Eco-efficient and high performance hard chrome process

Objective

Electrolytic hard chrome-plating is the most used wear resistant process for engineering industries, aeronautic, steel-or paper-makers. The major drawback is that it uses CrVI classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency of Search on Cancer. The likely banning of CR VI in the years to come and need of successful coatings opened the way to interesting, expensive and difficult replacement techniques, often impossible on big parts. That is why electrolytic chrome-plating will remain the process of choice with two conditions: provide guarantees to employees and environment; compete with techniques of replacement in terms of performance. The object of the proposal is to study and develop processes allowing to obtain thick chromium coatings, more successful than the traditional ones, from a new and non toxic electrolytic solution. Developed processes will be applicable to chromium platers without major modifications of installations.

Programme(s)

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

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

TRAITEMENT DE SURFACE ET MECANIQUE S.A.

Address

Gaillonnet
95450 Seraincourt
France

Participants (12)

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

France

Address

Cours Fauriel 158
42023 Saint-etienne

DAROS PISTON RINGS AB

Sweden

Address

Teknologivaegen
435 23 Molnlycke

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES MINES DE SAINT-ETIENNE

France

Address

Cours Fauriel 158
42023 Saint-etienne

FUNDACION CIDETEC, CENTER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Spain

Address

Po. Mikeletegi 61-1
20009 San Sebastian

GIE EADS CCR

France

Address

Rue Pasteur 12
92152 Suresnes

HARTCHROM AG

Switzerland

Address

Schulstrasse 70
9323 Steinach

IKANKRONITEK S.L.

Spain

Address

Pol. San Lorenzo, Santalaitz 2
20570 Bergara

IONHAWK OY

Finland

Address

Repsikantie 3
04500 Kellokoski

IVF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Sweden

Address

Argongatan 30
43153 Moelndal

PROTECTION DES MÉTAUX S.A.

France

Address

57-59,Rue De Saint Mandé 57
93511 Montreuil

TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND

Finland

Address

2-4,Metallimiehenkuja 2-4
02044 Espoo

UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE-COMTÉ

France

Address

Route De Gray 16
25030 Besancon