Experienced NETL metallurgical researchers and experts participated in the 15th International Symposium on Superalloys Sept. 8-12 in Champion, Pennsylvania, sharing the Lab’s groundbreaking research into superalloy development.

The symposium highlighted technologies for lifecycle improvement of superalloys. In addition to the traditional focus areas of alloy development, processing, mechanical behavior, coatings and environmental effects, the symposium invited members of the superalloy community to highlight technologies that contribute to improving manufacturability, affordability, life prediction and performance of superalloys. Invited attendees presented papers featuring academia, supply chain and product-user member perspectives.  

NETL’s Chang-Yu Hung, Stoichko Antonov, Paul Jablonski, Martin Detrois and retired NETL employee Vito Cedro presented papers during two separate sessions on disk alloy mechanical behavior, outlining research into long-term-material behavior. 

NETL researchers have a long record of success in advanced alloy development and have demonstrated and deployed alloys with improved performance capabilities for energy applications, aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, defense and bio-medical applications.

The Laboratory has also implemented technologies to improve melting and casting practices. Lab experts use an integrated alloy development approach incorporating computational materials engineering, manufacturing at scale and performance assessment at condition to develop alloy solutions that enable advanced technologies.

“The Superalloy Symposium allows our experts to share their research and provides an opportunity to connect with industry leaders who may benefit by partnering with NETL on alloy development projects,” said NETL’s James Ferguson, business development advisor, Research Partnerships and Tech Transfer. “NETL houses the Advanced Alloys Signature Center (AASC), a complete alloy development facility capable of prototyping alloys at scales that advance commercialization. The Lab welcomes partners to join us at the AASC and help develop the next-generation materials needed for a clean energy future.”

Learn more about the AASC and how to partner with the Lab here.

The symposium was organized by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, which is a professional society that connects minerals, metals and materials scientists and engineers who work in industry, academia and government positions around the world.

NETL is a DOE national laboratory that drives innovation and delivers solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future. By using its world-class talent and research facilities, NETL is ensuring affordable, abundant and reliable energy that drives a robust economy and national security, while developing technologies to manage carbon across the full life cycle, enabling environmental sustainability for all Americans.