Materials Deep Dive

Today we’ll take a deep dive (or wet our feet) in heat treatments for steels, a common way to change its properties. Don’t forget to follow and share the podcast so more people can take a deep dive i...

3 Des 202427min

Today we’ll take a deep dive into cast irons, addressing different types, chemical compositions, microstructures, mechanical properties, and the effect of variables such as cooling rate and inoculants...

2 Des 202441min

Today we’ll deep dive into stainless steels stainless steels, covering their composition, mechanical properties, types (austenitic, ferritic, duplex, martensitic and precipitation hardening), corrosio...

1 Des 202428min

What makes iron magnetic but copper non-magnetic? The answer lies in unpaired electron spins and exchange interactions. This episode classifies all types of magnetic behaviour (diamagnetic, paramagnet...

30 Nov 202414min

Do you know how to select a steel to make a paperclip? With hundreds of steel grades available, how do engineers choose the right one? This episode explains the AISI/SAE steel classification system, h...

29 Nov 202413min

Over 1.8 billion tonnes of steel are produced every year. This episode explains the two main production routes: the blast furnace, aka basic oxygen furnace (BOF) route using iron ore, and the electric...

28 Nov 202413min

Every metal starts as ore, but transforming rock into a usable metal requires overcoming thermodynamic and kinetic barriers. This episode covers ironmaking in the blast furnace, reduction chemistry, s...

27 Nov 202425min

What makes metals so useful and so diverse? This introductory episode on metallic materials uses three real-world case studies to explore the relationship between processing, microstructure, and prope...

26 Nov 202420min