These Proceedings represent the metallurgical engineering and materials science research presented at the 61st Annual Conference of Metallurgists. The collection themed 'The Pathway to Net-Zero' presents findings on a wide range of topics including:
Processing of Critical Materials
Towards Sustainable Circularity: Mining to Materials
Deep Decarbonization Pathways for Pyrometallurgical Processes: Opportunities & Challenges
Energy and Environmental Materials
Light Metals for the Transportation Industry
Advances in Materials Manufacturing VI - Existing and Emerging Materials
Electrochemical Degradation of Multi-component Materials
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART I
: Advances in Materials Manufacturing VI - Existing and Emerging Materials. - Chapter 1: COM22012: Al Alloys and Casting Processes for Applications in Electric Vehicles. - Chapter 2: COM22013: Laser Powder Bed Fusion of M789 Steel on Wrought N709 Steel Substrate. - Chapter 3: COM22016: Monotonic and Cyclic Deformation Behavior of a Silafont®-36 Cast Aluminum Alloy in an Overaged Condition. - Chapter 4: COM22019: Fabrication of Thin Rotary Tools Through a Combination of Cross-Rolling and Austempering-Tempering. - Chapter 5: COM22038: Heat Treatment of Multi-Material Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel and Stellite Alloy. - Chapter 6: COM22040: Microstructural Characterization of Pack Borided H13 Tool Steel Processed Using Directed Energy Deposition. - Chapter 7: COM22054: Influence of Layer Thickness Upon the Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Roughness of AISI D2 Tool Steel Manufactured Using Directed Energy Deposition. - Chapter 8: COM22108: Laser Ablation of Thin Films for Flexible Sensor Manufacturing. - Chapter 9: COM22109: Transient Softening at the Fusion Boundary of Spot Welds in Advanced High-Strength Steels: Dark Horse of the Heat Affected Zone. - Chapter 10: COM22112: Synthesis of Fast-Weathering Nutrient-Doped Silicate Minerals, and Their Prospect as a Negative Emissions Technology. - Chapter 11: COM22113: Direct Laser Writing of Copper / Copper Oxide Patterns for Emerging Roles in Advanced Electronics. - Chapter 12: COM22132: Open Pore Effect on Structural Adhesive Joining of AA6061-T6 Al Alloy Using an Epoxy Adhesive. - Chapter 13: COM22147: Tribological Performance of 13 8Mo Maraging Stainless Steel Fabricated Via Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing in As-Printed and Heat-Treated Condition. - Chapter 14: COM22170: High-Speed Nanoindentation Mapping of Additive Manufactured Titanium Alloys for Aerospace Application. - Chapter 15: COM22174: Picosecond Laser Surface/Deep Patterning of Alumina Ceramics. - Chapter 16: COM22175: Hybrid Manufacturing of IN718. -
Part II:
Deep Decarbonization Pathways for Pyrometallurgical Processes: Opportunities & Challenges. - Chapter 17: COM22006: Electrically Heated Fluid Bed as a Low-Carbon Option for Pyrometallurgical Processes. - Chapter 18: COM22018: Circored Fine Ore Reduction and DRI Smelting: A Way to Decarbonize Steel Making. - Chapter 19: COM22025: High Temperature Hydrogen Reduction of Bauxite Residue for Iron Recovery. - Chapter 20: COM22030: Is Hydrogen the Silver Bullet for Decarbonization? . - Chapter 21: COM22067: Electrical Resistivity of Charge Materials in the Si-Process and Its Effect on Energy and CO2 Emissions. - Chapter 22: COM22070: Fossil-Free Carburization of Hydrogen-Based DRI. - Chapter 23: COM22076: Utilization of Carbon Fibers (CF) as an Alternative Reduction Agent for Slag Valorisation Processes. - Chapter 24: COM22085: Deep Decarbonization and Pathways to Net Zero Emissions A Steel Industry Perspective. - Chapter 25: COM22086: Utilization of Pretreated Mn-Ore in a Pilot-Scale Ferromanganese Furnace: Effect of Ore Pretreatment on Carbon and Energy Consumption. - Chapter 26: COM22091: Technology Developments and the Metals Industry in a Low Carbon Economy. - Chapter 27: COM22121: Predictive Furnace Refractory Maintenance Procedures to Extend Campaign Life and Reduce Waste. - Chapter 28: COM22123: Green Hydrogen for Steel Production - A Case Study. - Chapter 29: COM22143: Stabilizing Chromium in Ferrochromium Slag for Utilization as Aggregate Material. - Chapter 30: COM22152: Iron Segregation Roasting as a Potential Decarbonization Pathway for Ironmaking. - Chapter 31: COM22161: Using Hydrogen as a Reductant in Fire Refining at Aurubis Hamburg s Down-Town Smelter. -
PART III:
