Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Liebig

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Werkstoffkunde (IAM-WK)
    Campus Süd
    Engelbert-Arnold-Straße 4
    76131 Karlsruhe

Curriculum Vitae

since 07.2019 Head of the group Hybrid and Lightweight Composites at the Institute for Applied Materials - Materials Science and Engineering
since 10.2016 Head of the Technology Corridor at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, Pfinztal (part-time)
08.2016 - 06.2019 Postdoc at the Institute of Vehicle System Technology - Lightweight Technology
11.2011 - 06.2016 Scientific head of the group Fibre-reinforced Composites at the Institute of Polymer Composites at Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology
01.2009 - 04.2015 Dissertation at Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology:Analysis of the influence of voids on the mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced polymers
10.2002 - 12.2008 Mechanical Engineering (lightweight design and polymer technology) at Technische Universität Dresden and University of Stuttgart

Publications are summarised on ORCiD and Scopus.

Research fields

  • Interaction of process, structure and properties of composite materials or material composites
  • Multi-scale approach to characterise the material properties of polymers, fibre-reinforced composites and (hybrid) materials
  • Effects of Defects (process and operational)
  • Material properties under environmental conditions
  • Material sustainability and recycling

Publications


Crystallization and crystal morphology of polymers: A multiphase-field study
Afrasiabian, N.; Elmoghazy, A.; Blarr, J.; Scheuring, B.; Prahs, A.; Schneider, D.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Denniston, C.; Nestler, B.
2024. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. doi:10.1177/08927057241296472
Low velocity impact resistance of hybrid CFRP ‐elastomer‐metal laminates: Influence of stacking sequence and impact conditions on damage mechanisms
Li, Z.; Jackstadt, A.; Zhang, J.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.
2024. Polymer Composites. doi:10.1002/pc.29028
Experimental and homogenized orientation-dependent properties of hybrid long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics
Scheuring, B. M.; Christ, N.; Blarr, J.; Liebig, W. V.; Hohe, J.; Montesano, J.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2024. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 280, Art.-Nr.: 109470. doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109470
Evaluation of mechanical properties characterization of additively manufactured components
Frölich, F.; Bechtloff, L.; Scheuring, B. M.; Heuer, A. L.; Wittemann, F.; Kärger, L.; Liebig, W. V.
2024. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. doi:10.1007/s40964-024-00700-2
Development of a direct process for the production of long glass fiber reinforced phenolic resins
Maertens, R.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Elsner, P.
2024. The 2nd International Symposium on Plastics Technology, Aachen, 5th–6th September 2022, Art.-Nr.: 020012, AIP Publishing. doi:10.1063/5.0194827
Deep convolutional generative adversarial network for generation of computed tomography images of discontinuously carbon fiber reinforced polymer microstructures
Blarr, J.; Klinder, S.; Liebig, W. V.; Inal, K.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2024. Scientific Reports, 14 (1), Art.-Nr.: 9641. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-59252-8
Development of a test method for characterization of the orientation dependent material properties of FFF structures
Frölich, F.; Bechtloff, L.; Scheuring, B. M.; Heuer, A. L.; Kärger, L.; Liebig, W. V.
2023. 23rd International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2023, Belfast, 30th July - 4th August 2023, International Committee on Composite Materials
Influence of manufacturing defects on the interlaminar shear strength of fibre-metal laminates
Liebig, W.; Werner, H.; Roßmanith, P.; Weidenmann, K.
2023. 23rd International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2023, Belfast, 30th July - 4th August 2023, International Committee on Composite Materials
Effect of hybridization on the mechanical properties of continuous-discontinuous-lft
Scheuring, B. M.; Schelleis, C.; Liebig, W. V.; Montesano, J.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2023. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials 2023. 23rd International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2023, Belfast, 30th July - 4th August 2023. Ed. : Falzon B.G., McCarthy C., International Committee on Composite Materials
On the influence of low-velocity impact damage on constrained-layer damping in hybrid CFRP-elastomer-metal laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2024. Materials & Design, 241, Article no: 112882. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112882
Novel thresholding method and convolutional neural network for fiber volume content determination from 3D μ CT images
Blarr, J.; Kunze, P.; Kresin, N.; Liebig, W. V.; Inal, K.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2024. NDT & E International, 144, Art.-Nr.: 103067. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2024.103067
Continuous Simulation of a Continuous-Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (CoDiCoFRTP) Compression Molding Process
