Predictive through process microstructural modelling of rolling and extrusion of aluminium alloys for client oriented and flexible (VIRFAB)

Objective

The European aluminium manufacturing industry can only keep its present competitiveness if it can provide superior quality. Furthermore, the industry is obliged to produce with minimal environmental impact. To date, specific processing conditions are optimised on a piecemeal basis using specific models. Full optimisation can only be reached when the combined influence of all the processing parameters during fabrication is known. To make this knowledge applicable it is necessary that it is put in the form of a linked model, a Through Process Model. Such a TPM will provide the industry with a way to tune their processing route and thus their products towards the specific demands of their customers. Optimisation and intelligent processing will lead towards zero waste production and widen the possibilities to use alloys produced using a higher fraction of recycled aluminium. It is expected that this project will generate direct economic advantage of 154 M EURO. The indirect advantage for the whole EU will be even larger.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CORUS TECHNOLOGY BV

Address

Wenckebachstraat 1
Velsen Noord
Netherlands

Participants (15)

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

Intzestr. 10
52056 Aachen

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

Address

Kopernikusstraße 14
52056 Aachen

ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS

France

Address

158,Cours Fauriel 158 Bis Ecole Des Mines De Saint-eti
42023 Saint-etienne

ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS

France

Address

Cours Fauriel 158
42023 Saint-etienne

Alcan International Ltd

United Kingdom

Address

Southam Road
OX16 7SP Banbury

FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Norway

Address

Alfred Getz Vei 2B
Trondheim

FOUNDATION NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR METALS RESEARCH

Netherlands

Address

Rotterdamseweg 137
2628 AL Delft

HYDRO ALUMINIUM AS

Norway

Address

Romsdalsveien 1
6600 Sunndalsoera

INSTITUTET FÖR METALLFORSKNING AB

Sweden

Address

48,Drottning Kristinas Vag 48
114 28 Stockholm

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Norway

Address

Alfred Getz Vei 2
7491 Trondheim

PECHINEY S.A.

France

Address

Place Du Chancelier Adenauer 7
75016 Paris

RAYTEK GMBH

Germany

Address

45-49,Blankenburger Strasse 135
13189 Berlin

SAPA AB

Sweden

Address

612 81 Finspaang

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

United Kingdom

Address

Mappin Street
S1 3JD Sheffield

VEREINIGTE ALUMINIUMWERKE AG

Germany

Address

25,Georg Von Boeselagerstrasse 25
53117 Bonn