An innovative process to enable the automated manufacture of aluminium-tin alloy for machinery bearing elements

一种创新工艺，可实现机械轴承元件用铝锡合金的自动化制造

• 批准号: 10084682
• 金额: $ 17.94万
• 依托单位: OILTECH BEARINGS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10084682
• 关键词: innovative; process; enable; automated; manufacture

Oiltech Bearings is a UK-based oil film bearings SME with a core project team of Dr Keith Chester (bearing business owner), Ronald Scott (metallurgist and owner, UKCAS- approved test house) and Patrick Chester (bearing designer/mechanical engineer). The international market for machinery bearings is over reliant on white metal lined bearings and for arduous applications reliant on copper-lead alloys that are environmentally damaging and are almost impossible to repair once worn. Aluminium-tin alloys offer an environmentally friendly, cost-effective alternative for use on both types of bearing but its processing systems are complex and do not allow for its use beyond thin shell bearings.Oiltech is developing an automated manufacturing system that will enable aluminium-tin alloys to be used for multiple new bearing designs and applications to the benefit of machinery-related industries worldwide. Precisely controlled aluminium-tin bulk bearing materials will enable higher operating temperatures and smaller, more energy-efficient machines and markedly faster delivery and production times at cost savings of up to 50%. The process will enable 10% energy savings in the parasitic losses for oil film bearings in machinery such as a large turbines and enable system-level OPEX savings for bearings in service.On successful completion of this project a range of other opportunities will be studied using this unique approach. Incorporation of graphene or graphite into metal matrix composites are considered to be potential applications for future development.

Oiltech轴承是一家总部位于英国的油膜轴承中小企业，其核心项目团队由Keith Chester博士（轴承企业所有者），Ronald Scott（冶金学家和所有者，UKCAS批准的测试机构）和Patrick Chester（轴承设计师/机械工程师）组成。国际机械轴承市场过度依赖于白色金属衬板轴承，而对于那些依赖于铜铅合金的艰巨应用，铜铅合金对环境有害，一旦磨损几乎不可能修复。铝锡合金为这两种类型的轴承提供了一种环保，具有成本效益的替代方案，但其加工系统复杂，不允许其使用超出薄壳轴承。Oiltech正在开发一种自动化制造系统，该系统将使铝锡合金用于多种新型轴承设计和应用，从而使全球机械相关行业受益。精确控制的铝锡散装轴承材料将实现更高的工作温度和更小，更节能的机器，并显着加快交货和生产时间，节省高达50%的成本。该工艺将使大型涡轮机等机械油膜轴承的寄生损耗节省10%的能源，并使在用轴承的系统级运营成本节省。在成功完成该项目后，将使用这种独特的方法研究一系列其他机会。将石墨烯或石墨加入到金属基复合材料中被认为是未来发展的潜在应用。