communications, 38, 108128.

Österreicher, J. A., Arnoldt, A. R., Gneiger, S., & Kunschert, G. (2023). Tolerance of Al–Mg–Si Wrought Alloys for High Fe Contents: The Role of Effective Si. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 54(11), 4472-4480.

Österreicher, J. A., Nebeling, D., Grabner, F., Cerny, A., Zickler, G. A., Eriksson, J., ... & Schlögl, C. M. (2023). Secondary ageing and formability of an Al-Cu-Mg alloy (2024) in W and under-aged tempers. Materials & Design, 226, 111634.

Honaramooz, M. T., Morak, R., Pogatscher, S., Fritz-Popovski, G., Kremmer, T. M., Meisel, T. C., ... & Paris, O. (2023). Characterization of Zr-Containing Dispersoids in Al–Zn–Mg–Cu Alloys by Small-Angle Scattering. Materials, 16(3), 1213.

Watzl, G., Grünsteidl, C., Arnoldt, A., Nietsch, J. A., & Österreicher, J. A. (2022). In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of elastic parameters during natural aging in an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy (AA7075) sheet. Materialia, 26, 101600.

Arnoldt, A., Semmelrock, L., Soukup, D., & Österreicher, J. A. (2022). Analysis of second phase particles in metals using deep learning: Segmentation of nanoscale dispersoids in 6xxx series aluminum alloys (Al-Mg-Si). Materials Characterization, 191, 112138.

Arnoldt, A. R., Schiffl, A., Höppel, H. W., & Österreicher, J. A. (2022). Influence of different homogenization heat treatments on the microstructure and hot flow stress of the aluminum alloy AA6082. Materials Characterization, 191, 112129.

Österreicher, J. A. (2021). Combined cyclic deformation and artificial ageing of an Al-Mg-Si alloy. Materials Letters: X, 10, 100072.

Österreicher, J. A., Grabner, F., Tunes, M. A., Coradini, D. S., Pogatscher, S., & Schlögl, C. M. (2021). Two step–ageing of 7xxx series alloys with an intermediate warm-forming step. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 12, 1508-1515.

Österreicher, J. A., Simson, C., Großalber, A., Frank, S., & Gneiger, S. (2021). Spatial lithium quantification by backscattered electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Scripta Materialia, 194, 113664.

Österreicher, J. A., Tunes, M. A., Grabner, F., Arnoldt, A., Kremmer, T., Pogatscher, S., & Schlögl, C. M. (2020). Warm-forming of pre-aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy sheet. Materials & Design, 193, 108837.

Gneiger, S., Koutny, D., Senck, S., Schnall, M., Papenberg, N., & Klein, T. (2022). Wire-Based Additive Manufacturing of Magnesium Alloys. In Magnesium Technology 2022 (pp. 175-179). Springer, Cham.

Grabner, F., Österreicher, J. A., Gruber, B., Papenberg, N., Gerstner, F., Kirnstötter, S., & Schlögl, C. M. (2019). Cryogenic Forming of Al‐Mg Alloy Sheet for Car Outer Body Applications. Advanced Engineering Materials, 21(8), 1900089.

Schuster, P. A., Österreicher, J. A., Kirov, G., Sommitsch, C., Kessler, O., & Mukeli, E. (2019). Characterisation and comparison of process chains for producing automotive structural parts from 7xxx aluminium sheets. Metals, 9(3), 305.

Ryzy, M., Grabec, T., Österreicher, J. A., Hettich, M., & Veres, I. A. (2018). Measurement of coherent surface acoustic wave attenuation in polycrystalline aluminum. AIP Advances, 8(12), 125019.

Österreicher, J. A., Kirov, G., Gerstl, S. S., Mukeli, E., Grabner, F., & Kumar, M. (2018). Stabilization of 7xxx aluminium alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 740, 167-173.

Österreicher, J. A., Grabner, F., Schiffl, A., Schwarz, S., & Bourret, G. R. (2018). Information depth in backscattered electron microscopy of nanoparticles within a solid matrix. Materials Characterization, 138, 145-153.

Österreicher, J. A., Papenberg, N. P., Kumar, M., Ma, D., Schwarz, S., & Schlögl, C. M. (2017). Quantitative prediction of the mechanical properties of precipitation-hardened alloys with special application to Al–Mg–Si. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 703, 380-385.

Österreicher, J. A., Kumar, M., Schiffl, A., Schwarz, S., & Bourret, G. R. (2017). Secondary precipitation during homogenization of Al-Mg-Si alloys: Influence on high temperature flow stress. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 687, 175-180.

Österreicher, J. A., Kumar, M., Schiffl, A., Schwarz, S., Hillebrand, D., & Bourret, G. R. (2016). Sample preparation methods for scanning electron microscopy of homogenized Al-Mg-Si billets: A comparative study. Materials Characterization, 122, 63-69.

Österreicher, J. A., Schiffl, A., Falkinger, G., & Bourret, G. R. (2016, March). Microstructure and mechanical properties of high strength Al—Mg—Si—Cu profiles for safety parts. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 119, No. 1, p. 012028). IOP Publishing.