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HIGH TC SUPERCONDUCTING TAPES

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 		Award ID:
9393 		Program Year/Program:
1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
9393 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl
Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl 20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500 Germantown, MD 20874 0111
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1989
Title: HIGH TC SUPERCONDUCTING TAPES
Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $74,726.00
 

Abstract:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE MECHANICAL AND SUPERCONDUCTING PROPERTIES OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS IS CRUCIAL FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES, MOTOR, GENERATORS, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS. STATE-OF-THE-ART PROCESSING NOW YIELDS HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCING MATERIALS WITH ENCOURAGING ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES, BUT WHOSE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ARE CONSTRAINED BY THE BRITTLENESS OF THE CERAMIC OXIDE. THIS PROBLEM IS RETARDING THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS THE CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING SMALL DIAMETER SUPERCONDUCTING FILAMENTS INTO A TAPE WHOSE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO THE FILAMENT ALONE. A PROCESS TO PREPARE THESE TAPES UTILIZING NOVEL MOCVD TECHNOLOGY AND PLASMA DEPOSITION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. IN PHASE I, UNIAXIALLY ALIGNED STATE-OF-THE-ART SUPERCONDUCTING FILAMENTS WILL BE HERMETICALLY SEALED AND THEN ENCAPSULATED WITH METAL TO FORM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE TAPES. THESE TAPES WILL BE TESTED TO DETERMINE THEIR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES. IN PHASE II CONTINUOUS PROCESSING WILL BE DEVELOPED AND THE RESULTING TAPES USED TO FABRICATEA MULTI-FILAMENT CONDUCTOR WHICH WILL BE EMPLOYED IN AN OPERATING PROTOTYPE DEVICE AND TESTED.

Principal Investigator:

Dr Ward C Stevens
2033552681

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Technology Materials
520-b Danbury Rd New Milford, CT 06776

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