| Abstract Scope |
High-temperature alloys are enabling technologies for aerospace propulsion, space launch, defense systems, energy generation, and other markets where performance, reliability, and supply resilience are increasingly critical. This talk will provide a broad view of the high-temperature metals sector, including key end-use trends, evolving material requirements, and the manufacturing pathways used to produce advanced alloys, including casting, forging, powder metallurgy, and additive manufacturing. It will also highlight how innovation moves from computational design and laboratory testing to pilot-scale development and commercial deployment, where changes in length scale, process volume, and qualification requirements create non-linear technical and operational challenges. Examples will include additive manufacturing and specialty electrical steel laminations for electrified motor stacks, as well as an innovation vignette on the development of novel high-gamma-prime alloys developed from computational design and first principles, through powder and wrought product forms. |