Oskar Löf

Oskar completed his MSc in materials science degree at Uppsala university in 2025 and thereafter started his PhD-studies at KTH, working on two projects in a joint collaboration between KTH and China Baowu. The research for these two projects focuses on the phase transformation mechanisms of low carbon steels during heat-treatments to achieve complex microstructures for precise mechanical properties within the automotive industry. The phase transformations mechanisms will be understood by thermodynamical and kinetic modelling, based on findings from microscopy techniques such as SEM and TEM, and also synchrotron X-ray based techniques in-situ during heat-treatments. This study will deepen the understanding of the microstructural evolution during heat-treatments of low-carbon steels for improved mechanical properties to increase vehicle safety of produced cars.

Research Interests

• Phase transformation mechanisms during non-equilibrium conditions in low-alloy steels.

• Microscopy and microanalysis, including LOM, SEM, TEM, etc.

• In-situ synchrotron X-ray based techniques at large research infrastructures.

• Application of computational thermodynamics and kinetics.