Welcome to the 8th edition of the Advanced Metals Processing Newsletter!
Royce at the University of Sheffield
Working with industry and academia to deliver a step change in advanced metals discovery, processing and manufacture.
We hope that all of our colleagues in academia have settled into the new academic year smoothly. Each quarter we bring you a fuller version of our newsletter and?introduce you to the experts behind the scenes who deliver exceptional research supporting our users.?
In this edition?we'd like to highlight Dr. Le Ma, one of our electron microscopy experts with a focus on electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). If you've utilised our EBSD capabilities here in Sheffield, we'd love to hear from you and feature your research in our next edition. Please get in touch with Rae to share your work as a case study like that from AIMS featured below.
As always, we've included a roundup of events and training sessions planned over the next few months. If you have any events you're involved with that we can include or if you have ideas for events we can support organising, please let us know!
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Best wishes,
Prof. Kathy Christofidou and Dr. Ed Pickering
AMP Research Area Leads
MEET THE EXPERT
Dr. Le Ma
Experimental Officer, Electron Microscopy
Le Ma joined the University of Sheffield as Experimental Officer for Electron Microscopy in 2011 at the Sorby Centre. She provides specialist advice and support for materials, tribology and microscopy research including delivery of microscopy consultancy for industry and external researchers. She is the specialist on electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD), which can map the crystal orientation and crystal texture in bulk materials.?
CAPABILITY SPOTLIGHT
Electron Back Scattered Diffraction Microscope?
Accelerate voltage: 0.1kV to 30kV
Resolution: 7 ? @ 1kV, 6 ? @ 15kV, 6 ? in STEM
Analytical resolution: sub 30 nm scale
Probe current: >500nA
High sensitivity BE detector providing exceptional performance at low accelerating voltages
Ultralow kV in-lens detectors
Uses: The JEOL JSM-7900F Schottky FE-SEM enables high resolution surface examination and?accurate determination of chemical composition using EDS and EBSD. This SEM uses a low to?moderate energy (0.1 to 30 keV) electron beam to image a sample in high vacuum with sub-nanometer resolution. The JSM-7900F incorporates 4 types of detectors, including an upper electron?detector (UED), upper secondary electron detector (USD), backscattered electron detector (BED),?and a lower electron detector (LED). Analytical capabilities are based on the equipped Oxford Ultim?Max EDS Detector; Oxford Wave WDS detector; Oxford Symmetry EBSD system.
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LATEST CASE STUDY
Assessing the impact of encapsulation conditions on the quality of powder metal shaped parts consolidated by Hot Isostatic Pressing. A project with AIMS Ltd.
EVENTS
Royce Industrial Showcase; Applications of hard X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy | Outreach | Manchester | 23 October
MaDE Advanced Engineering Hackathon | Workshop | Birmingham | 30-31 October
Knowledge Exchange Conference | Conference | University of Sheffield | 5-6 November
Introduction to EDS Analysis of Alloys | Workshop | Manchester | 6 November
5th International Workshop on SPS | Conference | Toulouse | 6-8 November
Backscattered Electron and X-ray (BEX) Imaging | Workshop | Manchester | 7 November
Advanced EBSD Characterisation of Alloys | Workshop | Manchester | 8 November
DMEx Workshop on CMC Characterisation and Modelling | Meeting | London | 13 November
Thermo-Calc for Alloys Researchers | Workshop | Manchester | 18-19 November
Royce PhD Student Research Sandpit | Workshop | Manchester | 20-21 November
Defence Safety & Security Group Technical Networking: Additive Manufacturing in Defence | Meeting | London | 21 November
Applied Diffraction Refinement | Workshop | RDC, Sheffield | 28 January
Royce National PhD Conference | Conference | Manchester | 14-15 April
MATERIALS UNLOCKED PODCAST
The entire first series of our brand new podcast that delves into the world of materials science, specifically metallurgy, is available now on all podcasting platforms, so tune it for an engaging round table chaired by Dr Lewis Owen.
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ABOUT US
The Henry Royce Institute is the UK's national institute for advanced materials research an innovation. It has eight major themes, of which Advanced Metals Processing is one.?Our AMP facilities span?the Pennines, based in two historic industrial cities; the Henry Royce Institute hub site in Manchester, and two custom built sites at the?University of Sheffield.?We aim to build on the UK's strength in metals processing and provide the support needed to deliver innovative metals processing technologies and novel alloy solutions. We want to enable the UK metal industries to transition to a resources efficient, zero-pollution, digitalised and agile future.?