Metallurgy
Metallurgy has a central position in Seamthesis' R&D and specialist industrial consultancy activities. Starting from steels (carbon and stainless) the activity of R&D, development of processes and products, structural and functional analysis, development of the best manufacturing and transformation technologies, Industry 4.0 and Big Data, has been gradually extended.
Skills
stainless steel Duplex, Superduplex e Hyperduplex
Tool steel
superalloys Ni, Co, Cr, Mo based
light alloys Ti, Al. Cu, Sn based
metallic- ceramic materials (intermetallic)
refractory metal
noble metal (Au, Ag, Pt, Pd)
High performance ceramics and polymerics
Seamthesis works on specific thermical quality treatments, definition of processing and trasformation fitting thefinal product (semifinished as well), hot and cold forming, welding and jointing specifications, surface treatment processes, etc. to support the customer and the final use of the material / product / component.
Main activities
Seamthesis main industrial activities are about the following sectors:
Steel industry (entire transformation cycle, from the mine to the shipped product)
Tubes&pipes (welded and non-welded)
Forging
Oil&Gas (offshore, onshore, raffinazione)
Chemical (from oil refining on, green activities included)
Fossil energy (eg. coke, oil), natural gas, nuclear (fission and fusion), renewables (wind, solar thermodynamic and photovoltaic, hydroelectric)
Aerospacial (structurale and engine desing)
Automotive (structurale and engine desing)
Railway and naval (structurale and engine desing)
Industry in general
Mechanics (eg. distribution, suspension, brake systeme)
Biomedical (especially bone protheses) and dental
Thermotechnical and combustion materials
Surface coating technologies (functional and structural)
Surface and volume treatments in controlled atmosphere
Tooling
Electro-magnetic omponents
and much more
combining, on case-by-case basis, with one of more of these functions or properties:
Mechanical resistance to static
Abrasion and fatigue resistance (cold and hot)
Corrosion and stress corrosion cracking resistance
Creep resistance and e creep-stress
Fatigue resistance (polycucle, low cycle, megacycle, in different load application ways), on welded and non-welded material
Impact resistance
High toughness (both hot and cold)
Fragility reduction (both hot and cold)
Fire resistance
leak before break
failure analysis (pre and post-mortem)
and much more.
Some work done by Seamthesis
reports
chemical and process analysis on new alloys or materials
failure analysis (pre and post-mortem)
specialist consultancies, also on the job
state of the art and bibliographical research
prior art research for patents