Ali Morshed, Technical Leader at Production Services Network (PSN), Aberdeen, UK, presents his thoughts on gaps in training for new corrosion specialists.
Improvements to the FFC Process, an electrochemical method in which solid metal compounds, particularly oxides, are cathodically reduced to the respective metals or alloys in molten salts, are described.
The use of duplex stainless steels in the hydrometallurgical industry is explored. These materials offer advantages in terms of corrosion resistance and price.
With concerns about the state of UK manufacturing, Meagan Ellis takes a look at niche fields where UK firms are making a name for themselves and the challenges that lie ahead.
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.
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
