Christopher Zenk

2025

• Karpstein N., Laplanche G., Saksena A., Zehl R., Bezold A., Horst OM., Bürger D., Kostka A., Zenk C., Neumeier S., Gault B., Ludwig A., Fries SG., Spiecker E.:
  Microscopic mechanism of the L12–D019 phase transformation in a Co-base single crystal superalloy
  In: Acta Materialia 282 (2025), Article No.: 120416
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120416
• Knowles AJ., Zenk C.:
  BCC-superalloys: Perspectives and challenges
  In: Scripta Materialia 267 (2025), Article No.: 116761
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116761
• Ma K., Cheng S., Ma X., Blackburn T., Knowles AJ., An K., Santisteban J., Sun F., Zenk C., Ferreirós PA.:
  Lattice misfit design and characterisation in BCC superalloys
  In: Scripta Materialia 267 (2025), Article No.: 116802
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116802
• Merle B., Walker CC., Zenk C., Pharr GM.:
  High strain rate persistence of the strength anomaly in the L12 intermetallic compound Ni3Si evidenced by nanoindentation testing
  In: Acta Materialia 284 (2025), Article No.: 120598
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120598
• Schliephake D., Ramdoss SR., Vikram RJ., Falcão G., Galgon F., Thota H., Hinrichs F., Zenk C., Kauffmann A., Eggeler Y., Suwas S., Schwaiger R., Heilmaier M.:
  Microstructure and mechanical properties of a laser-based directed energy deposited Mo-Si-Ti alloy
  In: Journal of Materials Science (2025)
  ISSN: 0022-2461
  DOI: 10.1007/s10853-025-11158-0
• Wang Q., Wang Z., Wang R., Knowles AJ., Zenk C., Song G., Lee C., Liaw PK., Wang T.:
  Mechanical behavior of BCC-superalloys
  In: Scripta Materialia (2025), Article No.: 116748
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2025.116748

2024

• Bandorf J., Kirzinger A., Zenk C., Pang HT., Rae CM., Stone HJ., Neumeier S.:
  On the Evolution of the γ/γ′ Lattice Misfit and TCP Phase Precipitation in a Highly Alloyed Single Crystalline Ni-Base Superalloy
  15th International Symposium on Superalloys, ISS 2024 (Pennsylvania, PA, USA, 8. September 2024 - 12. September 2024)
  In: Jonathan Cormier, Ian Edmonds, Stephane Forsik, Paraskevas Kontis, Corey O’Connell, Timothy Smith, Akane Suzuki, Sammy Tin, Jian Zhang (ed.): Minerals, Metals and Materials Series 2024
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63937-1_7
• Bezold A., Vollhüter J., Karpstein N., Lenz M., Subramanyam AP., Zenk C., Hammerschmidt T., Spiecker E., Göken M., Neumeier S.:
  Segregation-induced strength anomalies in complex single-crystalline superalloys
  In: Communications Materials 5 (2024), Article No.: 8
  ISSN: 2662-4443
  DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024-00447-x
• Gaag T., Heidowitzsch M., Galgon F., Körner C., Zenk C.:
  A Novel Approach for Rapid Material Library Generation Using Laser-Remelting
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials 26 (2024), Article No.: 2301316
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.202301316
• Gaag T., Weidinger J., Bandorf J., Lux V., Wahlmann B., Neumeier S., Zenk C., Körner C.:
  Experimental Validation of Property Models and Databases for Computational Superalloy Design
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials (2024)
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.202401051
• Kammermeier E., Weidinger J., Ionov I., Ramsperger M., Wahlmann B., Körner C., Zenk C.:
  Accelerating Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing
  15th International Symposium on Superalloys, ISS 2024 (Pennsylvania, PA, 8. September 2024 - 12. September 2024)
  In: Jonathan Cormier, Ian Edmonds, Stephane Forsik, Paraskevas Kontis, Corey O’Connell, Timothy Smith, Akane Suzuki, Sammy Tin, Jian Zhang (ed.): Minerals, Metals and Materials Series 2024
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63937-1_11
• Schulze H., Zenk C., Körner C.:
  Improving Microstructural Homogeneity of Investment-Cast Single-Crystalline Ni-Base Superalloys by Using Fluidized Carbon Bed Cooling
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials (2024)
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.202302123

