Sustainability of metals & their role in a circular economy
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Date: 13/10/2021

Lecture by Professor Dierk Raabe, in a series entitled "Metallic Microstructures", organised by KTH Stockholm, Gent University and Delft University of Technology.

There are approximately 2 billion tons of extremely useful metals produced each year but their production is associated with the emission of large amounts of greenhouse gases and pollutants. The lecture is about pathways for the sustainable use of structural metals, with reduced carbon-dioxide emissions, recycling, scrap-compatible alloy design, contaminant-tolerance of alloys and improved alloy longevity. Also discussed is the efficacy and technological readiness of individual measures.