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SBIR Phase I: Cavitation Peening to Create Deep Residual Stresses for High Strength Components

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: 0637424
Agency Tracking Number: 0637424
Amount: $99,853.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MI
Solicitation Number: NSF 06-553
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2006
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4718 B Street NW Suite 104
Auburn, WA 98001
United States
DUNS: 030321009
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Daniel Alberts
 MS
 (253) 854-0796
 dana@ormondllc.com
Business Contact
 Daniel Alberts
Title: MS
Phone: (253) 854-0796
Email: dana@ormondllc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop an improved cavitation peening process using high-pressure water jets to introduce deep compressive residual stresses in materials to improve high-cycle fatigue (HCF) resistance. It has been shown that the introduction of deep compressive stresses can provide significant HCF performance improvements. The company has successfully demonstrated the ability to generate deep compressive stresses without causing damage using cavitaion peening. The broader impact of the technology will be to replace the more expensive laser shock peening (LSP) process, and will require inexpensive tooling (lower capital costs), absence of surface damage, improved flexibility and ability to access restricted areas such as inside bores of tubes."

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