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Professor Sophie Primig
Professor

Professor Sophie Primig

  • Graduate Certificate of Management (2021), Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW Sydney
  • Graduate Certificate of University Learning and Teaching (2018), UNSW Sydney
  • Ph.D. in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering (2012), Montanuniversitaet Leoben (Austria)
  • M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering (2008), Montanuniversitaet Leoben (Austria)
Science
School of Materials Science & Engineering
  • Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 2023 - current
  • UNSW Scientia Program, 2019 - 2022
  • ARC DECRA Fellow, 2018 - 2020
  • Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia, 2015 - 2022
  • Senior Scientist and Head of the ‘High Performance Materials and Steels’ group, Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Montanuniversitaet Leoben (Austria), 2013 - 2015
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Christian Doppler Laboratory 'Early Stages of Precipitation', Montanuniversitaet Leoben (Austria), 2012 - 2013
Phone
+61 2 9385-5284
E-mail
s.primig@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 346, Hilmer Building, E10 Kensington, New South Wales, 2033 Australia
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    2021, 'Electron Microscopy Methods', in Encyclopedia of Materials: Metals and Alloys, Elsevier, pp. 203 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819726-4.00031-4
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Farabi E; Klein T; Schnall M; Primig S, 2023, 'Effects of high deposition rate during cold metal transfer additive manufacturing on microstructure and properties of Ti-6Al-4V', Additive Manufacturing, 71, pp. 103592 - 103592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103592
    Journal articles | 2023
    Schulz B; Leitner T; Primig S, 2023, 'In-situ observation of the incipient melting of borides and its effect on the hot-workability of Ni-based superalloys', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 956, pp. 170324 - 170324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.170324
    Journal articles | 2023
    Theska F; Tse WF; Schulz B; Buerstmayr R; Street SR; Lison-Pick M; Primig S, 2023, 'Review of Microstructure–Mechanical Property Relationships in Cast and Wrought Ni-Based Superalloys with Boron, Carbon, and Zirconium Microalloying Additions', Advanced Engineering Materials, 25, pp. 2201514 - 2201514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.202201514
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Advancing analytical electron microscopy methodologies to characterise microstructural features in superalloys', Ultramicroscopy, 247, pp. 113699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113699
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Dynamic recrystallisation via nucleation at distorted twins in a Ni-based superalloy', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 936, pp. 168318 - 168318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.168318
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'Investigation and Simulation of the Effects of nm-Scale γ′ Precipitates on the Recrystallization of Ni-based Superalloys', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 54, pp. 2259 - 2276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07008-w
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'On the control of nanoprecipitation in directly aged Alloy 718 via hot deformation parameters', Scripta Materialia, 226, pp. 115266 - 115266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115266
    Journal articles | 2022
    Haines MP; Rielli VV; Primig S; Haghdadi N, 2022, 'Powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: a review of the main microstructural constituents and characterization techniques', Journal of Materials Science, 57, pp. 14135 - 14187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07501-4
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kwabena Adomako N; Haghdadi N; Primig S, 2022, 'Electron and laser-based additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: A review of heterogeneities in microstructure and mechanical properties', Materials and Design, 223, pp. 111245 - 111245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111245
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Additively manufactured Haynes-282 monoliths containing thin wall struts of varying thicknesses', Additive Manufacturing, 59, pp. 103120 - 103120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103120
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Advanced quantification of the site-occupancy in ordered multi-component intermetallics using atom probe tomography', Intermetallics, 145, pp. 107538 - 107538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107538
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Correlative Approach for Atom Probe Sample Preparation of Interfaces Using Plasma Focused Ion Beam Without Lift-Out', Microscopy and Microanalysis, 28, pp. 998 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927621000349
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Editorial: The June 2022 cover paper', Journal of Materials Science, 57, pp. 9527 - 9529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07261-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Enhancing the repassivation ability and localised corrosion resistance of an additively manufactured duplex stainless steel by post-processing heat treatment', Corrosion Science, 198, pp. 110106 - 110106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110106
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Evidence of in-situ Cu clustering as a function of laser power during laser powder bed fusion of 17–4 PH stainless steel', Scripta Materialia, 219, pp. 114896 - 114896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114896
