metals presentation

8/23/2019 metals presentation

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Steels and Ferrous Metals

David Naylor

University Liaison ManagerSwinden Technology Centre

Corus plc

EPSRC Metallurgy Research, Present and Future

Birmingham, March 29th 2001


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Metals?

Who wants to be a Millionaire?

Starting with the lowest, put these metals in

order of annual production


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Metals?

Who wants to be a Millionaire?

Starting with the lowest, put these metals in

order of annual production

Aluminium

Steel Copper

Zinc


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Global Metal Production

Zinc 7

Copper 12

Aluminium 21 Steel 788

million tonnesMetal


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The future?

Steel is vital to UK competitiveness

and quality of life

Globalisation of suppliers and users

of steel

Changing needs of customers

The environment and sustainable

development


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Market Demands for Metals

Cheaper and Better Value Lower Life Cycle Costs

Multi-materials System Solutions

Better Quality

Better and More Consistent Properties and ImprovedPerformance

Stronger, Tougher

More Resistance to Corrosion, Wear and High Temperatures

More Weldable, Formable, Machinable

Sustainable Materials

Design for Disassembly

Compare Steel with Potatoes!


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Construction


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Transport

ULSAB concept model


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Engineering


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Packaging

Narrow & plated strip for batteries

Packaging for food & drink


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Other markets & applications


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Current Innovations in Steels

Steel Productivity in UK increased 5 fold in last 20years

3 times faster than UK manufacturing 70% of steels in cars today were developed in last 10

years

Composition control in parts per million in 300 tonne

casts Advanced Process Control, Sensors and Models

Systems Solutions

Design, Materials and Fabrication Technologies


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Future Research in Ferrous Metallurgy

Lower Costs

Integrated Models from Process to Products andApplications

Sensors and Process Control in hot, rapidlymoving environments

Temperature, Dimensions, Shape, Composition,Microstructure, Inclusions, Defects

Better Quality and Properties Improved Performance under increasingly arduous

conditions and environments

Higher temperatures, pressures, more corrosive


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New Alloys

New Shapes and Net Shapes

Added Value

Surface Engineering Smart Surfaces

New Designs

New Combinations of Metals and Materials

New Fabrication Technologies Cheap Rapid Prototyping for steel intensive

applications

Systems Solutions, combining material selection

and development, design and fabrication


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Recyclable, Durable and Sustainable

A Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach is needed

Support the Supply Chain and Down-stream activites Important Role for a UK Metals Research Centre

Provide Synergy for research between industry and academia

Provide large scale multi-user facilities

Better Networking

International research on Hydrogen Economy

Iron ore reduction and non-fossil fuel energy

Availability of young researchers to work in these issues?

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