"AdCrManu": Advanced CrAlNO nanostructured PVD coatings enabling the mass-manufacturing of complex die-cast aluminium/steel hybrid components

“AdCrManu”项目的目标是证明一个概念，该概念一旦得到验证，将使合作伙伴能够利用现有的全球市场对更轻和更复杂的汽车零部件的迫切需求进行商业利用。该项目的主要目标是证明一个能够大规模生产复杂压铸铝“混合”部件的概念。铝-钢和铝-塑料混合压铸部件具有取代较重的钢铁部件和单一材料部件所需的强度，从而减轻重量、节省燃料和减少二氧化碳排放，特别是在汽车应用中。有待证明的概念是，通过开发创新的新一代多功能纳米结构保护涂层，可以提高铝压铸制造过程的效率。这些创新的新涂层将提供能够大规模生产混合部件和其他形状比目前铝压铸更复杂的铝压铸部件的好处。这些创新的保护涂层将延长铝压铸工具的使用寿命，提高生产效率和降低生产成本，从而使最终用户(汽车制造商)使用更多混合和复杂形状的铝压铸部件具有成本效益，从而扩大混合和更复杂形状的铝压铸部件的市场。

The objective of the “AdCrManu” project is to prove a concept which when proven willenable partners to take commercial advantage of an existing urgent global market demand forlighter-weight and more complex automotive components.The main aim of the project is to prove a concept which will enable the mass-manufacturingof complex die-cast aluminium “hybrid” components. Hybrid die-cast components made ofaluminium-steel and aluminium-plastic have the strength necessary to replace heavier steelparts and single-material parts thereby reducing weight , saving fuel and reducing CO2emissions especially in automotive applications.The concept to be proven is that the efficiency of aluminium die-casting manufacturingprocesses can be improved through the development of an innovative new generation ofmultifunctional nanostructured protective coatings.These innovative new coatings will provide the benefits of enabling the mass-manufacturingof hybrid components and other Al-die cast components with more complex shapes than cancurrently be Al-die cast. These innovative protective coatings will prolong Al-die cast toollife, enhancing production efficiency and reducing production cost thereby making it costeffective for end-users (automotive manufacturers) to use more hybrid and complex shapedaluminium die-cast components, and so growing the market for hybrid, and more complexshaped Al-die-cast components.