Description du projet
Des alliages à base de nickel pour les composants aéronautiques
Le projet NEMARCO, financé par l’UE, cible le développement de composants aéronautiques à base de nickel qui seront plus résistants à l’usure et aux températures élevées et moins dangereux pour la santé humaine. Plus précisément, le projet travaillera sur une nouvelle génération de bagues d’étanchéité pour des vannes papillon appartenant au système d’épuration de l’air de pressurisation de la cabine. Ces bagues sont actuellement fabriquées avec des alliages à base de cobalt. De nouvelles compositions d’alliages NiCrSiFeB seront examinées en adaptant des paramètres de fabrication par moulage centrifuge ou en utilisant des processus de fabrication additive (dépôt de métal par laser). Une évaluation rigoureuse du cycle de vie et une étude de toxicité préliminaire seront menées pour évaluer les répercussions économiques et environnementales de ces nouveaux développements.
Objectif
The main objective of NEMARCO is to select the adequate chemical composition(s) and manufacturing process parameters for obtaining sealing rings of nickel self-fluxing alloys that can offer the required performance against high-temperature (HT) wear and overcome the health potential issue regarding wear particles Cobalt alloys (current solution) in cabin air. Two manufacturing routes: Horizontal Centrifugal Casting (CC) and Laser Metal Deposition (LMD), will be studied.
The achievement of this objective is based on a well-structured approach that combines (i) a preliminary selection of NiCrSiFeB commercial compositions that can favour manufacturing processability while improving wear behaviour at HT supported by simulation of phase’s formation, segregation, precipitation and diffusion phenomena to predict microstructure formation, as well as process simulation to evaluate specific conditions for solidification. (ii) Robust manufacturing study of both processing routes supported by advanced data analytics of all process and product related variables, allowing to identify those parameters with the highest influence and thus, support in the definition of the optimal manufacturing conditions. (iii) Extensive tribological studies at high temperature. This will support for the selection of the best composition and manufacturing solution of NiCrSiFeB alloys as replacement of the actual Cobalt alloys to produce aeronautic parts. (iv) A rigorous LCA/LCC and a preliminary toxicity analysis, leading to a deeper knowledge of environmental performance and economic impact of the solution. The project will contribute on a reduction of fuel consumption, healthier cabin air and a reduction of costs for a more competitive EU aircraft industry. The implementation is carried out by a multidisciplinary consortium formed by experts in LMD (LORTEK), CC (AZTERLAN), HT behaviour of materials and wear particles characterization (ECL-LTDS and CIDETEC) and LCA/LCC and toxicity analysis (CTME).
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
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IA - Innovation actionCoordinateur
20240 Ordizia
Espagne