Meet The Speakers

SESSION: Duplex applications
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Failure analysis and remediation of a 22Cr duplex stainless steel 3×6 reducer and associated pipeline.

SESSION: Duplex applications
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Duplex reimagined: Nikopolium NP 2205 and NP 2507 – engineering solution bringing higher quality, longer life and lower maintenance.

SESSION: Performance optimisation of welded duplex
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Microstructure and corrosion behaviour of GTAW – TIPTIG welded super duplex stainless steel

SESSION: Performance optimisation of welded duplex
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Optimisation of ZERON 100X super duplex solid welding wire composition to meet a PREN of 42 minimum and enhance weld pitting corrosion resistance.

SESSION: Fabrication and manufacturing processes
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Significance of strain-based quantitative methods for evaluating resistance to hydrogen embrittlement.

Keynote 2: Fieldnode additive manufacturing and digital warehousing.
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Keynote 1: Structural duplex stainless steel – a solution for modern infrastructure challenges
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

SESSION: Duplex microstructures
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Effect of isothermal annealing on phase transformation and corrosion properties of UNS S32760 cast SDSS.

SESSION: Manufacturing processes
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Optimisation of alloy composition and casting conditions to improve surface toughness in ER2594 billets.

SESSION: Fabrication and manufacturing processes
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Effect of local surface grinding on the material properties of coldhardened super duplex stainless steel tubes.

SESSION: Performance optimisation of welded duplex
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Weld microstructure in duplex stainless steels using a novel waveform-gas combination.

SESSION: Thick-section products/manufacturing
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Potential of Local Vacuum Electron Beam and laser welding of thick-section duplex stainless steels in industrial applications

SESSION: Fabrication and manufacturing processes
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Opportunities for using duplex grade 2404 in tank and vessel applications.

SESSION: Duplex microstructures
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Duplex welds under the microscope – unusual metallographic findings and how to verify them.

SESSION: Thick-section products/manufacturing
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Welding of large wall thickness super duplex stainless steel

SESSION: Performance optimisation of welded duplex
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Effect of backing gas composition during TIG welding of Aperam superduplex DX2507 (1.4410, UNS 32750) on root surface microstructure and pitting corrosion resistance.

SESSION: Duplex applications.
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Limitations of duplex stainless steels in the process industry.

SESSION: Thick-section products/manufacturing
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Challenges in processing thick-walled (super) duplex from a user’s perspective in terms of welding and materials technology.

SESSION: Corrosion
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Duplex stainless steel in the marine environment: from field exposure test to application

SESSION: Manufacturing processes
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room SESSION: Duplex microstructures2) 

Effect of austenite phase stability on the formation of ferrite-phase texture in duplex stainless-steel sheets.

SESSION: Fabrication and manufacturing processes
(Wednesday 6 May 2026, Conference Room 1) 

Formability improvement of lean duplex stainless steel using servo press motion control.

SESSION: Manufacturing processes
(Thursday 7 May 2026, Conference Room 2) 

Manufacturing challenges and the safe use of duplex stainless steel.