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Proposing Institution: Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Name of the project’s Scientific Coordinator: Alessandro Morri
Other ECOSISTER partners involved in the project: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR - IC)
Coordinating Spoke: Spoke 1
Other Spokes involved in the project: Spoke 3
Name of partners based in the South: CNR - IC
Project duration (in months): 13
Starting TRL: 5
End TRL: 7
ATECO/industrial sector of potential reference: 29.1: Fabbricazione di autoveicoli (automotive manufacturing); 29.3: Fabbricazione di parti ed accessori per autoveicoli e loro motori (Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines)
MUVE aims to demonstrate the applicability of multilayer coatings to additively manufactured (AM) components made of aluminium alloy and stainless steel. Two coated prototypes will be produced:
- AlSi10Mg high-performance motorbike steering plate
- AISI 316L screw with internal channels for cooling/lubricant flow
A complete microstructural and micro-mechanical characterization of the prototypes will demonstrate the effectiveness of the multilayer, consisting of:
- an electroless Ni-P interlayer, deposited from the liquid phase, enabling coating of complex geometries with uniform thickness, compensating surface and surface-connected defects (typical of AM processes) and providing load support
- a diamond-like carbon (DLC) topcoat, offering high wear resistance combined with low friction, a unique combination typical of vapor-deposited thin layers
The deposition of the multilayer and the barrel finishing procedures included in the deposition cycle will be carried out in an industrial environment.
The Consortium of Partners involved in MUVE provides the expertise and facilities to cover all aspects of the work:
- prototype design
- Powder Bed Fusion-Laser Based (PBF-LB) printing
- surface modification
- advanced microstructural and micro-mechanical testing for performance assessment
The workflow of MUVE strongly integrates digital tools, from prototype design to optimization and monitoring of printing efficiency, to establishing correlations between multilayer deposition parameters, microstructure, properties, and performance.
MUVE builds on previous projects that optimized the surface modification cycle and assessed the performance of samples and demonstrators (TRL5). The aim is to reach TRL7, demonstrating the actual effectiveness of prototypes selected and designed to represent high-performance automotive components.
Beyond the automotive and motorsport sectors, MUVE will impact the entire mechanical industry value chain in the Emilia-Romagna region.
The knowledge basis of MUVE is grounded in the deliverables of WP1 and WP5 (Spoke 1). Moreover, MUVE brings together the expertise of Spoke 1 and Spoke 3, exploiting green manufacturing and green design to develop innovative components made of sustainable materials, supporting the ecological transition.
PROTOTYPING OF PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DEVICES, MATERIALS
The MUVE project focuses on the development of advanced multi-layer coatings for additively manufactured components in the automotive and motorsport sectors, with potential benefits extending across the entire value chain of the mechanical engineering industry.