2023

• Feng L., Shi R., Zenk C., Mills MJ., Wang Y.:
  Phase field modeling of shearing processes of a dual-lobed γ″|γ′|γ″ coprecipitate
  In: Acta Materialia 246 (2023), Article No.: 118693
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118693
• Hagen S., Haußmann L., Wahlmann B., Gebhardt F., Abu-Khousa B., Weiser M., Neumeier S., Zenk C., Virtanen S.:
  Influence of the W and Ta content on the High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Multinary Co/Ni-Based Superalloys at 1050 °C and 1150 °C
  In: High Temperature Corrosion of Materials (2023)
  ISSN: 2731-8397
  DOI: 10.1007/s11085-023-10183-1
• Köbrich M., Förner A., Volz N., Zenk C., Fries SG., Göken M., Neumeier S.:
  Influence of refractory and platinum group metals on the microstructure and thermo-physical properties of Co-Al-W-based superalloys
  In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds 947 (2023), Article No.: 169542
  ISSN: 0925-8388
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169542
• Morales LA., Bezold A., Förner A., Holz H., Merle B., Neumeier S., Körner C., Zenk C.:
  Influence of Cu Addition and Microstructural Configuration on the Creep Resistance and Mechanical Properties of an Fe-Based alpha/alpha '/alpha '' Superalloy
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials (2023)
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.202201652
• Xue F., Bezold A., Volz N., Kirchmayer A., Zenk C., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  Influence of the γ′ Volume Fraction on the High-Temperature Strength of Single Crystalline Co–Al–W–Ta Superalloys
  In: Crystals 13 (2023), Article No.: 1095
  ISSN: 2073-4352
  DOI: 10.3390/cryst13071095

2022

• Bezold A., Volz N., Lenz M., Karpstein N., Zenk C., Spiecker E., Göken M., Neumeier S.:
  Quantification of the temperature-dependent evolution of defect structures in a CoNi-base superalloy
  In: Acta Materialia 227 (2022), Article No.: 117702
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117702
• Galgon F., Melzer D., Zenk C., Dzugan J., Körner C.:
  Miniature mechanical testing of LMD-fabricated compositionally & microstructurally graded γ titanium aluminides
  In: Journal of Materials Research (2022)
  ISSN: 0884-2914
  DOI: 10.1557/s43578-022-00801-0
• Luo N., Galgon F., Krauß S., Morales LA., Merle B., Zenk C., Körner C.:
  Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties in Zr–Cu–Al–Nb bulk metallic glass composites prepared by laser metal deposition
  In: Intermetallics 140 (2022), Article No.: 107393
  ISSN: 0966-9795
  DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2021.107393
• Luo N., Huber F., Ciftci N., Wahl L., Bezold A., Neumeier S., Uhlenwinkel V., Travitzky N., Schmidt M., Zenk C., Körner C.:
  Laser powder bed fusion of FeCoBSiNb-Cu bulk metallic glass composites: Processing, microstructure and mechanical properties
  In: Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 849 (2022), Article No.: 143405
  ISSN: 0921-5093
  DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2022.143405
• Morales Victoria L., Luo N., Li K., Zenk C., Körner C.:
  On stabilizing an α/α′/α″ microstructure in ferritic superalloys
  In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds 911 (2022), Article No.: 164996
  ISSN: 0925-8388
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164996

2021

• Bezold A., Volz N., Lenz M., Zenk C., Spiecker E., Mills MJ., Göken M., Neumeier S.:
  Yielding behavior of a single-crystalline γ'-strengthened Co-Ti-Cr superalloy
  In: Scripta Materialia 200 (2021), p. 113928
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.113928
• Gaag T., Ritter N., Peters A., Volz N., Gruber D., Neumeier S., Zenk C., Körner C.:
  Improving the Effectiveness of the Solid-Solution-Strengthening Elements Mo, Re, Ru and W in Single-Crystalline Nickel-Based Superalloys
  In: Metals 11 (2021), Article No.: 1707
  ISSN: 2075-4701
  DOI: 10.3390/met11111707
• Mukhopadhyay S., Sriram H., Zenk C., Didomizio R., Detor AJ., Hayes RW., Viswanathan GB., Wang Y., Mills MJ.:
  Creep behavior of compact γ′-γ′′ coprecipitation strengthened in718-variant superalloy
  In: Metals 11 (2021), Article No.: 1897
  ISSN: 2075-4701
  DOI: 10.3390/met11121897
• Volz N., Xue F., Zenk C., Bezold A., Gabel S., Subramanyam AP., Drautz R., Hammerschmidt T., Makineni SK., Gault B., Göken M., Neumeier S.:
  Understanding creep of a single-crystalline Co-Al-W-Ta superalloy by studying the deformation mechanism, segregation tendency and stacking fault energy
  In: Acta Materialia 214 (2021), p. 117019
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117019
• Zenk CH., Feng L., Mcallister D., Wang Y., Mills MJ.:
  Shearing mechanisms of co-precipitates in IN718
  In: Acta Materialia 220 (2021), Article No.: 117305
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117305