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties in 2205 duplex stainless steels during additive manufacturing and heat treatment', Materials Science and Engineering A, 835, pp. 142695 - 142695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2022.142695
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Expanding the Limits of Atom Probe Crystallographic Analysis', Microscopy and Microanalysis, 28, pp. 756 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927622003464
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Formation of a transition V-rich structure during the α' to α + β phase transformation process in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4 V', Acta Materialia, 235, pp. 118104 - 118104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118104
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Formation of intergranular phases in precipitation hardening nickel-based alloy 725', Acta Materialia, 236, pp. 118108 - 118108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118108
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Influence of grain boundary precipitation and segregation on cracking of cast and wrought superalloys containing B and Zr', Materials Characterization, 187, pp. 111881 - 111881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2022.111881
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Intergranular precipitation and chemical fluctuations in an additively manufactured 2205 duplex stainless steel', Scripta Materialia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114894
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Introducing C phase in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V: A new oxygen-stabilized face-centred cubic solid solution with improved mechanical properties', Materials Today, 61, pp. 11 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2022.10.026
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Lath martensite substructure evolution in low-carbon microalloyed steels', Journal of Materials Science, 57, pp. 10359 - 10378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07275-9
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Local composition and nanoindentation response of δ-phase and adjacent γ′′-free zone in a Ni-based superalloy', Materials Research Letters, 10, pp. 301 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2022.2047817
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Multi-scale characterisation of microstructure and texture of 316L stainless steel manufactured by laser powder bed fusion', Materials Characterization, 184, pp. 111663 - 111663, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111663
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'On the detailed morphological and chemical evolution of phases during laser powder bed fusion and common post-processing heat treatments of IN718', Additive Manufacturing, 50, pp. 102540 - 102540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102540
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'On the high-temperature stability of the Al8Cu3Ce intermetallic in an additively manufactured Al-Cu-Ce-Zr alloy', Materials Characterization, 191, pp. 112109 - 112109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2022.112109
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'On the microstructure and texture evolution in 17-4 PH stainless steel during laser powder bed fusion: Towards textural design', Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 117, pp. 183 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2021.12.015
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Preface to the special issue: microstructure design in metal additive manufacturing—physical metallurgy revisited', Journal of Materials Science, 57, pp. 9525 - 9526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07260-2
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Temperature sensitivity maps of silicon wafers from photoluminescence imaging: The effect of gettering and hydrogenation', Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 30, pp. 1298 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3579
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Texture evolution in a CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy manufactured by laser powder bed fusion', Journal of Materials Science, 57, pp. 9714 - 9725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07025-x
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Thermomechanical and Microstructural Analysis of the Influence of B- and Ti-Content on the Hot Ductility Behavior of Microalloyed Steels', Metals, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met12111808
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, '3D characterization of microstructural evolution and variant selection in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4 V', Journal of Materials Science, 56, pp. 14763 - 14782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06216-2
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, '3D electron backscatter diffraction characterization of fine α titanium microstructures: collection, reconstruction, and analysis methods', Ultramicroscopy, 230, pp. 113394 - 113394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113394
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Additive manufacturing of steels: a review of achievements and challenges', Journal of Materials Science, 56, pp. 64 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05109-0
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Al-Cu-Ce(-Zr) alloys with an exceptional combination of additive processability and mechanical properties', Additive Manufacturing, 48, pp. 102404 - 102404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102404
