Dr Richard Thackray

PhD BEng ARSM DIC

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy and Metals Production

School External Partnership Lead

Advanced Metallic Systems CDT Course Director

Dr Richard Thackray
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r.thackray@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5963

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Dr Richard Thackray
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
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S1 3JD
Profile

RI hold a degree in materials science and a PhD in metallurgy from Imperial College London. I am a key member of the team for SUSTAIN, the EPSRC funded future steel manufacturing research hub. My current research interests are related to the production of steel, including development of mould powders for continuous casting, inclusion engineering in steels and using novel powder metallurgical techniques for the production of stainless steel components. I am also involved in several projects that look at aspects of sustainability in steelmaking, in particular initiatives to quantify and reduce energy consumption in steelmaking, reuse and recycling of waste material, life cycle assessment of critical elements in steel and alternative materials for iron making. I am a past chair of the IOM3 Iron and Steel group and won the IOM3 gold medal in 2021 for significant contribution within the metals sector.

Research interests

My current research interests are related to the production of steel, including development of mould powders for continuous casting of steel, inclusion engineering in steels and using novel powder metallurgical techniques for the production of stainless steel components.
I am also involved in several projects that look at aspects of sustainability in steelmaking, in particular, initiatives to quantify and reduce energy consumption in steelmaking, reuse/recycling of by-products and waste material, life-cycle assessment of ferroalloys and critical elements in steel, and alternative materials for ironmaking.

Key research interests:

  • Metallurgy
  • Metals Production
  • Circular Economy
  • Recycling
  • Life Cycle Assessment
Publications

Journal articles

  • Seyrek M & Thackray R (2023) . Metals, 13(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Thackray R, Palmiere EJ & Khalid O (2020) . Materials, 13(15). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faraji M, Wilcox DP, Thackray R, Howe AA, Todd I & Tsakiropoulos P (2015) . Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 46(6), 2490-2502. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Palmiere EJ, Ball L, Thackray RP, Burgess I & Davison JB (2015) . Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, 6(3), 197-212. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faraji M, Wilcox DP, Thackray RP, Todd I, Howe AA & Tsakiropoulos P (2014) . Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom), 30(10), 1177-1188. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ye J, Thackray RP, Lee WE & Zhang S (2013) . Journal of Materials Science, 1-7. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Haine S, Thackray R & Steeper M (2012) Sustainable plate manufacturing. Iron and Steel Technology, 9(8), 134-141. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faraji M, Thackray R, Todd I & Tsakiropoulos P (2010) Rating inclusions in an as-cast carbon steel. AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings, 841-848. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Faraji M, Thackray R, Todd I & Tsakiropoulos P (2010) Classification and rating of inclusions in a high carbon steel. TMS Annual Meeting, 25-36. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mills KC, Fox AB, Li Z & Thackray RP (2005) . IRONMAKING & STEELMAKING, 32(1), 26-34. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mills KC, Su YC, Fox AB, Li ZS, Thackray RP & Tsai HT (2005) A review of slag splashing. ISIJ INT, 45(5), 619-633. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tongsri R, Minay EJ, Thackray RP, Dashwood RJ & Mcshane HB (2001) Phase transformation reactions in rapidly solidified Al-6.5Fe-1.5V alloys. J MATER SCI, 36(13), 3197-3206. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tongsri R, Minay EJ, Thackray RP, Dashwood RJ & McShane HB (2001) Microstructures and their stability in rapidly solidified Al-Fe-(V, Si) alloy powders. J MATER SCI, 36(8), 1845-1856. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Calvert E, Pollard J, Jackson M, Wynne B & Thackray R () . Materials Science Forum, 828-829, 441-446. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Seyrek M & Thackray R (2021) . Materials Proceedings, Vol. 3(1). Online, 22 March 2021 - 7 March 2021. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ye J, Thackray RP & Zhang S (2015) Microstructure and properties of Al2O3-C castables using carbide coated carbon. 14th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories, UNITECR 2015, in conjunction with the 58th International Colloquium on Refractories RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ye J, Thackray RP & Zhang S (2015) Microstructure and properties of Al2O3-C castables using carbide coated carbon. 14th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories, UNITECR 2015, in conjunction with the 58th International Colloquium on Refractories RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tran TA & Thackray RP (2012) Simulated and experimental study of segregation in continuously-cast high carbon bloom steel. AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings (pp 1221-1227) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Haine S, Thackray R & Steeper M (2011) Sustainable plate manufacturing. AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings (pp 289-296) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Thackray R, Morris PF & Ridal K (2010) . Ironmaking & Steelmaking, Vol. 37(4) (pp 242-250) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sweeney Fort N, Thackray R, Hamilton H, Thornton G, Briceno de Gutierrez M, Hao X & Fones A () . Euro PM2023 Proceedings RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching activities

MAT2310 Industrial Materials Processing
MEC207 Materials Processing
MAT4443 Metallurgical Processing
MAT4449 Metals Industrial Training Programme
MAT6665 Materials Processing and Characterisation
MAT61020 Sustainable Materials Manufacturing
AER208 Aerospace Materials

Professional activities and memberships
  • Member of Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
  • Member of IOM3 Iron and Steel Group and IOM3 Sustainable Development Group
  • Member of Association for Iron and Steel Technology