Main Results Project conclusion
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MATLEV New materials and technologies for lightweight generic components of electric low-emission concept vehicle Project Data Funding/€ Total cost/€ Duration 680.613 688.205 36 months Partners Warsaw University of Technology, PL Technical University Dresden, DE S.Z.T.K. ‚TAPS‘ - Maciej Kowalski, PL >> Lightweight structures - a key for successful electromobility << www.matlev.eu Electromobility+ is co-funded by the European Commission as part of the ERA-NET Plus scheme of the 7th EU Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 287143. Main Results • Development of inserts to be integrated in composite structure made of ultra-high strength nanostructured aluminium alloy. • Improvement of mechanical and flammability characteristics of polyurethane foams. • Development of braiding technology of natural fibres and their integration in composite structures via resin transfer • Moulding, resin powder moulding and long fibre injection processes. • Design and manufacturing demonstrators of light weight generic components of an electric vehicle using developed materials and technologies. Project conclusion The project focuses on the development of environmentally friendly advanced materials and their production processes which will be utilised to produce selected generic components for a Lightweight Electric Low-emission concept Vehicle (LEV). The major achievements of the project include: 1. Development of new lightweight materials, i.e. ultrahigh strength Al alloys with ultrafine grained structure, novel natural fiber composites and modified polyurethane foams. 2. Adopting existing technologies to new materials production, i.e. severe plastic deformation tech- nologies to produce ultra-high strength Al alloys, LFI and braiding technology to produce natural fiber composites. 3. Demonstrators of three components for LEV have been designed and manufactured using de- veloped materials and technologies, i.e. armrest with or without armrest supporting structure, mo- nolith structure of driver seat and cantilever as 3D structure for assembling and positioning of dri- ver seat. Three main types of innovative materials have been developed, namely: 1. Nanometals, which feature low density, high strength, sufficient ability to plastic deformation 2. Natural fibre composites, which feature good quality in terms of fibres impregnation, high mechanical properties and low flammability 3. Flame retardant nano-composites which have polymer matrix dedicated for the LFI/NF technology, meet fire safety but also all fire safety requirements for mass transport, whose additives optimise mechanical strength and assure appropriate fire resistance. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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MATLEV New materials and technologies for lightweight generic components of electric low-emission concept vehicle
Project Data
Funding/€ Total cost/€ Duration
680.613 688.205 36 months
Partners Warsaw University of Technology, PLTechnical University Dresden, DES.Z.T.K. ‚TAPS‘ - Maciej Kowalski, PL
>> Lightweight structures - a keyfor successful electromobility <<
www.matlev.eu
Electromobility+ is co-funded by the European Commission as part of the ERA-NET Plus schemeof the 7th EU Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 287143.
Main Results• Development of inserts to be integrated in compositestructure made of ultra-high strength nanostructuredaluminium alloy.
• Improvement of mechanical and flammability characteristics of polyurethane foams.
• Development of braiding technology of natural fibres and their integration in composite structures via resin transfer
• Moulding, resin powder moulding and long fibre injection processes.
• Design and manufacturing demonstrators of light weightgeneric components of an electric vehicle using developed materials and technologies.
Project conclusionThe project focuses on the development of environmentally friendly advanced materials and their production processes which will be utilised to produce selected generic components for a Lightweight Electric Low-emission concept Vehicle (LEV). The major achievements of the project include:1. Development of new lightweight materials, i.e. ultrahigh strength Al alloys with ultrafine grained
structure, novel natural fiber composites and modified polyurethane foams.2. Adopting existing technologies to new materials production, i.e. severe plastic deformation tech-
nologies to produce ultra-high strength Al alloys, LFI and braiding technology to produce natural fiber composites.
3. Demonstrators of three components for LEV have been designed and manufactured using de-veloped materials and technologies, i.e. armrest with or without armrest supporting structure, mo-nolith structure of driver seat and cantilever as 3D structure for assembling and positioning of dri-ver seat.
Three main types of innovative materials have been developed, namely:1. Nanometals, which feature low density, high strength, sufficient ability to plastic deformation 2. Natural fibre composites, which feature good quality in terms of fibres impregnation, high
mechanical properties and low flammability3. Flame retardant nano-composites which have polymer matrix dedicated for the LFI/NF
technology, meet fire safety but also all fire safety requirements for mass transport, whoseadditives optimise mechanical strength and assure appropriate fire resistance.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
