Technically and commercially viable alternatives to lead as machinability enhancers in steels used for automotive components manufacture

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-306

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2001

End date 31 December 2004

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 1 602 500,00

EU contribution € 961 500,00

Coordinated by

CORUS UK LIMITED
United Kingdom

Objective

The purpose of this project is to investigate in depth the most promising alternatives to lead as machinability enhancers in free cutting engineering steel grades and to evaluate their performance in component manufacturing tests. Economic models will be used to determine their commercial viability of various alternative additions.

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

CORUS UK LIMITED

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 15 Great Marlborough Street ; W1F 7AS LONDON ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

ASCOMETAL

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Immeuble PACIFIC - La Défense 7 11-13 Cours Valmy ; 92070 LA DEFENSE CEDEX
• Total cost: No data

ROBERT BOSCH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 70049 STUTTGART
• Total cost: No data

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH)

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Templergraben 55 ; 52062 Aachen
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SAARSTAHL

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bismarkckstrasse, 57-59 ; 66330 VÖLKLINGEN
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SIDENOR I+D

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Barrio Ugarte s/n ; 48970 BASAURI (VIZCAYA)
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