About DARE
Designing Alloys for Resource Efficiency (DARE) was a multi-million-pound research project funded by the EPSRC, addressing the future challenge of a limited pool of resources required for the development of alloys used in modern manufacturing technologies.
DARE’s aims were to
- design, manufacture and test new alloys ready for implementation into industry
- reduce the reliance on strategic metals
- minimise waste in the metals industry
The methods developed within the project were to have generic applicability to most metal alloys and would therefore impact a wide range of industrial sectors, including manufacturing, transport, energy, healthcare technologies and defence.
Companies in the UK and Europe that manufacture and process metals to form components are faced with a growing problem of securing supply chains linked to particular materials.
The risks these companies face include increased competition from emerging economies due to the globalisation of manufacturing, political risks (especially when reserves of a particular resource are concentrated in one country) and price instability. All of this requires greater flexibility in the design of new alloys.
DARE was led by the University of Sheffield in partnership with Kings College London, the University of Cambridge and Imperial College; it also involved leading industrial partners at the centre of the research and design of alloys for higher performance in manufacturing.
The DARE programme finished on 28 March 2020.
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Designing Alloys for Resource Efficiency (DARE)
Addressing future resource challenges for alloys in manufacturing.