Strategic Research Areas

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1 Strategic Research Areas Modelling: on-going (includes modelling and characterisation) Manufacturing Development Potential new area in future Materials development Potential new area in future

2 Strategic Research within LIGHTer Lars Nyborg Forskning, LIGHTer ledningsgrupp Chalmers tekniska högskola Lars-Erik Lindgren Projektledare SRA1 modellering Luleå tekniska universitet

3 Strategic Research Area 1 Modelling of the relationships and interdependencies between materials microstructure, process ability and performance for lightweight design Phase II (Dec 2014 to Jan 2017) Lars-Erik Lindgren, Luleå University of Technology

4 The area New innovative lightweight materials and technologies are becoming increasingly complex often combining several materials in one structure. The manufacturing process can also be used to create graded properties within each class of materials enabling tailored properties at different regions of a component. Integration of materials science into computational mechanics and applied to integrated design of manufacturing process and product is necessary in order to achieve this.

5 The area: Models enabling lightweight design Experimental methods Mechanical testing Material characterisation Calibration of model parameters and their validation Material and process models Optimisation Innovative solutions Computational methods Constitutive models Microstructure model Thermodynamic modelling Mechanics Physics Materials Science Chemistry Reduced weight Better performance Faster development

6 The means International network Universities Adjunct staff Research Institutes Senior researchers Younger researchers Additional projects with PhD students Initiate, lead and supervise I n d u s t r y Research school and undergraduate education

7 Key factors The cluster consists of five senior researchers (20% each): Lars-Erik Lindgren, professor in Material Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology Leif Asp, adj. professor in Light Weight Composite Materials and Structures at Chalmers University of Technology Lars Nyborg, professor in Surface Technology/Metallic Materials at Chalmers University of Technology Janis Varna, professor in Polymeric Composite Materials at Luleå University of Technology Dan Zenkert, professor in Light Weight Design at the Royal Institute of Technology, and

8 Key factors currently six younger researchers (min 30%) Martin Fagerström, modelling of metals and composites, impacts and energy absoption, Chalmers Martin Fisk, microstructure models, physical based plasticity models, multiphysics, MaH Eduard Hryha, thermodynamic and kinetic modelling, characterisation, additive manufacturing, Chalmers Fang Liu, advanced material characterisation, Chalmers Andrejs Pupurs, micromechanical modelling of composites, fatigue, LTU Malin Åkermo, manufacturing and properties of composites, KTH, and

9 Key factors a number (5-10) of industrial researchers part of the cluster. Important mechanism for knowledge transfer to and from the first tier of companies connected to SRA1. Meeting place for researches from different areas and different companies with a common focus on lightweight and modelling. They will get fast access to the latest research in the area. Key researchers from industry will get access to next generation of research leaders in the area of lightweight from academia and other industries. They will together with academia form the future work in SRA1. They will together with academia initiate new projects. The cluster will also lead to new collaborations between industrial partners.

10 Participating Companies (Phase II) Swerea SICOMP GKN Aerospace Sweden Sandvik Coromant Gestamp Hardtech Volvo Cars SKF SAAB Scania CV Höganäs Gränges AB Sandvik Coromant Sandvik Materials Technology

11 Effektlogik Forskningsområde 1: modellering Innovationsmekanism Insatser Resultat 2016 Effektmål Strategiska forskningsområden (SRA) 2. Industriförankrade utvecklingsprojekt [IU] 3. Test och Demo 4. Utbyte mellan små- och stora företag 5. Kompetens 6. Regional, Nationell, Internationell samverkan 7. Ledning och struktur SRA1 SRA2 SRA3 Tvärvetenskaplig forskning utförd av seniora forskare i Internationell kontext 8 st yngre forskare 3 gästforskare 5 industriforskare 5 erfarna forskare Ett hållbart nationellt nätverk 20 tvärvetenskapliga publikationer 3 st Industriförankrade utvecklingsprojekt startade baserat på resultat utifrån SRA1 4 st forskningsprojekt samt 1 tvärvetenskapligt ramanslag inom SRA1:s verksamhetsinriktning Ett etablerat internationellt nätverk med minst 3 gästforskare från excellenta forskningsmiljöer 5 st nya adjungerade industriforskare Miljö -Svenska lättviktprodukter når slutkunder -En stark miljö- och energiprofil Tillväxt -Svenska lättviktslösningar skapar Tillväxt inom näringslivet -Svensk lättviktsexport ökar > 10% per år groddföretag har utv. till globala företag -100 % ökning av ingenjörer, forskare inom lättvikt Innovationseffektivitet -Ny struktur för forskning och innovation ger tillbaka mer per satsad krona -Fördubblad personrörlighet mellan industri/akademi/ institut var 10/år -Mer än 50 % av lättviktsinnovationerna kommer från branschöverskridande samverkan LIGHTer

12 The means: Additional projects Additional projects with PhD students A variety of financing sources Scientific Research Council Foundation for Strategic Research VINNOVA (LIGHTer, other strategic innovation programmes, FFI, etc) European projects

13 Svensk forskning vs. andra länder? Vetenskapsrådets rapport, citeringsanalys