HARDECOAT

HARDECOAT
Titre :	Development of new hard decorative coatings based on transition metal oxynitrides
Budget :	2 922 k€
Subventions :	FP6-NMP (1 546 k€)
Sous-programme :	NMP-2002-3.4.2.1-1
Type de contrat :	Specific Targeted Research Project
Début :	1er février 2004
Fin :	31 janvier 2007
Site officiel :	http://hardecoat.ens2m.fr/
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HARDECOAT est l'acronyme du projet européen Development of new hard decorative coatings based on transition metal oxynitrides, qui a pour référence sur le service CORDIS 505948.

English description

Note : Les objectifs suivants sont repris de la fiche du projet sur Cordis

Objective

The project aims at the development of new functional coatings for decorative and micro-optoelectronics applications. The coatings based on transition metals oxynitrides will be deposited by Physical Vapour Deposition techniques. The idea is to combine the excellent mechanical properties of the nitrides with specific optical characteristics (colours) of the oxides. By tuning the deposition conditions, one can obtain coatings with compositions varying from oxides to nitrides, thus exploring the vast spectrum of their optical and mechanical properties. The main technical deliverable will be a clean coating deposition process that is cost-competitive as compared to traditional electroplating methods. The use of plasma-based technology is resource efficient and reduces the environmental impact, resulting in the "greening" of industry. During this project, new materials will be elaborated, characterised and their applications will be tested on an industrial scale. The oxynitride coatings will meet consumer demands because of their safety and extended lifetime. The project contributes to the development of knowledge about a novel class of materials. A better understanding of the fundamental properties of transition metal oxynitrides will be required to get insight i nto material's functionality. The consortium of 12 partners (6 research institutes and 6 industrial partners) from 5 European countries will bring together the critical mass of resources and competencies for this project. The role of the industrial partner s is to approve and implement the main project deliverables. The following widespread technology transfer aims at reinforcing the leading position of Europe in the decorative market and to improve its global competitiveness. The expected substitution of de corative electroplating surface treatments by a clean production process, resulting from the project, will contribute to environment protection, improvements of working and living conditions.

 

Les partenaires du projet

Coordinateur du projet

• École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques de Besançon - Besançon (Franche-Comté, France)

Partenaires

• Pvdco SARL - Nancy (Lorraine, France) - Contact : Vincent Chapusot
• Haute école neuchateloise - La Chaux-de-Fonds (Suisse)
• Forschungsinstitut für Edelmetalle und Metallchemie - Schwäbisch Gmünd (Allemagne)
• Alma consulting group S.A.S - Houlbec-Cocherel (Haute-Normandie, France)
• Teer coatings limited - Droitwich Spa (Royaume-Uni)
• Montblanc montre SA - Le Locle (Suisse)
• Université de Franche-Comté - Besançon (Franche-Comté, France)
• Universidade do Minho - Braga (Portugal)
• Faculdade de Ciências e tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra - Coimbra (Portugal)
• Alliance concept SARL - Cran-Gevrier (Rhône-Alpes, France)
• NBS technologies SAS - Rousset (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
• Jado iberia produtos metalurgicos SA - Braga (Portugal)

Financement

• Coût total du projet : 2 922 339 €
• Subvention de la Commission européenne (programme FP6-NMP) : 1 546 731 €

Dates importantes

• Date de début : 1^er février 2004
• Date de fin : 31 janvier 2007

Documents

Final Report - HARDECOAT (Development of new hard decorative coatings based on transition metal oxynitrides) (Fichier .zip)

Voir aussi

Liens externes

• Le site officiel du projet
• Le site de l'École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques de Besançon