The CELLS consortium manages the Spanish ALBA Synchrotron light source, which currently operates thirteen state-of-the-art beamlines. These beamlines cover a wide range of applications, including infrared, soft X-rays, and hard X-rays which are primarily used in biosciences, condensed matter, and materials science research. Notably, metal and alloy studies are conducted at the material science powder diffraction beamline.
ALBA-CELLS provides high-end technological and scientific services to over 2,400 researchers annually and collaborates with more than 90 companies. Additionally, it co-leads industry services for SMEs in partnership with other European light sources, participating in projects such as LEAPS-INNOV and ReMade@ARI.
Contribution to CiSMA
ALBA-CELLS contributes to CiSMA with the development of new multimodal strategies, combining techniques such as X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy and STEM, to analyse characteristic parameters of steel. Specifically, ALBA-CELLS will study the microstructure of the steel matrix and establish the local segregation and morphology of the different trace elements.
Check the other CiSMA partners
ULiège – GeMMe Group
GeMMe Research Group is part of the Urban and Environmental Engineering (UEE) Research Unit at Université de Liège (ULiège).
CENIM – CSIC
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is Spain’s largest public research institution and ranks third among Europe’s largest research organisations.
ESTEP – European Steel Technology Platform
ESTEP (European Steel Technology Platform), located in Belgium, brings together major stakeholders in the European steel industry.
Aerobase Innovations
Aerobase Innovations, based in Luleå in Sweden, has extensive experience in materials modelling and process modelling of hot/cold stamping, tool design, AM, welding, etc.
