Dr. Andrea Bachmaier

Function: Group Leader
Room: 315
Phone: +43 (0) 3842-804-315
E-Mail: andrea.bachmaier(at)oeaw.ac.at

Research

 

Tailoring functional properties, Structural & interface engineering and Non equilibrium materials design

  • Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation.
  • Design and Synthesis of Magnetic Materials.
  • Material characterization by Advanced Electron Microscopy.
  • Correlation between Microstructure and Thermal and Mechanical stability, Mechanical and Functional Properties of Nanomaterials.

Methods

Material synthesis & processing: Deformation, Casting, Additive manufacturing, Atomizing, Ball milling

Characterization: Electron- and ion microscopy, Magnetic and physical properties, X-ray diffraction, Transmission electron microscopy, Mechanical properties

Teaching

Physics of Materials

Projects

Bulk rare earth free permanent magnets (Refmag), ERC PoC

SPD nanostructured magnets with tuneable properties, ERC Starting Grant

Self lubricating nanoscaled metal matrix composites, FWF

Bulk rare-earth free magnet material (Better), FWF

Unlocking the functional potential of sustainable materials, FFG

 

Publications

  • On the remarkable coercivity in MnBi by microstructural engineering. / Bachmaier, Andrea; Weissitsch, Lukas Emanuel; Kraus, Martin et al.
    in: APL Materials, Jahrgang 14, Nr. 3, 031105, 01.03.2026.
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  • Upscaling the Severe Plastic Deformation Method for the Manufacturing of Large Rare-Earth Free MnBi-Based Magnets. / Weissitsch, Lukas; Kasalo, Manoel; Bachmaier, Andrea.
    in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Jahrgang 3161, Nr. 1, 2026.
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  • Recent Advancements in Bulk Processing of Rare-Earth-Free Hard Magnetic Materials and Related Multiscale Simulations. / Bachmaier, Andrea; Scheiber, Daniel.
    in: Advanced Engineering Materials, 19.12.2025.
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  • Structural Evolution of Nanocrystalline Inconel 718 Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with Solid Lubricants: An In-Situ High-Temperature XRD Study. / Kasalo, Manoel; Suarez, Sebastian; Nayak, U. Pranav et al.
    in: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 29.11.2025, S. 9159-9173.
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  • MnBi phase evolution during magnetic field assisted annealing studied by in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction. / Bachmaier, Andrea; Weissitsch, Lukas; Wurster, Stefan et al.
    in: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Jahrgang 1040, 183560, 23.09.2025.
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  • Exchange Coupling Properties of Ferromagnetic/Antiferromagnetic Bulk Nanocomposites. / Zawodzki, Michael; Krenn, Heinz; Wurster, Stefan et al.
    in: Advanced Engineering Materials, Jahrgang 27, Nr. 13, 07.2025.
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  • Processing of Nanocrystalline Inconel 718—Graphite Composites by High-Pressure Torsion. / Kasalo, Manoel; Suarez, Sebastian; Keckes, Julius et al.
    in: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 28.02.2025.
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  • Ultra-high strength of nanocrystalline Inconel 718 composites by high-pressure torsion deformation and graphite reinforcements. / Kasalo, Manoel; Suarez, Sebastian; Fellner, Simon et al.
    in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, 27.02.2025.
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  • Severe plastic deformation for producing superfunctional ultrafine-grained and heterostructured materials: An interdisciplinary review. / Edalati, K; Ahmed, A; Akrami, S et al.
    in: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Jahrgang 1002, 15.10.2024, S. ARTN 174667.
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  • Magnetostrictive Behavior of Severe Plastically Deformed Nanocrystalline Fe-Cu Materials. / Paulischin, A; Wurster, S; Krenn, H et al.
    in: Metals, Jahrgang 14, Nr. 10, 15.10.2024, S. ARTN 1157.
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