Research Fellow in Materials Processing to provide STEP enabled high performance 6xxx Al alloy extrusions
Full Time / Part Time Full Time
Posted Date 28/01/2021
Closing Date 28/02/2021
Position no: 12845-1
Salary (Grade R1): £33,797 - £40,322 per annum plus £2,166 per annum London Weighting
Full-time, fixed-term for 30 months
Applications from suitably qualified individuals are invited for a position as a Research Fellow to work on an EPSRC funded project to develop a new generation of high performance wrought aluminium alloys based on strain enhanced precipitation using thermomechanical processing in the Advanced Metal Casting Centre (AMCC) and Advanced Metal Processing Centre (AMPC), part of BCAST at Brunel University London. In collaboration with Constellium, you will be developing wrought aluminium alloys with ultra-high strength, good ductility, high crashworthiness and high thermal conductivity by maximising the strain enhanced precipitation process.
BCAST is a speciality research centre in metallurgy and materials engineering with an international reputation and is the host of the national centre of excellence in liquid metal engineering (the Future LiME Research Hub). Our research covers fundamental research, technological development and industrial applications in materials processing, with a focus on solidification of metallic materials. See www.brunel.ac.uk/bcast for more information.
The aim of this post is to develop the thermo-mechanical, thermal and mechanical processing routes to maximise the strength and damage tolerance of structural high performance 6xxx aluminium extrusions through the concept of “manufacturing induced properties” for the automotive industry.
The successful candidate will work towards defining processing strategies from extrusion to component production utilising the process steps as a means to impart manufacturing induced properties through the interaction of the forming and precipitation processes. He/ She will support the development of new thermal, mechanical and thermo-mechanical processing routes which will enhance the precipitation mechanism of 6xxx aluminium alloys for structural automotive applications. The successful candidate should have a good understanding of light metal metallurgy especially aluminium alloy metallurgy, an understanding of precipitation processes in light metals would be advantageous. He/she is also expected to interact with other researchers in BCAST and research engineers from Constellium.
The successful candidate should have a minimum qualification of a PhD degree in materials science, metallurgy and engineering, physics or another suitable engineering discipline, and should have a sound background in physical metallurgy. Research experience in solidification & thermomechanical processing of metallic materials, skills in microstructural characterisation electron microscopy techniques and a working knowledge of various sample preparation techniques are essential. In addition, The successful candidate should have good communication and presentation skills and be a team player.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Prof Zhongyun Fan (zhongyun.fan@brunel.ac.uk) or Dr Chamini Mendis (chamini.mendis@brunel.ac.uk).
Closing date for receipt of applications is: 28 February 2021
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