08 Jul 2010

New EPMA Club Project: Stiffness Moduli of Hardmetals

The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) will soon launch a club project on Stiffness Moduli of Hardmetals in partnership with NPL London. The Proposal has two objectives: 1) To conduct research using the standard impact excitation method on a wide range of hardmetal grades with the following deliverable: NPL report describing the results of testing and the levels of discrimination that impact excitation can achieve between hardmetal grades 2) To develop a table-top simple method using similar excitation principles, which can be delivered to project members for subsequent use with in-house measurements with the following deliverable: Supply to each project partner of the complete table top equipment, hardware and software. The research will be co-funded by NPL at about the 50% level so the overall cost of the project to the project partners will be £29k (ca. €35k) to be shared by the participants. To download the flyer of the project, including a Consortium Agreement to sign and return, please click here. If you are interested in the project or would like more information please contact Dr Olivier Coube, EPMA Technical Director, oc@epma.com