2020

• Bezold A., Volz N., Xue F., Zenk CH., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  On the Precipitation-Strengthening Contribution of the Ta-Containing Co3(Al,W)-Phase to the Creep Properties of γ/γ′ Cobalt-Base Superalloys
  In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 51 (2020), p. 1567-1574
  ISSN: 1073-5623
  DOI: 10.1007/s11661-020-05626-2
• He J., Zenk C., Zhou X., Neumeier S., Raabe D., Gault B., Makineni SK.:
  On the atomic solute diffusional mechanisms during compressive creep deformation of a Co-Al-W-Ta single crystal superalloy
  In: Acta Materialia 184 (2020), p. 86-99
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.11.035
• Slone C., LaRosa CR., Zenk CH., George EP., Ghazisaeidi M., Mills MJ.:
  Deactivating deformation twinning in medium-entropy CrCoNi with small additions of aluminum and titanium
  In: Scripta Materialia 178 (2020), p. 295-300
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.11.053
• Volz N., Zenk C., Halvaci T., Matuszewska K., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  Castability and Recrystallization Behavior of γ′-Strengthened Co-Base Superalloys
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51834-9_88
• Xue F., Zenk C., Freund L., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  Understanding raft formation and precipitate shearing during double minimum creep in a γ′-strengthened single crystalline Co-base superalloy
  In: Philosophical Magazine (2020)
  ISSN: 1478-6443
  DOI: 10.1080/14786435.2020.1836415
• Zenk C., Volz N., Bezold A., Huber LK., Eggeler Y., Spiecker E., Göken M., Neumeier S.:
  The Effect of Alloying on the Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Co–Ti–Cr-Based Superalloys
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51834-9_89
• Zenk C., Volz N., Zenk C., Felfer P., Neumeier S.:
  Impact of the Co/Ni-Ratio on Microstructure, Thermophysical Properties and Creep Performance of Multi-Component γ′-Strengthened Superalloys
  In: Crystals 10 (2020), p. 1058
  ISSN: 2073-4352
  DOI: 10.3390/cryst10111058

2019

• Lenz M., Eggeler Y., Müller J., Zenk C., Volz N., Wollgramm P., Eggeler G., Neumeier S., Göken M., Spiecker E.:
  Tension/Compression asymmetry of a creep deformed single crystal Co-base superalloy
  In: Acta Materialia 166 (2019), p. 597-610
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.12.053
• Weiser M., Galetz MC., Zschau HE., Zenk C., Neumeier S., Göken M., Virtanen S.:
  Influence of Co to Ni ratio in γ′-strengthened model alloys on oxidation resistance and the efficacy of the halogen effect at 900 °C
  In: Corrosion Science (2019)
  ISSN: 0010-938X
  DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2019.05.007

2018

• Makineni SK., Kumar A., Lenz M., Kontis P., Meiners T., Zenk C., Zaefferer S., Eggeler G., Neumeier S., Spiecker E., Raabe D., Gault B.:
  On the diffusive phase transformation mechanism assisted by extended dislocations during creep of a single crystal CoNi-based superalloy
  In: Acta Materialia (2018), p. 362-371
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.05.074
• Volz N., Zenk C., Cherukuri R., Kalfhaus T., Weiser M., Makineni SK., Betzing C., Lenz M., Gault B., Fries SG., Schreuer J., Vassen R., Virtanen S., Raabe D., Spiecker E., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Single Crystalline Co-base Superalloys
  In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science (2018), p. 1-11
  ISSN: 1073-5623
  DOI: 10.1007/s11661-018-4705-1
• Xue F., Zenk C., Freund L., Hoelzel M., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  Double minimum creep in the rafting regime of a single-crystal Co-base superalloy
  In: Scripta Materialia 142 (2018), p. 129-132
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.08.039
• Zenk C.:
  Systematische Untersuchungen zum Einfluss wichtiger Legierungselemente in Co-Basis und Co/Ni-Basis Superlegierungen: Thermophysikalische und mechanische Eigenschaften (Dissertation, 2018)
  URL: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fau/frontdoor/index/index/docId/9641

