Key information Project title: MUSCLES: Unravelling Liquid Metal Embrittlement Across Scales Project in the Spotlight: N19010 Written by Viktoria Savran As the automotive industry moves towards lighter and more sustainable vehicles, advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) are becoming increasingly important. These materials combine high strength with reduced weight, helping manufacturers improve crash
Key information Project title: PLEDGE: Particles on the Edge Project in the Spotlight: N22012 Funding: NWO Open Technology Programme 2023 Research partner: Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) Industrial partners: Tata Steel Nederland, Metalsa, Bosch Transmission Technology Status: Ongoing - year 2 of 4,5 Now in its second year, the PLEDGE project
Key information Project in the Spotlight: T20009 Market: Advanced Metals Written M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran Steel production is one of the world’s most energy-intensive industries, and reducing its carbon footprint is a pressing global challenge. The CHIRON project, “Towards a carbon-lean HIsarna® ironmaking process”, tackles this issue by exploring how hydrogen
Key information Project in the Spotlight: T18019 Market: Advanced Metals Written M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran At first glance, it might seem a simple matter: fill a blast furnace with iron-bearing materials and let the chemistry take over. But in reality, the way you load the furnace can make or break the
Key information Project title: Grade2XL Market: Advanced Manufacturing, Metal Structures Written by M2i Program Manager: Yulia Fischer In the world of manufacturing, size usually comes with compromise. Larger components mean longer lead times, heavier material use, and complex logistics. But a pan-European team of researchers and industry players had a different vision:
Key information Project title: Data platform and digital twin development for steel infrastructures (SUBLIME) Project in the Spotlight: N21007c Market: Advanced Metals Written by M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran How do you recreate a 3D scene using just a few pictures from different angles? That’s a challenge many fields face — from
Key information Project title: Structural degradation monitoring and prediction: fatigue (SUBLIME) Project in the Spotlight: N21007a Market: Advanced Metals Written by M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran Many steel bridges across Europe are reaching the end of their intended service lives, raising critical questions about how to assess and extend their safe use.
Key information Project in the Spotlight: S16041 Market: Advanced Metals Written M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran Background The modern railway industry faces many challenges related to the increase of operational speeds coupled with the continuous increase in axle loads exerted by modern trains. Among these challenges, rolling contact fatigue (RCF) emerges as
Key information Project in the Spotlight: F41.3.14546a Market: Advanced Metals Written by: dr.ir. Aytac Yilmaz, dr. Yaiza Gonzalez-Garcia, dr. Viktoria Savran Introduction Corrosion is a tremendously important issue in the use of metals. It is estimated that the global cost of corrosion is around €2.37 trillion, equivalent to roughly 3.4 percent of
Key information Project in the Spotlight: S17014 Market: Advanced Metals Written by: Viktoria Savran Research background In the automotive industry, the paint appearance of outer panels is strongly influenced by the waviness of the parts after forming. Such waviness may induce diffusive scattering of light after paint baking, which produces a loss