A Graded Density SiC Foam for Lightweight Optics

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 56458	Program Year/Program: 2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 012547	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Materials & Electrochemical Research Corporation
7960 S. Kolb Road Tucson, AZ 85756-9237
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2002

Title: A Graded Density SiC Foam for Lightweight Optics

Agency: NASA

Contract: NAS5-01211

Award Amount: $70,000.00

Abstract:
Lightweight silicon carbide optics and structures are extremely important to explore the Structure and Evolution of the Universe. State-of-the-art SiC is too heavy, contains other phases which interfere with producing an acceptable optical surface and is anistropic causing distortions with temperature excursions. In this program a functionally graded density isotropic silicon carbide foam will be formed insitu with a unique high density isotropic SiC structure which has a skin of defect free silicon carbide that can be polished ultra-smooth. The functionally density graded isotropic SiC foam structure containing no other phases will be utilized to produce SiC optics with an areal density less than 1 kg/m2. Sample optics will be delivered to NASA.

Principal Investigator:
Dr. JC Withers
Principal Investigator
5205741980
jcwithers@mercorp.com

Business Contact:
Raouf O. Loutfy
Business Official
5205741980
rloutfy@mercorp.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Materials & Electrochemical Research Cor
7960 S. Kolb Road Tucson, AZ 85706

EIN/Tax ID: 860530946

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No