| Ref.No: | 63258700 |
| Start date: | 01.01.2024 |
| End date: | 31.12.2027 |
| Approval date: | 15.12.2023 |
| Department: | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. |
| Budget: | 605.000,00 € |
| Public key: | 9ΥΥΕ46ΨΖΣ4-ΓΘ9 |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. CHARITIDIS |
| Email: | charitidis@chemeng.ntua.gr |
| Description: | THE PROJECT IS DIRECTED AT ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION HIGH ENTROPY ALLOY-BASED MULTI-COMPONENT GREEN (FREE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES) AND SUSTAINABLE (RARE EARTH FREE & MINIMUM CRITICAL METAL ELEMENTS) COATINGS WITH PREDICTABLE FUNCTIONALITIES, PERFORMANCE AND LIFE (HARDNESS & WEAR RESISTANCE INCREASED BY 50-100%, CORROSION RESISTANCE INCREASED BY 20-40%, AND THERMAL STABILITY & OXIDATION RESISTANCE INCREASED BY 30-60%) AND EFFECTIVELY REDUCED USE OF CRMS BY 30-40% BY INTEGRATING AI/ML UNDERPINNED COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING WITH SAFE AND SUSTAINABILITY BY DESIGN FRAMEWORK FACILITATED BY HIGH-THROUGHPUT CHARACTERISATION & EVALUATION. THESE DEVELOPMENTS TOGETHER WILL LEAD TO A MUCH EFFICIENT APPROACH AND TOOL TO SUPPORT THE CO-DESIGN OF COATING MATERIALS AND SUBSTRATE SYSTEMS, OPTIMISATION OF PVD PROCESSES, AND REDUCED OVERALL NEW COATING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE TIME BY 50-100%, AND MATERIAL SAVINGS AND WASTE REDUCTIONS FOR DEVELOPING THE NEW COATING SYSTEMS BY AT LEAST BY 4-5 FOLDS, COMPARING TO TRADITIONAL EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS AND ERROR APPROACHES. |
