Objective "The aim of the proposed project is to develop castable steel alloys for aero engine applications and to refine the process to be able to cast thin-walled, light-weight and durable cast steel components. Today, cast titanium components is the predominant choice over alternatives like nickel base alloys and stainless steels for critical components in the aero engine. The main downside of using cast titanium components is the additional cost accompanied with the material. Using a technically equivalent, but cheaper construction material leaves more economical headroom for using higher performing light-weight materials in other part of the air craft, thereby making it possible to manufacture lighter air crafts producing less emission during its active usage cycle. In the proposed project the possibility to cast thin-walled cast steel components will be investigated using an iterative process of performing casting trials and tuning simulation parameters for simplified geometries. After a successful methodology has been developed and validated, complex aerospace-engine components will be cast and simulated where section sizes down to 1 mm are combined with thicker sections. In this work the steel alloy 17-4PH will be investigated. This alloy is a common engineering material and is used in cast components today. Another important part of the proposed work is the investigation of the possibility to cast steel alloys which are not commonly cast today. These alloys possess material properties that make the suitable for aerospace applications, but are today only produced as forged components or sheet metal. The above mentioned tasks will be performed in collaboration between the research institutes Swerea SWECAST and FRI, Foundry Research Institute together with the investment casting foundry TPC Components AB. The participating institutes play active roles in European research networks, which will provide efficient communication paths for dissemination of the project results." Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) JTI-CS-2011-1-SAGE-03-010 - Steel casting process advancement Call for proposal SP1-JTI-CS-2011-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky Coordinator RISE SWECAST AB Address Tullportsgatan 3 550 02 Jonkoping Sweden See on map Region Södra Sverige Småland med öarna Jönköpings län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Martin Risberg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TPC COMPONENTS AKTIEBOLAG Sweden EU contribution € 45 122,50 Address . 734 01 Hallstahammar See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Västmanlands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jörgen Karlsson (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ - KRAKOWSKI INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGICZNY Poland EU contribution € 183 930,00 Address Ul. zakopianska 73 30 418 Krakow See on map Region Makroregion południowy Małopolskie Miasto Kraków Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jacek Przybylski (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
