Modernalcheme Group

Modern Alloy Characterisation, Experimentation, Manufacture and Evaluation Group at The University of Sheffield. Working on all aspects of alloy development and characterisation, providing insight into structural-property relations and tackling challenges faced by key industrial sectors. The Group takes it name from the ancient practice of Alchemy. Alchemists were the first chemists, working to purify and perfect commonly available materials. Famously, many Alchemists worked towards the transmutation of "base-metals", such as iron, into "noble metals" like gold or silver. As Modern Alchemists, we work to create new alloys with superior material properties for important industrial applications. Some of our current work includes the use and analysis of Nickel-based Superalloys and other multicomponent systems (such as High Entropy Alloys, or HEAs), and investigations into novel manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing.