A newly demonstrated technology (patent pending) provides a unique solution to repair of electroplated and other surfaces. The repair process permits the use of a wide variety of repair metals/alloys, is environmentally friendly, requires little/no cleaning of the breached surface, and can be… More

Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc., proposes the application of Laser Induced Surface Improvement (LISI) technology for the high-throughput, low-cost modification of metal surfaces to promote enhanced wear and impact resistance. The LISI approach involves the application of laser energy to a small… More

A newly demonstrated technology (patent pending) offers unique solutions to some of the problems presented. The process is called Laser Induced Surface Improvement (LISI). Two years of laboratory development/testing have demonstrated its ability to produce surface alloys with interesting… More

Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc. (ST2) proposes the development of Electro-Spark Alloying (ESA) technology for the formation of ceramic coatings on current gun barrel steel and lightweight alternative barrel materials, such as titanium. ESA technologyinvolves the arc deposition of metal and… More

"Surface Treatment Technologies (ST2) proposes development of innovative structural explosive material systems based upon formation of structural nano-grained reactive alloys formed via electron-beam physical vapor deposition and magnetron sputtering(EB-PVD/MS). EB-PVD/MS has been developed as a… More

Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc. (ST2) proposes an innovative approach to building interceptor structures. This approach combines a new class of aluminum scandium alloys capable of permitting significant weight reductions due to their high specificstrength with a net shape extrusion process. … More

"Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc. (ST2) proposes the application of advanced electron-beam physical vapor deposition and magnetron sputtering (EB-PVD/MS) materials processing for the formation of novel reactive structures to function as non-parasiticwarhead materials for ballistic missile… More

"Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc. (ST2) proposes the application of advanced electron-beam (e-beam materials processing for the formation of novel nano-structural materials for Missile Defense Systems. Specifically we will focus on developing bothnon-reactive and reactive structures to function… More

Surface Treatment Technologies (ST2) proposes the development of novel warhead devices formed as near-net-shaped hardware from a physical vapor depostion (PVD) process. Using magnetron sputtering and/or e-beam PVD technologies, liner materials will bedeveloped that incorporate reactive materials… More

Surface Treatment Technologies, proposes the development of innovative structural explosive material systems based upon the formation of structural nano-grained reactive alloys formed via electron-beam deposition. Electron-beam deposition has beendeveloped as a method of rapidly forming… More

The overall goals of this effort involve the development of high temperature reactive materials for a wide range of target defeat, including biological and chemical weapon threats. Phase I activities proposed the development of reactive nano-layeredstructures capable of providing shock-initiated… More

This effort will develop and evaluate four approaches to dispense and disperse pellets from kinetic energy munitions. The proposed approaches meet the Navy requirement of using either a Division 1.3 (Class B), 1.4 (Class C) explosive, or preferably no explosive at all to dispense and disperse the… More

Surface Treatment Technologies, Inc. (ST2) proposes to use its patented process to fabricate reactive shaped charge warhead liner that will produce enhanced damage in concrete and rock targets. The phase I effort will focus on selecting the composition for the liner material and optimizing the… More

In Command and Control spaces on U.S. Navy ships technology upgrades occur every six to eighteen months. During both initial ship construction and operation the U.S. Navy is faced with ever increasing costs to maintain current technology at the warfigther's finger tips. The FlexTech Modular Track… More

Surface Treatment Technologies (ST2) has developed a high strength, weldable, corrosion resistant aluminum alloy. In addition, ST2 has developed a patent pending approach for fabricating thermally stable high strength alloys with ultra-fine grain structures. This approach allows the material to be… More

Specifically, the SBIR solicitation seeks to develop a reactive shaped charge warhead liner that will produce more damage in concrete and rock targets than aluminum liners. Surface Treatment Technologies, (ST2) has developed and patented new processes (Shock Initiation Devices Including Reactive… More

The goal of the project is to optimize the manufacturing processes used to fabricate complex aluminum alloy extrusions used in the Flexible Infrastructure (FI) systems. Various configurations of track have been fabricated to fill different functions in the FI system. The track is fabricated from a… More

OBJECTIVE: Expand the state-of-the-art to develop new technologies that predict our enemy"s intentions before they act by focusing on"24x7"TTL of terrorists and WMD-related activities in what is now a global theater of war. Enhance technical capabilities to globally tag, track and… More

Inspired by canine"s olfactory receptor system, three dimensional chemical sensors will be demonstrated using nano-wire arrays, which have high sensitivity and selectivity, miniaturized size, and low power consumption. This innovative technology can be employed for combating weapons of mass… More