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WITH OXIDES LIKE THORIA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 255
Amount: $52,078.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1983
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
420 Chipeta Way, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Guy B. Alexander
Phone: (801) 581-3741
Research Institution
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Abstract

WITH OXIDES LIKE THORIA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. HOWEVER, OXIDES ARE NOT WET BY METALS, SO WHEN OXIDE DISPERSION HARDENED METALS ARE MELTED, THE DISPERSED OXIDE SEPARATES AS A SLAG AND THE ADVANTAGES OF DISPERSION HARDENING ARE LOST. IN THIS PROPOSAL, A NEW APPROACH TO OXIDE DISPERSION HARDENING IS SUGGESTED, THROUGH THE USE OF METALLOPHILIC COLLOIDAL OXIDE PARTICLES. SPECIFICALLY, A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF WETTING OF OXIDES BY METALS IS PROPOSED. A NEW COLLOIDAL CERAMIC WETTABLE BY METALS IS ANTICIPATED. THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THE INTRODUCTION OF SUCH NEW CERAMIC PARTICLES INTO MOLTEN METALS LIKE ALUMINUM.DISPERSION HARDENED ALUMINUM ALLOYS WHICH CAN BE CASE ARE EXPECTED.

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