Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements,their inter-metallic compounds,and their mixtures,which are known as alloys.
Stainless steel,also known as inox,corrosion-resistant steel (CRES),and rustless steel,is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains iron with chromium and other elements such as molybdenum,carbon,nickel and nitrogen depending on its specific use and cost. Stainless steel's resistance to corrosion results from the 10.5%,or more,chromium content which forms a passive film that can protect the material and self-heal in the presence of oxygen.
Heat treating is a group of industrial,thermal and metalworking processes used to alter the physical,and sometimes chemical,properties of a material. The most common application is metallurgical. Heat treatments are also used in the manufacture of many other materials,such as glass. Heat treatment involves the use of heating or chilling,normally to extreme temperatures,to achieve the desired result such as hardening or softening of a material. Heat treatment techniques include annealing,case hardening,precipitation strengthening,tempering,carburizing,normalizing and quenching. Although the term heat treatment applies only to processes where the heating and cooling are done for the specific purpose of altering properties intentionally,heating and cooling often occur incidentally during other manufacturing processes such as hot forming or welding.
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private research university in Pohang,South Korea.
Ductile iron,also known as ductile cast iron,nodular cast iron,spheroidal graphite iron,spheroidal graphite cast iron and SG iron,is a type of graphite-rich cast iron discovered in 1943 by Keith Millis. While most varieties of cast iron are weak in tension and brittle,ductile iron has much more impact and fatigue resistance,due to its nodular graphite inclusions.
A superalloy,or high-performance alloy,is an alloy with the ability to operate at a high fraction of its melting point. Key characteristics of a superalloy include mechanical strength,thermal creep deformation resistance,surface stability,and corrosion and oxidation resistance.
George David William Smith FRS,FIMMM,FInstP,FRSC,CEng is a materials scientist with special interest in the study of the microstructure,composition and properties of engineering materials at the atomic level. He invented,together with Alfred Cerezo and Terry Godfrey,the Atom-Probe Tomograph in 1988.
Francis B. Foley,was an American ferrous metallurgist.
The British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association was a research group in the United Kingdom during the 20th century,bringing together public and privately funded research into metallurgy. The name was abbreviated officially to B.N.F.M.R.A.. It was formed in 1920 by members of the British Non-Ferrous Metals Federation which represented the commercial interests of British manufacturers of coppers and copper alloys,lead,zinc and other non-ferrous metals and their alloys,latterly including titanium. Robert Hutton was appointed director in 1921.
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) is a research laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in Defence Research Complex,Kanchanbagh,Hyderabad. It is responsible for the development and manufacture of complex metals and materials required for modern warfare and weapon systems.
Olusegun O. Adewoye (1947–2015) was the director general and chief executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI),Abuja,Nigeria.
Ti-6Al-4V,also sometimes called TC4,Ti64,or ASTM Grade 5,is an alpha-beta titanium alloy with a high specific strength and excellent corrosion resistance. It is one of the most commonly used titanium alloys and is applied in a wide range of applications where low density and excellent corrosion resistance are necessary such as e.g. aerospace industry and biomechanical applications.
Sir Harshad"Harry"Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia is an Indian-British metallurgist and Emeritus Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. In 2022 he joined Queen Mary University of London as Professor of Metallurgy.
Palle Rama Rao FREng is an Indian scientist noted for his contribution to the field of Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy. He has collaborated and conducted research activities for over dozen universities and associations all over India and abroad. He has been honoured with the titles of Padma Vibhushan in 2011 by president of India for his contributions to scientific community. He is acting as the chairman,Governing Council,International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy &New Materials (ARCI),Hyderabad.
The POFMetallurgical Laboratory is a research and development laboratory located near the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah Cantonment,Punjab,Pakistan. It's a part of POF Materials Testing Laboratories.
Bal Raj Nijhawan,was an Indian metallurgist,author and the first Director of Indian origin of the National Metallurgical Laboratory,Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize,the highest Indian science award,which he received in 1964 in the Engineering sciences category. The Government of India honoured him in 1958,with the award of Padma Shri,the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.
Uta Klement is a senior professor at Chalmers University of Technology who works in the field of materials science with emphasis on electron microscopy.
Alison Jean Davenport is the Professor of Corrosion Science at the School of Metallurgy and Materials,University of Birmingham.
Mary Grace Burke is an American materials scientist who is an emeritus professor at the University of Manchester. She was awarded the 2020 International Metallographic Society Henry Clifton Sorby Award and was the 2019-2023 President of the Royal Microscopical Society.
