Powertrain components
This research theme addresses manufacturing challenges, such as the need for new lightweight materials, the right surface properties and enhanced circularity.
New Materials
- Clean steel
- Cast iron (GCI, CGI, SGI)
- Alloys (e.g., Nickel, magnesium)
- Coatings
Lightweigthing
- Weight reduction
- Structural efficiency
- Multi-material design
Surface Engineering
- Functionalisation (e.g., texturing, coatings)
- Measurement and characterisation
- Performance/efficiency
- Degradation and its characterisation
Remanufacturing
- Circularity metrics (e.g., cost and profit)
- Green design (design for disassembly)
- Material energy efficiency
- Product/process quantification (quality control)