Åsa Kassman Rudolphi
Director at Campus Management Organisation; Campus Ångströmlaboratoriet
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 425 05 11
- E-mail:
- asa.kassman@angstrom.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Regementsvägen 10
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 524
751 20 Uppsala
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Applied Materials Science
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 30 72
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 425 05 11
- E-mail:
- asa.kassman@angstrom.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
- Postal address:
- Box 35
751 03 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, since Jan 2020. During 2019 Head of Dept. of Engineering Sciences.
Docent in Materials Science. Research i tribology, with focus on friction and wear mechanisms, based on materials engineering. Projects on polymer materials and sinter steel for tribological applications, electrical contact materials and grease lubricated contacts. Main supervisor of two PhD students.
Biography
I hold a position as associate professor (universitetslektor) at the Departement of Materials Science and Engineering. I got a Master of Science in Engineering Physics (Civilingenjörsexamen, Teknisk fysik) 1988, a PhD in Materials Science (Teknologie doktorsexamen) 1996, and was appointed Docent in Engineering Science, with specialization in Materials Science, 2007. All at Uppsala University.
Since January 2020 I'm appointed Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (http://teknik.uu.se). During 2019 Head of Dept. of Engineering Sciences.
My field of research is tribology, with focus on friction and wear mechanisms, and based on materials science and engineering. The work includes e.g. design and interpretation of experimental studies, microscopy and analysis for friction and mechanism studies, and evaluation of new material solutions for different applications.
Until 2018 I have been teaching courses on different levels in materials engineering and in microscopy and materials analysis. I have also regularly been organizing and teaching courses for PhD students and a two-days course in SEM for industrial participants.
July 2014–June 2017 I was appointed Dean of education at the Faculty of Science and Technology. In this role I got a number of appointments, internal at Uppsala University, as well as external. During the period January 2012 to December 2016 I run a mobility project, mainly financed by Vinnova, where I worked 1 day per week at ABB Corporate Research in Västerås.

Publications
Recent publications
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The influence from PTFE on surface and sub-surface damages of glass fiber reinforced PPS
Part of Tribology International, 2024
- DOI for The influence from PTFE on surface and sub-surface damages of glass fiber reinforced PPS
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Crack initiation and early propagation in case hardened sintered PM steels under cyclic load
Part of Powder Metallurgy, p. 164-175, 2023
- DOI for Crack initiation and early propagation in case hardened sintered PM steels under cyclic load
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Part of Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023
- DOI for Strategies for revealing deformation and wear mechanisms of polymer composites by combining scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy and cross‐section techniques—Exemplified by glass fiber reinforced poly‐phenylene‐sulphide
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Part of Wear, 2022
- DOI for Unraveling the lubrication mechanisms of lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)- thickened greases in fretting – Part I: Fretting experiments and surface analysis
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Part of Wear, 2022
- DOI for Unraveling the lubrication mechanisms of lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)- thickened greases in fretting – Part II: Lubrication model
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All publications
Articles in journal
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The influence from PTFE on surface and sub-surface damages of glass fiber reinforced PPS
Part of Tribology International, 2024
- DOI for The influence from PTFE on surface and sub-surface damages of glass fiber reinforced PPS
- Download full text (pdf) of The influence from PTFE on surface and sub-surface damages of glass fiber reinforced PPS
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Crack initiation and early propagation in case hardened sintered PM steels under cyclic load
Part of Powder Metallurgy, p. 164-175, 2023
- DOI for Crack initiation and early propagation in case hardened sintered PM steels under cyclic load
- Download full text (pdf) of Crack initiation and early propagation in case hardened sintered PM steels under cyclic load
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Part of Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023
- DOI for Strategies for revealing deformation and wear mechanisms of polymer composites by combining scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy and cross‐section techniques—Exemplified by glass fiber reinforced poly‐phenylene‐sulphide
