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High temperature tools for designing sustainable erosion resistant coatings

Lead Participant: MICRO MATERIALS LIMITED

Abstract

The project is a 18 month feasibility study which is a collaboration between (1) Micro Materials Ltd, a SME manufacturer of advanced nanomechanical test instrumentation, (2) Thin Metal Films Ltd, a SME manufacturer of advanced optical coatings, and (3) Cranfield University, a research organisation.

The project will develop new tools for coating characterisation under real-world conditions and use them to develop coatings with improved erosion resistance, providing the UK's surface engineering and advanced coatings sector with a nanomechanical testing capability to 1200 degrees C, for faster and cheaper coating development.

Lead Participant

Project Cost

Grant Offer

MICRO MATERIALS LIMITED £209,670 £ 146,769
 

Participant

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY £134,960 £ 134,960
THIN METAL FILMS LIMITED £155,000 £ 108,500

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