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Optimized Corrosion Resistant Bearing and Gear Steel Thermal Processing

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-11-C-0395
Agency Tracking Number: N092-117-0107
Amount: $749,998.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N092-117
Solicitation Number: 2009.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2011-07-05
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2015-07-05
Small Business Information
4401 Dayton-Xenia Road
Dayton, OH -
United States
DUNS: 074689217
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Hitesh Trivedi
 Research Scientist
 (937) 255-6400
 Hitesh.Trivedi@wpafb.af.mil
Business Contact
 Rick Weddle
Title: Director, Contracts
Phone: (937) 426-6900
Email: rweddle@ues.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

High performance mechanical systems such as bearings and gears in advanced gas turbine engines for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) are required to operate at ever increasing speeds, temperature and loads. An advanced high temperature case hardened bearing steel Pyrowear 675 has been developed for these applications. The basic mechanical properties and desired microstructure can be achieved by conventional carburizing techniques but corrosion resistance is not substantially better than conventional bearing steels like M50 and 440C. In the Phase I program, UES demonstrated the feasibility of an innovative technology that allows Pyrowear 675 to be thermally processed to provide enhanced corrosion resistance while maintaining required mechanical properties and microstructure. In Phase II, the process parameters will be optimized to demonstrate repeatability and process controls on actual bearings and gears. Sub-scale bearing fatigue tests will be conducted in Phase II. Also, the Phase II will demonstrate production ready system capable of thermally processing full scale engine bearings and gears. Full size bearing testing will be conducted in Phase III.

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