Abstract
The main objective of the
TriboHEA project is to develop novel HEA (High Entropy Alloy) coating
technology for applications requiring medium-to-high friction and wear
resistant surfaces. Coatings with such tribological characteristics are
especially desirable by machine and automotive industry for improving the
performances and the life time of friction components, such as clutch plates.
The projects will focus on the technology development for synthesis of mm-thick
HEA coatings to engineer the friction surfaces of clutch plates, subject on
which the end-user partner is very interested. The project is planning to
advance the coating technology from TRL3 to TRL6 by demonstrating the coating
performances in the end-user's clutch test rig. To realize that, the TriboHEA
Consortium combines one research institution from Romania, one SME from
Romania, and the end-user industrial partner from the Basque Country (Spain).