Development of Novel and Cost-Effective Coatings for High-Energy Processing
Acronym: FORGE
Funding body: European Commission
Status: Project
The FORGE project objective is to develop a set of cost-effective highly protective coatings, based on novel Compositionally Complex Materials (CCMs) - both metal Alloys (CCAs) and Ceramics (CCCs) - to provide the required hardness, chemical stability and gas barrier properties for challenging applications.
The project aims to reach economic advantage, via the application of resistant CCM coatings onto a inexpensive metal substrates, as well as offering the benefits of reparability – the cost of coating is reasonable as compared to a cast component.