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VIBRATORY AGING AND STRESS RELIEF (VASR) FOR A7005 ALUMINUM WELDS

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
5514 		Program Year/Program:
1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
5514 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Applied Fusion Technologies
Po Box 9652 Fort Collins, CO 80525
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1987
Title: VIBRATORY AGING AND STRESS RELIEF (VASR) FOR A7005 ALUMINUM WELDS
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $69,872.00
 

Abstract:

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A METHOD THAT WILL IMPROVE BOTH THE RELIABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY OF WELDING AGE HARDENING ALUMINUM ALLOYS. THIS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY USING AN IMPROVED VASR (VIBRATORY AGING AND STRESS RELIEF) SYSTEM, SQUARE WAVE PULSED ARC WELDING, AND POSSIBLY A COMBINATION OF BOTH TECHNIQUES. VASR TECHNIQUES INCLUDE TESTING IN BOTH THE SUBRESONANT AND RESONANT FREQUENCY LEVELS WITH ATTENTION ALSO GIVEN TO BEAT VIBRATIONS. PULSE ARC WELDING INCLUDES TESTING BOTH MICRO-PULSE MILLI-PULSE FREQUENCIES AND THE COMBINED POLY-PULSE METHOD. RESEARCH METHODS INCLUDE EMPLOYING THESE DYNAMIC TECHNIQUES IN MAKING A LARGE SERIES OF WELDS. THE RESULTS WILL THEN BE COMPARED OVER AN AGING PERIOD OF UP TO 21 DAYS, USING MICRO HARDNESS TRAVERSES AND TENSILE TESTS. MICROSTRUCTURES WILL BE EXAMINED USING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM).

Principal Investigator:

Charles connelly
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Applied Fusion Technologies
Po Box 9652 Fort Collins, CO 80525

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