Professor Eric J Palmiere
BS MS PhD CEng
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Professor of Metallurgy and Thermomechanical Processing
Director of the Themomechanical Processing Laboratory
e.j.palmiere@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5978
+44 114 222 5978
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
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Professor Eric J Palmiere
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
葫芦影业
S1 3JD
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
葫芦影业
S1 3JD
- Profile
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I am an internationally recognised leader in ferrous physical metallurgy and thermomechanical processing, with more than 35 years of experience. I have conducted research in association with many national and international companies from a wide variety of sectors including automotive, aerospace, construction, transportation and energy, including nuclear and most recently fusion. I have been a collaborator with the National Physical Laboratory on the development of Guides for Best Practice of High Temperature Testing, and has published >170 scientific papers in high impact journals. I have been the recipient of the IOM3 Charles Hatchett Award, and most recently been presented with the 2024 Tom Colclough Medal by the IOM3 in recognition of my contributions to the understanding of microstructure, mechanical properties and processing in the iron and steel industry.
- Research interests
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My research involves the microstructural evolution (utilising experimental techniques together with modelling techniques), and the subsequent development of mechanical properties during the thermomechanical processing of both ferrous and nonferrous alloys. In my research, a wide range of mechanical tests are employed, including laboratory simulations of industrial metalworking processes, e.g. rolling, forging, extrusion etc.
Additionally, this research relies upon the quantitative characterisation of microstructure using a number of different techniques including light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. This work has led to empirical relationships between deformation processing parameters (e.g., temperature, strain, strain rate and interpass delay time) and the resultant microstructure for a given alloy composition. Although a number of alloy systems including aluminium alloys, metal matrix composites (MMCs), titanium aluminides and permanent magnetic materials have been studied, the focus is primarily on ferrous alloys such as stainless, microalloyed steels and associated model alloy steels.
My work on the thermodynamic behaviour of NbC, and of its subsequent precipitation behaviour in microalloyed austenite has been recognised internationally, with the award of the Charles Hatchett Prize from the Institute of Materials (1995). I am particularly interested in developing a basic understanding between those softening (i.e., recovery, recrystallisation) and strengthening (i.e., solid solution, precipitation) mechanisms which occur either in austenite or in ferrite.
Key projects:
- Characterisation and modelling of strain-induced precipitation in steels
- Development of constitutive behaviour during moderate strain rate testing of steels at hot and warm working temperatures
- Influence of processing parameters, strain path and cooling rate on the microstructural evolution and transformation behaviour in pipeline steels API X70, X80 and X100
- Assessment and characterisation of friction effects during multipass hot deformation
- Deformation induced ferrite transformation leading to ultra-fine ferrite microstructures
- Influence of strain path on precipitation and recrystallisation of HSLA steels
- Modelling the nucleation, growth and coarsening kinetics of gamma鈥 during the heat treatment of Ni-based alloys
- Microstructural evolution during the thermomechanical processing of Ni-based alloys
- Development and processing of high modulus steels for automotive applications
- Alloy development and thermomechanical processing of advanced reduced activated ferritic-martensitic steels for fusion energy
- Publications
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Books
- Recrystallization and Grain Growth IV. Trans Tech Publication.
- International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing: Mechanics, Microstructure & Control.
Edited books
- Recrystallization and Grain Growth IV. Trans Tech Publications inc.
Journal articles
- . Materials Characterization, 208, 113656-113656.
- . Journal of Microscopy.
- . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
- . Journal of Materials Science, 56(33), 18710-18721.
- . Metals, 11(1).
- . Materials, 13(15).
- . Materials Characterization.
- . Materials Characterization, 145(Mater. Sci. Eng. A 335 2002), 479-489.
- . Journal of Materials Science, 53(9), 6922-6938.
- . Journal of Materials Science, 53(5), 3785-3804.
- . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science.
- . Journal of Materials Science.
- . Journal of Materials Science, 52(14), 8665-8680.
- . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 48(7), 3389-3399.
- . Materials Characterization, 124, 83-89.
- . Materials Science and Engineering: A, 682, 402-409.
- . Materials Characterization, 123, 339-348.
- . Materials Characterization, 123, 128-136.
- . Acta Materialia, 119, 157-166.
- . Acta Materialia, 119, 43-54.
- . Acta Materialia, 97, 392-403.
- . Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, 6(3), 197-212.
- . International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials, 22(3), 272-284.
- Study of the Effect of Cyclic Strain Reversal on the Interactions Between SRX and PPT in the Microalloyed Austenite During Hot Rolling. Key Engineering Materials, 622-623, 1023-1030.
- . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45(8), 3619-3630.
- . Materials Science and Engineering A, 610, 290-296.
- . Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals.
- . Materials Science and Engineering A, 601, 7-19.
- . Acta Materialia, 66, 132-149.
- . ISIJ International, 54(6), 1406-1415.
- . ISIJ International, 54(7), 1667-1676.
- . Materials Science and Engineering A, 568, 160-170.
- Multiscale modeling of the effect of strain reversal on the deformation behavior of FCC structure using combined 3D digital materials representation and crystal plasticity approach. Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2013, MS and T 2013, 3, 1668-1675.
- . Materials Science Forum, 753, 542-545.
- The effect of intercritical processing parameters on the microstructure development in a microalloyed plate steel. Steel Research International, SPL. ISSUE, 1159-1162.
- Effect of strain-induced reverse transformation on austenite morphology of microalloyed steel. Steel Research International, SPL. ISSUE, 1255-1258.
- Numerical study of the effects of strain path change on the hot deformation behavior of microalloyed austenite model alloy using multiscale approach. Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012, 1, 685-692.
- . Materials Science Forum, 715-716, 667-672.
- . Materials Science Forum, 715-716, 416-426.
- . Materials Science Forum, 715-716, 907-912.
- . Materials Science Forum, 715-716, 655-660.
- . Advanced Materials Research, 409, 443-448.
- Multi-Pass Simulation of Heavy Plate Rolling Including Intermediate Forced Cooling. JOURNAL OF IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 18, 506-510.
- Effect of Deformation Mode on Microstructure Evolution in Nb-Microalloyed Steel. STEEL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 81(9), 70-73.
- . Materials Science and Technology, 26(12), 1477-1486.
- . Advanced Materials Research, 89-91, 745-750.
- The effect of strain path reversal on high-angle boundary formation by grain subdivision in a model austenitic steel. Scripta Materialia.
- . Advanced Materials Research, 89-91, 721-726.
- . MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, 25(1-3), 48-53.
- . THERMEC 2009, PTS 1-4, 638-642, 2694-2699.
- . THERMEC 2009, PTS 1-4, 638-642, 3418-3423.
- . Materials Science and Technology, 25(9), 1065-1065.
- . MATER SCI TECH-LOND, 25(9), 1168-1174.
- . J MATER SCI, 44(3), 869-874.
- The effect of processing conditions and cooling rate on API X-70 and X-100 grade steels. Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2009, MS and T'09, 3, 1644-1651.
- . METALL MATER TRANS A, 39A(10), 2477-2485.
- Strain-induced precipitation of Nb(C,N) in austenite during multipass deformation in microalloyed steels. 3rd International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing of Steels, TMP 2008.
- High strain rate deformation of an interstitial-free steel during warm working. 3rd International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing of Steels, TMP 2008.
- . COMP MATER SCI, 40(3), 366-375.
- . J Microsc, 227(Pt 3), 298-308.
- Metrological aspects of Electron Backscattering Diffraction in characterising hot deformation grain structures. MAPAN-J METROL SOC I, 22(3), 177-200.
- A new approach for modelling strain-induced precipitation of Nb(CN) in austenite during multi-pass hot rolling. 2007 International Conference on Microalloyed Steels: Processing, Microstructure, Properties and Performance Proceedings, 139-149.
- An investigation of microstructure inhomogeneity in Waspaloy subjected to plane strain compression testing. Recrystallization and Grain Growth III, Pts 1 and 2, 558-559, 589-594.
- Viscosity - shear rate relationship during the thixoforming of HP9/4/30 steel. SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING OF ALLOYS AND COMPOSITES, 116-117, 677-680.
- . P R SOC A, 462(2071), 2085-2096.
- . Materials at High Temperatures, 23(2), 85-118.
- Measurement of flow stress in hot plane strain compression tests. MATER HIGH TEMP, 23(2), 85-118.
- A probabilistic approach to model interfacial phenomena during hot flat rolling of steels. ISIJ INT, 46(4), 560-566.
