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Through this DLA STTR program, NanoSonic and Penn State will work with a major US manufacturer of missile systems and hypersonic vehicles. Together we will demonstrate automated filament winding and resin transfer molding manufacturing processes to produce high temperature thermal protection system (TPS) materials and evaluate material properties to develop production statistics and quality contro ...

The national imperative to field hypersonic weapon systems has increased the demand for robust, lightweight, and affordable high temperature materials for thermal protection systems.  Refractory composites such as carbon-carbon (C/C) or carbon/SiC (C/SiC) offer enormous promise, but wider-scale acceptance continues to be hindered by certain technical and affordability limitations.  Key among the ...

Lithium-ion battery systems are proliferating across military and commercial markets. Due to their high energy and compelling power densities, lithium based batteries are an ideal match for long and demanding missions and are being integrated into more critical systems every day. ​​​​​​​As more and more batteries are introduced to mission and safety critical systems it has become all ...

Diminishing manufacturing source problems continue to cause shortages for critical DoD weapons systems, negatively impacting readiness. Subcomponents become obsolete and manufacturers stop supporting parts, and it becomes difficult for the government to acquire approved parts at a fair or reasonable price — or at any price.This scenario is the case for NSN 2840-0038-64656, the thermocouple cover ...

Magnesium metal, sometimes referred to as the “Green Metal” is important for defense and industrial use, as it is the lightest of all the structural and engineering metals. Magnesium also has superior mechanical properties such as high dampening capacity, heat dissipation, and shock absorbing capacity. Magnesium is 100% recyclable. Due to these factors, magnesium metal is in high demand in the ...

Industrial control system (ICS) operational technology (OT) systems enable increased process efficiency and cost savings.  At the same time, they allow for increasingly complex cyber-attacks with devastating physical impacts.  The ATC-NY team will design and build CYRIN-OT, a system for creating virtual “digital twins” of OT networks and performing security assessments on them.  Any diverge ...

This Phase II project seeks to develop a method for the recycling of rare earth zirconate thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Thermal barrier coatings are crucial to the function and performance of military aircraft engines, as they influence the operating temperatures and environments for the aircrafts. There are currently two main types of established thermal barrier coating materials, yttria-stabi ...

ITL Solutions is proposing to build on the results of the Phase I SBIR to develop a new source of supply for the additional items on the drawing developed into a SAR package in Phase I as well as to develop new sources of supply for additional NSNs identified by DLA and other US Navy and Joint Program Office Customers as facing obsolescence requirements.  As an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, w ...

Diminishing manufacturing source problems continue to cause shortages for critical DoD weapons systems, negatively impacting readiness. Subcomponents become obsolete and manufacturers go out of business, and it becomes difficult for the government to acquire approved parts at a fair or reasonable price — or at any price. The Air Force, Army, and Navy have an urgent need for a range of aging and ...

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) constitute some of the most important advanced materials utilized in military aircraft applications. The elevated operating temperatures, enhanced abilities to resist adverse environmental conditions, and increased fuel efficiencies of modern aircraft engines are all related to improvements in thermal barrier coatings. These improvements in TBC behavior and performa ...