| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L61583/01 |
| Title: |
TRIBOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURAL ALLOYS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Skeldon, Professor P |
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Corrosion and Protection Centre |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 1997 |
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31 July 2001 |
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200,596
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The programme seeks to capitalise upon and further develop the recent new insights into the anodic oxidation of aluminium alloys in order to improve the tribological performance of anodised structural aluminium and magnesium alloys of commercial importance. High resolution analysis of substrates and films will be employed to determine the key processes that occur during the formation of the films and which determine the tribological behaviours of the films. The performances of the films will be evaluated by a range of methods, including mechanical properties from nano-indentation measurements. The fundamental understanding of the relationships between substrate composition, film growth, film composition and film properties will be used to develop new anodising processes which provide enhanced film properties. Industrial trails of components, coated using the most promising of the new anodising processes, will be carried out to prove the durability of coatings under realistic test conditions. The programme involves close collaboration with A.T. Poeton, a leading UK metal finishing company with extensive experience of hard anodising and wide contacts with users of anodised products.
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