Electrochemical Degradation of Multi-Component Materials. - Chapter 32: COM22159: Corrosion of Mg Alloy AM60B Microalloyed with As. - Chapter 33: COM22160: Studying Stress Corrosion Cracking Mechanisms Using Novel Nanoscale Characterization. - Chapter 34: COM22180: On-line ICP-MS in Electrocatalysis Research: Platinum Dissolution Studies. -
PART IV:
Energy and Environmental Materials. - Chapter 35: COM22062: Adsorption of Naphthenic Acids from Oil Sand Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Using Commercially-Viable Petcoke-Sourced Activated Carbon. - Chapter 36: COM22063: Crystallization of Nanoscale Garnet-Type Li-Ion Conductors for All-Solid-State Batteries (ASSBs). - Chapter 37: COM22079: Resin Technologies to Improve Battery Metal Recovery. - Chapter 38: COM22088: Adsorption Thermodynamics of Model Naphthenic Acids for Determining Uptake Mechanisms on Commercially-viable Petroleum Coke Sourced Activated Carbon. - Chapter 39: COM22110: Enhanced Strength and Electrical Conductivity of Al-Mg-Si Conductor Alloys by Adding Ag and Cu and Applying Preaging. - Chapter 40: COM22153: Economic Analysis of Electrolytic Treatment of Waste Cyanide. -
PART V:
Light Metals for the Transportation Industry. - Chapter 41: COM22008: Titanium From Ore Extraction and Processing to its Applications in the Transportation Industry. - Chapter 42: COM22020: HSBC Back-Meniscus Stability for a Double Impingement Liquid Metal Feeding System. - Chapter 43: COM22024: Development of Fe-Based Metallic Glass Coating on Mg Alloys by Cold Spray. - Chapter 44: COM22029: What is Thermal Analysis for Advanced Aluminum Foundries. - Chapter 45: COM22031: Microstructure and Texture in Additively Manufactured Maraging Steel Lattice Structures. - Chapter 46: COM22037: Si-Containing Titanium Alloys for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-L). - Chapter 47: COM22046: Aluminum Auxetic Structures Produced Using Combined Stereolithography and Investment Casting. - Chapter 48: COM22050: High Strength, Low-Modulus Nanostructured Ti 13Nb 13Zr Alloy. - Chapter 49: COM22051: A Novel Experimental Set-Up for Generating Microbubbles for Removal of Inclusions. - Chapter 50: COM22066: Asymmetrical Rolling of Aluminium Alloy 6061. - Chapter 51: COM22073: Castability and Thermal/Electrical Conductivity of Al-Fe-Ni Alloys. - Chapter 52: COM22081: Reliable Maintenance Strategy for Instruments in Gas Treatment Center (GTC) of Aluminium Smelter. - Chapter 53: COM22095: Experimental and Numerical Study of 3003-H14 Aluminum Alloy Welded Joints with Different Clamping Conditions. - Chapter 54: COM22096: Out of Plane Bending Assessment of Heat-Treated Aluminum Alloys Subjected to Free-Fall Impact Loads. - Chapter 55: COM22100: A Study on Aluminum-Based Lightweight Entropic Alloys with High Strength at Elevated Temperature. - Chapter 56: COM22131: The Development of the HSBC (Horizontal Single Belt Casting) Process from Inception to Present Day. - Chapter 57: COM22134: Scanning Electron Microscopy Analyses of Horizontal Single Belt Casting Thin Strips of AA6111 Alloy. - Chapter 58: COM22141: Prediction of Hot Tearing in the AA6111 Alloy during DC Casting of Flat Ingots. - Chapter 59: COM22154: The Effect of Hydrogen Embrittlement on Aluminum Alloys Used for Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine. - Chapter 60: COM22155: Development of LiMCA (Liquid Metal Cleanliness Analyser) Since its Invention to Date. - Chapter 61: COM22168: Cr-Oxide Why Should You Have It in Your Refractories? . - Chapter 62: COM22176: Microstructural study of containerless solidification of Al-20wt%Ce. - Chapter 63: COM22188: Processing, Properties and Applications of Lightweight Al and Mg Alloys for Next Generation Vehicles. - Chapter 64: COM22189: Characterization of the Microstructure of Al, Mg and Ti Alloys with State-of-the-Art Electron Microscopy. - Chapter 65: COM22190: Self-Piercing Riveting of High Ductility Al-Zn-Mg Casting Alloy (Nemalloy HE700) in F Temper. - Chapter 66: COM22191: Natural Ageing of Al-Fe (Zn, Mg) Alloy Castings for Structural Automotive Application. -
Part VI:
