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Dr.-Ing. Anna Trauth

Group leader "Materials & Mechanics"
Hybrid Composite Materials
Phone: + 49 821 598 - 69162
Fax: +49 821 598 - 69111
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Room: 2011 (W)
Address: Am Technologiezentrum 8, 86159 Augsburg

Curriculum Vitae

since 2019    Group leader "Materials and Mechanics" at the Chair of Hybrid Materials, Institute of Materials
                     Resource Management (MRM), University of Augsburg

2018             Doctorate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology within the framework of an international
                     Research Training Groups: Characterisation and Modelling of Continuous-Discontinuous Sheet Moulding
                     Compound Composites for Structural Applications

2016             Visiting researcher at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada;

and               Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering

2017           

2015-18        Research associate at the Institute for Applied Materials, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology

2013-15        Stay abroad as part of a German-French master's program
                     (Mécanique des Matériaux et des Structures)

2012-15        German-French studies of mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and École
                     National Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in Paris

2010-12        Bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering with specialization: Applied Mechanics, TU Chemnitz

2008-11        Bachelor's degree in Sports Engineering, TU Chemnitz

Main research topics

  • Materials characterization of composites and composite materials for lightweight construction using destructive and non-destructive methods
  • Investigation of process-property relationships and the relationship between microstructure and (macroscopic) mechanical properties
  • Development of methods for (in-situ) analysis of damage development and damage mechanisms
  • Description of modeling approaches for the representation of mechanical properties of composites and material composites

Lectures

No courses available.


Publications

2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016

2025

Florian Thum, Marco Korkisch, Anna Trauth and Markus G. R. Sause. 2025. Combination of in-/and ex-situ damage detection methods to investigate the forming behavior of fiber-metal-laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 188, 108562. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108562
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Christoph Lohr, Anna Trauth, Joél Pascal Schukraft, S. Leher and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2025. Investigation on the recycling potential of additively manufactured carbon fiber reinforced PA 6.6. Composite Structures 352, 118683. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118683
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2024

Kerstin Dittmann, Robert Gruhl, Anna Trauth and Kay André Weidenmann. 2024. In-situ failure behavior and interfacial bonding of an interpenetrating metal matrix composite reinforced with lattice-like metallic glass (Ni60Nb20Ta20) preform. Composite Structures 337, 118084. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118084
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Philipp Eyer, Sarah Enzler, Anna Trauth and Kay André Weidenmann. 2024. Investigating the mechanical properties of polymer samples from different additive manufacturing processes using ultrasonic phase spectroscopy. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 11, 2, e666-e674. DOI: 10.1089/3dp.2022.0148
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Melike Kizak, Anna von Bartschikowski, Anna Trauth, Christian Heigl and Klaus Drechsler. 2024. Investigation of the interfacial fusion bonding on hybrid additively manufactured components under torsional load. Polymers 16, 19, 2719. DOI: 10.3390/polym16192719
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Kerstin Dittmann, Steffen Czink, Stefan Dietrich, Anna Trauth and Kay André Weidenmann. 2024. Laser-based additive manufacturing and characterization of an open-porous Ni-based metallic glass lattice structure (Ni60Nb20Ta20). 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 11, 2, e537-e547. DOI: 10.1089/3dp.2022.0118
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Kerstin Dittmann, Anna Trauth and Kay André Weidenmann. 2024. Manufacturing and characterization of an interpenetrating metal matrix composite reinforced with a 3D-printed metallic glass lattice structure (Ni60Nb20Ta20). Composite Structures 327, 117697. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117697
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Kiran Kamath, Anna Trauth, Nils Meyer, Markus G. R. Sause, Sabrina Barm and Andre Baeten. 2024. Multi-physical simulation of cryogenically cooled axial-flux electric motor. In COMSOL Conference 2024, Florence, Italy, October 22–24, 2024. COMSOL
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Maximilian Linde, Wolfram Wiest, Anna Trauth and Markus G. R. Sause. 2024. Selecting feasible trajectories for robot-based X-ray tomography by varying focus-detector-distance in space restricted environments. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation 43, 2, 65. DOI: 10.1007/s10921-024-01075-8
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2023

