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Material Development
The Material Development Group supports the onward processing of alloy materials which is essential for understanding the nature of these alloys for future deployment. Using a reheat furnace, pressing and rolling equipment, the full industrial process can be carried out to ensure the viability of larger scale production. Once processed, a full mechanical testing suite is available for the examination of impression creep, hardness and indentation analysis.
Capabilities
The Group uses a range of techniques to manufacture materials from a few grams up to 250kg, along with the capability to carry out full post manufacture processing and testing of materials.
Expertise is focused on alloys development, mechanical testing, including creep, charpy and hardness testing, vacuum brazing, reheating, and energy. Materials development capability ensures that cross sector industrial research and development support is available.
Benefits
- Manufacture of materials from a few grams up to 250kg
- Ability to reheat materials up to 1250°C
- Vacuum brazing on a range of materials to analyse how material will join through different conditions
- Analysis of materials post pressing and rolling
- Support for fusion power in the production of materials for the fusion programme
Services
- Production of materials in vacuum
- Production of materials in air
- Production of materials in inert atmospheres
- Induction melting and processing
- Radiant heating in a range of furnaces
- Slag foaming for iron and steel
Facilities
Facilities including an Advanced Materials Development Centre, Advanced Materials Characterisation Centre, Thermodynamic, Mechanical Testing, and Metallurgical Laboratories all have a comprehensive range of equipment to support material development. A production facility is used to carry out materials development at scale.
CONTACT
To find out more about the Material Development Group or to make an enquiry, please email enquiries@mpiuk.com