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Correlative analysis of grain boundary precipitates in Ni-based superalloy René 41', Materials Characterization, 178, pp. 111250 - 111250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111250
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Effects of processing heterogeneities on the micro- to nanostructure strengthening mechanisms of an alloy 718 turbine disk', Materials and Design, 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110295
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Evolution of nanoscale precipitates during common Alloy 718 ageing treatments', Materials and Design, 205, pp. 109762 - 109762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109762
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Formation and 3D morphology of interconnected α microstructures in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V', Materialia, 20, pp. 101201 - 101201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101201
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Grain boundary character distribution in an additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel', Scripta Materialia, 192, pp. 115 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.10.018
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Influence of Finish Rolling Temperature and Molybdenum Addition on Strengthening of Low Carbon Niobium Steels—A Computational and Experimental Study', Steel Research International, 92, pp. 2100085 - 2100085, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/srin.202100085
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Introducing transformation twins in titanium alloys: an evolution of α-variants during additive manufacturing', Materials Research Letters, 9, pp. 119 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2020.1850536
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Microstructure-property gradients in Ni-based superalloy (Inconel 738) additively manufactured via electron beam powder bed fusion', Additive Manufacturing, 46, pp. 102121 - 102121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102121
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'On the constitutive relationship between solidification cells and the fatigue behaviour of IN718 fabricated by laser powder bed fusion', Additive Manufacturing, 47, pp. 102347 - 102347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102347
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'On the pitting corrosion of 2205 duplex stainless steel produced by laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing in the as-built and post-processed conditions', Materials and Design, 212, pp. 110260 - 110260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110260
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Phase transformation pathways in Ti-6Al-4V manufactured via electron beam powder bed fusion', Acta Materialia, 215, pp. 117131 - 117131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117131
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, '3D electron backscatter diffraction study of α lath morphology in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V', Ultramicroscopy, 218, pp. 113073 - 113073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2020.113073
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'An Initial Report on the Structure–Property Relationships of a High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Subjected to Advanced Thermomechanical Processing in Ferrite', Steel Research International, 91, pp. 1900596 - 1900596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/srin.201900596
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'An observation of the binder microstructure in WC-(Co+Ru) cemented carbides using transmission Kikuchi diffraction', Scripta Materialia, 183, pp. 55 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.03.010
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Dynamic recrystallization in AlXCoCrFeNi duplex high entropy alloys', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154720
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Effect of cyclic rapid thermal loadings on the microstructural evolution of a CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy manufactured by selective laser melting', Acta Materialia, 196, pp. 609 - 625, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.07.006
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Effect of scanning strategy on variant selection in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V', Additive Manufacturing, 36, pp. 101581 - 101581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101581
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Five-parameter characterization of intervariant boundaries in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V', Materials and Design, 196, pp. 109177 - 109177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109177
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Interplay of dislocation substructure and elastic strain evolution in additively manufactured Inconel 625', Materials Science and Engineering A, 785, pp. 139380 - 139380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139380
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Microalloying effects of Mo versus Cr in HSLA steels with ultrafine-grained ferrite microstructures', Materials and Design, 185, pp. 108278 - 108278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108278
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Microstructure-property relationships in directly aged Alloy 718 turbine disks', Materials Science and Engineering A, 776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.138967
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Multimodal γ′ precipitation in Inconel-738 Ni-based superalloy during electron-beam powder bed fusion additive manufacturing', Journal of Materials Science, 55, pp. 13342 - 13350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04915-w
