Objetivo A total of four car components were studied, developed and (partly) validated: brake drum, brake disk, suspension arm and bearing cups. The primary use of the experience on materials and processes was to produce selected automotive component by forging them from A1-MMC and to demonstrate their feasibility. This was done by selective use in certain cars and/or in niche-production for special purposes. There was an interactive exchange of knowledge between the research activities and the production experience. On a wider exploitation the Al-MMC's and the forging process was expanded into other industrial sectors, such as transport (trains) and space.The proposed research of directed at manufacturing automotive parts and components by forging in aluminium metal matrix composites. These materials are interesting to the car industry because they are lighter than conventional steel component, thereby reducing weight, fuel consumption and pollution of the environment.The principal research tasks are:i) production of starting materials,ii) hot deformation experiments, microstructure investigations, forming limit diagrams and modelling work,iii) forging experiments of simple shapes incl. tooling studies, microstructure and property examinations,(iv) optimized design, fabrication and testing of selected, actual components.The consortium behind the proposal contains 1 research institute, 3 universities and 4 industrial partners: a committed aluminium producer, two forging companies and a very large auto manufacturing group. This industry group will be very effective in exploiting the results of the research in auto manufacturing as well as in other industries. Ámbito científico engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programa(s) FP3-BRITE/EURAM 2 - Specific programme (EEC) of research and technological development in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1990-1994 Tema(s) 1.3.1 - Metals and metal matrix composites Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador RISO NATIONAL LABORATORY Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección PO BOX 49 4000 ROSKILDE Dinamarca Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (5) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Centro Ricerche Fiat ScpA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Strada Torino 50 10043 Orbassano Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos STAMPAL SPA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Lombardia 6 10071 BORGARO TORINESE Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Grosvenor Street M1 7HS MANCHESTER Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos United Engineering Steels Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Aston B6 3DZ Birmingham Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Università degli Studi di Ancona Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Brecce Bianche 60131 Ancona Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
