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Welcome to the Light Metals Division

The Light Metals Division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining was first established and approved by Council in June 2000. The concept behind the Division was to have an organisational arm of the materials community to serve the needs of both the traditional and emerging light metals industries and enabling technologies. Committee members on the Divisional Board are therefore representative of the varying sectors from within industry, university and research centres in the UK. Read our mission statement

News

Advances in aluminium for automobiles

Jaguar XJ has an aluminium body
Making aluminium alloys easier to work with for car manufacturers is the focus of research at Imperial College London, UK, enabling them to exploit the light metal, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions.
Materials World Magazine, 02 Jul 2010

Notice of IOM3 Annual General Meeting

The agenda and instrument appointing a proxy for the Institute's 2010 Annual General Meeting.
IOM3, 08 Jun 2010

Ultrasonic can control

An automatic tuning system for drilling, originally developed to aid space exploration, has found applications in the packaging industry. The patented device is said to be able to shape thin sheets of aluminium into cans, reducing raw material requirements by 12%.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2010
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Features

Gold rush - advanced gold leaching

Separating gold from the surrounding rock and eliminating potentially harmful waste is important for gold recovery. Sonestie Janse van Rensburg, Senior Scientist from Mintek, South Africa, highlights the process of advanced gold leaching.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jul 2010

Consistent copper - nonlinear modelling

Abhay Bulsari, from Nonlinear Solutions Oy, Turku, Finland, outlines the benefits of nonlinear modelling for hardness and thermal conductivity.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jul 2010

The powder process - using ultrafine titanium in manufacturing

The methods and advantages of using ultrafine titanium in manufacturing are discussed.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Feb 2010
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Events

Advances in Helmet Technology

16 Nov 2010, London, UK
One day conference organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

EuroSPF-2010

08 Sep 2010 - 10 Sep 2010, Donostia-San Sebastián, SPAIN
The 7th European Conference on Superplastic Forming
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Jobs

Materials Engineer - Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines

Competitive, Northamptonshire

An opportunity to join the Materials Engineering Department at Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines

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