Materials Discovery and Prototyping
Alloy development is where traditional industries and researchers alike look to new materials to meet the challenges posed in the transition to zero carbon, sustainable manufacture, and fostering a circular economy.
Our dynamic team supports all stages of discovery and prototyping from production, processing, testing, and characterisation. Our facilities have been successfully used in the production of most engineering alloys and development materials, including steels, high temperature super alloys and refractory metal alloys, as well as high purity Ti powder and other powders.
Previously inaccessible methodologies for accelerated alloy development are unlocked through close synergy with the Near-Net Shape Manufacturing platform. Manufacturing routes can be optimised through collaboration with the Thermomechanical Processing platform, and novel sustainability and recycling protocols are explored by considering a holistic approach to cross-industry alloy development.
Equipment
Key Case Studies
- Collaboration Rapidly Develops Rare-Earth-Free Materials
- Additive Manufacturing of Novel Shape Memory Alloys for Clean Energy Applications
- Designing Additively Manufactured High Entropy Alloys to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability of Aerospace Components
- Alloy Design and Development for High-Performance Structural Applications
Part of the Henry Royce Institute network
The capabilities here at Royce at the University of Sheffield enable UK industrial and academic communities to explore and expand metallic material development.