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The objective of the proposed program is to develop and demonstrate a low-cost, high thermal conductivity, low mass density material for use in electronic packaging. Target material characteristics are: less than aluminum heat sinks, thermal conductivity at least 200 W/m-k, and mass density less than aluminum. To address this objective, Cast Metal Composites, Inc. will produce lightweight, high ...

The proposed experimental program demonstrates the technical feasibility of growing single crystals of technologically important ceramics by the solid state method. The proposed method relies on discontinuous grain growth which is often regarded as undesirable and deleterious during the sintering of many ceramics. In order to demonstrate the technical feasibility and versatility of the solid sta ...

Automobile three-way catalyst (TWC) are quite efficient at steady state operatingtemperature typically destroying 98% of incoming hydrocarbons (HCs) and carbonmonoxide (CO). However, up to 80% of emissions occur during the first fewminutes of Federal Test Procedure when the engine is running rich, the engine iscold and TWC has not reached light-off temperature. To significantly reduce HCsand CO ...

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Electrokinetic remediation of metal contaminated soils is a promising in-situsoil remediation technology. In electrokinetic soil remediation, a current isapplied to two electrodes buried in the soil and the ionic contaminants movetowards the electrodes for subsequent cleanup of the localized contaminant.However, implementation of electrokinetic soil remediation is prohibited by1) buildup of a pH ...

The objective of Faraday Technology's Phase I program is to demonstrate thefeasibility of a novel treatment technology for in process recycling ofwastewaters generated by the printed wiring board (PWB) and metal finishingindustries. Specifically, their electrochemical ion-exchange (EIX) process willenable in-process recycling of both water to rinsing operations and metal saltsto plating operation ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will demonstrate a novel process for electrochemical machining nickel superalloys and other hard, passive alloys. Nickel-based superalloys are widely used in various industries, such as aerospace and automative industries. However, nickel superalloys are difficult-to-cut materials. Traditional mechanical methods failed to machine these sup ...

This SBIR project of Phase I proposes to develop and advance a process technology called Dynamic Magnetic Compaction (DMC). This technology will be useful for fabricating nanostructured components of various material systems such as ceramics, metals, high temperature alloys, and composites from their respective nano powders. The fabrication of nano components from nano powders requires the conso ...

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