Development of fine bore wear resistant tubular components for abrasive water jet cutting nozzles and wire guide tubes

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: BRST960334

Project closed

Start date 28 November 1996

End date 31 October 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Hydro Technologies Ltd.
United Kingdom

Objective

Nozzles for abrasive water jet cutting and wire guide tubes for bobbin winding utilise fine tubes whose bore must be highly wear resistant. These components must also be strong and tough and preferably machinable on the outer surface. There is a need to improve the abrasion resistance of the components. Furthermore the ability to produce finer nozzles would open up large, high value market areas involving precision cutting and machining. The proposed work utilises a combination of advanced coating and joining technologies to produce composite tubing consisting of an ultrahard bore encased in a strong and tough outer tube of a metal or cermet material. This innovative approach will enable the bore design to be tailored and achieve maximum surface smoothness required for optimum performance.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering › subtractive manufacturing
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

Hydro Technologies Ltd.

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Alder Road ; NE29 8SD Tyne and Wear ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data