As the most widely used and cost-effective structural alloys, steels play a crucial role in advancing sustainability. Some of the most recent efforts for a sustainable future include alloy development, design and the adaptation of steel applications to reduce carbon footprint.
This symposium focuses on experimental or computational efforts via modification of steel production, design or applications - for higher energy efficiencies and lower emissions, including (but not limited to):
- Designing robust alloys or processing routes to minimize production energy and emissions and to improve scrap recyclability
- Designing high performance steels or low-density steels for low weight applications, e.g. automotive applications
- Designing microstructures in optimized chemical compositions for extreme environments, e.g. extreme temperatures and/or pressures, hydrogen environments, etc.
- Steel alloy and processing developments for renewable energy applications