ALUMINIUM SUMMER SCHOOL 2020 Impact of Aluminium in a Circular Economy 3rd– 7th August 2020 | NTNU Trondheim, Norway

Welcome to Trondheim in August 2020 The aluminium summer school has previously taken place in Trondheim, Norway (1997, 2001, 2006), Worcester, USA (1999, 2003, 2008), Vicenza, Italy (2011, 2017) and Aachen, Germany (2014). Topics concerning light metal alloys solidification and processing from raw materials to sustainable products have traditionally been covered by the summer school. The upcoming summer school will address concrete industrial cases with focus on the challenges of innovative design, advanced applications, product and process reliability, industrial competitiveness and technological sustainability. Aluminium as a permanent material perfectly suited to a circular economy, which resonates with today’s expectations to produce and consume in a more sustainable way. The main aim of the summer school is to give an understanding for the topics, which are of importance both for industrial engineers (knowledge of innovative solutions and approaches) and for researchers (knowledge of the industrial requirements to be targeted by innovation). The summer school venue is the Glöshaugen Campus of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.

TARGET AUDIENCE The target audience of the summer school is students (PhDs in the area of Materials Science and Engineering & Materials Processing) and professionals working in the area of aluminium alloys processing (from scraps treatment to melting, from foundry to rolling and extrusion, from design to application).

REGISTRATION

The registration to the summer school will be opened from January 15th, 2020 until July 15th, 2020. After this date, registration will be possible if places are still available. The participation fee will include course material, meals and framework programme. ACCOMMODATION

After registration it will be possible to book rooms at a discounted price at the following Scandic Hotels in Trondheim: Bakklandet, Lerkendal, Nidelven and Solsiden.

INITIATORS

The aluminium summer school is a joint effort between Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Padova University (DTG), and RWTH Aachen University (RWTH) organised and coordinated by:

Diran Apelian Carl Söderhjelm Franco Bonollo. WPI, USA WPI, USA DTG, Italy

Andreas Buhling-Polaczek Lars Arnberg Ragnhild E. Aune RWTH Aachen, Germany NTNU, Norway NTNU, Norway

WEBSITE

The official website of the summer school is: www.ntnu.edu/ima/al2020

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• Aluminium Alloy Design • Aluminium Ingots and Castings • Circular Economy • Defects • Design of Casting Systems • Design of Processes • Direct Chill Casting • Dross • Environmental Aspects • Eutectic Modification • Grain Refinement • Gravity/Low Pressure Die Casting

• High Pressure Die Casting • Hybrid Components • Microstructure • Microstructure Modelling • Process Simulation • Recycling • Refining • Sand Casting • Semi-solid Casting • Solidification • Treatment of Liquid Alloys