Preamble

In the present global scenario, stringent requirements on product performance have led to an unprecedented emphasis on new steel compositions and technological innovations leading to efficiency, affordability and environment friendliness. The issues related to process and microstructural designs of new generation steels have witnessed major research and development priorities world over, envisaging several new application avenues in various fields including automotives, linepipes, earthquake resistant structures, electrical steels etc. The thermo-mechanical processing and treatment play a pivotal role in the design and development of high performance steels. Therefore, physical process simulation becomes a necessary tool for better microstructural understanding and useful predictions of ensuing process-structure-properties correlations. This forthcoming conference, therefore, will provide a common platform for academia, R & D institutions and industrial establishments to share new findings and update the current knowledge/understanding in the field of thermo-mechanical processing and simulation.

Objectives

  • To bring together the national experts, academia, R & D establishments, industries and students on a common platform for learning, sharing and updating the latest developments in the area of thermo-mechanical processing of steels.
  • To provide a platform for Gleeble users in India to discuss the Gleeble related applications, operations and maintenance issues.

Scope of the Conference

  • Rolling and forging simulation
  • Continuous slab and strip casting
  • Strip annealing
  • Novel issues in phase transformation
  • Powder sintering and dissimilar metal joining
  • Large deformation processing
  • Recrystallisation kinetics
  • HAZ simulation
  • Mathematical modeling and simulation
  • New applications and innovations in Gleeble use