Alloying and Casting Furnace for Shape Memory Alloys

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID:	Program Year/Program: 2012 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 114380	Solicitation Year: 2011	Solicitation Topic Code: A2.01	Solicitation Number:

Small Business Information: Arcast Inc.
264 Main Street Oxford, ME 04270-3134
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2012

Title: Alloying and Casting Furnace for Shape Memory Alloys

Agency: NASA

Contract: NNX12CD65P

Award Amount: $105,760.00

Abstract:
The concept in the proposed project is to create a melting, alloying and casting furnace for the processing titanium based SMA using cold crucible techniques. The cold crucible furnace configuration will allow the material to remain pure without ceramic contamination. By using a combination of arc melting and induction processes it will also allow the material to be fully alloyed from elemental feed stock. The complete alloying and casting process will be contained in one vacuum/atmospheric chamber reducing the introduction of oxygen in the process. The deliverable at the end of the project will be to deliver a fully developed melting, alloying and casting furnace for processing 500g melts to The Advanced Metallics Branch of NASA Glenn Research Center.

Principal Investigator:
Sasha Long
Principal Investigator
2075399638
engineering@arcastinc.com

Business Contact:
Sasha Long
Business Official
2075399638
engineering@arcastinc.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Arcast Inc.
264 Main Street Oxford, ME 04270-3134

EIN/Tax ID: 273106326

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No