TAPE

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 1700	Program Year/Program: 1984 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 1700	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: CORDEC CORP.
P.O. Box 188 Lorton, VA 22199
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1984

Title: TAPE

Agency: NASA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $48,926.00

Abstract:
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE PRECURSORS BY PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES HAVE CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY TO FABRICATE HIGH-QUALITY, FINE-GAGE COMPOSITE WIRES HAVING PRECISE DIMENSIONS AND FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS. SPECIALLY DESIGNED DIES WILL BE USED TO DRAW ION-PLATED GRAPHITE/ALUMINUM AND GRAPHITE/MAGNESIUM COMPOSITE TAPES INTO 1.8-MM DIAMETER COMPOSITE WIRES AND THE MATERIALS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED IN TERMS OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, DENSITIES, AND MICROSTRUCTURES. THE FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING LOW-DENSITY, HIGH-MODULUS, HIGH-STRENGTH WIRES HAVING PRECISE DIMENSION AND A ZERO COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION (CTE) WILL BE DEMONSTRATED FOR ARBITRARY LENGTHS. DESIGN GUIDELINES WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR A PILOT-SCALE PROCESS IN WHICH A PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION CAN BE CARRIED OUT (PHASE II).

Principal Investigator:
Raymond j. weimer
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Cordec Corp
7371-c Lockport Place P.o. Box 188 Lorton, VA 22079

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No