Funded projects

Horizon Europe

MULTHEM

Multi-material additive manufacturing for lightweight and thermal management

Closed

Project overview

Additively manufactured carbon-composite/metal structures combining load bearing and thermal management

Consortium

Collaborating organisations

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10 organisations

FUNDACION CENTRO TECNOLOGICO METALMECANICA Y DEL TRANSPORTE (CETEMET)

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FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

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SOLMATEK SOLUTIONS SL

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EIRECOMPOSITES TEORANTA

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ALTFORM S.R.L.

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THALES

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THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS (linked third party)

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BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON (associated partner)

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Composite-material relevance

Core

Objectives and expected results

Develop cost-effective CFC-metal multi-material components with structural and cooling functions for batteries, motors and power electronics.

Lower mass and cost than aluminium or steel; integrated structural and cooling functionality

Technology, materials and applications

Technology tags

Simulation of heat distribution and topology optimisation

Material families

Carbon-fibre composite and aluminium multi-material structures with enhanced thermal conductivity

Manufacturing processes

Material extrusion, laser metal deposition, additive manufacturing, robotic friction-stir welding

Application sectors

Aerospace, Automotive, Rail, Marine, Electric mobility

Fibre and matrix systems

Carbon fibre / Polymer matrix, metal-polymer multi-material system

TRL

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Funding and verification

Funding authority

European Commission

Funding call

HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-12

Total project budget

EUR 4071977.25

Consortium geographical presence

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