André Baeten, Sabrina Barm, Markus Fackler, Neven Majic, Johannes Reitenberger, Timon Guenther, Christoph Lohr, Markus Sause, Anna Trauth, Richard Weihrich, Timo Koerner and Christian Oblinger. 2023. Concept study of a lightweight high performance axial flux motor cooled with cryogenic hydrogen. SAMPE Journal 59, 4, 59-69. DOI: 10.33599/nasampe/s.23.0059
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2022

Anna Trauth, Christoph Lohr, Benedikt Lallinger and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2022. Interface characterization of hybrid biocompatible fiber-metal laminates after laser-based surface treatment. Composite Structures 281, 115054. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.115054
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Kerstin Dittmann, Anna Trauth and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2022. Investigation and characterization of thermal properties of a metal matrix composite reinforced with a metallic glass foam (Ni60Nb20Ta20). In Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Véronique Michaud (Eds.). ECCM 2022 - proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 26-30, 2022, volume 3 - Characterization. EPFL Lausanne, Composite Construction Laboratory, Lausanne, 298-305 DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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Julian Hanke, Christian Eymüller, Alexander Poeppel, Julia Reichmann, Anna Trauth, Markus Sause and Wolfgang Reif. 2022. Sensor-guided motions for robot-based component testing. In Davide Brugali, Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, Jeffrey Tsai (Eds.). 2022 Sixth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), 5-7 December 2022, Naples, Italy. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 81-84 DOI: 10.1109/irc55401.2022.00021
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Julian Hanke, Christian Eymüller, Julia Reichmann, Anna Trauth, Markus Sause and Wolfgang Reif. 2022. Software-defined testing facility for component testing with industrial robots. In 2022 IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 6-9 September 2022, Stuttgart, Germany. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 1-8 DOI: 10.1109/etfa52439.2022.9921625
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2021

Anna Trauth, K. Kirchenbauer and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2021. Dynamic-mechanical-thermal analysis of hybrid continuous–discontinuous sheet molding compounds. Composites Part C: Open Access 5, 100148. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2021.100148
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Philipp Eyer, J. Dittus, Anna Trauth, S. Coutandin, J. Fleischer and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2021. Improvement of the adhesion in functional NiTi wire/polymer composites made by additive manufacturing. Composite Structures 275, 114455. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114455
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Anna Trauth, L. Kehrer, P. Pinter, Kay A. Weidenmann and T. Böhlke. 2021. On the effective elastic properties based on mean-field homogenization of sheet molding compound composites. Composites Part C: Open Access 4, 1191716929. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2020.100089
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2019

