TAILORTOOL

Development of New Tool Materials with Tailored Thermomechanical Properties

 Coordinatore FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE TECNOLOGIC 

 Organization address address: PLACA DE LA CIENCIA 2
city: MANRESA BARCELONA
postcode: 8243

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Juanjo
Cognome: Martin
Email: send email
Telefono: 34938777373
Fax: 34938777374

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Spain [ES]
 Sito del progetto http://tailortool.ctm.com.es/
 Totale costo 4˙412˙395 €
 EC contributo 3˙053˙598 €
 Programma FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
 Code Call FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2009
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2009-12-01   -   2012-11-30

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    FUNDACIO CTM CENTRE TECNOLOGIC

 Organization address address: PLACA DE LA CIENCIA 2
city: MANRESA BARCELONA
postcode: 8243

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Juanjo
Cognome: Martin
Email: send email
Telefono: 34938777373
Fax: 34938777374

ES (MANRESA BARCELONA) coordinator 621˙495.00
2    "ROVALMA, S.A"

 Organization address city: TERRASSA
postcode: 8228

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Begoña
Cognome: Casas
Email: send email
Telefono: 34937847228
Fax: 34937312900

ES (TERRASSA) participant 805˙636.60
3    VOLKSWAGEN AG

 Organization address address: Berliner Ring 2
city: WOLFSBURG
postcode: 38436

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Michael
Cognome: Alsmann
Email: send email
Telefono: 495615000000
Fax: 4956150000000

DE (WOLFSBURG) participant 379˙794.50
4    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

 Organization address address: Arcisstrasse 21
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80333

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Ulrike
Cognome: Ronchetti
Email: send email
Telefono: 498929000000
Fax: 498929000000

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 368˙105.80
5    FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

 Organization address address: PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE MIRAMON PASEO MIKELETEGI 2
city: DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN
postcode: 20009

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Juan
Cognome: San José
Email: send email
Telefono: 34946073300
Fax: 34946073349

ES (DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN) participant 276˙545.00
6    ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS - ARMINES

 Organization address address: Boulevard Saint-Michel 60
city: PARIS
postcode: 75272

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jean-Luc
Cognome: Roche
Email: send email
Telefono: 33140519364
Fax: 33140510094

FR (PARIS) participant 236˙398.00
7    LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET

 Organization address address: University Campus, Porsoen
city: LULEA
postcode: SE97187

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Lise-Lotte
Cognome: Martinsson-Ekman
Email: send email
Telefono: 460920000000
Fax: 460920000000

SE (LULEA) participant 176˙157.00
8    OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG

 Organization address address: IRAMALI 18
city: BALZERS
postcode: 9496

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Andreas
Cognome: Reiter
Email: send email
Telefono: 4233885806
Fax: 4233885413

LI (BALZERS) participant 79˙785.50
9    GESTAMP HARDTECH AB

 Organization address address: EKTJARNSVAGEN 5
city: LULEA
postcode: 971 25

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jan
Cognome: Krispinsson
Email: send email
Telefono: 46920474000
Fax: 46920254776

SE (LULEA) participant 69˙378.60
10    Metakus UniKasselTransfer GmbH

 Organization address address: Emder Str. 1
city: Baunatal
postcode: 34225

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Ulk
Cognome: Schliephake
Email: send email
Telefono: -16497
Fax: -16496

DE (Baunatal) participant 40˙302.00

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extreme    hard    hot    tools    industry    fgms    temperature    machining    crash    mechanical    gradual    microstructural    industrial    fatigue    investigation    tool    thermomechanical    materials    heat    cold    components    steel    acting    conductivity    wear    optimization    related    optimise    stamping    resistance    forming    microstructure    tailortool    thermal    scientists    graded    constituents    pressure    forging    particles    casting    performance    die    variation    uhss    fracture    functionally    automotive    fgm   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Improving tool behaviour can optimise forming processes undergoing severe thermomechanical solicitations which are used to obtain high performance components. FGM are particularly appropriate for developing high performance tools since they allow this optimization through a graded variation of their properties. This project aims to develop a new generation of FGM with: •Functionally graded thermal conductivity and wear resistance for hot stamping, forging and casting dies to enable controlled cooling in different regions of the die. In hot stamping it will allow obtaining microstructurally tailored components, with an improved performance and crash performance with optimized weight for safety related automotive components. In die casting it is expected to increase tool life and improve the mechanical properties of the casting. •Improved fracture toughness and wear resistance for cold forming through a gradual variation of the hard particles content. It will be done by an optimization of the properties of the microstructural constituents, i.e. hard particles and the metallic matrix, separately. •FGM with surfaces tailored to have high load bearing capability as a substrate for hard coatings. These aims will be achieved by: •Microstructural design considering the thermomechanical requirements acting on tools, obtained from simulation of the heat transfer and stresses acting on each microstructural constituent. •Investigation into the relationship between the properties of the microstructural constituents and the macroscopic mechanical behaviour. A detailed investigation on the properties, size, morphology and surface modification of the hard particles will be made. •Thermomechanical laboratory tests to screen the developed materials. Materials will be characterised in terms of thermal conductivity, thermal fatigue, fracture and fatigue resistance and wear behaviour. Process related experiments, including NDT will be carried out for upscaling to industrial use'

Descrizione progetto (Article)

UHSS is an obvious choice for optimised crash performance when used in structural components of the automotive industry. However, the extreme temperature and pressure (thermomechanical) conditions required during forming significantly reduce tool lifetime and increase product cost. The material thus faces intense competition from lightweight composites that are easy to process and often imported from countries outside the EU.

A large consortium of industrial and research partners addressed this challenge with EU funding of the project 'Development of new tool materials with tailored thermomechanical properties' (TAILORTOOL). Researchers intended to enhance tool performance by developing novel functionally graded materials (FGMs). These FGMs would be capable of demonstrating a gradual variation in either thermal conductivity or in microstructure, depending on the application. Scientists were also able to customise the products themselves by implementing novel materials in the machining tools.

Scientists focused on four different materials and processes covering hot stamping, hot forging, high-pressure die casting and cold forming. Processed materials consisted of UHSS, hardened Grade B steel sheets and light alloys. Information regarding thermomechanical effects on industrial tools in service is not readily available. Scientists therefore developed specialised sensors with fast response times to accurately measure, for the first time, heat flux and local temperature at the contact zone. Data were fed into finite element (FE) simulations to optimise tool materials and properties.

Researchers developed three different families of materials and tools for the given manufacturing processes. These were specially tailored to enhance tool performance, process efficiency and product quality. Thermal properties were selected to enhance resistance to thermal fatigue or to enable hot stamping to produce components with functionally graded properties. Mechanical properties were optimised through enhanced microstructure and the use of hard particles to increase resistance to mechanical damage.

The TAILORTOOL project delivered novel materials for machining tools capable of withstanding the extreme thermochemical conditions required to form UHSS. Developments are expected to have major positive impact on the steel industry and on manufacturers, and even on the crash performance of future cars.

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