TMS 2008: Technical Program
Light Metals Symposia
Alumina and Bauxite
…mining and refining of raw materials for aluminum production
- Alumina refinery design and development
- Alumina refinery safety and integrity
- Bauxite and digestion
- Precipitation
Aluminum Alloys: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
…advancements in aluminum for today’s marketplace
- Alloy characterization
- Alloy development
- Aluminum products and applications
Aluminum Reduction Technology
…conversion of alumina to aluminum
- Alternative processes
- Anode design and operation
- Cell fundamentals and phenomena
- Environmental and plant improvements
- Process control developments
Carbon Dioxide Reduction Metallurgy (sponsored by TMS, AISI and Met-Soc-CIM)
…state-of-the-art carbon dioxide metallurgical reduction and decreased use of carbon
- Green production of light metals
- Green production of steel
- Carbon sequestration
- Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide
Cast Shop Technology
…melting and metal treatment of aluminum
- Sustainability and environmental issues
- Cast house operations and melting
- Cast shop safety
- Casting, solidification and microstructures
Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials
…techniques for characterizing materials across a spectrum of systems and processes
- Characterization of mechanical and physical properties of materials
- Characterization of processing of materials
- Characterization of structure across length scales
Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics
…TMS/APS symposia on fundamental modeling methods and application for materials structures
- Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME)
- Microstructure properties and evolution
- Phase transformations
- Nanoscale systems
Electrode Technology (formerly Carbon Technology)
…anodes and cathodes used in aluminum reduction
- Sustainability and environmental issues
- Anode technology and production
- Carbon anodes
- Inert anode materials
Frontiers in Process Modeling
…advancing materials development
- Hot-rolling technologies
- Deformation of materials
- Primary metal production
Magnesium Technology 2008
…all aspects of magnesium production, properties and application
- Primary production
- Alloy development
- Performance
- Global market
Materials Informatics: Enabling Integration of Modeling and Experiments in Materials Science
…joint TMS/APS symposium advancing techniques and application of materials informatics
- Titanium alloys
- Superalloys
- Neural networks
- CyberDesign
Recycling
…recycling of engineered materials today
- Light metals
- Electronic materials
- Precious metals
- Reducing environmental impact
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