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'On the early stages of precipitation during direct ageing of Alloy 718', Acta Materialia, 188, pp. 492 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.02.034
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'On the hot-worked microstructure of a face-centered cubic Al0.3CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy', Scripta Materialia, 178, pp. 144 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.11.022
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Advanced Thermo-mechanical Process for Homogenous Hierarchical Microstructures in HSLA Steels', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 50, pp. 5800 - 5815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-019-05486-5
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Atom Probe Microscopy of Strengthening Effects in Alloy 718', Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25, pp. 470 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927618015611
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Correlative study of lattice imperfections in long-range ordered, nano-scale domains in a Fe-Co-Mo alloy', Ultramicroscopy, 204, pp. 91 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.05.005
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Effect of Cyclic Thermal Loadings on the Microstructural Evolution of a Cantor Alloy in 3D Printing Processes', Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25, pp. 2568 - 2569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927619013576
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Graded Microstructure of Additive Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V via Electron Beam Melting', Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25, pp. 498 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927619003222
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Guidelines for increasing the oxidation resistance of Ti-Al-N based coatings', Thin Solid Films, 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2019.05.009
    Journal articles | 2018
    Drexler A; Oberwinkler B; Primig S; Turk C; Povoden-Karadeniz E; Heinemann A; Ecker W; Stockinger M, 2018, 'Experimental and numerical investigations of the γ″ and γ′ precipitation kinetics in Alloy 718', Materials Science and Engineering A, 723, pp. 314 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.03.013
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hofer C; Bliznuk V; Verdiere A; Petrov R; Winkelhofer F; Clemens H; Primig S, 2018, 'High-resolution characterization of the martensite-austenite constituent in a carbide-free bainitic steel', Materials Characterization, 144, pp. 182 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2018.07.011
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ledermueller C; Li H; Primig S, 2018, 'Engineering Hierarchical Microstructures via Advanced Thermo-Mechanical Processing of a Modern HSLA Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 49, pp. 6337 - 6350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4934-3
    Journal articles | 2018
    Leitner K; Scheiber D; Jakob S; Primig S; Clemens H; Povoden-Karadeniz E; Romaner L, 2018, 'How grain boundary chemistry controls the fracture mode of molybdenum', Materials and Design, 142, pp. 36 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.01.012
    Journal articles | 2018
    Maric M; Muránsky O; Karatchevtseva I; Ungár T; Hester J; Studer A; Scales N; Ribárik G; Primig S; Hill MR, 2018, 'The effect of cold-rolling on the microstructure and corrosion behaviour of 316L alloy in FLiNaK molten salt', Corrosion Science, 142, pp. 133 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.07.006
    Journal articles | 2018
    Schulz B; Andersen HL; Al Bahri OK; Johannessen B; Liu J; Primig S; Sharma N, 2018, 'Electrochemical performance and structure of Al2W3-: XMoxO12', CrystEngComm, 20, pp. 1352 - 1360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7ce01707c
    Journal articles | 2018
    Theska F; Stanojevic A; Oberwinkler B; Ringer SP; Primig S, 2018, 'On conventional versus direct ageing of Alloy 718', Acta Materialia, 156, pp. 116 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.06.034
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ahmadi MR; Rath M; Povoden-Karadeniz E; Primig S; Wojcik T; Danninger A; Stockinger M; Kozeschnik E, 2017, 'Modeling of precipitation strengthening in Inconel 718 including non-spherical γ" precipitates', Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-651X/aa6f54
    Journal articles | 2017
    Breen AJ; Babinsky K; Day AC; Eder K; Oakman CJ; Trimby PW; Primig S; Cairney JM; Ringer SP, 2017, 'Correlating Atom Probe Crystallographic Measurements with Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction Data', Microscopy and Microanalysis, 23, pp. 279 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927616012605
    Journal articles | 2017
    Hofer C; Primig S; Clemens H; Winkelhofer F; Schnitzer R, 2017, 'Influence of Heat Treatment on Microstructure Stability and Mechanical Properties of a Carbide-Free Bainitic Steel', Advanced Engineering Materials, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adem.201600658
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lang D; Povoden-Karadeniz E; Schatte J; Knabl W; Clemens H; Primig S, 2017, 'Thermodynamic evaluation of the Mo-rich corner of the Mo-Hf-C system including O impurities', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 695, pp. 372 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.227
    Journal articles | 2017
    Leitner (née Babinsky) K; Felfer PJ; Holec D; Cairney J; Knabl W; Lorich A; Clemens H; Primig S, 2017, 'On grain boundary segregation in molybdenum materials', Materials and Design, 135, pp. 204 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.09.019
    Journal articles | 2017