Schreyer, L.; Scheuring, B. M.; Christ, N.; Blarr, J.; Krauß, C.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Böhlke, T.; Hrymak, A.; Kärger, L.
2024. Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Composite Materials, Belfast, 30th July - 4th August 2023, Queen’s University Belfast
HyCEML – Hybrid CFRP Elastomer Metal Laminates Containing Elastomeric Interfaces for Deliberate Dissipation
Jackstadt, A.; Sessner, V.; Liebig, W.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K.
2024. Calm, Smooth and Smart. Ed.: P. Eberhard, 105–125, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-36143-2_6
On the Creation and Optical Microstructure Characterisation of Additively Manufactured Foam Structures (AMF)
Heuer, A.; Rees, M.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Liebig, W. V.
2023. Polymers, 15 (17), Art.-Nr.: 3544. doi:10.3390/polym15173544
Development of a test-method for characterization of the orientation dependent material properties of FFF structures
Frölich, F.; Bechtloff, L.; Scheuring, B. M.; Heuer, A.; Kärger, L.; Liebig, W. V.
2023, August 3. 23rd International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM 2023), Belfast, United Kingdom, July 30–August 4, 2023
Approaching Polycarbonate as an LFT-D Material: Processing and Mechanical Properties
Schelleis, C.; Scheuring, B. M.; Liebig, W. V.; Hrymak, A. N.; Henning, F.
2023. Polymers, 15 (9), 2041. doi:10.3390/polym15092041
Implementation and comparison of algebraic and machine learning based tensor interpolation methods applied to fiber orientation tensor fields obtained from CT images
Blarr, J.; Sabiston, T.; Krauß, C.; Bauer, J. K.; Liebig, W. V.; Inal, K.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2023. Computational Materials Science, 228, Artkl.Nr.: 112286. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112286
Can Different Parameter Sets Lead to Equivalent Optima between Geometric Accuracy and Mechanical Properties in Arburg Plastic Freeforming?
Eisele, L.; Heuer, A.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Liebig, W. V.
2023. Polymers, 15 (6), 1516. doi:10.3390/polym15061516
Fatigue behavior of continuous-discontinuous sheet molding compounds under application related loading conditions
Bartkowiak, M.; Kizak, M.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 838–844, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Structural health monitoring in additive manufactured structures by total electrical resistance measurements as
Liebig, W.; Muth, M.; Seitz, M.; Wittemann, F.; Weiss, P.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 1110–1117, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Tensile properties of deep drawn in-situ polymerized fiber-metal-laminates
Werner, H. O.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 1282–1289, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Comparison of influence of hydrothermal aging on the mechanical properties glass and carbon long fiber-reinforced polyamide 6
Scheuring, B. M.; Leo, H.; Liebig, W.; Montesano, J.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 1071–1078, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Application of a Tensor Interpolation Method on the Determination of Fiber Orientation Tensors From Computed Tomography Images
Blarr, J.; Kresin, N.; Krauß, C.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.
2022. Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability. Vol.: 1-6. Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 482–489. doi:10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
Modeling and parameter identification for predicting the Mullins Effect of rubbers used in constrained-layer damping applications
Jackstadt, A.; Frölich, F.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2021, March 16. 91st Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM 2021), Kassel, Germany, March 15–19, 2021
Investigation into the influence of the Mullins effect on the dynamic behavior of hybrid laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Frölich, F.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022, July 7. 11th European Solid Mechanics Conference (2022), Galway, Ireland, July 4–8, 2022
Development of an Injection Molding Process for Long Glass Fiber-Reinforced Phenolic Resins
Maertens, R.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Elsner, P.
2022. Polymers, 14 (14), 2890. doi:10.3390/polym14142890
Modal damping behavior of plane and 3D curved constrained layer damping CFRP-elastomer-metal laminates
Sessner, V.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2020. Composites Part C: Open Access, 2, Article no: 100037. doi:10.1016/j.jcomc.2020.100037
Investigation of the friction behavior between dry/infiltrated glass fiber fabric and metal sheet during deep drawing of fiber metal laminates
Kruse, M.; Werner, H. O.; Chen, H.; Mennecart, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Ben Khalifa, N.
2022. Production Engineering, 17 (1), 37–46. doi:10.1007/s11740-022-01141-y
Fatigue behavior of hybrid continuous-discontinuous fiber-reinforced sheet molding compound composites under application-related loading conditions
Bartkowiak, M.; Kizak, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Composites Part C: Open Access, 8, Art.-Nr.: 100265. doi:10.1016/j.jcomc.2022.100265
Effects of hybridization on the tension–tension fatigue behavior of continuous-discontinuous fiber-reinforced sheet molding compound composites
