Through process modelling of forming and formability of aluminium sheets and profiles (VIRFORM)

Objective

This RTD project aims to improve productivity and product quality and to enable innovative solutions to future demands on safety, environment, design and user-friendliness. Products in this context are aluminum components for use mainly in transportation, but also products used in the building and packaging industry will be covered. The main output of the project is through process micro structurally based models with application to forming and formability of rolled sheets and extruded profiles of aluminum alloys.

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

HYDRO ALUMINIUM AS

Address

Romsdalsveien 1
6600 Sunndalsoera
Norway

Participants (12)

Alcan International Ltd

United Kingdom

Address

Southam Road
OX16 7SP Banbury

CORUS TECHNOLOGY BV

Netherlands

Address

Wenckebachstraat 1
Velsen Noord

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

Norway

Address

Alfred Getz Vei 2B
Trondheim

HYDRO ALUMINIUM DEUTSCHLAND GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG GMBH

Germany

Address

Georg-von-boeselager-strasse 25
53117 Bonn

INSAVALOR S.A.

France

Address

20,Avenue Albert Einstein 20 Insa Lyon Bètiment 502
69621 Villeurbanne

INSTITUTET FR METALLFORSKNING AB

Sweden

Address

48,Drottning Kristinas Vsg 48
114 28 Stockholm

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

Address

2,Kasteelpartk Arenberg, 44
3001 Heverlee

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

SAPA AB

Sweden

Address

612 81 Finspaang

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

Address

75,Seestraße 75
70174 Stuttgart

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

United Kingdom

Address

Grosvenor Street
M1 7HS Manchester