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3 Dimensional Nano-Scale Reinforcement Architecture for Advanced Composite…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
67953 		Program Year/Program:
2004 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
F045-020-0253 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
3TEX, Inc.
109 MacKenan Drive Cary, NC -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2004
Title: 3 Dimensional Nano-Scale Reinforcement Architecture for Advanced Composite Structures
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: FA9550-04-C-0131
Award Amount: $99,929.00
 

Abstract:

Three-dimensional woven and braided fiber architectures provide important advantages to composites, including suppression of delamination, high damage tolerance, improved through-the-thickness properties, simplicity and cost-effectiveness of manufacturing complex composite structural components. However, in order to diversify applications and reach high volumes of utilization of these materials in high-performance composite structures, such problems as relatively low (compared to tape laminates) fiber volume fraction, reduced in-plane stiffness and strength characteristics have to be resolved. A novel approach to designing and manufacturing 3-D woven and 3-D braided preforms for advanced polymeric and high temperature composites proposed here. The approach is based on the use of very small diameter, ultra-strong and ultra-tough continuous carbon nanotube fibers (developed and produced by the Research Institution of this proposal) as part of the multidirectional reinforcement architecture. Specifically, this kind of fibers will be used as Z-reinforcement in 3-D woven preforms to maximize volume fraction of warp and fill fibers, and as braided tows in special 3-D braided architectures to maximize volume fraction of axial fiber. Finally, it is proposed that carbon nanotube fibers will be selectively integrated into regular, `host' tows to increase local strength, fracture toughness in the zones of anticipated high stress concentration.

Principal Investigator:

Alexander Bogdanovich
VP of Research & Development
9194812500
bogdanovicha@3tex.com

Business Contact:

Andrew Watson
Corporate Secretary/Controller
9194812500
watsona@3tex.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

3TEX, INC.
109 MacKenan Drive Cary, NC 27511

EIN/Tax ID: 561990412
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
University of Texas at Dallas
2601 N. Floyd Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080
Contact: Steve Collins
Contact Phone: (972) 883-6534
RI Type: Nonprofit college or university