- Download full text (pdf) of Strategies for revealing deformation and wear mechanisms of polymer composites by combining scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x‐ray spectroscopy and cross‐section techniques—Exemplified by glass fiber reinforced poly‐phenylene‐sulphide
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Part of Wear, 2022
- DOI for Unraveling the lubrication mechanisms of lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)- thickened greases in fretting – Part I: Fretting experiments and surface analysis
- Download full text (pdf) of Unraveling the lubrication mechanisms of lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)- thickened greases in fretting – Part I: Fretting experiments and surface analysis
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Part of Wear, 2022
- DOI for Unraveling the lubrication mechanisms of lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)- thickened greases in fretting – Part II: Lubrication model
- Download full text (pdf) of Unraveling the lubrication mechanisms of lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)- thickened greases in fretting – Part II: Lubrication model
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Part of Wear, 2021
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Part of Wear, 2021
- DOI for Grease-lubricated tribological contacts-Influence of graphite, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide as lubricating additives in lithium complex (LiX)- and polypropylene (PP)-thickened greases
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Rolling fatigue life of PM steel with different porosity and surface finish
Part of Wear, p. 454-461, 2019
- DOI for Rolling fatigue life of PM steel with different porosity and surface finish
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Grease lubricated fretting of silver coated copper electrical contacts
Part of Wear, p. 634-642, 2017
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Friction and wear studies of some PEEK materials
Part of Tribologia - Finnish Journal of Tribology, p. 20-28, 2015
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The effect of lubrication on the friction performance in pneumatic clutch actuators
Part of Wear, p. 166-173, 2014
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Comparison of friction performance of four anodised aluminium surfaces for use in a clutch actuator
Part of Wear, p. 227-233, 2014
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Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 326-334, 2014
- DOI for Growth and characterization of chromium carbide films deposited by high rate reactive magnetron sputtering for electrical contact applications
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Friction, wear and surface damage mechanisms of pneumatic clutch actuators
Part of Wear, p. 36-44, 2013
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Comparison of anodised aluminium surfaces from four fabrication methods
Part of Journal of Materials Processing Technology, p. 2272-2281, 2012
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Conductive nanocomposite ceramics as tribological and electrical contact materials
Part of European Physical Journal, p. 22902, 2010
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Wear study of field worn clutch actuators and evaluation of a model test
Part of Wear, p. 2269-2272, 2009
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On the effect of surface topography and humidity on lubricated running-in of a carbon based coating
Part of Wear, p. 1237-1246, 2006
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The influence of surface roughness on friction and wear of machine element coatings
Part of Wear, p. 1092-1098, 2003
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Design of low weight components: a theoretical approach
Part of Surface Engineering, p. 93-97, 2002
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Part of Surface Engineering, p. 98-104, 2002
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Part of Tribology International, p. 737-742, 2000
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Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 107-113, 2000
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Part of Tribology International, p. 165-175, 1997
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On the use of ceramic PVD coatings to replace metallic coatings in electrical contacts.
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 270-278, 1997
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Gross plastic fretting - examination of the gross weld regime.
Part of Wear, p. 255-264, 1996
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Gross plastic fretting - mechanical deterioration of silver coated electrical contacts.
Part of Wear, p. 244-254, 1996
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Tribologi i elektriska kontakter: en problempresentation
Part of Tribologia, p. 16-36, 1996
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Part of Wear, p. 227-230, 1993
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A new test method for the intrinsic abrasion resistance of thin coatings
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 75-84, 1991
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How TiN coatings improve the performance of high speed steel cutting tools.
Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, p. 243-256, 1990
Books
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Conference papers
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Semi in-situ measurement of microstructural changes in PM steel during indentation
Part of Euro PM2021 Proceedings, 2021
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Rolling Fatigue Life of PM Steel: Influence of Sintering Temperature and Powder Particle Size
Part of Euro PM 2019 Proceedings, 2019
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2018
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Pitfalls in Environmental Endurance Testing of Electrical Connectors-Problem Overview and Discussion
Part of Proceedings of 2018 29th International Conference on Electrical Contacts and 64th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, p. 475-482, 2018
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Grease lubricated fretting of silver coated copper electrical contacts
2017
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Grease lubricated fretting - Influence of base oil viscosity and material combination
2017
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Experimental evaluation of contact stiffness and damping to sustain transients and resonances
2017
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Friction dissipation under tangential high freequency excitation
2017
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Fretting behavior of PP grease lubricated PPS and PA composites
2017
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On the self-healing of silver contacts
Part of ICEC2016, p. 265-270, 2016
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Evaluation of dry friction solutions for industrial applications
2016
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Cross section microscopy studies of wear tested polymer composites
2016
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Cross sections studies of polymer composites
2016
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A test method for mapping the contact force limit of polymer materials in sliding contact
2016
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Friction and wear of PA66-PPA composites sliding against anodized aluminium cylinders
2015
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Effect of temperature on the performance of some polymer composites
2015
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Effect of PTFE on the tribological behaviour of PPS with glass fiber
Part of 1st International conference on polymer tribology (PolyTrib), 2014
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Friction and wear studies of some PEEK materials
Part of 16th Nordic Symposium on Tribology (NORDTRIB), 2014
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Understanding field experience of contact performance from lab fretting tests of model contacts
Part of Proc. IEEE 59th HOLM Conference on Electrical Contacts, p. 207-214, 2013
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Tribological requirements for selection of new materials for electrical connectors
Part of NordTrib 2012, Trondheim, Norge, 2012
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Frequency- and contact load dependency for pneumatic clutch actuators
Part of Proceedings of NORDTRIB 2010 : 14th Nordic Symposium on Tribology, 2010
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Wear tests of pneumatic cylinders of aluminium from permanent mould casting and extrusion
Part of Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Tribology (ECOTRIB 2009), 2009
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Conductive nanocomposite ceramics as tribological and electrical contact materials
Part of International Conference on Electrical Contacts, ICEC 2008, 2008
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On the wear of pneumatic clutch actuators
Part of Proceedings of NORDTRIB 2008 : 13th Nordic Symposium on Tribology, 2008
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Tribology of nanocomposite materials in electrical contacts
2007
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Tribological surfaces of a pneumatic clutch actuator
Part of Proceeding of ECOTRIB 2007, Slovenien Society for Tribology, June 12-15, 2007, p. 955-967, 2007
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Part of Proc. 51st IEEE Holm Conf. on Electrical Contacts, p. 97-106, 2005
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Tribological properties of brush plated coatings
Part of 2nd ASIATRIB International Conference, Seoul, October 21-23, 2002: Proceedings, p. 171, 2002
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Sliding wear and rolling contact fatigue of rough low friction coatings
Part of Frontiers in Tribology, 2002
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The influence of surface roughness on friction and wear of machine element coatings
2002
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Investigations on electrical contacts subjected to fretting motion
Part of ICEC - 21st Int. Conf. on Electrical Contacts, Zurich, 2002
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Friction, wear and electric properties of lubricated tin-coated contact terminals
Part of Proc. 34th Annual Connector & Interconnection Technology Symp., Anaheim, CA, USA, Oct. 1-3, 2001
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Fretting degradation of PVD coated copper and aluminium
Part of NORDTRIB 2000, p. 481, 2000
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Part of Proc. 20. International Conference on Electrical Contacts (ICEC), Stockholm, 06/2000, p. 471-476, 2000
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Carbide-metal phase interpenetrated double skeleton microstructures
Part of 24th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures, 2000
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The contact resistance of rolling silver coated copper contacts
Part of Proc. 43rd IEEE Holm Conf. on Electrical Contacts, p. 33-40, 1997
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The role of gross plastic fretting in serviceability and deterioration of power contacts
p. 352-362, 1996
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Conduction through corrosion films on silver plated copper in power contacts
Part of Proceedings of the Forty-First IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, p. 124-134, 1995
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1994
Manuscripts (preprints)
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Running-in ability of carbon coatings with different Cr-composition at the surface
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Running-in ability of a carbon coating sliding against itself or steel in a lubricated contact
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Enhancing silver through embedding of fullerene like WS2 for sliding electrical contacts
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Rolling contact fatigue of sintered PM steel with added nanopowder