Johannes Görthofer, Nils Meyer, Ludwig Schöttl, Anna Trauth, Malte Schemmann, Pascal Pinter, Benedikt Fengler, Sergej Ilinzeer, Martin Hohberg, Tarkes Dora Pallicity, Luise Kärger, Kay A. Weidenmann, Peter Elsner, Frank Henning, Andrew Hrymak and Thomas Böhlke. 2019. Compression molding of the demonstrator structure. In Thomas Böhlke, Frank Henning, Andrew Hrymak, Luise Kärger, Kay A. Weidenmann and Jeffrey T. Wood (Ed.). Continuous-discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers: an integrated engineering approach. Carl Hanser Verlag, München (Progress in Polymer Processing (PPP)), 297-314. DOI: 10.3139/9781569906934.006
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M. Schäferling, B. Häfner, G. Lanza, Anna Trauth, Kay A. Weidenmann and M. Thompson. 2019. Effects of defects in hybrid sheet moulding compound – evaluation of defects and the impact on mechanical properties. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik 50, 11, 1317-1325. DOI: 10.1002/mawe.201800139
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Anna Trauth, William Altenhof and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2019. Mechanical characterization of hybrid continuous-discontinuous glass/carbon fiber sheet molding compound composites. In Thomas Böhlke, Frank Henning, Andrew N. Hrymak, Luise Kärger, Kay A. Weidenmann and Jeffrey T. Wood (Ed.). Continuous-discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers: an integrated engineering approach. Carl Hanser Verlag, München (Progress in Polymer Processing (PPP)), 134-147. DOI: 10.3139/9781569906934.003
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Johannes Görthofer, Nils Meyer, Tarkes Dora Pallicity, Ludwig Schöttl, Anna Trauth, Malte Schemmann, Martin Hohberg, Pascal Pinter, Peter Elsner, Frank Henning, Andrew Hrymak, Thomas Seelig, Kay A. Weidenmann, Luise Kärger and Thomas Böhlke. 2019. Motivating the development of a virtual process chain for sheet molding compound composites. PAMM 19, 1, e201900124. DOI: 10.1002/pamm.201900124
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Anna Trauth, Kay A. Weidenmann and W. Altenhof. 2019. Puncture properties of a hybrid continuous-discontinuous sheet moulding compound for structural applications. Composites Part B: Engineering 158, 46-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.035
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Johannes Görthofer, Nils Meyer, Tarkes Dora Pallicity, Ludwig Schöttl, Anna Trauth, Malte Schemmann, Martin Hohberg, Pascal Pinter, Peter Elsner, Frank Henning, Andrew Hrymak, Thomas Seelig, Kay A. Weidenmann, Luise Kärger and Thomas Böhlke. 2019. Virtual process chain of sheet molding compound: development, validation and perspectives. Composites Part B: Engineering 169, 133-147. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.04.001
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2018

Anna Trauth, A. Schubert, D. Bücheler and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2018. Component testing of continuously-discontinuously reinforced hybrid sheet moulding compounds (CoDico SMC). In Joachim M. Hausmann, Marc Siebert, Axel von Hehl (Eds.). Proceedings: 3. Internationale Konferenz - Hybrid Materials and Structures, 18.-19. April 2018, Bremen. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM), Sankt Augustin, 96-103
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Anna Trauth and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2018. Continuous-discontinuous sheet moulding compounds – effect of hybridisation on mechanical material properties. Composite Structures 202, 1087-1098. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.048
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Anna Trauth, M. Bondy, Kay A. Weidenmann and W. Altenhof. 2018. Mechanical properties and damage evolution of a structural sheet molding compound based on a novel two step curing resin system. Materials and Design 143, 224-237. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.02.002
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Jonathan Tham, Trevor Sabiston, Anna Trauth, Julie Lévesque, Kay A. Weidenmann and Kaan Inal. 2018. The effect of tension compression asymmetry on modelling the bending response of sheet moulding compound composites. Composites Part B: Engineering 154, 157-165. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.07.058
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2017

O. Saburow, J. Huether, R. Maertens, Anna Trauth, Y. Kechaou, F. Henning and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2017. A direct process to reuse dry fiber production waste for recycled carbon fiber bulk molding compounds. Procedia CIRP 66, 265-270. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2017.03.280
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Anna Trauth, Pascal Pinter and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2017. Acoustic emission analysis during bending tests of continuous and discontinuous fiber reinforced polymers to be used in hybrid sheet molding compounds. Key Engineering Materials 742, 644-651. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.742.644
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Anna Trauth, Pascal Pinter and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2017. Investigation of quasi-static and dynamic material properties of a structural sheet molding compound combined with acoustic emission damage analysis. Journal of Composites Science 1, 2, 18. DOI: 10.3390/jcs1020018
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2016

Anna Trauth, D. Bücheler and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2016. Mechanical properties of continuously-discontinuously hybrid sheet molding compounds. In Joachim M. Hausmann, Marc Siebert (Eds.). 2. Internationale Konferenz Euro Hybrid - Materials and Structure, 20.-21. April 2016, Kaiserslautern: Proceedings. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM), Sankt Augustin, 57-62
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Anna Trauth, D. Bücheler, F. Henning and Kay A. Weidenmann. 2016. Properties of unidirectional continuous carbon fiber sheet molding compounds. In Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials ECCM17 - 17th European Conference on Composite Materials, 26-30th June 2016, Munich, Germany. MAI Carbon Cluster Management, Augsburg
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