Quench sensitivity of aluminium alloys: Analysis of the kinetics and nature of quench-induced precipitation Cumulative habilitation thesis to achieve the academic degree Dr.-Ing. habil. submitted to the Faculty for Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of Rostock Submitted by Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Milkereit born on 16 th of August 1980 in Teterow, Germany Referees: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Olaf Keßler University of Rostock, Germany Faculty for Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, Chair of Materials Science Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Christoph Schick University of Rostock, Germany Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Institute of Physics, Group of Polymer Physics Prof. Alexis Deschamps, PhD Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France Date of submission: 02.10.2019 https://doi.org/10.18453/rosdok_id00002755