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Organization: Technische Universität Braunschweig Institute for Materials

Location: Braunschweig, Germany

Field: Materials Engineering

Requirements:

Master Degree or equivalent in Engineering;
ENGLISH: good

Abstract:

14-months project ""Free-machining Alloys based on Ti 6Al 2Sn 4Zr 6Mo""

Description:

The use of titanium and nickel-base alloys is necessary for the production of turbine parts and other components in the aerospace and the power generation industry due to their high strength even in the high temperature regime. These materials are known as the most difficult-to-machine metallic materials and so far, only small progress has been made to improve their machinability. During the production of turbine components up to 50% of the manufacturing costs can be related to machining.

The MAMINA project therefore combines the work of twenty European universities, research institutions and industrial companies to analyse and improve the machinability of three selected alloys that are widely used in industry, namely Ti 15V 3Cr 3Al 3Sn, Ti 6Al 2Sn 4Zr 6Mo and Alloy 625 (a nickel-base alloy). As the chip formation is one of the key factors influencing the machinability of these materials, this process will be studied in detail in a multidisciplinary approach. Twenty-four young researchers from the fields of theoretical physics, materials science, chemistry and mechanical engineering are going to work on metal cutting experiments, material analyses and simulations at the macro, micro- and nano-scale.

Within the short-period-project “Free-machining Alloys based on Ti 6Al 2Sn 4Zr 6Mo” (ESR S3) new alloys will be developed, produced and analysed with respect to improved machinability. Parts of the material characterisation will be carried out at partners of the consortium, namely, the EMPA (Switzerland), the Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovakia) and the industrial partners in close cooperation with the other young scientists of the MAMINA network. In addition to the research activities the education will be completed by the attendance of a unique training programme.
The project is planned to start on June 1st 2011. The position will be salaried according to the financial guidelines of FP7. An extension of the contract within a national project might be possible. Interested candidates having a diploma or master degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, physics or chemistry are asked to submit their application before March 1st 2011 via the web interface of the MAMINA homepage www.mamina.eu. In case of questions do not hesitate to contact Carsten Siemers, c.siemers@tu-braunschweig.de.
To increase the number of women working in this field of research, women are explicitly asked to apply. To build up a strong partnership to new member states candidates from new member countries will be preferred if two candidates are of similar quality.

Deadline: 01-03-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.mamina.eu

Link: http://www.tu-braunschweig.de/ifw

Email: ifw@tu-bs.de

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