Objective
The search for weight, energy and cost savings and for components with improved performance are key issues for the European automotive and aerospace industries. In the last decade, these industries have shown the feasibility of using MMC structural components via the manufacture of prototype components using standard metallurgical forming processes and their characterisation. The final objective of the project is to develop a methodology, in order to optimise the forming process (forging and extrusion) of any particulate reinforced MMC component based on the combination of a micro-mechanical model to predict MMCs constitutive mechanical behaviour at high temperatures with a finite element simulation of the forming process.
In the objective of MMC parts series production, this methodology will provide optimised forming parameters (die design, temperature and hot working rate) to produce a MMC component:
- Free of defects such as porosity, microstructural heterogeneity;
- With minimised internal residual stresses;
- With mechanical properties tailored to the in-service loading conditions. Moreover, this methodology will be a key tool for the prediction of the influence of the MMC composition: nature of the matrix, type and volume fraction of particles on the mechanical properties and microstructural quality of a forged or extruded component. It will thus result in a quick and low cost development of new MMC parts.
In order to achieve the objective of the project, the technical programme is divided into two complementary stages including both theoreticaland experimental approaches:
Stage 1: Development of the methodology and validation in the case of simple shape demonstrator parts;
Stage 2: Validation of the methodology in the case of complex automotive and aeronautical components. With this methodology, it is expected that:
- The production cycle of new forged or extruded MMC components will be reduced of 30 to 50%, 1 year 6 to 8 months, with an associated cost reduction of about 25%;
- The weight saving due to the increased introduction of MMC components intotransport applications will be of at least 10% in the case of helicopters or aircraft and of 5% to 10% in the case of cars. The consortium comprises three MMC components end-users from the automotive and aeronautical sectors, two components manufacturers and 3 research organisations with complementary expertise in the different fields that need to be addressed. BE97-4568
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