ICMC will offer two Short Courses at CEC/ICMC 2025 on Sunday, May 18, at the Peppermill Resort, Spa, Casino. Registration for the ICMC Short Course can be done through the CEC/ICMC 2025 registration website as an optional item.
The purpose of the short course is to offer several brief lecture/discussion periods on topics thought to be of interest to students and young professionals working in the areas of cryogenic materials and devices. The instructors have special interests and knowledge/experience in the topic discussions they will lead.
Short Course: Mechanical Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists
Instructors: Shreyas Balachandran, FAMU-FSU, TBD, TBD FAMU-FSU, and Eric Taleff, Cockrell School of Engineering
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Peppermill Resort
Short Course Fee: $25 Students; $125 Non-Students
Description: The course aims to provide a working understanding of metals and alloys to beginners and professionals without a technical background in metallurgy. It is ideally suited for engineers, technical, sales, and laboratory personnel from varying disciplines. The course is designed to provide a basic understanding of material properties, structure, and processing strategies applied in the industrial context, primarily focusing on cryogenic applications.
This course will cover the following topics:
- Strengthening mechanisms in metal and alloys
- Mechanical and physical property descriptions and specific requirements of metals and alloys for cryogenic applications
- Metallurgy of austenitic stainless steel, aluminum alloys, and refractory metals
- Industrial processing methodologies focused on material specifications with examples from large-scale projects
Short Course: Cryogenic Mechanical Testing Methods with Displacement and Strain Measurement Techniques
Instructors: Robert Walsh, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and Ignacio Aviles Santillana, CERN
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Peppermill Resort
Short Course Fee: $25 Students; $125 Non-Students
Description: Mechanical properties of materials at cryogenic temperature must be known to facilitate the successful design and implementation of cryogenic machinery.
While the list of design data needed for structural and functional materials used in cryogenic applications can be large, the most common properties on the list are the same as those for room temperature design. Typically, the critical properties needed can be determined in tensile, fatigue, and fracture toughness tests. When these types of tests are conducted at cryogenic temperature, the guidelines for room temperature tests are adapted and modified to get good data.
This course will provide attendees with a solid theoretical and practical understanding of mechanical testing under cryogenic conditions. Participants will learn about the selection of equipment and measurement techniques specific to low-temperature environments, as well as detailed methodologies for conducting tests and post-processing results. A dedicated section will focus on the sensors used in such tests, placing special emphasis on strain gauges, their installation, and key considerations for measuring deformations in cryogenic environments.
By the end of the course, participants will have the necessary tools and knowledge to design, execute, and interpret mechanical tests in extreme low-temperature environments, ensuring reliable results and a thorough understanding of the mechanical properties of materials in cryogenic conditions.