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Welcome to the Structure and Properties of Materials Committee

The Structure and Properties of Materials Committee covers a wide range of topics and areas in materials science and engineering. Its remit is to promote the study and understanding of the relationships between the microstructure and the properties of inorganic metallic and ceramic materials and minerals, both structural and functional. This includes the development of the tools and techniques for microstructural characterisation and property evaluation. More about us

News

Fellows' Lunch

On 28 June The Packaging Society will again be running a convivial Fellows’ Lunch, open to all Fellows of IOM3, at The Royal Air Force Club, London.
IOM3, 16 Mar 2010

Call for papers for Materials Congress

Materials Congress 2010 – Materials for Extreme Environments and Times is inviting papers until 31 March. To be held from 20-23 September in Kuala Lumpur, the technical programme will explore materials and processes that can meet industry and society demand.
IOM3, 10 Feb 2010

Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) launch, December 2009

The Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) led by the University of Sheffield with Rolls-Royce and supported by the University of Manchester will be based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Sheffield. 
Energy, 17 Mar 2010
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Features

Sporty polymers — polymer use in sports equipment

While much sports apparatus must be light and stiff, favouring composites and polymers, the transfer of force from product to athlete needs to be considered. The ability to alter dynamic properties in polymeric and polymer-matrix composites allows optimisation of these materials for sport.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2008

Nanomaterials in motion - Imaging materials at the micron scale and below

Techniques to image materials at the micron scale and below include scanning and transmission electron microscopes (SEM and TEM) and scanning probe microscopes (SPM). The dynamical behaviour of nano-objects is quite different from those of ‘bulk’ materials. The development of SPM probes for electron microscopes is enabling real-time testing of nanovolumes of material, and is providing the opportunity to make movies of nanomaterials in motion.

Materials World Magazine, 01 Jan 2008

Big prospects - Nanotechnology for the future

Nanotechnology development in the UK is at a critical phase. The Chairman of the Institute's Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Group takes a look at the industry and its goals for the future.

Materials World Magazine, 01 Jan 2008
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Events

APDIC World Round-Robin Seminar "Phase Diagrams for Energy Saving"

21 Mar 2010 - 23 Mar 2010, 34000 Montpellier, FRANCE
3rd in a series of seminars on the applications of phase diagrams organised by APDIC

The Materials Entrepreneur: How to Take Your Innovations Forward

19 Apr 2010, London, UK
One day IOM3 conference aimed at materials start up companies and entrepreneurs.

AeroMat 2010 Conference and Exposition

21 Jun 2010 - 23 Jun 2010, Bellevue, WA, USA
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