You are here

RITIC ALLOY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2561
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: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
410 Chipeta Way Suite 222
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 MR. JOSEPH K. WEEKS, JR.
 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
 (802) 582-8080
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

FERRITIC ALLOYS SHOW PROMISE FOR LIQUID-METAL REAC- TORS. THE MAJOR DISADVANTAGE OF FERRITICS IS THEIR REL- ATIVELY POOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE CREEP STRENGTH. THE COMPANY HAS SHOWN THAT IT CAN OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHEN (ODS) A NUMBER OF ALLOYS BY A CASTING PROCESS SO THAT ONE NOT ONLY OBTAINS HIGH STRENGTH AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE BUT ALSO CAN PROCESS THE MATERIAL BY CASTING. CAST ALLOYS CAN BE WELDED WITHOUT LOSS OF DISPERSION UNIFORMITY. THIS PROJECT WILL DETERMINE CONDITIONS THAT CAN PRODUCE WETTING OF COLLOIDAL OXIDES BY MOLTEN FERRITIC ALLOYS AND WILL STUDY THE GROWTH RATE OF OXIDE PARTICLES AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND TIME. THE NEW ODS FERRITIC CAST ALLOYS WILL PROVIDE A WAY TO INTRODUCE HIGH-STRENGTH FERRITICS INTO THE COMMERCIAL MARKET FOR USE IN NUCLEAR REACTORS.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

US Flag An Official Website of the United States Government