Bilayer molecular coatings for electrical contact improvement (BILAYER MOLECULAR COATING)

Project Information

BILAYER MOLECULAR COATING

Grant agreement ID: G5RD-CT-2000-00226

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2000

End date 31 March 2003

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 796 562,00

EU contribution € 1 163 667,00

Coordinated by

FCI FRANCE
France

Objective

This proposal is about the elaboration of a permanent organic coating for electrical contacts that diminishes the degradations due to friction and corrosion . The aim is to significantly improve performances and reliability of contacts used in the very competitive fields of automotive and telecom industries .Liquid lubricants are prone to depletion and thus not sufficient : an efficient protection has to be permanent .We propose a new type of bi-layer : a grafted layer and a free one , the two films consisting of similar molecules for an optimized interaction . Coated connector terminals will be tested with the standardized industrial specifications .

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › tribology › lubrication
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FCI FRANCE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Robert Surmont ; 72400 LA FERTE BERNARD ; France
• Total cost: No data

Participants (3)

Ecole Superieure d'Electricite - Supelec

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Plateau de Moulon ; 91192 Gif sur Yvette
• Total cost: No data

FACULTES UNIVERSITAIRES NOTRE-DAME DE LA PAIX DE NAMUR

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue de Bruxelles 61 ; NAMUR / NAMEN
• Total cost: No data

SOLVAY SOLEXIS S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Viale Lombardia 20 ; 20021 BARANZATE DI BOLLATE
• Total cost: No data