    Primig S; Stechauner G; Kozeschnik E, 2017, 'Early Stages of Cu Precipitation in 15–5 PH Maraging Steel Revisited − Part I: Experimental Analysis', Steel Research International, 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/srin.201600084
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ragger KS; Primig S; Daniel R; Kaiser R; Paal J; Mitterer C; Buchmayr B, 2017, 'Cold pilgering of duplex steel tubes: The response of austenite and ferrite to excessive cold deformation up to high strains', Materials Characterization, 128, pp. 257 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2017.03.026
    Journal articles | 2017
    Stechauner G; Primig S; Kozeschnik E, 2017, 'Early Stages of Cu Precipitation in 15-5 PH Maraging Steel Revisited – Part II: Thermokinetic Simulation', Steel Research International, 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/srin.201600085
    Journal articles | 2017
    Turk C; Leitner H; Schemmel I; Clemens H; Primig S, 2017, 'Atom probe study of B2 order and A2 disorder of the FeCo matrix in an Fe-Co-Mo-alloy', Micron, 98, pp. 24 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2017.03.007
    Journal articles | 2017
    Verdiere A; Hofer C; De Waele S; Bliznuk V; Primig S; Cottenier S; Tran MD; Pennings B; Kestens LA I; Petrov RH, 2017, 'Precipitation in simultaneously nitrided and aged Mo-containing maraging steel', Materials Characterization, 131, pp. 21 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2017.06.014
    Journal articles | 2016
    Babinsky K; Primig S; Knabl W; Lorich A; Stickler R; Clemens H, 2016, 'Fracture Behavior and Delamination Toughening of Molybdenum in Charpy Impact Tests', JOM, 68, pp. 2854 - 2863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11837-016-2075-y
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hofer C; Bliznuk V; Verdiere A; Petrov R; Winkelhofer F; Clemens H; Primig S, 2016, 'Correlative microscopy of a carbide-free bainitic steel', Micron, 81, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2015.10.008
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hofer C; Winkelhofer F; Clemens H; Primig S, 2016, 'Morphology change of retained austenite during austempering of carbide-free bainitic steel', Materials Science and Engineering A, 664, pp. 236 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.04.005
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lang D; Karge L; Schatte J; Gilles R; Dallinger R; Weißensteiner I; Staron P; Knabl W; Primig S; Clemens H, 2016, 'Evolution of strain-induced hafnium carbides in a molybdenum base Mo–Hf–C alloy studied by small-angle neutron scattering and complementary methods', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 688, pp. 619 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.06.282
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lang D; Pöhl C; Holec D; Schatte J; Povoden-Karadeniz E; Knabl W; Clemens H; Primig S, 2016, 'On the chemistry of the carbides in a molybdenum base Mo-Hf-C alloy produced by powder metallurgy', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 654, pp. 445 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.09.126
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sackl S; Leitner H; Clemens H; Primig S, 2016, 'On the evolution of secondary hardening carbides during continuous versus isothermal heat treatment of high speed steel HS 6-5-2', Materials Characterization, 120, pp. 323 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2016.09.021
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sackl S; Zuber M; Clemens H; Primig S, 2016, 'Induction Tempering vs Conventional Tempering of a Heat-Treatable Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 47, pp. 3694 - 3702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3534-3
    Journal articles | 2016
    Turk C; Leitner H; Kellezi G; Clemens H; Gan WM; Staron P; Primig S, 2016, 'Impact of the B2 ordering behavior on the mechanical properties of a FeCoMo alloy', Materials Science and Engineering A, 662, pp. 511 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.03.083
    Journal articles | 2015
    Babinsky K; Knabl W; Lorich A; De Kloe R; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Grain boundary study of technically pure molybdenum by combining APT and TKD', Ultramicroscopy, 159, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.05.014
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hofer C; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Preparation of carbide-free bainitic steels for EBSD investigations', Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metallography, 52, pp. 384 - 395
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hofer C; Leitner H; Winkelhofer F; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Structural characterization of "carbide-free" bainite in a Fe-0.2C-1.5Si-2.5Mn steel', Materials Characterization, 102, pp. 85 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2015.02.020
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lang D; Schatte J; Knabl W; Dallinger R; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Evolution of strain-induced precipitates in a molybdenum base MO-HF-C alloy', Advances in Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials, PowderMet 2015
    Journal articles | 2015
    Mayer S; Hawranek G; Mendez-Martin F; Panzenböck M; Pölzl S; Primig S; Rashkova B; Clemens H, 2015, 'The role of metallography in the development and characterization of high-performance materials', Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metallography, 52, pp. 59 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/147.110329
    Journal articles | 2015
    Primig S; Clemens H; Knabl W; Lorich A; Stickler R, 2015, 'Orientation dependent recovery and recrystallization behavior of hot-rolled molybdenum', International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 48, pp. 179 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2014.09.008
