
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jonas Hensel
is Professor for Welding Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology and takes responsibility for the management of this project in terms of content and organisation as well as the cooperation with project partners within the TRR 277. Furthermore, he supervises the research assistant of WG Hensel for welding experiments, metallographic characterisation, numerical analysis and residual stress determination.
Project(s)
Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of Complex Individualized Steel Components
Publications
2026 | J. Blankenhagen, C. Radbleck, K. Hoefer, J. Hensel, M. Mensinger: Implementation of additively manufactured parts in the construction sector via welding Procedia Structural Integrity, 77, 198–206, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2026.01.027
Data | Zenodo, 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19632355
2026 | J. Müller, H. Jahns, M. Müggenburg, K. Thiele, J. Unglaub, J. Hensel: Case study report on design, manufacturing and digital representation of a DED-Arc steel node for construction Sci Rep 16, 3263, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37315-2
Data | Zenodo, 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17192191
2025 | M. Müggenburg, M. Altobelli, S. Vogts, H. Jahns, R. Jafari, H. Mokhtarian, S. Panicker, H. Koivuluoto, J. Hensel, K. Thiele, J. Unglaub: Fatigue performance of high-strength low-alloy DED-Arc components with Zn+Al₂O₃ low-pressure cold spray coating Welding in the World, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-025-02262-5
Data |Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15267508
2025 | D. L. Wenzler, H. Jahns, J. Mueller, K. U. Beuerlein, F. Riegger, J. Diller, J. Unglaub, C. Radlbeck, J. Hensel, M. Mensinger, K. Thiele, M. F. Zaeh: Mechanical properties and microstructure of hybrid-manufactured 316 L using PBF-LB/M and DED-Arc/M The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2025, pp. 1–12, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-15317-0.
Data | Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14754610.
2025 | M. Müggenburg, H. Jahns, K. Thiele, J. Müller, J. Hensel, J. Unglaub: Workflow for geometric evaluation, mechanical testing and simulation of DED-Arc additively manufactured high-strength low-alloy steel components for local buckling Structures, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.108374
Data | Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14205492.
2024 | Müller, J., Dastgerdi, J.N. & Hensel, J. (2024). Comparison of fatigue test results of high-strength steel DED-Arc specimens with milled and unmilled surfaces Weld World, 68, 1187–1199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-024-01687-8.
Data | Dataset to figures, Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15087873.
2024 | J. Müller, J. Hensel: Potential of thermography for the monitoring of DED Arc processes Welding in the World, 68, 2024, pp. 505–513, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-023-01676-3.
Data | Raw data for the figures, Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15124101.
2024 | J. Unglaub, M. Müggenburg, H. Jahns, H. Kloft, J. Hensel, K. Thiele: Towards a Digital Twin to Enable First Time Right DED-Arc Components, Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication Munich, RILEM Bookseries, vol 53, Springer, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6 51
2024 | J. Müller, C. Goulas, J. Hensel: Analysis of thermal cycles during DED-Arc of high-strength low-alloy steel and microstructural evolution Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.07.066
Data | Raw data for figures, Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15124281.
2023 | Jahns, H.; Unglaub, J.; Müller, J.; Hensel, J.; Thiele, K. : Material Behavior of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel (HSLA) WAAM Walls in Construction. In: Metals 13, 589. (2023.)
2023 | Müller, J., Hensel, J.: WAAM of structural components—building strategies for varying wall thicknesses. In: Weld World. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-023-01481-y
2022 | C. Müller, J. Müller, H. Kloft, and J. Hensel : Design of Structural Steel Components According to Manufacturing Possibilities of the Robot-Guided DED-Arc Process. In: Buildings, vol. 12, no. 12, p. 2154. (Dec. 2022.) doi: 10.3390/buildings12122154
2022 | Hensel, J., Müller, J., Scharf-Wildenhain, R. et al. : The effects of building position on surface and fatigue of DED-arc steel components. In: Weld World. (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40194-022-01431-0
2022 | Hensel, J.; Przyklenk, A.; Müller, J.; Köhler, M.; Dilger, K.: Surface quality parameters for structural components manufactured by DED-arc processes. In: Materials and Design 215, 2022.
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110438
2022 | Hensel, J.; Przyklenk, A.; Müller, J.; Köhler, M.; Dilger, K.: Surface quality parameters for structural components manufactured by DED-arc processes, In: Materials and Design 215 (2022), DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110438
2021 | Müller, J.; Hensel, J.; Dilger, K.: Mechanical properties of wire and arc additively manufactured high-strength steel structures. In: Welding in the World, DOI: 10.1007/s40194-021-01204-1.
2021 |Müller, J., Hensel, J., Dilger, K.: Schweißtechnische Verarbeitung von hochfestem Stahl als Aufbauwerkstoff beim Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing. In: Fortschrittsberichte der Materialforschung und Werkstofftechnik / Bulletin of Materials Research and Engineering, Band 10, Clausthaler Zentrum für Materialtechnik (Hrsg.), Shaker Verlag Düren 2021 (ISBN: 978-3-8440-8021-6)






