{"id":130789,"date":"2023-01-25T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/un-consorci-europeu-dedicara-4-milions-deuros-per-desenvolupar-estructures-de-vehicles-mes-segures-lleugeres-i-sostenibles\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T16:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:11:51","slug":"european-consortium-to-invest-e4-million-in-developing-safer-lighter-and-greener-vehicle-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/european-consortium-to-invest-e4-million-in-developing-safer-lighter-and-greener-vehicle-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"European consortium to invest \u20ac4 million in developing safer, lighter and greener vehicle structures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The European <a href=\"https:\/\/flexcrash-project.eu\/\">Flexcrash<\/a> project, funded with \u20ac4 million by the European Union under its Horizon Europe programme, is to develop flexible and hybrid manufacturing technology using high-strength green aluminium alloys to produce adaptive crash-tolerant vehicle structures.<\/p>\n<p>The project addresses the main challenges facing the automotive industry including compliance with greenhouse gas emission regulations and restrictions and increasing passenger safety.<\/p>\n<p>Flexcrash \u201cseeks to develop safer, lighter and circular structures to increase vehicle lightweighting and passenger safety while paying special attention to the front-end structure as frontal crashes account for the 70% of total car collisions,\u201d says Bego\u00f1a Casas, the project\u2019s technical coordinator and researcher in the Eurecat technology centre\u2019s Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the project\u2019s solutions \u201cwill make it possible to unlock more efficient use of raw material and energy resources and optimise material supply chains which will yield significant cost savings,\u201d adds Montse Vilaseca, director of Eurecat\u2019s Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, the project is to identify safety needs for current and future mobility and conduct advanced crash, toughness, fracture and fatigue testing and crash simulation, ranging from advanced material models to virtual testing. \u201cNew laboratory-scale methods to determine crash-relevant mechanical properties are needed to optimise materials and manufacturing parameters and cut implementation time,\u201d points out Bego\u00f1a Casas.<\/p>\n<p>Bespoke vehicle structures will also be designed allowing for a wide range of future relevant accident scenarios so as to enhance -crashworthiness as well as compatibility compared to current solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The Flexcrash consortium is made up of ten partners from Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Austria. 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