- . MAT SCI ENG A-STRUCT, 395(1-2), 53-61.
- Cellular automata modelling of grain coarsening during reheating - II. Abnormal grain growth. J UNIV SCI TECHNOL B, 12(1), 26-32.
- . J Microsc, 217(Pt 2), 138-151.
- Cellular automata modeling of grain coarsening during reheating and validation with the experimental results. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 18(2), 113-120.
- Cellular automata modelling of austenite grain coarsening during reheating - I. Normal grain coarsening. J UNIV SCI TECHNOL B, 11(6), 517-523.
- Microstructural development of HP9/4/30 steel during partial remelting. STEEL RES INT, 75(8-9), 552-560.
- . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 35(3), 1087-1095.
- The cut-groove technique to infer interfacial effects during hot rolling. METALL MATER TRANS A, 35A(3A), 1087-1095.
- Thixoforming of GFM M2 tool steel from the As-annealed condition. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, S2P 2004, 521-531.
- . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 35(13), 1087-1095.
- Effect of prestrain and deformation temperature on the recrystallization behavior of steels microalloyed with niobium. METALL MATER TRANS A, 34A(6), 1237-1247.
- Microstructural evolution in a model Fe-30wt%Ni alloy during hot plane-strain compression. THERMEC'2003, PTS 1-5, 426-4, 3623-3628.
- Strain-induced precipitation of Nb(CN) in low carbon steels: Modelling and experimental validation. THERMEC'2003, PTS 1-5, 426-4, 1237-1242.
- Texture development in oxide scales on steel substrates. SCRIPTA MATER, 47(5), 337-342.
- Precipitation of NbC in a model austenitic steel. ACTA MATER, 50(4), 735-747.
- Strain path effects on texture development in aluminium. ALUMINUM ALLOYS 2002: THEIR PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES PTS 1-3, 396-4, 303-308.
- Effect of friction on deformation during rolling as revealed by embedded pin technique. MATER SCI TECH-LOND, 17(7), 864-873.
- Modelling the kinetics of strain induced precipitation in Nb microalloyed steels. ACTA MATER, 49(5), 785-794.
- Complex precipitation behaviour in a microalloyed plate steel. SCRIPTA MATER, 44(1), 147-151.
- Influence of strain and deformation temperature on the static recrystallisation behaviour of microalloyed austenite. RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH, VOLS 1 AND 2, 1095-1100.
- Microstructural development in microalloyed austenite in response to thermomechanical processing. RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH, VOLS 1 AND 2, 1179-1184.
- Analysis of grain growth kinetics using the Cellular Automaton method. RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH, VOLS 1 AND 2, 333-338.
- Particulate refinement and redistribution during the axisymmetric compression of an Al/SiCp metal matrix composite. COMPOS PART A-APPL S, 30(3), 203-211.
- The use of image analysis in the characterization of partially oriented ceramic matrix composites. MATER CHARACT, 39(1), 15-23.
- Microstructural Evolution of Reinforcing Media in a Metal Matrix Composite During Hot Deformation. Microstructural Science, 24, 106-114.
- Microstructural development in MnAl-base permanent magnet materials: New perspectives. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 81(8), 5624-5626.
- On the formation of the metastable L1(0) phase in manganese-aluminum-base permanent magnet materials. SCRIPTA MATER, 36(2), 151-156.
- Platelet orientation in slip cast ceramic matrix composites. ADV COMPOS LETT, 6(1), 9-11.
- The influence of niobium supersaturation in austenite on the static recrystallization behavior of low carbon microalloyed steels. METALL MATER TRANS A, 27(4), 951-960.
- Microstructural development in a metal matrix composite during thermomechanical processing. MATER T JIM, 37(3), 330-335.
- . Materials Science and Technology, 11(8), 741-752.
- MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF TWIN-ROLL CAST AL-7SI/SICP MMCS. MATER SCI TECH SER, 11(8), 741-751.
- COMPOSITIONAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES WHICH ATTEND REHEATING AND GRAIN COARSENING IN STEELS CONTAINING NIOBIUM. METALL MATER TRANS A, 25(2), 277-286.
- OPTIMIZING BULK AND SURFACE PROPERTIES OF MICROALLOYED FORGING STEELS UTILIZING INNOVATIVE ALLOY DESIGN AND THERMOMECHANICAL PROCESSING PRINCIPLES., 567-584.
- . Metals, 14(3), 283-283.
- . Advanced Materials Research, 1043, 154-158.
- . Advanced Materials Research, 1043, 159-164.
- . Advanced Materials Research, 1043, 149-153.
- Influence of high temperature deformation and double tempering
on the microstructure of a H21 tool steel. Materials Science and Engineering A.
- . ChemInform, 28(36), no-no.
Chapters
- , HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015 (pp. 1095-1101). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- , HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015 (pp. 775-781). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- , HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015 (pp. 281-287). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- , HSLA Steels 2015, Microalloying 2015 & Offshore Engineering Steels 2015 (pp. 253-259). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- , Materials Science Forum (pp. 3-14). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
- , Materials Science Forum (pp. 139-146). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
- , Materials Science Forum (pp. 195-200). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
- , Materials Science Forum (pp. 589-594). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
Conference proceedings papers
- . Materials Science Forum, Vol. 879 (pp 1546-1551), 29 May 2016 - 3 June 2016.
- (pp 775-781)
- (pp 281-287)
- (pp 253-259)
- (pp 1095-1101)
- . Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Vol. 2(1) (pp 143-151)
- Multiscale modeling of static recrystallization during multi-pass hot rolling. Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2014, MS and T 2014, Vol. 2 (pp 1319-1326)
- The effect of grain size and rolling reduction on the texture development of a metastable austenitic stainless steel. Recrystallization and Grain Growth III, Pts 1 and 2, Vol. 558-559 (pp 195-200)
- Modelling strain induced precipitation of niobium carbonitride during multipass deformation of austenite. MICROALLOYING FOR NEW STEEL PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 500-501 (pp 3-14)
- Strain induced precipitation in model and conventional microalloyed steels during thermomechanical processing. MICROALLOYING FOR NEW STEEL PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 500-501 (pp 139-145)
- Modelling recrystallisation during thermomechanical processing using CAFE. RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH, PTS 1 AND 2, Vol. 467-470 (pp 623-628)
- Characteristics of the deformed and recrystallised grains obtained after hot plane strain compression of a model Fe-30wt%Ni alloy. RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH, PTS 1 AND 2, Vol. 467-470 (pp 21-26)
- . IEE PROCEEDINGS-SCIENCE MEASUREMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 150(5) (pp 211-213)
- Investigating precipitation in microalloyed austenite during thermomechanical processing. THERMEC'2003, PTS 1-5, Vol. 426-4 (pp 1255-1260)
- Metallography Via Deformation Simulations. Quantitative Microscopy of High Temperature Materials (pp 445-452). London, 22 November 1999 - 24 November 1999.
- Modelling of thermomechanical rolling. NIOBIUM: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (pp 501-526)
- A study of the dissolution and precipitation of microalloy elements in HSLA steels. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 2001(168) (pp 207-210)
- The effect of carbonitride precipitation on the recrystallisation kinetics of microalloyed steel during thermomechanical processing. RECRYSTALLIZATION AND GRAIN GROWTH, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 785-790)
- Interfacial modelling of hot rolling: A probabilistic approach. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MATERIALS, MINERALS AND METALS PROCESSING (pp 613-622)
- Effect of Hot Band Grain Size on Recrystallisation and Texture in an Austenitic Stainless Steel. Conference of Metallurgists (pp 727-736). Toronto, 22 August 2000 - 24 August 2000.
- Cellular Automata Modelling of Austenite Grain Coarsening During Reheating. Thermomechanical Processing of Steels (pp 186-193). London, 24 May 2000 - 26 May 2000.
- Seeds, Sandwiches and Stones: Complex Precipitation in Microalloyed Steels. Thermomechanical Processing of Steels (pp 113-119). London, 24 May 2000 - 26 May 2000.
- Precipitation Behaviour of Nb(CN) in a Model Austenite During Thermomechanical Processing. Thermomechanical Processing of Steels (pp 177-185). London, 24 May 2000 - 26 May 2000.