Processing of Critical Materials. - Chapter 67: COM22010: Integrating Carbon Capture in Mining through Metallurgy. Part 1: Leaching and Reclamation of Asbestos Tailings. - Chapter 68: COM22011: Developing A Commercial Heavy Rare Earth Processing Facility At Browns Range. - Chapter 69: COM22014: Integrating Carbon Capture in Mining through Metallurgy. Part 2: Nickel-Cobalt Laterite OperationS. - Chapter 70: COM22021: Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Recovery of Technology Metals. - Chapter 71: COM22022: Heavy Rare Earth Ore Sorting at Browns Range. - Chapter 72: COM22023: Catalytic Dissolution of Metals Using Deep Eutectic Solvents. - Chapter 73: COM22039: Neodymium and Lanthanum Separation by Flat-Sheet Supported Liquid Membrane with EHEHPA (P507) as an Extractant. - Chapter 74: COM22045: Process Development for Selective Recovery of Lithium from Black Mass of Spent LiFePO4 Batteries. - Chapter 75: COM22055: Dynamic Simulation of Uranium Ion Exchange Processes. - Chapter 76: COM22061: Enhanced Elution Efficiency of Sc from Ion Exchange Resins. - Chapter 77: COM22064: Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: A Baseline Flowsheet for Processing Black Mass in a Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate and Industrial Grade Lithium Carbonate. - Chapter 78: COM22072: Electrolytic Rare Earth Metal Production to Meet Modern Environmental Standards. - Chapter 79: COM22082: Detailing of Mineral Processing Operations within Strategic Mine Planning Algorithms: A Quantitative Cornerstone for Enabling Process Innovation. - Chapter 80: COM22087: Potential Processes to Produce High-Purity Lithium Hydroxide: A Critical Review. - Chapter 81: COM22099: The revival of the French Rare Earth industry. - Chapter 82: COM22102: Cobalt-Nickel Separations using Supported Liquid Membrane for End of Life Lithium Ion Battery Recycling. - Chapter 83: COM22107: On the Solvometallurgical Extraction of Li and Co from Secondary Resources. - Chapter 84: COM22111: The Beneficiation and Metallurical Process for the Production of Mixed REE Product from Nechalacho Deposit. - Chapter 85: COM22115: The Beneficiation and Hydrometallurgical Process Development for Lofdal Hree Project. - Chapter 86: COM22116: Hydrometallurgical Flowsheet Options for Treatment of the Wicheeda Lake REE Flotation Concentrate: Acid Bake versus Caustic Crack. - Chapter 87: COM22124: Carbon Negative Cement and Battery Materials. - Chapter 88: COM22125: The Demonstration of the Cuprion Process for Recovery of Nickel, Cobalt, Copper and Manganese from Seabed Nodules. - Chapter 89: COM22126: Magnet Rare Earth Production Must Double Within Ten Years. Where Will Production Come From? . - Chapter 90: COM22138: Extraction Of Nickel, Cobalt, and Scandium from Low-Grade Philippine Laterite Ores Using Atmospheric Leaching with Reduction Pre-Treatment. - Chapter 91: COM22140: Innovative Solvent Extraction Process Steps to Produce High-Purity Cobalt and Nickel Sulfates from a Sulphide Concentrate. - Chapter 92: COM22144: The Extraction of Nickel and Cobalt from Laterite Ores with Concurrent Carbon Sequestration. - Chapter 93: COM22184: II-VI s Capabilities in Scandium Recovery and Purification. -
PART VII:
Towards Sustainable Circularity: Mining to Materials. - Chapter 94: COM22026: Selective Depression of Talc inCuprite Sulfidization Flotation by New Depressant Astragaloside. - Chapter 95: COM22032: Silver Extraction from High Manganese-Silver Ores using Leaching with SO2 Pretreatment. - Chapter 96: COM22059: Imaging the Remaining Refractory Lining in Active Furnaces. - Chapter 97: COM22075: Dynamic Renewable Energy-Driven Framework Development for Mineral Processing Circuits. - Chapter 98: COM22080: The Role of Cold Bonding in Sustainable Steelmaking. - Chapter 99: COM22084: Canada as the Trailblazers in Net-Zero Carbon Mining. - Chapter 100: COM22092: Development of a Smart Database for Wastes from Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Industry. - Chapter 101: COM22093: Decanter Centrifuges and Dewatering Technology Selection: A Case Study. - Chapter 102: COM22094: Slag Resource Recovery via Air Granulation. - Chapter 103: COM22106: Using Bio-Based Surfactants as Frothers in Froth Flotation to Improve Renewable Carbon Index. - Chapter 104: COM22118: Microwave Impacts on More Sustainable Kimberlite Processing. - Chapter 105: COM22127: Decarbonization of Mining And Metals Industry: A Critical Overview. - Chapter 106: COM22135: Decarbonisation at the Anglo American Barro Alto Smelter through Implementation of the Ecombustible Technology. - Chapter 107: COM22171: Ni/Co-Cu Sulphide Resources, Key Contributors to Sustainability: A Review of Applications and Processing Challenges. - Chapter 108: COM22178: Water Recycling and Seasonal Water Quality Effects in Mineral Processing. - Chapter 109: COM22185: Production of Spodumene Concentrate from the North Carolina Piedmont Lithium Project. - Chapter 110: COM22186: Using Polymetallic Nodules to Innovate Manganese Markets: A New Manganese Feed for SiMn Alloy Production.
