EIT Raw Materials Circular TP
Composites based multi-materials parts designed for circular economy
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- ARKEMA FRANCE SA (Francia)
- Responsabile:
- CHIAVETTA CRISTIAN - SSPT-EC-SSC (BO-VIA DEI MILLE)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- HORIZON 2020 -> EIT - Raw Materials KIC (N/A - Non applicabile)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
The increasing drive to reduce the weight of vehicles has resulted in the gradual replacement of dense ferrous metals by lower density materials, like plastics and short-fibre reinforced plastics. Today, plastic materials represent 12% to 15% of the weight of a car and this number has remained stable for many years. A further very significant weight reduction is rendered mandatory by the new EU or other regulations on Green House Gas emissions, which can only be achieved by massively substituting today’s steel by lighter weight materials in the car body structure and powertrain.
The CIRCULAR-TP project aims at developing cost-effective, light-weighting materials and technologies that will allow the European automobile manufacturers to introduce light-weight solutions in existing plants in the short- to mid-term. The main objectives of the project are to scale-up the production of thermoplastics reinforced with continuous carbon or glass fibre, and to develop production tools and processes that will allow the combination of very thin steel sheets with such thermoplastic composites. This approach shall lead to metal/hybrid composites with expected weight losses of 30% compared to pure steel while allowing a fast implementation in the existing car manufacturing processes. At the same time, this technology shall help to reduce production waste by as much as 90% compared to current thermoset or organosheet composite solutions.
Attività svolta da ENEA
ENEA si occupa della valutazione di sostenibilità ambientale della nuova soluzione tecnologica proposta che ricorre all'utilizzo di materiali compositi, confrontata con la soluzione attualmente utilizzata dall'industria dell'automotive e alla valutazione di sostenibilità del processo di riciclaggio dei componenti che potranno essere realizzati tramite la soluzinoe innovativa proposta dal progetto (secondo la metodologia del Life Cycle Assessment). L'ENEA è coinvolta nel WP6 ' Validation of the business model' e nel WP7 'Recycling and validation of the secondary business case'.
Dati Finanziari (in euro)
Costo Eleggibile
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Durata del Progetto
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Ulteriore annualità 95/2020/SSPT-USER + 46.687 Di ulteriore contributo a ENEA
Ulteriori annualità e ulteriori finanziamenti (vedi determine); cambiamento responsabile scientifico