Hydrostatic extrusion process for efficient production of magnesium structural components

Project Information

MAGNEXTRUSCO

Grant agreement ID: G5RD-CT-2000-00424

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2001

End date 31 August 2004

Funded under

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

Total cost € 2 625 979,00

EU contribution € 1 447 145,00

Coordinated by

AUDI AG
Germany

Objective

Aim of the project is to improve magnesium manufacturing technology for structural components by development of a direct hot hydrostatic extrusion process and tailoring alloys and billet preparation in order to improve extrudability and meet functional requirements for lightweight automotive, aerospace, railway rolling stock and bicycle applications. Research concerns hydrostatic extrusion processing, alloy development and casting, magnesium processing technologies and the development and testing of demonstrator components. A five to ten-fold productivity increase is expected for magnesium extrusions, which corresponds with a 50 % lowering of the manufacturing costs. The targeted weight reductions for components such as side impact bars, window cross members and bicycle fore forks are 30% and 80% compared to aluroinium and steel counterparts, enabling a breakthrough for magnesium extrusions for transport applications.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › alkaline earth metals
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics › productivity
• natural sciences › physical sciences › classical mechanics › fluid mechanics › fluid statics

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

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

AUDI AG

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Felix-Wankel-Strasse ; 74148 NECKARSULM ; Germany
• Total cost: No data

Participants (8)

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Intzestr. 10 ; 52056 AACHEN
• Total cost: No data

BOLIDEN HME BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Veerweg 14 ; 5145 NS WAALWIJK
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Strada Torino 50 ; 10043 ORBASSANO
• Total cost: No data

EUROPEAN AERONAUTICS DEFENSE AND SPACE COMPANY EADS GIE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Boulevard de Montmorency 37 ; 75781 PARIS
• Total cost: No data

GKSS - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Max-Planck-Strasse 1 ; GEESTHACHT
• Total cost: No data

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO*

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bevesierweg (Harssens) ; 1780 AM DEN HELDER
• Total cost: No data

ROND PRODUCTS BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hofstede 30 ; 4033 BV LIENDEN
• Total cost: No data

VUKV A.S.

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kartouzska 4 ; 15021 PRAHA 5
• Total cost: No data