International Conference on Thermo Mechanical Processing - TMP 2026

There is a growing demand for tool steels in plastic moulding and mechanical engineering that combine high performance, durability, and cost efficiency while reducing energy use and CO₂ emissions. Currently available prehardened steels are limited to 30–40 HRC. For higher hardness, grades such as 1.2343/1.2344 (H11/H13), originally designed for hot-working processes like forging, die casting,...

α″-martensitic Ti alloys display customizable thermal expansion, making them attractive for applications in precision optics, metrology, and semiconductor lithography, where dimensional stability under varying temperature is critical. The bulk thermal expansion of polycrystalline components is governed by the magnitude and anisotropy of the lattice thermal expansion, volume fraction and...

Previously, some of the problems of cracking as well as edge cracking during two phase thermomechanical hot rolling (e.g. duplex stainless, high Mn steels) have been attributed to the effect of hot ductility, difference of flow behaviour between the different phases. There is limited work and knowledge regarding the exact cracking mechanism as a function of rolling pass number, temperature,...

Medium-carbon ultra-high-strength steels processed through the Direct Quenching and Partitioning (DQ&P) route have emerged as promising structural materials for lightweight engineering applications owing to their exceptional combination of strength, ductility, and toughness. The DQ&P process produces a predominantly martensitic microstructure containing stabilized retained austenite through...