5th-6th April 2006, London, UK

A two day Disruptive Technologies for Light Metals Symposium showcased breakthrough technologies that can have significant impact on cost, energy and environmental issues in the refining, manufacture and use of aluminium, magnesium and titanium alloys. The Symposium was organised by the Light Metal Division of IOM3.

For aluminium, technologies that enable the use of secondary metal and novel liquid metal processing developments are key to increased market penetration, particularly in low carbon emission automotive applications. For magnesium there are technologies available to provide cast products with the properties of wrought alloys, whilst for titanium there a several alternatives to the Kroll process now under active development together with new concepts for low cost processing.

There are also novel joining technologies like friction stir welding that can provide joints with bulk metal properties and new, environmentally benign surface finishing technologies. Combined with these exciting developments there are also powerful new analytical and knowledge management techniques that can accelerate both scientific understanding and technology adoption.

Most of the presentations have been made available by the speakers and can be viewed and/or dowloaded below.

Keynote: New processes for Ti production – from swarf to moon dust
D Fray (University of Cambridge, UK)

Low cost non-melt processing of titanium alloys
M Jackson and R Dashwood (Imperial College London, UK)

Damage tolerance of low cost titanium alloys
K Klug and J Pickens (CTC, USA)

New prospects for titanium
A P Woodfield and E A Ott (GE Aviation, USA)

Ti alloys - high strain and high strain rate threats in the gas turbine
D Rugg (Rolls-Royce, UK)

Keynote: Disruptive analytical techniques for light metals
G Thompson (University of Manchester, UK)

Advances in tooling materials for friction stir welding
D Rowe (Cedar Metals Ltd, UK)

Severe deformation processing of UFG light alloys; microstructure control and properties
P Prangnell (University of Manchester, UK)

Metal forming technology for nanostructuring of light alloys
A Rosochowski (University of Strathclyde, UK)

Joining Processes for Low-Carbon Automotive Applications
D Boomer (Innoval Technology Ltd, UK), P Briskham, R Hewitt and
K Young (University of Warwick, UK)

Keynote: Rheoforming technologies for aluminium and magnesium alloys
Z Fan (Brunel University, UK)

New magnesium developments
T Wilks (Magnesium Elektron, UK)

Effect of prior texture and solute content on the deformation of Mg
J Robson (University of Manchester, UK)

Surface hardening for mechanical applications of magnesium
S Hutchins and S Shrestha (Keronite, UK)

Alternatives to chromic acid anodizing for structural bonding applications
G Critchlow (Loughborough University, UK)

Keynote: The influence of disruptive innovation on today’s Al products
R Sanders (Alcoa, USA)

Precipitation studies in AlMgCu Alloys
S Court (Novelis, Switzerland), L Kovarik and M Mills (Ohio State University, USA)

The EATP and aluMATTER:
Novel approaches to collaborative R&D and education
C Leroy (EAA, Belgium)

Pre-anodised foil concepts
M Ball (Novelis, Canada)

Aluminium from cans to cars
G Scamans (Innoval Technology, UK)

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