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SHAPED MEMORY ALLOY COMPOSITES FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ACTUATORS

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
15268 		Program Year/Program:
1991 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
15268 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Xemet, Inc.
15257 N.e. 90th Street Redmon, WA 98052
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1991
Title: SHAPED MEMORY ALLOY COMPOSITES FOR HIGH FREQUENCY ACTUATORS
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $59,194.00
 

Abstract:

SHAPED MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) COMPOSITE MATERIALS ARE PROPOSED WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF EXTREMELY FAST RESPONSE TIMES, CAN BE FORMED INTO SURFACES WHICH WILL EXHIBIT INDEPENDENTLY CONTROL OVER EACH OF THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF THE SURFACE, SHOW MORE UNIFORM AUSTENITE-MARTENSITE TRANSFORMATION PROPERTIES, ARE EXPECTED TO EXHIBIT IMPROVED FATIGUE-LIFE PROPERTIES, AND WILL HAVE INCREASED FORCE-DISPLACEMENT PERFORMANCE. HEAD TRANSFER CALCULATIONS FOR SMA ELECTRICAL ACTUATORS ARE PERFORMED, METALLURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE DISCUSSED, PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE SAMPLES ARE PROPOSED, AND SURFACE APPLICATIONS FOR TORPEDOESARE DISCUSSED. FIGURES SHOW PERFORMANCE DATA, PHOTOMICROGRAPHS OF MATERIAL CROSS-SECTIONS, AND APPLICATION CONFIGURATIONS. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS/POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT. VERY FAST SMA ELECTRICAL ACTUATORS FOR ROBOTICS, STRUCTURAL DAMPING, LOWER COST AND SMALLER REPLACEMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS, REMOTE FLUID CONTROL DEVICES, OPTICAL DEVICES, OPTICAL DEVICES, AND WEAPON SYSTEM COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, IMPROVED FATIGUE AND OFRCE-DISPLACMENT PERFORMANCE WILL OPEN NEW MARKETS TO SMA ACTUATORS.

Principal Investigator:

Richard Minch
Principal Investigator
2064860973

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Xemet Inc
18804 N Creek Parkway Suite 110 Bothell, WA 98011

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