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EPSRC Reference:	EP/M005607/1
Title:	Strategic Partnership in Structural Metallic Systems for Gas Turbines
Principal Investigator:	Stone, Dr H
Other Investigators:	Quinta da Fonseca, Professor J Reed, Professor RC Lancaster, Professor RJ Whittaker, Dr MT Preuss, Professor M Tsakiropoulos, Professor P Bache, Professor M R Birosca, Dr S Dye, Professor D Clegg, Professor WJ Prakash, Dr L Johnston, Professor RE Perkins, Dr KM Bhadeshia, Professor H Rae, Professor C Bowen, Professor P
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Dr N Jones
Project Partners:	Rolls-Royce Plc
Department:	Materials Science & Metallurgy
Organisation:	University of Cambridge
Scheme:	Standard Research
Starts:	01 October 2014	Ends:	30 September 2019	Value (£):	7,939,564
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Characterisation Materials Processing Materials testing & eng.
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Manufacturing Energy
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The UK aerospace industry is the largest in Europe and, worldwide, second only to the US. The aerospace sector directly supports more than 3,000 companies and provides 230,000 jobs in the UK. Importantly, most of this employment falls outside the south-east and the average wage is above the national average. In the UK, the manufacture of gas turbine engines represents 32% of the aerospace business and is dominated by Rolls-Royce, with 114,000 jobs supported by Rolls-Royce and its supply chain. This research programme brings together the universities of Birmingham, Cambridge, Imperial College, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield and Swansea, to perform the fundamental research required to realise new materials technologies that will provide step-changes in the efficiency of gas turbines. This will help secure the commercial competitiveness of much of the UK aerospace industry whilst simultaneously serving to reduce UK CO2 emissions, thereby satisfying international legislation and decreasing the likelihood of irreversible climate change. The research will focus on the development of the new, high performance steels, nickel, cobalt, titanium and niobium-based alloys required for the most demanding applications with gas turbine engines. It will also seek to obtain the fundamental understanding of the performance and degradation of these materials needed to ensure that they may be used safely, without compromising engine performance. It will also include additional activities investigating key enabling technologies, such as advanced joining methods and materials for turbine blade seals. These materials technologies will be developed in close collaboration with the industrial partners to ensure that they are matched to industrial need and that a route for commercial exploitation is available.
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