Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program

Conference · Mon Apr 26 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:771102

Diamond, Sidney; Johnson, D Ray

The objective of the Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program is to develop the enabling materials technology for the clean, high-efficiency diesel truck engines of the future. The development of cleaner, higher-efficiency diesel engines imposes greater mechanical, thermal, and tribological demands on materials of construction. Often the enabling technology for a new engine component is the material from which the part can be made. The Heavy Vehicle Propulsion Materials Program is a partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE), and the diesel engine companies in the United States, materials suppliers, national laboratories, and universities. A comprehensive research and development program has been developed to meet the enabling materials requirements for the diesel engines of the future. Advanced materials, including high-temperature metal alloys, intermetallics, cermets, ceramics, amorphous materials, metal- and ceramic-matrix composites, and coatings, are investigated for critical engine applications.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies (EE-33) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 771102
• Report Number(s): SAE/TPS-1999-01-2254; ISSN 0148-7191
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
ALLOYS
CERAMICS
CERMETS
COATINGS
CONSTRUCTION
DIESEL ENGINES
ENGINES
PROPULSION