- Determination of the distribution of NbC precipitates in novel microalloyed steels. ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ANALYSIS 1999(161) (pp 467-470)
- Influence of processing conditions and alloy chemistry on the static recrystallisation of microalloyed austenite. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROALLOYING IN STEELS, Vol. 284-2 (pp 151-157)
- Particulate fracture during the thermomechanical processing of a SiCp/Al metal matrix composite. ALUMINIUM ALLOYS: THEIR PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, PTS 1-3, Vol. 217 (pp 1091-1096)
- Precipitation Phenomena in Microalloyed Steels. Microalloying 95 (pp 307-320). Warrendale, PA, 11 June 1995 - 14 June 1995.
- Fundamental Aspects of the Physical Metallurgy of Thermomechanical Processing of HSLA Steels. Fortieth Sagamore Army Materials Research Conference on Metallic Materials for Lightweight Applications (pp 479-498). New York, December 1993.
- MATRIX AND PARTICULATE FRACTURE DURING THE DEFORMATION OF A METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITE. ADVANCED COMPOSITES '93 (pp 1251-1257)
- SUPPRESSION OF STATIC RECRYSTALLIZATION IN MICROALLOYED STEELS BY STRAIN-INDUCED PRECIPITATION. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LOW-CARBON STEELS FOR THE 90S (pp 121-130)
- STATIC RECRYSTALLIZATION AND PRECIPITATION DURING THE HOT DEFORMATION OF AUSTENITE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROCESSING, MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MICROALLOYED AND OTHER MODERN HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY STEELS (pp 113-133)
- Factors Controlling the Recrystallization-Stop Temperature in Hot Deformed Microalloyed Steels. 29th Conference of Metallurgists (pp 137-150). Hamilton, September 1990.
- Optimizing Strength and Toughness in Low Carbon Microalloyed Bar Products. Process Technology Conference Proceedings (pp 59-64). Warrendale, PA, 23 October 1988 - 26 October 1988.
- Precipitation in ULCB Steel During Ion-Nitriding: An APFIM/TEM Investigation. Phase Transformations 87. London, July 1987 - July 1987.
- On The Strength Properties of Niobium-Bearing Low-Carbon Bainitic Forging Steels. Processing, Microstructure and Properties of HSLA Steels (pp 425-438). Warrendale, PA, 3 November 1987 - 5 November 1987.
- Precipitation During the Ion Nitriding of a Low Carbon Microalloyed Forging Steel. Processing, Microstructure and Properties of HSLA Steels (pp 439-456). Warrendale, PA, 3 November 1987 - 5 November 1987.
- The Oxidation and Embrittlement of Ti-Al-Nb Alloys. High Temperature and Materials Science (pp 167-179). Materials Park, OH, October 1997.
- An Alternative Approach to the Alloy Design and Thermomechanical Processing of Low-Carbon Microalloyed Bar Products. Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Proceedings (pp 79-91). Warrendale, PA, 22 October 1987 - 25 October 1987.
- A Combined TEM/APFIM Study of Precipitation in Ion-Nitrided Ultra-Low Carbon Bainitic Steel. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscopy Society of America (pp 224-230). San Fransisco, August 1987.
- . Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 622-623 (pp 1023-1030)
- (pp 677-680)
- Recrystallization and Grain Growth IV. Trans Tech Publication.
- Research group
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PDRA
- Dr John Nutter (joint with Prof Mark Rainforth)
- Dr Ashley Scarlett (joint with Dr Richard Thackray)
- Dr Jiawei Xi (joint with Prof Mark Rainforth)
PhD- *Tongyu Wang
- *Ashley Scarlett (joint with Prof Dan Cogswell)
- *Sulayman Khan (joint with Prof Martin Jackson)
- *Ahmad Alsalman (joint with Prof Mark Rainforth)
- Chenghao Yang (joint with Prof Mark Rainforth)
- Shengqi Xu (joint with Prof Mark Rainforth)
- Thomas Cole (joint with Dr Lewis Owen)
- Lucas Cook (joint with Prof Martin Jackson)
- *Leon Butterworth (joint with Prof Mark Rainforth)
*Primary supervisor
Technical- Mr Dean Haylock (Thermomechanical Processing Laboratory)
- Teaching activities
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MAT4443 - Metallurgical Processing
MAT630 - Engineering Alloys
MAT6664 - Science of Materials
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) (FIMMM)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Member, Board of Review for the journal Metals
- Member, Board of Review for the journal High Temperature Materials
- Member, International Advisory Board, Intl. Conf. Series Recrystallisation and Grain Growth
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Intl. Conf. Series Thermomechanical Processing of Steels