Equinox Project

A novel process for manufacturing complex shaped Fe-Al intermetallic parts resistant to extreme environments.

There is a need to find solutions to replace Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) such as Chromium, Nickel, Molybdenium and Vanadium in high volume end consumer products. Steels and superalloys with considerable amounts of these CRMs are widely used in many industrial applications, particularly under extreme conditions where corrosion and wear resistance are needed. It is generally accepted, that intermetallics in particular low cost FeAl offer outstanding material properties. Unfortunately it is difficult to translate their properties to real products, as intermetallics suffer from low ductility at ambient temperature and poor machinability. The impact of FeAl intermetallics as a low cost Cr-free alternative for stainless steel would therefore be much higher if a cost effective industrial process would be available, that allows to manufacture complex 3-D geometries of almost unlimited shapes from small grain size (0.1-5 µm) high ductility material.

The main objective of EQUINOX is to develop a novel process that allows to substitute Cr/Ni based (stainless) steel parts used in high volume end consumer products such as in the lock industry, electronics, process industry and automotive industry with a novel near net shape production technology for a new class of highly advanced ductile Fe-Al based intermetallics. Ductility at low to medium temperatures, while maintaining good tensile strength and optimum level of residual stress will be based on a radical new production process that use abundant raw material Fe3O4 and Al2O3.
The project is supported by Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The project brings together 11 partners from nine European states including Institutes, Industries and SMEs.

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Equinox is supported by Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. Τhis project has received funding from the European Union under grant agreement No 689510.

Start date:  1 February 2016
End date:  31 July 2019
Funded under:  H2020-EU.3.5.3.
Overall budget:  € 4 678 345
EU contribution:  € 4 678 345
Coordinator:  NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS – NTUA

National Technical University of Athens
Elastotec GmbH Elastomertechniken
Dr.Kochanek Entwicklungsgeselschaft
Fundacion IMDEA Materiales
Technicka Univerzita V Liberci
ACCESS e.V.
Open Source Management
CES Operations
FRENI BREMBO Spa
Yuzhnoye Design Office
Innovation in Research and Engineering Solutions

         

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