Periodic Reporting for period 3 - HardALU (Fluidised Bed Heat Treatment Furnace for HPDC engine blocks and other transport components offering new opportunities for lightweight, cost competitiveness and energy saving)

At the present, the European transport sector has to meet several challenges, such as competition of emerging countries, as well as more restrictive legislation regarding CO2 emissions. HardALU project aims at reduction of weight by substituting iron by light and high...