2017

• Kolb M., Zenk C., Kirzinger A., Povstugar I., Raabe D., Neumeier S., Göken M.:
  Influence of rhenium on γ′-strengthened cobalt-base superalloys
  In: Journal of Materials Research 32 (2017), p. 2551-2559
  ISSN: 0884-2914
  DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2017.242
• Zenk C., Povstugar I., Li R., Rinaldi F., Neumeier S., Raabe D., Göken M.:
  A novel type of Co-Ti-Cr-base γ/γ′ superalloys with low mass density
  In: Acta Materialia 135 (2017), p. 244-251
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.06.024

2016

• Hammerschmidt T., Koßmann J., Zenk C., Neumeier S., Göken M., Lopez-Galilea I., Mujica Roncery L., Huth S., Kostka A., Theisen W., Drautz R.:
  The role of local chemical composition for TCP phase precipitation in Ni-base and Co-base superalloys
  13th International Symposium on Superalloys, SUPERALLOYS 2016
  DOI: 10.1002/9781119075646.ch10
• Neumeier S., Rehman HU., Neuner J., Zenk C., Michel S., Schuwalow S., Rogal J., Drautz R., Göken M.:
  Diffusion of solutes in fcc Cobalt investigated by diffusion couples and first principles kinetic Monte Carlo
  In: Acta Materialia 106 (2016), p. 304-312
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2016.01.028
• Zenk C., Bauer A., Goik P., Neumeier S., Stone HJ., Göken M.:
  Microstructure, Lattice Misfit, and High-Temperature Strength of γ′-Strengthened Co-Al-W-Ge Model Superalloys
  In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 47 (2016), p. 2141-2149
  ISSN: 1073-5623
  DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3408-8
• Zenk C., Neumeier S., Engl N., Fries SG., Dolotko O., Weiser M., Virtanen S., Göken M.:
  Intermediate Co/Ni-base model superalloys - Thermophysical properties, creep and oxidation
  In: Scripta Materialia 112 (2016), p. 83-86
  ISSN: 1359-6462
  DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.09.018
• Zenk C., Neumeier S., Kolb M., Volz N., Fries SG., Dolotko O., Povstugar I., Raabe D., Göken M.:
  The role of the base element in γ′ strengthened cobalt/nickel-base superalloys
  13th International Symposium on Superalloys, SUPERALLOYS 2016
  DOI: 10.1002/9781119075646.ch103

2015

• Lopez-Galilea I., Zenk C., Neumeier S., Huth S., Theisen W., Göken M.:
  The thermal stability of intermetallic compounds in an as-cast SX co-base superalloy
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials 17 (2015), p. 741-747
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.201400249

2014

• Bhowmik A., Neumeier S., Barnard JS., Zenk C., Göken M., Rae CMF., Stone HJ.:
  Microstructure and mechanical properties of Cr-Ta-Si Laves phase-based alloys at elevated temperatures
  In: Philosophical Magazine 94 (2014), p. 3914-3944
  ISSN: 1478-6443
  DOI: 10.1080/14786435.2014.971086
• Povstugar I., Choi PP., Neumeier S., Bauer A., Zenk C., Göken M., Raabe D.:
  Elemental partitioning and mechanical properties of Ti- and Ta-containing Co-Al-W-base superalloys studied by atom probe tomography and nanoindentation
  In: Acta Materialia 78 (2014), p. 78-85
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.06.020
• Zenk C., Neumeier S., Stone HJ., Göken M.:
  Mechanical properties and lattice misfit of γ/γ' strengthened Co-base superalloys in the Co-W-Al-Ti quaternary system
  In: Intermetallics 55 (2014), p. 28-39
  ISSN: 0966-9795
  DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2014.07.006