Development and application of high strength engineering alloys.

Exploring recent developments in a wide range of high strength alloys and their application in the automotive, structural, energy and aerospace sectors was the aim of the 15th Conference and Exhibition of the Sheffield Metallurgical and Engineering Association (SMEA). Harry Bhadeshia set the scene with a review of the strengthening mechanisms and Sybrand van der Zwaag closed the conference with some thought provoking ideas on self-healing materials. Held on 13 and 14 June 2006 at the University of Sheffield, the meeting attracted 130 delegates. Five sessions with 20 papers covered developments for specific applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]