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| Research Area | FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP Marie Curie IAPP transfer of knowledge programme |
| Project Reference | PIAP-GA-2011-286110-INTERCER2 |
| Coordinator | Prof. Davide Bigoni |
| Project Funding | 2.39 million euro |
| Contract Type | Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) |
| Start Date | 2011-10-01 |
| Duration | 48 months |
| Project Description | Ceramic industry is broadly developed in Europe and the current investment is estimated at
€ 26 billion. With its € 9.2 billion segment, Italy is a leader country in the production of traditional
ceramics, while France, UK and Germany are driving countries for advanced ceramics, growing at
21% per year.
Advanced ceramics are crucial for new technologies and nano-tech applications addressed to thermomechanical
and bio-medical applications, while traditional ceramics have a worldwide market and
have been suggested as materials minimizing the impact on the environment (when compared to other
finishing materials). It may seem surprising that the strong industrial production of ceramic components is still based on empirically engineered processes, often poorly understood and difficult to control. Consequently, there is a relatively large production of rejects and still broad margins for further process optimization. To this purpose, in-depth scientific understanding of the production processing is required, in order to reduce costs of ceramic component design and manufacturing and to produce ceramic components more reproducibly with improved performance and reliability. In particular, forming by powder compaction, binder burnout and sintering are the most sensible processes. The main aim of the research project is to develop novel advanced ceramic products in close collaboration between academic and industrial partners which will be directly oriented to industrial and social needs. The goal will be achieved by: (i) improvement of the powder compaction and ceramic production process; (ii) development of novel advanced ceramic multifunctional materials and structures. |
Contacts
Prof. Davide BigoniDipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Strutturale
Università di Trento, via Mesiano, 77 I-38123 Trento (Italia)
Tel: +39 0461 282507
Fax: +39 0461 282599
E-mail: bigoni@ing.unitn.it