Objective
The industrial target of this project is the development of a new PVD processes and plants, by Ion Plating Plasma Assisted (I.P.P.A.) able to realise (at low temperature) tribological coatings at costs comparable to the traditional galvanic ones and much lower than the existing PVD based processes on mechanical parts characterised by a 3D complex geometry (primarily for car component industry, but also for textile applications, engine components, gears and hydraulic components) and/or large mechanical parts (i.e. forming tools). Three main objectives are foreseen.:
1) Set up of an isotropic deposition process for the realization of tribological coatings on 3D complex geometry substrates, like gears, even on surface details not in optical view of the sources.
2) Set up of a plant for local coating in situ of large mechanical components ( i.e. forming tools).
3) Lowering of coatings costs through the dramatic shortening of deposition process and cleaning times.
In order to reach these industrial objectives two innovative solutions will be studied concerning I.P.P.A.: "High Pressure Ion Plating" (up to 1 mbar) to obtain an high isotropy, and the "Multi Plasma Ion Plating" configuration, finalized to the independent control of the plasma for ionization of the vaporized material and the bias of the substrates, the high pressure ion plating process in particular the genarated multi plasma and their influence on 1ayer properties will be studied.
The deposition materials to be investigated are the metallic nitrides, in particular Titanium, Aluminum and Chromium ones, and ternary compounds as TiAI Nx and multilayer realized with e.g. TiN+TiAl+TiA1N. Particular attention will be paid to the process control methods: dynamic analysis of the process gas phase composition through Mass Spectrometry and Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy, with the aim of operating the deposition process in "bad vacuum" conditions. The consortium comprises an end user (OTOMelara), two industrial research/end user structures (Ce.Te.V. Daimler Benz), a Company specialised in tribological coatings (Multi Arc), three public research Centres experienced in treatments characterisation (FEM, ITM), and in Ion Plating processes (Univ. Innsbruck), and is stictly connected with an SME.
Once finalised, the project will produce very considerable
environmental and economical benefits: in fact I.P.P.A. technique will be a clean and high productive solution, expected to realize in a large replacement of galvanic processes, well known for high pollution effects.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences chemical sciences inorganic chemistry transition metals
- natural sciences physical sciences optics spectroscopy emission spectroscopy
- engineering and technology materials engineering textiles
- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
- natural sciences chemical sciences analytical chemistry mass spectrometry
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Data not available
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
19100 La Spezia
Italy
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.