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Reference Number EP/L016273/1
Title EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems - Challenges in Future Metals Manufacturing
Status Completed
Energy Categories Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 2%;
Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fusion) 2%;
Not Energy Related 94%;
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electric power conversion) 2%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Dr R Goodall
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Engineering Materials
University of Sheffield
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 01 April 2014
End Date 31 January 2024
Duration 118 months
Total Grant Value £3,533,533
Industrial Sectors Aerospace; Defence and Marine; Manufacturing
Region Yorkshire & Humberside
Programme Manufacturing : Manufacturing, NC : Engineering
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Dr R Goodall , Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield (99.999%)
  Other Investigator Professor P Prangnell , Materials, University of Manchester (0.001%)
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Abstract Metallic materials are used in an enormous range of applications, from everyday objects, such as aluminium drinks cans and copper wiring to highly-specialised, advanced applications such as nickel superalloy turbine blades in jet engines and stainless steel nuclear reactor pressure vessels. Despite advances in the understanding of metallic materials and their manufacture, significant challenges remain.Research in advanced metallic systems helps us to understand how the structure of a material and the way it is processed affects its properties and performance. This knowledge is essential for us to develop the materials needed to tackle current challenges in energy, transport and sustainability. We must learn how to use the earth's resources in a sustainable way, finding alternatives for rare but strategically important elements and increasing how much material we recycle and reuse. This will partly be achieved through developing manufacturing and production processes which use less energy and are less wasteful and through improving product designs or developing and improving the materials we use.In order to deliver these new materials and processes, industry requires a lot more specialists who have a thorough understanding of metallic materials science and engineering coupled with the professional and technical leadership skills to apply this expertise. The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems will increase the number of metallurgical specialists, currently in short supply, by training high level physical science and engineering graduates in fundamental materials science and engineering in preparation for doctoral level research on challenging metallic material and manufacturing problems. By working collaboratively with industry, while undertaking a comprehensive programme of professional skills training, our graduates will be equipped to be tomorrow's research leaders, knowledge workers and captains of industry.
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