Won in the HORIZON-MSCA - Staff Exchanges competition - project led by prof. Tomasz Tański
Integration of Advanced Experiments, Imaging, and Computation for Synergistic Structure-Performance Design of Powders and Materials in Additive Manufacturing
The project created an international research team (from EU countries, Asia and Africa) with a wide range of knowledge and practical experience in the field of additive manufacturing (AM), material characterization, engineering simulations, process imaging and control, predictive modelling based on physical / chemical phenomena and big data processing to develop in-depth scientific data to improve AM applications and challenge materials that are currently difficult to 3D print, develop new powders and materials with complex additives with long-term and sustainable scientific, social and economic impact. This requires expertise and innovation, advanced equipment and methods, and cost-effective solutions that can be developed through international collaboration.
The project aims to develop systematic advanced data for 3D printing technology, integrating research and innovation in materials design, powder production, process optimization and surface treatment, which are crucial for industrial applications, and based on a data system, the development of powders and printing technologies for advanced metal alloys with particular emphasis on controlling the structure and properties of materials produced by additive technology. The works will concern the printing of a wide range of materials, including stainless steels (single-phase and duplex), titanium, aluminium, and nickel alloys, and magnesium alloys.
The project will develop a digital knowledge system for powders and 3D printing technology itself, integrating data on particles, additive manufacturing, post-processing, joining, and possible industrial applications. There will be a data system based on research and industry innovations and performance-based design guidelines, recommendations, and specifications for powders, printing technology, and related technologies.
The project is carried out under the H2020, MSCA programme and takes place with the participation of 9 partners with an extensive exchange of scientists (48 scientists and 173 person-months) for a period of 4 years to fully extract the complementary strength and synergy of activities within the created research consortium. The following research and development units are involved in the project: Silesian University of Technology as project coordinator, Liverpool John Moores University (UK), Edge Hill University (UK), University of Pristin (Kosovo), Tubitak: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (Turkey) , University of Ghana (Ghana), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Malaysia) and industrial partners: Amazemet (Poland), ERMETAL Automotive (Turkey).
The total value of the project is 795 800 EUR, including 151 800 EUR for the Silesian University of Technology.
