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CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8446
Amount: $45,873.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
70 S Chapel St
Newark, DE 19711
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 BRAIN J SALDANHA
 (302) 366-8835
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM IN PHASE I ARE TO DEVELOP CORROSION DATA ON A SERIES OF SIC/AL AND GR/AL METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES. SINCE THESE MATERIALS SHOW SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR USE IN NAVAL APPLICATIONS, THEIR CORROSION RESISTANCE WILL BE EVALUATED IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF MARINE EXPOSURES. DATA FROM LONGTERM EXPOSURES, SHORT-TERM ACCELERATED ELECTROCHEMICAL TESTS, AND METALLURGICAL EXAMINATIONS AND SEM/EDXA ANALYSIS OF THE SURFACES, INTERFACES, AND CORROSION PRODUCTS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS FOR THE MECHANISMS OF CORROSION IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS, WHICH MAY BE USED FOR IMPROVING FABRICATION PROCEDURES, FOR DEVELOPING NEWER OR EXISTING MATERIALS WHICH ADEQUATE CORROSION PROTECTION, AND FOR RECOMMENDING MATERIALS FOR USE IN ACTUAL SERVICE APPLICATIONS.

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