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Education/Professional experience
| 2002–2010 | Bundesrealgymnasium Villach Perau |
| 2011–2019 | Bachelor’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben (BSc) |
| 2019–2020 | Master’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria, with focus on Nonferrous Metallurgy and Material Science |
| 2020 | Graduation (Dipl.-Ing.) Topic: Mikrostrukturelle Charakterisierung einer Mg-Al-Ca-Mn-Legierung bei der Herstellung von Schmiedeteilen |
| 2021–present | PhD student and research associate at Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria CD-laboratory for advanced aluminium alloys |
PhD Thesis
Al-Mg-Si alloys with high content of Fe-containing primary phases
One of the biggest challenges in recycling aluminum is the highly diverse composition of aluminum scrap. Iron in particular poses a problem, as it gradually accumulates through the recycling of secondary aluminum and is difficult to remove by metallurgical means. In aluminum alloys it tends to form coarse primary phases, most of which reduce ductility and have a negative effect on forming processes. What if these otherwise harmful iron-containing phases could not only be rendered harmless by alloy design and adapted processing, but could also be used to positively influence the microstructure in wrought Al alloys? For this purpose, Al-Mg-Si alloys are modified with high iron and manganese contents. The focus is on improving the mechanical properties by using the iron‑rich phases to set an optimized microstructure.
Publications
Trink B., Weißensteiner I., Uggowitzer P.J., Strobel K., Hofer-Roblyek A., Pogatscher S.: Processing and microstructure–property relations of Al-Mg-Si-Fe crossover alloys, Acta Materialia, 257 (2023), 119160
Papenberg N., A. Arnoldt, B. Trink, P. Uggowitzer and S. Pogatscher: Closed die forging of a Mg-Al-Ca-Mn-Zn lean alloy. Materials Science and Engineering: A (2022), 857, 144079
B. Trink, I. Weißensteiner, P.J. Uggowitzer, K. Strobel and S. Pogatscher: High Fe content in Al-Mg-Si wrought alloys facilitates excellent mechanical properties, Scripta Materialia (2022), 114701
Presentations
Trink B.: Iron-rich intermetallic phases improving mechanical properties in Al-Mg-Si wrought alloys, THERMEC 2023 – International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials: Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications, Wien, Österreich, 2023
Trink B.: Wrought Al-Mg-Si alloys with high Fe content enable attractive mechanical properties. 18th International conference on aluminium alloys, Toyama, Japan, 2022
