Project description
Optimising the design of oxide dispersion-strengthened alloys for additive manufacturing
The goal of the EU-funded topAM project is to develop new processing routes for creating oxide dispersion-strengthened alloys that consist of a metal matrix (FeCrAl, Ni and NiCu) with small oxide particles dispersed within it. The alloys will be produced as powders for additive manufacturing and offer a competitive advantage for the process industry, for example, in the manufacture of gas burner heads and heat exchangers, as they show good corrosion resistance and mechanical properties at elevated temperatures. Alloy and process development will be aided by advanced integrated computational materials engineering approaches that will combine thermodynamics, and microstructure and process simulations. The computational approach should help minimise development time, save raw material use and increase component lifetime.
Objective
Europe’s industry is facing many challenges such as global competition and the big change towards energy and resource efficiency. topAM can contribute to these demands by development and application of novel processing routes for new oxide-dispersoid strengthened (ODS) alloys on FeCrAl, Ni and NiCu basis. Novel ODS materials offer a clear advantage for the process industry by manufacturing e.g. topology-optimized, sensor-integrated high temperature devices (gas burner heads, heat exchangers) that are exposed to aggressive environments. Alloy and process development will be targeted by an advanced integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) approach combining computational thermodynamics, microstructure and process simulation to contribute to save time, raw materials and increase the component’s lifetime. Physical alloy production will be realized by combining nanotechnologies to aggregate ODS composites with laser-powder bed fusion and post-processing. The ICME approach will be complemented by comprehensive materials characterization and intensive testing of components under industrially relevant in-service conditions. This strategy allows to gain a deeper understanding of the process-microstructure-properties relationships and to quantify the improved functionalities, properties and life cycle assessment. This will promote cost reduction, improved energy efficiency and superior properties combined with a significant lifetime increase. The consortium consists of users, materials suppliers and research institutes that are world leading in the fields relevant for this proposal, which guarantees efficient, high-level, application-oriented execution of topAM. The industrial project partners, in particular the SMEs, will achieve higher competitiveness due to their strategic position in the value chain of materials processing, e.g. powder production, to strengthen Europe's leading position in the emerging technology field of AM in a unique combination with ICME.
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52062 Aachen
Germany
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17031 La Rochelle
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49076 Osnabruck
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28040 Madrid
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61662 Brno
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60486 Frankfurt
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30 418 Krakow
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58791 Werdohl
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82049 Pullach I.Isartal
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82049 Pullach
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431 53 Molndal
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501 15 Boras
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57482 Wenden
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76045 Walzbachtal
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169 67 Solna
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811 81 Sandviken
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49074 Osnabruck
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