| Title | Novel gradient wear materials |
| Host institution | University of Oulu, Finland |
| Brief description | The ultimate objective with this WP is to determine a suitable chemical composition together with high-frequency induction welding and induction heat treatment parameters that will enable the economic production of a tough monolithic pipe with extremely good wear resistance on the inner surface, i.e. a carbon content of 0.35 wt.% |
| Mobility | 15 month University of Oulu, Finland; 17 month EFD, Norway; 3 month WIAS Berlin, Germany; 1 month SSAB, Raahe, Finland |
| Supervisory team | David Porter (Oulu University) John-Inge Asperheim (EFD) |
| Primary qualifications | Master’s degree in Materials Science and basic computing skills |
| Useful further skills | Familiarity with any of Fortran, C, C++, Python and Matlab is an advantage |