    Journal articles | 2015
    Sackl S; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Investigation of the self tempering effect of martensite by means of atom probe tomography', Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metallography, 52, pp. 374 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/147.110343
    Journal articles | 2015
    Turk C; Kellezi G; Leitner H; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Influence of the sample preparation technique on the μ phase fraction analysis in a Fe-25Co-15Mo alloy by means of XRD', Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metallography, 52, pp. 323 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/147.110344
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Advanced Structure-Property Relationships: Made in Styria!', BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 160, pp. 203 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00501-015-0360-7
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Boron Grain Boundary Segregation in a Heat Treatable Steel', BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 160, pp. 204 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00501-015-0358-1
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Evolution of strain-induced precipitates in a molybdenum-base Mo-Hf-C alloy', International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, 51, pp. 21 - 25
    Journal articles | 2015
    2015, 'Texture Evolution during Deformation of a Mo-Hf-C Alloy Studied with Electron Backscatter Diffraction', BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 160, pp. 226 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00501-015-0353-6
    Journal articles | 2014
    Babinsky K; De Kloe R; Clemens H; Primig S, 2014, 'A novel approach for site-specific atom probe specimen preparation by focused ion beam and transmission electron backscatter diffraction', Ultramicroscopy, 144, pp. 9 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.04.003
    Journal articles | 2014
    Babinsky K; Knabl W; Lorich A; De Kloe R; Clemens H; Primig S, 2014, 'Grain boundary study of technically pure molybdenum by combining APT and TKD', Ultramicroscopy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.05.014
    Journal articles | 2014
    Babinsky K; Weidow J; Knabl W; Lorich A; Leitner H; Primig S, 2014, 'Atom probe study of grain boundary segregation in technically pure molybdenum', Materials Characterization, 87, pp. 95 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2013.11.001
    Journal articles | 2014
    Hollerweger R; Riedl H; Paulitsch J; Arndt M; Rachbauer R; Polcik P; Primig S; Mayrhofer PH, 2014, 'Origin of high temperature oxidation resistance of Ti-Al-Ta-N coatings', Surface and Coatings Technology, 257, pp. 78 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2014.02.067
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lang D; Pöhl C; Schatte J; Primig S; Leitner H, 2014, 'On the precipitation mechanism in the molybdenum based alloy MHC (Mo-Hf-C)', Powder Metallurgy, 57, pp. 311 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/0032589914Z.000000000214
    Journal articles | 2014
    Nöhrer M; Mayer W; Primig S; Zamberger S; Kozeschnik E; Leitner H, 2014, 'Influence of deformation on the precipitation behavior of Nb(CN) in austenite and ferrite', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 45, pp. 4210 - 4219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2373-3
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ressel G; Parz P; Primig S; Leitner H; Clemens H; Puff W, 2014, 'New findings on the atomistic mechanisms active during mechanical milling of a Fe-Y2O3 model alloy', Journal of Applied Physics, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4869787
    Journal articles | 2014
    Ressel G; Primig S; Leitner H, 2014, 'The effect of zr incorporation caused by ball abrasion in a milled Fe-Y2O3 model alloy', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 45, pp. 1552 - 1558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-2052-9
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sackl S; Leitner H; Zuber M; Clemens H; Primig S, 2014, 'Induction Hardening vs Conventional Hardening of a Heat Treatable Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 45, pp. 5657 - 5666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2518-4
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sackl S; Leitner H; Zuber M; Clemens H; Primig S, 2014, 'Induction Hardening vs Conventional Hardening of a Heat Treatable Steel', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2518-4
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Early Stages of Precipitation: Experiments and Modelling', BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 159, pp. 5 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00501-013-0226-9
    Journal articles | 2014
    2014, 'Einfluss der Mikrolegierung (Nb, Al, N) auf die Feinkornbeständigkeit von Einsatzstählen vom Typ 18CrNiMo7−6', BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 159, pp. 296 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00501-014-0272-y
    Journal articles | 2013
    Nöhrer M; Zamberger S; Primig S; Leitner H, 2013, 'Atom probe study of vanadium interphase precipitates and randomly distributed vanadium precipitates in ferrite', Micron, 54-55, pp. 57 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2013.08.008
    Journal articles | 2013
    Ressel G; Primig S; Leitner H, 2013, 'The evolution of y distribution during the processing route of mechanically alloyed iron studied by means of atom probe tomography', International Journal of Materials Research, 104, pp. 1088 - 1095, http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/146.110964
    Journal articles | 2012
