Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Klusemann
Vita
since 03/2019 Head of Department Solid State Materials Processing, Institute of Materials Mechanics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
since 10/2015 Professor Materials Mechanics
Institute for Production Technology and Systems, Leuphana University of Lüneburg (shared professorship with Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon)
10/2015 - 02/2019 group leader Residual Stress Engineering
division Joining and Assessment – WMF, Material Mechanics, Institute of Materials Research Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
14.10.2015 habilitation (Dr.-Ing. habil.)
03/2013 - 11/2013 postdoctoral scholar in aerospace
Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, USA
11/2012 - 10/2015 senior engineer (Oberingenieur)
Institute of Continuum and Material Mechanics Hamburg University of Technology
01/2011 - 10/2012 PostDoc, Chair of Material Mechanics RWTH Aachen
5.11.2010 PhD (Dr.-Ing.)
09/2008 - 12/2010 research assistant
Institute of Mechanics, Technical University Dortmund
08/2007 - 12/2007 study of mechanical engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA
10/2003 - 09/2008 study of mechanical engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), Technische Universität Dortmund
Teaching
- Technical Mechanics
- Numerical Methods in Engineering Science
Projects
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Microstructure-based characterization of the corrosion-fatigue evolution of hybrid steel/aluminum joints made by refill friction stir spot welding
Benjamin Klusemann (Project manager, academic) , Frank Walther (Project manager, academic)
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Description and influencing the forming zone by friction extrusion through systematic die design
Benjamin Klusemann (Project manager, academic)
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Laser Shock Propagation Investigation with high-Resolution in Time and Space
Benjamin Klusemann (Project manager, academic)
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Data-driven design of the 3D microstructure and mechanical properties of recycled and upcycled aluminum chips by utilizing aluminum oxide via friction extrusion process
Benjamin Klusemann (Project manager, academic) , Volker Schmidt (Project manager, academic)
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Programm des Projektbezogenen Personenaustauschs Australien
Benjamin Klusemann (Project manager, academic)
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Publications
Journal contributions
- Failure mechanisms and low-cycle fatigue behavior of double-sided friction stir welded 6061-T6 aluminum alloy joints: influence of dual-tool interaction
Yu Su (Author) , Mengran Zhou (Author) , Wenya Li (Author) , Xiawei Yang (Author) , Yishuang Tang (Author) , Dong Wu (Author) , Gaoqiang Chen (Author) , Qingyu Shi (Author) , Luciano Bergmann (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 10.10.2026 , in: Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 345 , 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Investigation of dynamic recrystallization, grain growth and material flow in friction consolidated aluminum alloys using EBSD and X-ray μCT
Chang Yin-Cheng Chan (Author) , Uceu F.H.R. Suhuddin (Author) , Vasil M. Garamus (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 01.09.2026 , in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, 969 , 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Dynamic microstructural evolution during friction stir processing of an Al4Si binary model alloy: an in situ study
Julian Escobar (Author) , Bharat Gwalani (Author) , Arun Bhattacharjee (Author) , Matthew Olszta (Author) , Luciano Bergmann (Author) , Emad Maawad (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , Jorge F. dos Santos (Author) , Arun Devaraj (Author) , 15.06.2026 , in: Acta Materialia, 312 , 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Enhancing corrosion resistance of Mg-Zn-Ca alloys via constrained friction processing
Ting Chen (Author) , Banglong Fu (Author) , Bahram Vaghefinazari (Author) , Uceu F.H.R. Suhuddin (Author) , Yulong Wu (Author) , Tong Shen (Author) , Emad Maawad (Author) , Sviatlana V. Lamaka (Author) , Jorge F. dos Santos (Author) , Mikhail L. Zheludkevich (Author) , Jean Pierre Bergmann (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 01.06.2026 , in: Corrosion Science, 265 , 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Interface evolution during refill friction stir spot welding and post-weld heat treatment of AA6013/Ti6Al4V with varying Mg and Si content
Ting Chen (Author) , André M. Neves (Author) , Elizabeth Mathew (Author) , Emad Maawad (Author) , Henry Ovri (Author) , Uceu Suhuddin (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , Lasse Malaske (Author) , 01.06.2026 , in: Results in Engineering, 30 , 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
- Hybrid joining of cast aluminum and sheet steel using refill friction stir spot welding with strength enhancement via adhesive application
Tong Shen (Author) , Rafael Piccoli (Author) , Leonardo Hendler (Author) , Andre Barbosa (Author) , Ting Chen (Author) , Uceu Suhuddin (Author) , Massimo Cucco (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 01.07.2025 , p. 1469-1478 , 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- An analytical predictor machine learning corrector scheme for modeling lateral flow in hot strip rolling
Amirali Hashemzadeh (Author) , Frederic E. Bock (Author) , Camile Hol (Author) , Koen Schutte (Author) , Antonella Cometa (Author) , Celal Soyarslan (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , Ton Van Den Boogaard (Author) , 01.01.2025 Millersville , p. 2002-2011 , 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- Comparison of different machine control modes during friction extrusion of AA2024
Harikrishna Rana (Author) , Chang Chan (Author) , Uceu F.H. Suhuddin (Author) , Noomane Ben Khalifa (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 01.01.2025 , p. 772-779 , 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- Material flow during constrained friction processing and its effects on the local properties of AM50 rods
Camila de Castro (Author) , Ting Chen (Author) , Diogo de Campos Fernandes (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 01.01.2025 , p. 1777-1785 , 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- Friction extrusion from AlMgSi machining waste at high extrusion ratio
Guilherme Poy Ignacio (Author) , Lars Rath (Author) , Uceu F.H. Suhuddin (Author) , Benjamin Klusemann (Author) , 01.01.2025 , p. 735-744 , 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Investigation of the evolution and kinetics of temperature-driven intermetallic compound during solid-state joining of an Al-Mg alloy via the multiphase-field method
Benjamin Klusemann (Coauthor) , Syed Hasan Raza (Speaker)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Material Science And Engineering Congress - MSE2020
Tobias Mittnacht (Coauthor) , Ephraim Schoof (Coauthor) , Daniel Schneider (Coauthor) , Britta Nestler (Coauthor) , Benjamin Klusemann (Coauthor) , Syed Hasan Raza (presenter)
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International Seminar On “Solid State Materials Processing”
Uceu Suhuddin (Coauthor) , Benjamin Klusemann (Coauthor) , Syed Hasan Raza (presenter)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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29th International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials - IWCMM29
Uceu Suhuddin (Coauthor) , Benjamin Klusemann (Coauthor) , Syed Hasan Raza (presenter)
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CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies - LANE 2018
Volker Ventzke (Coauthor) , Stefan Riekehr (Coauthor) , Nikolai Kashaev (Coauthor) , Benjamin Klusemann (Speaker) , Josephin Enz (Coauthor) , Martin Frönd (Speaker)
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Press / Media
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Preis für Professor der Leuphana
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
Prizes
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Professor O.C.Zienkiewicz Award NUMIFORM 2023
(Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Auszeichnung für herausragende Leistungen in der Forschung
(Recipient) ,Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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ESAFORM Scientific Prize
(Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Richard-von-Mises Prize
(Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Leuphana Lehrpreis
(Recipient) ,Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Education
Courses
rotatorischen Bewegung, das allgemeine Bewegungsgesetz, der Momentensatz sowie Arbeit und Energie behandelt. Weitere Themen sind Schwingungen (Theorie linearer Schwingungen) und Wellen (Eigenschaften und Phänomene) sowie die Thermodynamik (Grundlagen
zum Verständnis der Wärmelehre).