Nanostructured coatings via environmentally friendly deposition techniques for demanding tribological applications

Objective

Vacuum coatings are widely applied in tribological systems, allowing wear reduction and in some cases the use of lighter materials. In the car industry, piston rings are already being PVD coated by Japanese suppliers. European suppliers will have to develop new technical solutions also to comply with new emission laws. Nanostructured coatings (with structures, defined at nanometric scale ) are attracting strong attention for their ability to combine properties difficult to reconcile like high hardness and high toughness. These coatings, made possible by new deposition techniques, are expected to give significant improvements over current ones, e.g. using nanolayered or nanocolumnar structures or inclusions of nanoparticles in metal-ceramic matrices. The project aims to develop new nanostructured coatings for demanding, widespread mechanical applications (gears) and for car engines components ( cylinders, tappets ), and new deposition systems fitted to pilot scale treatment of real parts using the novel techniques of pulsed cluster beam, laser-arc and cluster CVD.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › tribology
• social sciences › law

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

MICROCOAT SPA

Address

Via Cascina Scaravella S/n
20018 Sedriano
Italy

Participants (8)

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A

Italy

Address

50,strada Torino, 50
10043 Orbassano

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FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.*

Germany

Address

Winterbergstrasse 28
01277 Weissig - Dresden

GIE EADS CCR

France

Address

Rue Pasteur 12
92152 Suresnes

HAUZER TECHNO COATING EUROPE B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Van Heemskerckweg 22
5902 RB Venlo

INA-SCHAEFFLER KG

Germany

Address

Industriestrasse 1-3
91074 Herzogenaurach

ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR THE PHYSICS OF MATTER

Italy

Address

Piazza L. Da Vinci , 32
20133 Milano

SVUM A.S.

Czechia

Address

Bechovice, Areal Vyzkumnych Ustavu
190 11 Praha 9

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

United Kingdom

Address

Woodhouse Lane
Leeds

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