OXIDATION PROPERTIES OF VAPOR GROWN FIBERS

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Agency: National Science Foundation	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 7463	Program Year/Program: 1988 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 7463	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Applied Sciences Inc
141 W. Xenia Ave. PO Box 579 Cedarville, OH -
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Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1988

Title: OXIDATION PROPERTIES OF VAPOR GROWN FIBERS

Agency: NSF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $48,000.00

Abstract:
REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT MANDATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITE MATERIALS. ALTHOUGH GRAPHITE COMPOSITES HAVE MANY ATTRACTIVE MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES, THESE PROPERTIES DEGRADE SUBSTANTIALLY WITH OXIDATION. A NOVEL GRAPHITE FIBER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH HAS SUPERIOR PROPERTIES FOR TENSILE STRENGTH AND MODULUS. ALTHOUGH OXYDATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIS FIBER HAVE NOT BEEN MEASURED, THE UNIQUE LAMELLAR GRAPHITIC STRUCTURE IS EXPECTED TO YIELD A MATERIAL HIGHLY RESISTANT TO OXIDATION AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL MEASURE THE OXIDATION PROPERTIES OF THIS MATERIAL AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE IN SEVERAL PREPARATIONS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF THE FIBER. PHASE I RESEARCH WOULD ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ANY OF THESE PREPARATIONS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, AND PHASE II RESEARCH WOULD EXTEND THIS RESEARCH BASE AND EXPLORE COMPOSITE MANUFACTURE.

Principal Investigator:
Max l lake
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Applied Sciences Inc
800 Livermore Street Po Box 186 Yellow Springs, OH 45387

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No