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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

Material mentors improve product design

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A secondment programme brings ‘technical translators’ into design companies, helping them improve their products by making better use of materials. Lou Reade reports
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Notice of the Institute's AGM

The Institute's AGM will be held at 10.30am on 8 July at The Boilerhouse, Springfield Business Park, in Grantham.
IOM3, 11 May 2009

Treasures from the Mary Rose exhibition

The preservative and corrosive effects of seawater on a range of materials can be explored at the Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose exhibition in south Croydon, which runs until 7 August.
IOM3, 24 Jun 2009
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Features

Past boiling point

Members of the R&D team at Special Metals Corporation in the USA describe the developments of INCONEL alloy 740, suitable for use in the high temperature environments of supercritical boilers for energy generation.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Re-engineering the wheel - Alcoa's forged wheel

The impact of wheel weight is being increasingly felt by today’s vehicle engineers as they strive to reduce CO2 emissions. Better use of materials can meet this reduction and boost performance, says UK-based David Yates, Marketing Manager for Alcoa Forged Specialty Wheels, Europe.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009

Shaping up - shaped metal deposition

Automated shaped metal deposition is moving forward. Dr Rosemary Gault, Project Manager at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield, UK, reports
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jun 2009
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Events

Alloys for Critical Applications - SMEA Conference 2009

07 Jul 2009 - 08 Jul 2009, Sheffield, UK
The 2009 SMEA conference will deal with alloys for critical engineering applications.

Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2009) Nickel-Cobalt 2009

23 Aug 2009 - 26 Aug 2009, Sudbury, Ontario, CANADA

Thermec 2009: Sixth International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes

25 Aug 2009 - 29 Aug 2009, Berlin, GERMANY
Int. Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials - Processing, Fabrication, Properties, Applications
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