    Primig S; Leitner H; Knabl W; Lorich A; Clemens H; Stickler R, 2012, 'Influence of the heating rate on the recrystallization behavior of molybdenum', Materials Science and Engineering A, 535, pp. 316 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2011.12.099
    Journal articles | 2012
    Primig S; Leitner H; Knabl W; Lorich A; Clemens H; Stickler R, 2012, 'Textural evolution during dynamic recovery and static recrystallization of molybdenum', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 43, pp. 4794 - 4805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1291-5
    Journal articles | 2012
    Primig S; Leitner H; Knabl W; Lorich A; Stickler R, 2012, 'Static recrystallization of molybdenum after deformation below 0.5*TM (K)', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 43, pp. 4806 - 4818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1292-4
    Journal articles | 2011
    Primig S; Leitner H; Lorich A; Knabl W; Clemens H; Stickler R, 2011, 'SEM and TEM investigations of recovery and recrystallization in technically pure molybdenum', Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metallography, 48, pp. 344 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/147.110136
    Journal articles | 2011
    Primig S; Leitner H, 2011, 'Separation of overlapping retained austenite decomposition and cementite precipitation reactions during tempering of martensitic steel by means of thermal analysis', Thermochimica Acta, 526, pp. 111 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2011.09.001
    Journal articles | 2010
    Primig S; Leitner H; Clemens H; Lorich A; Knabl W; Stickler R, 2010, 'On the recrystallization behavior of technically pure molybdenum', International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 28, pp. 703 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2010.03.006
    Journal articles | 2010
    Primig S; Leitner H, 2010, 'Transformation from continuous-to-isothermal aging applied on a maraging steel', Materials Science and Engineering A, 527, pp. 4399 - 4405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2010.03.084
    Journal articles | 2010
    2010, 'Erholungs- und Rekristallisationsverhalten von technisch reinem Molybdän', BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 155, pp. 20 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00501-009-0530-6
  • Preprints | 2022
    2022, On Strong-Scaling and Open-Source Tools for High-Throughput Quantification of Material Point Cloud Data: Composition Gradients, Microstructural Object Reconstruction, and Spatial Correlations, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2205.13510
    Preprints | 2021
    2021, On the early stages of precipitation during direct ageing of Alloy 718, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2103.02763
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Hofer C; Winkelhofer F; Krammerbauer J; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Atom probe tomography of carbides occurring in "carbide-free" bainitic steels', in Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. S925 - S928, presented at Materials Today: Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2015.07.433
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Primig S; Stechauner G; Kozeschnik E, 2015, 'Early stages of Cu precipitation in 15-5 PH maraging steel revisited - Experiments and modelling', in PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, pp. 169 - 170
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Sackl S; Kellezi G; Leitner H; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'Comparison of continuous and isothermal tempering of a high speed steel', in PTM 2015 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, pp. 99 - 100
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Turk C; Kellezi G; Leitner H; Staron P; Gan W; Clemens H; Primig S, 2015, 'B2 order transformation in a Fe - 25 at% Co - 9 at% Mo alloy', in Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, pp. 175 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2015.117
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'Evolution of precipitates and martensite substructure during continuous heat treatment', in Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. S619 - S622, presented at Materials Today: Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2015.07.360
    Conference Papers | 2015
    2015, 'Martensitic transformation of a high-speed tool steel during continuous heat treatment', in Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. S635 - S638, presented at Materials Today: Proceedings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2015.07.364
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Primig S; Ragger KS; Buchmayr B, 2014, 'EBSD study of the microstructural evolution during hot compression testing of a superduplex steel', in Advanced Materials Research, pp. 973 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.783-786.973
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Primig S; Ragger KS; Buchmayr B, 2014, 'EBSD study of the microstructural evolution during hot compression testing of a superduplex steel', in Materials Science Forum, pp. 973 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.783-786.973
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Ressel G; Parz P; Fian A; Holec D; Primig S; Puff W; Leitner H; Clemens H, 2014, 'On the behavior of yttria/yttrium during mechanical alloying of a Fe - Y2O3 model alloy system', in Advanced Materials Research, pp. 598 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.922.598
    Preprints | 2014
    2014, Origin of High Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Ti-Al-Ta-N Coatings, , http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1404.4345
    Preprints |
    Advanced Quantification of the Site-Occupancy in Ordered Multi-Component Intermetallics Using Atom Probe Tomography, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3979337

