2022 - 5th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy
Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Keynote Speaker
John Ferriola, Former Chairman, President and CEO Nucor Corporation, USA
2022 Presentations
Presentation Winner
Thomas Kwok, Imperial College London
A closer look at the TWIP and TRIP mechanism in medium Mn steels
Presentation Runner Up
Oscar Smith, Loughborough University
Rapid characterisation of thermally aged stainless steels for nuclear power applications
2022 Presentations and Abstracts
Abstracts and presentations that were conducted through the day during the following sessions.
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10:30-11:30 Session 1 - Development of Products and Applications
Presentation 1 - Characterisation of the effects of oxide dispersion strengthening on the tensile deformation and elastic properties of Eurofer97.
Presenter: Tay Sparks (University of Birmingham) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 2 - Effect of niobium microstructural and mechanical properties of the heat affected zones of welded marine steel.
Presenter: Jun Fu (University of Leicester) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 3 - A closer look at the TWIP and TRIP mechanism in medium Mn steels.
Presenter: Thomas Kwok (Imperial College London) - Abstract Presentation
11:50-12:50 Session 2 - Process Development
Presentation 4 - Ladle stirring monitoring for inclusion floatation.
Presenter: William Moncaster (University of Warwick) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 5 - In-situ heat treatment to improve the metallurgy of hot work tool steel alloy H13 fabricated by laser additive manufacturing.
Presenter: Anna Tholen (Loughborough University) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 6 - The impact of process parameters on blast furnace dust output.
Presenter: John Lewis (Swansea University) - Abstract Presentation
14:00-15:20 Session 3 - Development Techniques and Fundamental Knowledge
Presentation 7 - Prediction of mechanical properties of low-carbon hot rolled plate based on machine learning method.
Presenter: Xiaoan Yang (University of Leicester) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 8 - Development of improved formability interstitial free steels.
Presenter: Talal Said Abdullah (Swansea University) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 9 - Rapid characterisation of thermally aged stainless steels for nuclear power applications.
Presenter: Oscar Smith (Loughborough University) - Abstract Presentation
Presentation 10 - Design of in-situ cathodic charging of TMCP steel under flexural loading.
Presenter: Sarah Hiew Sze Kei (Imperial College London) - Abstract Presentation
2022 Posters
Poster Winner
Daniel Britton, Swansea University
The effect of coating weight on the microstructure and performance of Zn-Al-Mg (ZAM) alloy coatings
2022 Posters and Abstracts
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- Minimising particulate emissions of sinter plant operations
Matthew Thomas (Swansea University) - Abstract Poster - Cohesive zone models of fracture in line-pipe steel
Pernille Undrum Fathi (Kings College London) - Abstract Poster - Multi-scale in situ studies of deformation mechanism of LPBF 316L stainless steels
Wanxuan Teng (University of Birmingham) - Abstract Poster - Investigating formability of future steel grades using rapid alloy prototyping
Liam Moody (Swansea University) - Abstract Poster - Effects of precious metal doping on stainless steels produced by spark plasma sintering
Natasha Sweeney Fort (The University of Sheffield) - Abstract Poster - Hydrogen diffusion in pipeline steel API 5L X65
Helena M. Ferreira (Swansea University) - Abstract Poster - Intercritical annealing optimisation in a segregation neutralised dual-phase steel, benchmarked against a commercial DP800
Pedram Dastur (University of Warwick) - Abstract Poster - The effect of coating weight on the microstructure and performance of Zn-Al-Mg (ZAM) alloy coatings
Daniel Britton (Swansea University) - Abstract Poster - Avoidance of hydrogen assisted cold cracking in multi-pass weld metal
Shaun Smart (TWI Ltd) - Abstract Poster - Size control in pelletisation
William Kennedy Walls (Swansea Univeristy) - Abstract Poster
Millman Scholarship
The Millman Scholarship is an undergraduate scholarship programme, run by the Materials Processing Institute in collaboration with the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers. This scholarship is awarded annually and supports an undergraduate student financially and with mentoring and work experience during their university studies.
Awarded to: Samuel Brown
Samuel is currently in his third year at The University of Sheffield, where he is studying MEng Materials Science and Engineering.
Ashok Kumar Fellowship
The Ashok Kumar Fellowship Scheme is run by the Materials Processing Institute, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and the Institution of Chemical Engineers. It is a three-month Fellowship for engineers who have completed a degree at undergraduate Masters level or above, in a discipline related to chemical or process engineering, or have equivalent industry experience. There is one funded Fellowship available with the position based in the UK Parliament, supporting its use of research evidence and assisting POST in providing briefing material for parliamentarians on emerging science topics.
Awarded to: Amber Keegan
Amber is completing a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at The University of Sheffield, where she is researching the formation pathway of bio-inspired silica, a method of producing silica nanomaterial which is more sustainable than current methods of manufacture.
IOM3 Iron & Steel Group - Steel Awards for 2021
- Adrian Normanton Medal - Dr Stephen Spooner, Prof Claire Davis and Dr Zushu Li,
- Frank Fitzgerald Medal and Travel Award - Dr Nathan Cooze, Industrial Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering, Swansea University
- Dowding Medal and Prize - Joe Lee, Programme Manager, PRISM, Materials Processing Institute
- Tom Colclough Medal and Prize - Matt Green Principal Researcher, Liberty Speciality Steels
- Stokowiec Medal and Prize - Stephen Bastow Head of Operations, Steelmaking and Continuous Casting (SMACC), Outokumpu, Sheffield
- Thomas Medal and Prize - Gill Thornton R&D Manager, Liberty Powder Metals Ltd
- Hadfield Medal and Prize - David Hanlon Scientific Fellow, Tata Steel Europe
- Gold Medal - Dr Richard Thackray, Lecturer in Sustainable Steelmaking, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield
2021 Iron & Steel Group Award Winners Summary
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