Bartkowiak, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Montesano, J.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. International Journal of Fatigue, 161, Article no: 106879. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.106879
Hybrid material additive manufacturing: interlocking interfaces for fused filament fabrication on laser powder bed fusion substrates
Englert, L.; Heuer, A.; Engelskirchen, M. K.; Frölich, F.; Dietrich, S.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.; Schulze, V.
2022. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 17 (3), 508–527. doi:10.1080/17452759.2022.2048228
Study of material homogeneity in the long fiber thermoset injection molding process by image texture analysis
Maertens, R.; Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science, 8 (1), 22–32. doi:10.1080/20550340.2022.2033905
Determination of the penetration depth of ceramic blasting particles during composite peening
Seitz, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Wear, 494-495, Art.-Nr.: 204246. doi:10.1016/j.wear.2022.204246
Fused filament fabrication: Comparison of methods for determining the interfacial strength of single welded tracks
Heuer, A.; Huether, J.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.
2021. Manufacturing Review, 8, 32. doi:10.1051/mfreview/2021031
Analytical modeling and investigation of constrained layer damping in hybrid laminates based on a unified plate formulation
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.
2022. International journal of mechanical sciences, 216 (216), Art.Nr.: 106964. doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106964
Vegetable Oils as Sustainable Inks for Additive Manufacturing: A Comparative Study
Vazquez-Martel, C.; Becker, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.; Blasco, E.
2021. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9 (49), 16840–16848. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06784
Characterization of the Corrosion Resistance of Composite Peened Aluminum
Flachmann, M. L.; Seitz, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 31 (5), 3185–3191. doi:10.1007/s11665-021-06440-6
Wide Scale Characterization and Modeling of the Vibration and Damping Behavior of CFRP-Elastomer-Metal Laminates—Comparison and Discussion of Different Test Setups
Sessner, V.; Liebig, W. V.; Jackstadt, A.; Schmid, D.; Ehrig, T.; Holeczek, K.; Gräbner, N.; Kostka, P.; Wagner, U. von; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2021. Applied composite materials, 28 (5), 1715–1746. doi:10.1007/s10443-021-09934-7
Compounding of short fiber reinforced phenolic resin by using specific mechanical energy input as a process control parameter
Maertens, R.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2021. Journal of Composites Science, 5 (5), 127. doi:10.3390/jcs5050127
The use of the empirical crack orientation tensor to characterize the damage anisotropy
Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Inal, K.; Elsner, P.
2021. Composites communications, 25, Article no: 100613. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.100613
Fiber shortening during injection molding of glass fiber-reinforced phenolic molding compounds: fiber length measurement method development and validation
Maertens, R.; Hees, A.; Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W.; Elsner, P.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2021. Polymer plastics technology and materials, 60 (8), 872–885. doi:10.1080/25740881.2020.1867170
Investigations of the carbon fibre cross-sectional areas and their non-circularities by means of laser diffraction
Huether, J. J.; Liebig, W. V.
2020. IOP conference series / Materials science and engineering, 942 (1), Art.Nr. 012034. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/942/1/012034
Fatigue damage behavior of continuous-discontinuous fiber reinforced sheet molding compounds
Bartkowiak, M.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2020. Hybrid 2020 - Materials and Structures : 4th international conference : 28-29 April 2020, web-conference, Germany : proceedings. Ed.: editors: J. Hausmann, 71–77, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM)
Microstructure characterization of discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers based on volumetric images: Fiber bundle tracking and weld line investigation
Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Inal, K.; Elsner, P.
2020. 4th International Conference Hybrid 2020 Materials and Structures, 97–101, DGM
Crack characterization of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites by using micro-computed tomography: Cyclic in-situ testing, crack segmentation and crack volume fraction
Schöttl, L.; Kolb, P.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Inal, K.; Elsner, P.
2020. Composites communications, 21, Art. Nr.: 100384. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.100384
Application of a mixed variational higher order plate theory towards understanding the deformation behavior of hybrid laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2019. Proceedings in applied mathematics and mechanics, 19 (1), e201900048. doi:10.1002/pamm.201900048
Materialmodellierung zur Untersuchung des Schwingungs‐ und Dämpfungsverhaltens von hybriden CFK‐Elastomer‐Metall‐Laminaten
