P/M Hard Materials

The following topics will be addressed during the 21st Plansee Seminar:

10.   Applications
10.1.   Wear parts
10.2.   Machining of metals, composites, graphitic materials, wood and stone
10.3.   Precision tooling
10.4.   Chipless forming
10.5.   Mining
10.6.   Constructions
10.7.   Joining technology
10.8.   Emerging fields
     
11.   Materials
11.1.   Hard compounds, binders, dopants, impurities
11.2.   New alloying concepts and material design
11.3.   Alternative binder materials
11.4.   Alternatives to hard metals
     
12.   Powders and P/M processes
12.1.   Powder production and processing
12.2.   Innovative production processes
12.3.   Ultrafine and nano-scaled powders and microstructures
12.4.   Additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping
12.5.   Novel compaction and sintering technologies
     
13.   Surface engineering
13.1.   Coating materials and processes
13.2.   Coating/substrate interactions
13.3.   Gradient structures
13.4.   Friction and wear
     
14.   Simulation and Modeling
14.1.   Powders and granules
14.2.   Mechanical properties and reliability
14.3.   Constitutive and multi scale modeling
14.4.   Components and devices
14.5.   Process modelling
     
15.   Characterization and testing
15.1.   Microstructural analysis
15.2.   Surface characterization (coatings, interfaces, residual stresses)
15.3.   3D and small scale characterization
15.4.   Corrosion and oxidation
15.5.   Tribology
15.6.   Mechanical properties and reliability
15.7.   Novel methods of analysis and testing
     
16.   Sustainability
16.1.   Health and safety
16.2.   Life cycle management
16.3.   Recycling technologies
16.4.   Environmental aspects
16.5.   Novel approaches