Project description
Dismantling and recycling of metallic aircraft structures
Welding technologies are critical for reducing the weight of aircraft fuselages and can replace riveting in aircraft structures. The EU-funded ReINTEGRA project will focus on the creation of dismantling and recycling procedures for integral welded panels that are currently under development for new lightweight aircraft. Researchers will investigate different cutting techniques for size reduction and full separation of all materials and determine how these techniques affect the recyclability of aluminium–lithium alloys. The separated metallic fractions will be processed in a pilot melting facility and the produced metallic alloys characterised to establish a ranking in terms of costs and environmental impact. Researchers will thus be able to select the best option for recycling panels processed by laser beam or friction stir welding.
Objective
The REINTEGRA Project focuses on development of dismantling and recycling procedures for integral welded panels, that are under development for new lightweight and cost-effective aircraft structures within the Eco-Design for Airframe (EDA) activity in the Clean Sky programme. This project will investigate different cutting strategies, ranging from cutting only for size reduction to full separation of all materials, and determine their influence on recyclability of 3rd generation of Al-Li alloys. Furthermore, the need to eliminate primer and topcoats and different decoating methods will be investigated. The separated metallic fractions will be processed in a pilot melting facility and the produced metallic alloys characterised in order to establish a ranking in terms of costs, environmental impact and effectivity, that allows to select the best option for recycling Laser Beam Welded (LBW) and Friction Stir Welded (FSW) panels.
Also, a recycling compatibility tool (software) will be developed to determine compatibility of different Al-Li alloys, filler material and coatings. First, the theoretical composition of mixed materials per weld length will be calculated and then, this composition will be corrected with experimental data from remelting tests regarding element fading/enrichment. The results will be compared with commercial alloys and the recycling compatibility with primary alloys estimated. The aim is to valorize as much as possible of the valuable alloying elements.
The proposed new procedures for dismantling and recycling will be tested both, at coupon level and at live panel dismantling experiment, in which materials will be identified, sorted and pre-treated. The separated metallic fractions will be processed in a pilot melting facility and the produced metallic alloys characterised. Materials and energy flows, emissions and waste generation will be inventoried during the new End of Live process tested and provided to TM for the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
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- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering aerospace engineering aircraft
- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
- natural sciences physical sciences optics laser physics
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H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport
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H2020-EU.3.4.5.4. - ITD Airframe
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RIA - Research and Innovation action
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(opens in new window) H2020-CS2-CFP10-2019-01
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48200 Durango
Spain
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