Objective Tool steels have a wide range of applications such as hot and cold working of metal as well as injection moulding of plastics or light alloys. Increased tool performance is obtained through improved compromise between high wear resistance and steel toughness. This requires specific analysis of the relationship between chemical and microstructural parameters and their consequences in terms of toughness and fatigue resistance. The aim of this research project is an experimental and theoretical investigation of various tool steels, ledeburitic and non-ledeburitic tool steels, under static and cyclic loading, to understand the interaction between microstructural factors and fracture behaviour, and to derive new grades with higher performance. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) F3 - Special and alloy steels Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CREUSOT-LOIRE INDUSTRIE EU contribution No data Address USINE DU CREUSOT 56, rue Clémenceau 71202 LE CREUSOT France See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BOEHLER EDELSTAHL GMBH & CO KG Austria EU contribution No data Address Mariazellerstrasse 25 8605 KAPFENBERG See on map Total cost No data CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS E INVESTIGACIONES TECNICAS DE GUIPUZKOA Spain EU contribution No data Address M. de Manuel Lardizábal, 15 Barrio de Ibaeta 20018 SAN SEBASTIAN See on map Total cost No data STAATLICHE MATERIALPRÜFUNGSANSTALT (MPA) Germany EU contribution No data Address Pfaffenwaldring 32 70569 STUTTGART See on map Total cost No data
