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FABRICATION OF DENSE NICKEL ALUMINIDES BY COMBINED COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS AND IN SITU HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9761
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 250
Gorham, ME 04038
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Andrew C Nyce
 (207) 892-5445
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A NOVEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NICKEL ALUMINIDE COMPOUNDS INTO MATURE MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED APPLICATIONS. THIS TECHNOLOGY COMPRISES A CONTINUOUS, TWO PHASE PROCESS IN WHICH CLOSED POROSITY NICKEL ALUMINIDE BODIES ARE FIRST FABRICATED BY EXOTHERMALLY-DRIVEN SELF PROPAGATING COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS FROM ELEMENTAL POWDER BLENDS OF NI AND AL AND THEN FULLY DENSIFIED IN SITU BY RAPID HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING (HIP). THIS PROCESS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND ITS FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATED FOR BOTH MONOLITHIC AND COMPOSITE (BN-COATED SILICON CARBIDE WHISKER REINFORCED) NI(3)AL MATERIALS.

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