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The Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals (CoE) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Cast Metals Manufacturing (CAST CRC) are joint collaborators with CSIRO through the CSIRO Flagship Collaboration Program. |
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| CSIRO Flagships are targeted at national goals which are closely aligned to the Commonwealth Government’s National Research Priorities. Each Flagship involves collaboration between leading Australian scientists, research institutions, commercial companies and CSIRO. Their scale, longer time-frames and clear focus on delivery and adoption of research outputs are designed to maximise their impact in key areas of economic and community need. |
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| Flagship Clusters are funded under the Flagship Collaborative Research Program to support specific research projects which have outcomes and deliverables. The CAST/CoE Cluster will link the CAST CRC and the Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals with the CSIRO Light Metals Flagship in a national research collaboration based upon the Flagship themes of Aluminium/Magnesium Manufacturing and Titanium. |
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| By partnering the CoE for Design in Light Metals and the CAST CRC, the Cluster brings two proven approaches to the development of advanced materials technologies. The Centre of Excellence brings a strong internationally recognised fundamental science approach to the design of alloy and hybrid materials while the CAST CRC introduces an approach that focuses on developing technologies that are fit for purpose through a research, development and commercialisation process. |
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| The research focus of the Cluster embraces a unique approach to integration of protocols in both component and materials design, and advanced modelling and simulation, with innovations in both materials and processes. The technology focus of the Cluster encompasses both short and longer term approaches to reduction in unsprung weight of vehicles through substitution of light metal alloy and composite components for conventional steel forgings, castings and sheet. It also addresses the production of cost-effective titanium products from powder precursors. |
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| The immediate commercial focus of the Cluster will be on accelerated uptake of light metal components in both the Australian automotive sector and global first wave adopters for that sector. Medium to longer term objectives will include increased global markets for the light metals, principally in the transport sector, and increased opportunities for commercial return on national investment in light metals research and technology development. |
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| The Cluster Themes and Projects in the Centre of Excellence/CAST collaboration are: |
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Theme 1: Design, Forming and Surface Protection of Lightweight Automotive Components |
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Light metal technologies for unsprung weight suspension components |
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Surface protection for magnesium wheels |
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Theme 2: Cost Effective Titanium Products from Powder Precursors |
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Thermohydrogen processing of titanium |
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Design of titanium alloys for powder processing |
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