| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N14033/01 |
| Title: |
MIXING OF THE IMMISCIBLE METALLIC LIQUIDS BY A RHEOMIXING PROCESS FOR ADVANCED BEARING APPLICATIONS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Fan, Professor Z |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Brunel University London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
25 September 2000 |
Ends: |
24 September 2003 |
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229,339
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Manufacturing |
| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The current trends in the development of improved bearing materials are related to changes in engine design and to tightening legislation on environmental and health concerns. With engine bearing temperature moving from 150oC range towards 200oC, Al-Sn-Si based alloys (eg AS1241) will not be suitable due to the low melting temperature of the tin-rich phase. For lead containing bearing alloys (eg F85) there are concerns because of lead in the work place and in drained oil. Following the current trends in environmental legislation, it is anticipated that lead will be removed from bearing materials in the near future. Consequently, development of lead-free bearing materials and new processing techniques becomes an inevitable task. The proposed research programme aims to develop a twin-screw rheomixing process to produce high performance bearing components based on the immiscible alloy systems. This proposal is a joint venture between the Department of Materials Engineering and the Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing both at Brunel University, in collaboration with 5 industrial partners. The proposed research programme will cover: (1) development of the rheomixing equipment and process; (2) processing the current Al-Sn-Si based bearing alloys for property enhancement; (3) development of lead-free bearing alloys; (4) modelling the rheomixing process.EngProg\
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