The link between microstructure, properties and processing of metal alloys, from the liquid metal to the final product.

The theme of the formability, microstructure and texture of metal alloys symposium will be led by three international experts, who will each focus on a particular metal alloy group.  The metal groups will include aluminium alloys, steels and stainless steels, and titanium alloys.

It is the intention that the symposium will be instructional as well as giving researchers the opportunity to present their work.  In this regard, the experts will provide comprehensive overviews of well-established characterisation techniques, as well as the presentation of novel, state of the art analytical tools for crystallographic texture measurement.  Moreover, they will focus attention on the critical microstructure evolution that occurs during metal processing and metal forming as it relates to the development of texture and the impact that texture has on controlling mechanical properties and formability.