Project
Objectives
Main objective:
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Development of
thick HEA coatings for applications requiring high friction and wear resistant
surfaces.
Specific objectives:
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Composition design of
novel HEA for applications requiring high friction and wear resistant surfaces;
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Technology
development for synthesis of novel HEA powder based on ball milling;
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Development of
process technology to enable deposition of novel thick HEA coatings for
tribological applications by a thermal spraying technique;
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Technology transfer
to SME;
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Implementation of a
thermal spraying technique at the SME site;
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Development of
clutch disc prototypes;
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To test the
tribological performances of HEA coated clutch disc prototypes in dry and
lubricated conditions;
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To demonstrate the
scalability of the coating technology;
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Dissemination of
the research results;