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2018, November 16. Sitzung des DGM Fachausschusses Polymerwerkstoffe Themenschwerpunkt Simulation, numerische Methoden und Kennwertermittlung (2018), Kassel, Germany, November 15–16, 2018
A Multi-Layer Finite Shell Element based on the Generalized Unified Formulation for the Analysis of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Elastomer Metal Laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.
2019, May 8. 12th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (2019), Sorrento, Italy, May 8–10, 2019
A Multi-Scale Approach for the Virtual Characterization of Transversely Isotropic Viscoelastic Materials in the Frequency Domain
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Galkin, S.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2018, October 9. 8th KMM-VIN Industrial Workshop: Modelling of composite materials and composite coatings (IW8 2018), Freiburg, Germany, October 9–10, 2018
Photoelastic study of stresses in the vicinity of a unique void in a fibre-reinforced model composite under compression
Liebig, W. V.; Leopold, C.; Schulte, K.
2013. Composites science and technology, 84, 72–77. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.04.011
Influence of voids on the compressive failure behaviour of fibre-reinforced composites
Liebig, W. V.; Viets, C.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2015. Composites science and technology, 117, 225–233. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.06.020
New test approach to determine the transverse tensile strength of CFRP with regard to the size effect
Liebig, W. V.; Leopold, C.; Hobbiebrunken, T.; Fiedler, B.
2016. Composites communications, 1, 54–59. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2016.09.003
Morphological influence of carbon nanofillers on the piezoresistive response of carbon nanoparticle/epoxy composites under mechanical load
Meeuw, H.; Viets, C.; Liebig, W. V.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2016. European polymer journal, 85, 198–210. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.10.027
Fracture, failure and compression behaviour of a 3D interconnected carbon aerogel (Aerographite) epoxy composite
Chandrasekaran, S.; Liebig, W. V.; Mecklenburg, M.; Fiedler, B.; Smazna, D.; Adelung, R.; Schulte, K.
2016. Composites science and technology, 122, 50–58. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.11.002
Hierarchical analysis of the degradation of fibre-reinforced polymers under the presence of void imperfections
Liebig, W. V.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2016. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London / A, 374 (2071), 20150279. doi:10.1098/rsta.2015.0279
Size effect of graphene nanoparticle modified epoxy matrix
Leopold, C.; Liebig, W. V.; Wittich, H.; Fiedler, B.
2016. Composites science and technology, 134, 217–225. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.08.022
Frequency domain modelling of transversely isotropic viscoelastic fibre-reinforced plastics
Liebig, W. V.; Jackstadt, A.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2019. Composites science and technology, 180, 101–110. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.04.019
Damping Characterization of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Elastomer Metal Laminates using Experimental and Numerical Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Sessner, V.; Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K.
2019. Journal of composites science, 3 (1), 3. doi:10.3390/jcs3010003
Smart dispersion: Validation of OCT and impedance spectroscopy as solutions for in-situ dispersion analysis of CNP/EP-composites
Meeuw, H.; Körbelin, J.; Bernstorff, D. von; Augustin, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Fiedler, B.
2018. Materialia, 1, 185–197. doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2018.06.002
Numerical and experimental investigations of the damping behaviour of hybrid CFRP-elastomer-metal laminates
Liebig, W. V.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2018. Composite Structures, 202, 1109–1113. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.051
Comparison of analytical approaches predicting the compressive strength of fibre reinforced polymers
Leopold, C.; Harder, S.; Philipkowski, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Fiedler, B.
2018. Materials, 10 (12), Art. Nr.: 2517. doi:10.3390/ma11122517
Influence of carbon nanoparticle geometry in epoxy matrix on mechanical properties and failure initiation regarding the size effect
Leopold, C.; Augustin, T.; Schwebler, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Wittich, H.; Fiedler, B.
2017. 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017; Xi’an; China; 20 August 2017 through 25 August 2017, ICCM
Compression fracture of CFRP laminates containing stress intensifications
Leopold, C.; Schütt, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Philipkowski, T.; Kürten, J.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2017. Materials, 10 (9), Art.Nr.: 1039. doi:10.3390/ma10091039
Influence of carbon nanoparticle modification on the mechanical and electrical properties of epoxy in small volumes
Leopold, C.; Augustin, T.; Schwebler, T.; Lehmann, J.; Liebig, W. V.; Fiedler, B.
2017. Journal of colloid and interface science, 506, 620–632. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.07.085