Heat transfer phenomena at the interface between two contacting solids are highly complex
involving multiple influencing factors. Over the years, a large amount of experiments were …

Friction critically influences the geometric precision and optical performance of glass optics
during high-temperature forming processes. Heat-resistant steels, particularly high …

Nonisothermal glass molding (NGM) is developed aiming to satisfy the fabrication of
complex and precision optical elements at high production volumes. The technology …

Based on the dynamic mechanical spectroscopy, limitations arise when investigating
amorphous Fe-based alloys due to their inherent brittleness and the absence of β …

Towards the growing trends in lightweight, flexible, and optical advantages, thin glasses
become key components in numerous applications such as consumer electronics like …

Numerical simulation of the glass molding process and analysis of material viscoelasticity
are growing increasingly significant as the research on optical‐device glass molding …

Conventionally, facesheets for deformable mirrors (DM) are manufactured through grinding,
polishing and finishing of a piece of optical glass. Due to the amount of material that needs …

In high-temperature material forming, achieving high precision demands a nuanced
understanding of thermal and mechanical interactions at the contact interface. Conventional …

I would like to express my profound gratitude to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs for his
dedicated supervision throughout my entire PhD journey. His insightful discussions, whether …

In glass transition regime, glass exhibits a viscoelastic property. This is a time-dependent
property inherited from a nonequilibrium and non-crystalline state of materials. The property …