Sheffield Titanium Alloy Research | STAR

The World Titanium Conference 2023 in #edinburgh 🏰 has been an amazing opportunity for our researchers to show off the incredible work they've been carrying out in the field of titanium. Thank you 🙌 to all the STAR (Sam Lister, James Pepper, Cameron Barrie, Dennis Premoli, Joshua Taylor, Joe Hopkinson, Alex Graves) and M2i2 (Multiscale materials informatics and innovation) (Lucia Scotti & Hugh J Banes) group members who participated. A special mention has to go to our supervisor Prof. Martin Jackson, for heading the organisation of such a huge and successful event over some complicated 4 years. 👏👏👏 It was also a great opportunity to meet many past alumni 🎓, current sponsors ✈, as well as our colleagues from the Royce at the University of Sheffield, EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems and IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining). 👉 Look out 👀 for our next conference appearance on the 📅 28th of June for the 2nd MAPP - EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub conference in #sheffield. 👈 Find out more about our research at 🌐 www.startitanium.co.uk See you all in Berlin for the next one! #research #aerospace #manufacturing #event #Ti2023 #cdt #iom3 The University of Sheffield Dstl Rolls-Royce AMRC Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) UK Research and Innovation

☀️ Day 2 of #PMTi2024 is in full swing at UC3M in Madrid and the sun is shining! 🌟 Five members of the STAR team are attending the conference, networking and learning about the latest advancements in titanium powder metallurgy. 📢 Don't miss Prof. Martin Jackson's talk on "Exploitation of Fast/SPS to Recycle Surplus Metal Powder for Sustainable Solutions and Near Net Shape Components" at 9:30 am tomorrow on Day 3. EPSRC & SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems #Research #Networking #Titanium #Conference #Sustainability #Innovation

#PaperAlert!🚀 Check out the latest journal publication from our research group: "Microstructural examination and ballistic testing of field-assisted sintering technology produced Ti-TiB2 functionally graded material composite armour plates" by James Pepper and co-authors. 📌The field-assisted sintering process was exploited to produce functionally graded Ti-6Al-4V plates with stepped TiB2 concentrations, generating ceramic TiB needles in-situ. Ballistic testing indicated superior behaviour compared to monolithic Ti-6Al-4V plates. 🚨Available now with open access: https://lnkd.in/ewywSkPF Congratulations James on another great publication! 👏🏻 #Research #MaterialsScience #Innovation #FAST #Titanium #Metallurgy #Manufacturing

#PaperAlert!🚀 Check out the latest journal publication from our research group: "Microstructural examination and ballistic testing of field-assisted sintering technology produced Ti-TiB2 functionally graded material composite armour plates" by James Pepper and co-authors. 📌The field-assisted sintering process was exploited to produce functionally graded Ti-6Al-4V plates with stepped TiB2 concentrations, generating ceramic TiB needles in-situ. Ballistic testing indicated superior behaviour compared to monolithic Ti-6Al-4V plates. 🚨Available now with open access: https://lnkd.in/ewywSkPF Congratulations James on another great publication! 👏🏻 #Research #MaterialsScience #Innovation #FAST #Titanium #Metallurgy #Manufacturing

And so another conference draws to an end. The CIRP Surface Integrity Conference in Bremen has been another great opportunity for networking and for keeping up-to-date with research from all over the world. Great thanks to all the organisers for an incredible conference and congratulations to our own Henry Boyle for his presentation, and to the many other Sheffield colleagues present! We can't wait for the next CSI in 2 years time in Yokohama! ⛩️ 🏯 #conference #engineering #travel #materialscience

Make sure not to miss this foundational work by our collaborating alumni Nick Weston, Tom Childerhouse & Oliver Levano and our current researcher Dennis Premoli, successfully demonstrating the use of out-of-spec and waste powders in Field Assisted Sintering (FAST) of components. This work underscores a fundamental advantage of FAST as a near-net shape manufacturing process and waste reutilization. Its capability to convert both powder and machining chips into valuable and capable components with tailor-made microstructures perfectly complements our ongoing efforts to increase sustainability and reduce waste, through industrially and economically viable novel production methods.

Make sure not to miss this foundational work by our collaborating alumni Nick Weston, Tom Childerhouse & Oliver Levano and our current researcher Dennis Premoli, successfully demonstrating the use of out-of-spec and waste powders in Field Assisted Sintering (FAST) of components. This work underscores a fundamental advantage of FAST as a near-net shape manufacturing process and waste reutilization. Its capability to convert both powder and machining chips into valuable and capable components with tailor-made microstructures perfectly complements our ongoing efforts to increase sustainability and reduce waste, through industrially and economically viable novel production methods.

Check out this great article and video featuring our very own Kate Bowers, Sam Lister and Nigel Adams covering the advancements in FAST Forge technology carried out at the Royce Discovery Centre!

🎉 Another year, another successful Industrial Training Program (ITP)! 🎉 Congratulations to our new research group members: Jozef McGowan, Dillon Frith, Jack Krohn, Catherine Bowers and Lucas Cook for the great work presented, and to all the 4th year Aerospace Engineering cohort. A big thank you to Dr Kyle Marshall and all the engineers at Rolls-Royce who have dedicated their precious time to these many years of collaboration, to our PhD researchers who supported the students, and to Prof. Martin Jackson (holding the camera) for his tireless work to make this all happen! #aerospaceengineering #materialsscience #industry #collaboration #rollsroyce #research

It may have been a while since our last post, but our team has been hard at work nonetheless! So, check out these... 🚀 Research Updates! 📢 1️⃣ ⚡ "Channelling Electric Current in FAST: Controlling Microstructural Evolution in Ti-6Al-4V" by James Pepper https://shorturl.at/ejzT4 An update on James' work on enhancing Field-Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) flexibility by directing electric current. The resulting microstructural variations in Ti-6Al-4V showed promise in improving FAST for industry. 2️⃣ 🌡 "Microstructural Assessment of Thermal Gradient in Large-scale FAST/SPS Sintering" by Sam Lister https://shorturl.at/moyG6 Sam investigates thermal gradients in large-scale FAST processing of Ti-6Al-4V plates, with microstructural and hardness assessments, alongside COMSOL modelling, successfully producing tall samples! 3️⃣ ✈ "A Machinability Assessment of FAST-DB in Diffusion Bonding Nickel-Based Superalloys" by Sam Lister https://shorturl.at/45678 Sam presents an alternative processing route for Nickel-based superalloys using FAST with successful diffusion bonding and functional grading, demonstrating the process's robustness. 4️⃣ 🔬 "Review of Material Modeling and Digitalization in Industry" by Dr. Lucia Scotti https://shorturl.at/hwHIW Dr. Lucia Scotti reviews materials modelling in industrial R&D, highlighting its role in design, cost reduction and maintaining knowledge. She also discusses barriers and perspectives for integrating modelling tools in industry. 👏 Kudos to our researchers! 🌐 #Research #MaterialsScience #Innovation #FAST #Digitalization #MaterialsModeling #titanium #additivemanufacturing #aerospace