Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00046, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Alpas, Ahmet (University of Windsor), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The dynamic optimization of timing systems advanced by Litens Automotive allow the combustion engines to_x000D_
achieve long durability and improved fuel efficiency. The belt tensioner consist of a pulley bore surface sliding_x000D_
against the clutch wire. The material selection requirements for the pulley are stringent. First the steel must be_x000D_
easy to machine but at the same time it must be wear resistant._x000D_
Currently a nitriding treatment is applied to ASTM 1045 grade steel used in manufacturing of the pulley. This_x000D_
proposal seeks to find a heat treatment procedure that will substitute the nitriding process and hence will allow_x000D_
Litens to manufacture components in a faster way and more cost effectively. This is important to increase this_x000D_
Canadian company's international competitiveness. The project will consist of new heat treatment procedures_x000D_
with varying degrees of difficulty and evaluate the wear resistance under dry sliding conditions and by using_x000D_
solid lubricants. The results will contribute to development of a specific component but are also important to_x000D_
understand the tribological performance of heat treated low carbon steels., program purpose french : The dynamic optimization of timing systems advanced by Litens Automotive allow the combustion engines to_x000D_
achieve long durability and improved fuel efficiency. The belt tensioner consist of a pulley bore surface sliding_x000D_
against the clutch wire. The material selection requirements for the pulley are stringent. First the steel must be_x000D_
easy to machine but at the same time it must be wear resistant._x000D_
Currently a nitriding treatment is applied to ASTM 1045 grade steel used in manufacturing of the pulley. This_x000D_
proposal seeks to find a heat treatment procedure that will substitute the nitriding process and hence will allow_x000D_
Litens to manufacture components in a faster way and more cost effectively. This is important to increase this_x000D_
Canadian company's international competitiveness. The project will consist of new heat treatment procedures_x000D_
with varying degrees of difficulty and evaluate the wear resistance under dry sliding conditions and by using_x000D_
solid lubricants. The results will contribute to development of a specific component but are also important to_x000D_
understand the tribological performance of heat treated low carbon steels., agreement title english : New Heat-treatment Procedure for Wear Resistant Overrunning Alternator Decoupler Pulley, agreement title french : New Heat-treatment Procedure for Wear Resistant Overrunning Alternator Decoupler Pulley, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-22, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada