MICLUB: In-process structured hard coatings for microlubrication

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 01.0035-2
• Titre du projet anglais: MICLUB: In-process structured hard coatings for microlubrication

Mots-clé (Anglais)

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

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: G5RD-CT-2001-00570

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

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

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Partenaires et organisations internationales (Anglais)

Coordinator: VTT (FIN)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

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.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

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