Microalloying ’25: International Symposium on Microalloying
Call for Abstracts
2-5 June 2025 - The Hythe Vail, Vail, Co, USA
Microalloying is a widespread approach to enhance the mechanical properties of steel through utilization of limited but specific alloys to enable cost-effective implementation of thermal and thermomechanical processing strategies. The present symposium invites contributions from steel producers, steel users and ferroalloy producers to discuss state-of-the-art microalloying, processing and implementation strategies. Papers that contribute to the fundamental understanding of alloying, processing and property interrelationships are of particular interest, as well as papers detailing microalloying implementation and end-use performance. The symposium welcomes presentations on a variety of steel products such as sheet, plate, bar, wire, rail, bearings and castings. A variety of microalloying elements will be discussed, including niobium, vanadium, molybdenum and others.
Contributions are sought to address the latest developments in:
- Physical and mechanical metallurgy.
- Alloy and process design.
- Casting effects and strategies.
- Industrial processing and thermomechanical processing, in particular.
- Manufacturing performance such as formability and weldability.
- In-service performance, including tensile behavior, fatigue, toughness, etc.
Steel grades of interest include, but are not limited to:
• High-strength low-alloy sheet steels
• Advanced high-strength sheet steels
• Plate steels
• Bar and forging steels
• Rebar steels
• Wire steels
• Rail steels
• Steel castings
If you are interested in participating, please submit your abstract in English of 150 words or less by 1 December 2024 through the online link.
Final manuscripts are due 1 March 2025.
Please contact Emmanuel De Moor at edemoor@mines.edu or +1.303.273.3624; or Alicia Gauffin at agauffin@aist.org with any questions.