Protective coatings for hot forming ceramic dies

Staiano, A. and Ion, W. and O'Hare, L. (2015) Protective coatings for hot forming ceramic dies. In: University of Strathclyde Research Presentation Day, 2014-08-21, University of Strathclyde.

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Abstract

Superplastic forming (SPF) is an advanced sheet manufacturing process typically restricted to low volume and high value products. SPF ceramic dies have a lower production cost than conventional metal tools, and have short lead-times, but their brittle nature is a limiting factor for SPF applications. Suitable surface treatments have a remarkable effect on wear resistance; hence, the scope of the research is to investigate a suitable coating solution to improve the working surface wear resistance, increasing the lifetime of the SPF ceramic dies. The research is currently focused on the evaluation of a range of coatings for ceramic dies under SPF conditions. The initial trials are in curse using a previously developed test protocol on laboratory scale dies (Staiano et al., 2014). Depending on the resulting coating protection properties, the research project will move into trials under production conditions in a 200tonn SPF press, or in the optimisation of the coating deposition procedure. The aim of the research is to improve ceramic die lifetime, enabling their employability in hot forming processes.

ORCID iDs

Staiano, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3314-6247, Ion, W. and O'Hare, L.;
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