International Conference on Advances in Metallurgy of Long and Forged Products

Long and forged products are used in many critical applications, including transportation, energy and heavy equipment. This symposium intends to bring together international and domestic researchers from industry and academia to present on topics related to advances in the physical, mechanical, and product metallurgy of bars, tubes and forgings. Presentations will address new developments in areas such as alloy design, thermal or thermomechanical processing, microstructure control during steel manufacturing or heat treatment, application of alloys to the automotive and energy industries, and various other aspects of physical and mechanical metallurgy affecting manufacture of the raw materials and manufacture and service performance of the final products.

Topics: Bar, rod, and wire products Microstructural control Microalloying approaches Surface hardening and modification Hydrogen embrittlement High-strength and/or high-toughness steels Fatigue of heat-treated products Materials and/or process modeling Forgings: closed or open die, large or small section Thermomechanical processing developments Seamless mechanical tubular products Improved steel cleanliness Innovative facilities and process technologies Machinability