MAGNESIUMDIC

In-Situ Observation and Control of Microstructure and Surface Defect Evolution during Magnesium Sheet Forming

Coordinatore	MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY    more  Organization address address: DUMLUPINAR BULVARI 1 city: ANKARA postcode: 6800 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Irem Cognome: Dikmen Toker Email: send email Telefono: 903122000000 Fax: 903122000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Turkey [TR]
Totale costo	100˙000 €
EC contributo	100˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG
Funding Scheme	MC-CIG
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-03-01   -   2018-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: DUMLUPINAR BULVARI 1 city: ANKARA postcode: 6800 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Irem Cognome: Dikmen Toker Email: send email Telefono: 903122000000 Fax: 903122000000	TR (ANKARA)	coordinator	100˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'In recent years, the demand for sheet metal parts of lightweight aluminum and magnesium alloys have considerably increased in the automobile, aviation and mobile electronics sectors. The weight savings offered by these lightweight parts are expected to increase the fuel efficiency in aviation and automotive applications and the mobility of the consumer electronics.

However, magnesium and aluminum sheets are more susceptible to defect formation during forming (pressing, stamping, deep drawing, piercing, etc.) operations compared to conventional steels. Microstructure induced defects must be precisely controlled in the automotive and aerospace panels and electronic cases where mechanical properties, physical features and surface quality are very critical. Indeed, innovation in lightweight metals and forming processes are identified as one of the priority areas in the NPM theme of FP7.

This project aims to observe the in-situ formation and evolution of the surface defects during magnesium sheet forming through a novel test mechanism involving high-resolution photography and digital image correlation (DIC) techniques. At the end of the project, the mechanisms of the defect formation will be determined and the processing conditions for defect suppression will be established. These results will contribute to the widespread use of lightweight metal sheets in applications where surface properties and quality are critical. Moreover, the testing mechanism developed in this project will have applications in European manufacturing industry and interdisciplinary research, which will help researcher to reintegrate with the European Research Area.'