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MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATINGS FOR CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8894
Amount: $202,260.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 865
San Marcos, CA 92069
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr George H Reynolds
 (619) 744-7648
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL EXAMINE THE USE OF MODEL REFRACTORY AND LIGHT METAL COATINGS ON CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR THE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONALITIES OF RESISTANCE TO ATOMIC OXYGEN EFFECTS EXPECTED IN LOW EARTH ORBIT, HIGH POWER C.W. LASER EFFECTS BEFORE AND AFTER EXPOSURE TO ATOMIC OXYGEN, AND NUCLEAR EFFECTS. PROTOTYPE VAPOR DEPOSITED REFRACTORY AND LIGHT METAL COATINGS ON CARBON-CARBON SUBSTRATES WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF A SIGNIFICANT ATOMIC OXYGEN FLUENCE AND THEN TESTED FOR RESISTANCE TO HIGH POWER LASERS. SURFACE ANALYSIS STUDIES AND OPTICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS WILL BE PERFORMED ON AS-PRODUCED COATINGS, COATING EXPOSED TO ATOMIC OXYGEN, COATINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN LASER TESTED, AND COATINGS EXPOSTED TO ATOMIC OXYGEN AND THEN LASER TESTED. THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE MECHANISTICS OF DEGRADATION AND PROTECTION WHICH CAN BE USED FOR DESIGN OF OPTIMIZED COATINGS FOR APPLICATION TO CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR SPACECRAFT. THE PROJECT WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THE ENGINEERING AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSISTANCE OF LOCKHEED MISSILE AND SPACE CORPORATION AND THE RICE UNIVERSITY LASER APPLICATIONS CENTER.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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