Sustainable product realization of cast iron components in a longer value chain

Sustainable product realization of cast iron components in a longer value chain

Project time: 2020 – 2022

Budget: 11 000 000 kr

Funding: Fordonsteknisk forskning och innovation, FFI

Reduced variation in machinability promote lower costs, predictable and a sustainable processing of grey cast iron components.

The project aims to reduce the impact and variation of grey iron machining performance and aims to achieve a predictable and sustainable manufacturing process. The work is based largely on the results of ongoing projects that now are under completion. Through this project, the project team expects to further develop, adapt and complement current experiences and know ledge that enable a full-scale implementation of project results. This w ill provide a predictable and sustainable production of grey iron components and associated quality control and methods for performance analysis. Lower costs associated with downtime, scrap and speed losses in combination with lower tool costs shall mean achieved through optimized metal cutting data and optimized tool selection as w ell as the changing requirements for cold aging and trace elements regarding level and distribution in the castings. The results will also provide the basis for specifications on cast blanks, machine and tool purchases. Know ledge of the so-called spin-off character can also be adapted for other types of cast irons and to some extent other metal alloys.

Vinnova dnr: 2019-03118

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