MICLUB: In-process structured hard coatings for microlubrication

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0035-2

Key words (English)

Lubrication; microstructured surfaces; hard coatings; Industrial Manufacture; Materials Technology

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: G5RD-CT-2001-00570

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.8 Generic R&D activities

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: VTT (FIN)

Abstract (English)

The scientific objective is to analyse and describe the mechanisms of minimum lubrication of topographically micro-structured surfaces at high contact pressure in metal forming processes. The main deliverable will be a coating deposition process, which can be used to produce hard coatings with such microstructures. The project responds to the societal needs: reduces waste, promotes use of bio- degradable lubricants, assists use of recyclable materials, retains and creates new jobs in metal industry, and improves quality of life. The technical objective is to reduce up to 99% the amount of lubricants in metal forming, control friction coefficient and to develop an industrial deposition technology for the in -process structuring of hard coatings, which is cost-competitive to existing PV D deposition processes.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 01.0035-2