MELComp2 - Mutiplex Energy Laser Consolidation of Continuous Fibre Aluminium Matrix Composites 2

铝基复合材料(AMC)提供了钢的强度和硬度，但具有铝的密度，使其成为减轻地面和空中车辆重量的令人兴奋的候选材料，有助于提高效率和减少二氧化碳排放。与碳纤维增强塑料复合材料相比，其优点包括更高的耐温性、更好的韧性、可回收性以及与铝结构接触时不会腐蚀。然而，缺点是目前氧化铝增强材料的成本较高，而且现有技术难以应用于大批量生产。该项目旨在进一步开发和展示一种新的多路能量激光固化(MELC)工艺，与先进的3D织造相结合，在快速、低能耗、低浪费的工艺中生产AMC部件，预计能够实现汽车行业苛刻的成本目标，同时减少部件制造和使用阶段的二氧化碳排放。

Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) offer the strength and stiffness of steel, but with the density ofaluminium, making them an exciting candidate for reducing the weight of ground and air vehicles to helpimprove efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. Advantages over carbon fibre reinforced plastic compositesinclude higher temperature resistance, better toughness, recyclability and no corrosion in contact withaluminium structures. However the drawbacks are the current high cost of the alumina reinforcements anddifficulty in applying existing techniques to high volume manufacture. This project aims to further develop anddemonstrate a novel multiplex energy laser consolidation (MELC) process in combination with advanced 3Dweaving to produce AMC components in a rapid, low energy, low waste process which is anticipated to enablethe tough cost targets of the automotive industry to be met whilst reducing CO2 emissions in both themanufacturing and use phase of the components.