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Welcome to Royce at the University of Sheffield, one of the leading partners for the UK's national institute for advanced materials research and innovation; The Henry Royce Institute.

Royce at the University of Sheffield is a beacon of excellence in aerospace research and development.

We offer a collaborative and cutting-edge environment empowering businesses in the aerospace industry to push the boundaries of innovation. Nestled within the vibrant academic community of the University of Sheffield, we provide a unique platform for synergy between industry leaders, academia, and governmental bodies.

Our world-class facilities, coupled with a rich pool of multidisciplinary expertise, make us a hub for advancing materials science, manufacturing, and engineering solutions crucial to the aerospace sector. As a partner in progress, we invite those in aerospace R&D to leverage our state-of-the-art resources and engage in groundbreaking research that propels the industry forward.

Join us in forging the future of aerospace technology, where your organisation can collaborate with exceptional researchers and tap into cutting-edge technologies. We can help you soar to new heights, shaping the trajectory of aerospace research and development.

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CASE STUDIES

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Working with Boeing UK to increase efficiency and sustainability of aerospace components

Lucy Farquhar, PhD Researcher based at The University of Sheffield, Partners with Boeing UK to establish a novel additive manufacturing solution to develop high entropy alloys able to operate under high temperatures for jet engine applications.

images of an aeroplane and a digital twin of the aeroplane

Digital twins for high value components

Digital twin usage is growing apace. A group of researchers at the UK’s Advanced Forming Research Centre and The University of Sheffield explore its role in forging high-value components.

Professor Martin Jackson

Professor of Advanced Metals Processing
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: martin.jackson@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Kathy Christofidou

Chair in Digital and Sustainable Metallurgy
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Alloy development |Physical metallurgy (non-ferrous systems) |Machine learning and high throughput experimentation towards materials discovery | Advanced metals manufacture

Email address: k.christofidou@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Robert Deffley

Henry Royce Institute Technology Platform Lead (Near Net Shape)
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Email address: robert.deffley@sheffield.ac.uk

KEY EQUIPMENT

Field Assisted Sintering Technology or Spark Plasma Sintering

Field Assisted Sintering Technology/Spark Plasma Sintering (FAST/SPS) uses a DC electric current to directly heat the mould and/or sample through Joule heating. This direct heating allows high heating rates and low processing cycle times to be achieved. Lower temperatures and mould pressures are also typical compared to conventional hot pressing and sintering techniques.

FAST/SPS offers new possibilities to manufacture numerous materials with potentially extraordinary characteristics. The Type HP D 250/C Furnace is ideal to investigate the scale-up of FAST/SPS for industrial applications.

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Additive Manufacturing

Royce at the University of Sheffield offers a wide range of state-of-the-art additive manufacturing (AM) equipment, hosting open source software with full instrumentation and complete control of the manufacturing process, which are therefore able to optimise for new alloys.

Additive Manufacturing technologies developed through Royce at the University of Sheffield hold the potential to displace existing technologies with reduced material waste and increased part complexity.

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Image from Dr B. A. Rickinson's HIP Case Study — X Ray image of Hot Isostatic Pressed Powder Prototype

Hot and Cold Isostatic Pressing

In powder metallurgy, Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) allows us to compress a volume of metal powder at such high temperatures and pressures, that through a combination of deformation, creep, and diffusion, you actually create a product with an homogenous annealed microstructure (compact solid) with minimal or no impurities in the materials.
Our Cold Isostatic Press (CIP) is used to shape form powders into a green body, prior to sintering. This model allows the pressing of various shapes, including discs, bars, and tubes, and is therefore a near-net-shape process.

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