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Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Detecting Red Plague Within an Insulated Silver Plated Copper Conductor

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: HQ0147-17-C-7416
Agency Tracking Number: B2-2424
Amount: $992,494.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA15-024
Solicitation Number: 2015.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2015
Award Year: 2017
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2017-03-31
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2019-03-30
Small Business Information
2685 Cevennes Terrace
Beavercreek, OH 45434
United States
DUNS: 809577443
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Mr. Joseph D'Angelo
 CTO
 (937) 271-4110
 jdangelo@dangelotechnologies.com
Business Contact
 Maurissa D'Angelo
Phone: (216) 650-1552
Email: maurissa@dangelotechnologies.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

DAngelo Technologies, LLC (D5T) successfully conducted research to develop non-destructive test equipment and procedures for detecting Red Plague within an insulated silver plated copper conductor. Red Plague is an embedded fault and the consequences of Red Plague formation compromises the integrity of both the electrical and mechanical properties of the wiring system often resulting in wholesale replacement of wire and harnesses, mission abort, or mission failure. The presence of Red Plague is often not located until stored wire is stripped during installation, repair or replacement. Visual inspection for Red Plague is not consistent and is very subjective, especially if the Red Plague is found at the ends of the wire and the extent of Red Plague within the length of the wire is unknown. This Phase II SBIR presents a path to prototypes of three NDT methods for detecting Red Plague within conductors. Approved for Public Release | 16-MDA-8951 (15 December 16)

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