Selected recent grants:

S. Primig, N. Haghdadi
Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP230101063)
'In-situ grain boundary engineering during metal additive manufacturing'

S. Primig, S.P. Ringer, B. Oberwinkler
Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP190101169)
‚Structure-property relationships of next generation aero-engine materials’

S.P. Ringer, S. Primig, C. Czettl
Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP190100850)
'Advanced hard metals: microstructure-property-processing relationships'

M. Ferry, S. Primig, N. Birbilis, P. Nakashima
Australian Research Council Discovery Project (DP190103592)
'Unlocking the diverse property profile of ultra-lightweight magnesium alloys'

S. Primig
Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP180100144)
'Advancing the Australian Specialty Alloy Processing Capability'

S.P. Ringer, X. Liao, S. Primig
AUSMURI program, Department of Industry, Innovation & Science, Australia (AUSMURI000005)
'Rationalization of Liquid/Solid and Solid/Solid Interphase Instabilities During Thermal-Mechanical Transients of Metal Additive Manufacturing'

S. Primig
Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (DE180100440)
'Engineering hierarchical microstructures in high strength low alloy steels'

Industry grants and consulting with Australian and international manufacturers

  • Dean of Science Research Excellence Staff Award (2022)
  • Postgraduate Research Supervisor Award (2021)
  • Dean of Science Collaboration & Partnership Award (2020)
  • Future Women Leaders Conference Award, Monash University (2019)
  • UNSW Scientia Fellowship (2019)
  • Postgraduate Research Supervisor Award (2018)
  • ARC DECRA Fellowship (2018)

  • TMS Phase Transformations Committee Vice Chair (2022 - current)
  • Thermec Scientific and Executive Committees (2018 - current)
  • TMS Phase Transformations Committee (2018 - current)
  • TMS (2017 - current)
  • Certified Materials Professional (CMatP), Materials Australia (2016 - current)
  • Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Society (2015 - current)
  • NSW branch president of Materials Australia (2019 - 2021)
  • NSW councillor and branch secretary of Materials Australia (2015 - 2023)

My Research Supervision

http://www.engineeringmicrostructures.com/team/

My Teaching

  • MATS2004: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (2021 - current)
  • MATS3003: Engineering in Process Metallurgy (2015 - current)
  • MATS1192: Design and Application of Materials in Science and Engineering (2017 - 2018)
  • MATS6002: Materials Design (2015 - 2017)
  • Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist for Materials Australia NSW (2016 - 2020)
  • Pre-UNSW teaching contributions at Montanuniversitaet Leoben (Austria, 2009 - 2015):
    Lecturing and lab demonstration in Physical Metallurgy, Mechanics & Testing of Materials, Advanced Materials Characterisation, and Failure Analysis