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IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INCREASED EFFICIENCY, LIFE, AND PERFORMANCE, ROCKET ENGINES…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
260 		Program Year/Program:
1983 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
260 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Ultramet
12173 Montague Street Pacoima, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1983
Title: IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INCREASED EFFICIENCY, LIFE, AND PERFORMANCE, ROCKET ENGINES REQUIRE OPERATION AT HIGHER AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,427.00
 

Abstract:

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INCREASED EFFICIENCY, LIFE, AND PERFORMANCE, ROCKET ENGINES REQUIRE OPERATION AT HIGHER AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT STRENGTH AT THESE TEMPERATURES, THE REFRACTORY METALS SUCH AS MOLYBDENUN, TUNGSTEN, TANTALUM, NIOBIUM, AND RHENIUM MUSTBE USED TO FABRICATE THE PARTS WHICH WILL BE EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. THESE METALS AND THEIR STRUCTURALLY IMPORTANT ALLOYS HAVE NOTORIOUSLY POOR RESISTANCE TO OXIDATION IN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE WHERE THEIR STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS ARE VITALLY NEEDED. PROTECTION, IN THE FORM OF COATINGS, FROM THE OXIDIZING ENVIRONMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. CURRENT COATING TECHNOLOGY IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY OPERATION. NEW OXIDATION RESISTANT COATING MATERIALS AND PROCESSES MUST BE DEVELOPED WHICH WILL PERMIT OPERATION IN THE 500 DEGREE C TO2000 DEGREE C TEMPERATURE RANGE. THE PLATINUM GROUP METALS OFFER A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS AS OXIDATION RESISTANT COATING MATERIALS. ULTRAMET PROPOSES TO DEVELOP THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO CHEMICALLY VAPOR DEPOSIT DENSE, ADHERENT COATINGS OF IRIDIUM AND TO DETERMINE ITS OXIDATION PROTECTIVE TEMPERATURE RANGE. PHASE II WILL EXPAND THE EFFORT TO CVD THE OTHER PLATINUM GROUP METALS.

Principal Investigator:

Business Contact:

Richard Kaplan
2138990236
Small Business Information at Submission:

Ultramet
12173 Montague Street Pacoima, CA 91331

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No