Topics

The topics of the plenary lectures will be published.

• raw material base for pig iron, steel and cast iron production, development in recent years
• current and new directions in the development of iron and steel production technology
• physical and numerical modelling of iron and steel production processes
• new elements in the control of iron, steel and cast iron production and casting processes
  the use of hydrogen in metallurgical processes
  production automation and the use of artificial intelligence
• new ways of treating waste from pig iron and steel production, recycling, waste-free technologies
• sustainable production with respect to green steel, Responsible Steel™, EU ETS, CBAM

• theory of forming, physical nature of plasticity and metallurgical and technological formability of metals
• physical and numerical models of forming processes, simulation, analysis
• methods of experimental analysis, photogrammetry, non-contact measurements, surface geometry
• advanced forming methods, bulk, surface
  rolling, forging, drawing, extrusion, straightening, bending, bending, etc.
  high-reduction and high-speed processes
  thermomechanical forming
  forming tools (cylinders, dies, dies)
  hydroforming
  modern calibration
  extreme plastic deformation forming, superplasticity
  forming of difficult to form materials, near-final forming, etc.
• use of artificial intelligence in forming
• technological challenges and innovations in forming, aspects affecting tribology

• physical metallurgy of steels
• relationship between structure and properties of steels, methods of testing
• steels for applications at high or cryogenic temperatures and/or elevated pressures
• high strength steels
• low-strength steels
• carbon-free steels
• composite steels
• magnetic materials
• additive manufacturing - 3D printing, sintering, powder metallurgy...
• destructive and non-destructive testing of steel products

• corrosion, including the study of the current corrosion aggressiveness of the environment and its evaluation according to EN ISO standards, designs for corrosion protection of the surface of materials - substrate, theoretical issues
• properties and structure of surfaces of substrate materials, properties and structure of thin layers and coatings
  surface and subsurface phenomena and study of structure at the phase interfaces of coating and substrate, study of the interrelationship between coating and substrate
  chemistry of film-forming agents
  electrochemical coating processes
• corrosion protection of material surfaces
  surface treatment technology prior to coating application
  theoretical issues
• technology of surface treatment application, including its modernization
• PVD, CVD, PEO, KTL technologies
  organic coatings
  glassy, glass-ceramic and ceramic coatings
  hot-dip coating
  ion implantation
  plasma spraying
  laser surface treatments
  electroplating
  photochemical etching, etc.
• properties and applications of thin films and nanolayers, medical applications, etc.
• modern organic coatings - waterborne varnishes, their composition and application technology
• surface treatment of welded joints, problems of welding of materials with surface treatment
• technology of joining of coated materials, influence of joining on the anti-corrosive properties of the surface treatment
• ecological aspects of forming (heating media for scaling disposal waste heat recovery)

• methods of production (preparation) of non-ferrous metals and alloys
  melting, casting, powder metallurgy, rapid cooling, controlled crystallization
• properties and uses of non-ferrous metals, alloys and compounds
  Al, Mg, Cu, Ti, Ni, Nb, etc.
• high temperature metallic materials based on non-ferrous metals
  nickel alloys and superalloys
  titanium alloys and intermetallic compounds
  cobalt alloys
  platinum group metals, tungsten and its alloys
• special materials
  lithium, properties, toxicity, use in technological practice
  materials for 3D additive manufacturing
  NK applications in automotive and aerospace industry
  metallic glasses and foams
  biomedical applications
  metal alloys and intermetallic compounds
  composite materials
  materials with controlled porosity
  superelastic materials
  magnetic materials
  superconducting materials
• non-ferrous recycling, waste-free technologies

• production in the metallurgical, steel and related industries, its position in the national economy and the globalized economy, development perspective
• management of production, logistics, quality, innovation, marketing and human resources
• economic and financial management
  efficiency of investments and technical development projects
  artificial intelligence and cost reduction
• trends in industrial systems management
  Industry 4.0
  automation, automated systems, autonomous systems
  digitisation of industrial processes
  methods and applications of artificial intelligence
  sustainable, resilient and agile enterprises and supply chains
  simulation techniques and virtual and augmented reality in production management system projects, new information and communication technologies
• circular economy
• environmental and energy aspects

Submitted paper must be clearly focused on the metallurgical topics (especially the experimental section of the paper), otherwise it will be rejected.

Only posters, focused on the above mentioned themes, will be accepted.