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Magnetostrictive Wires for Vibration Control in Fiber Reinforced Composite Structures

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: F29601-02-C-0200
Agency Tracking Number: 02-0947
Amount: $69,997.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2500 N. Loop Drive
Ames, IA 50010
United States
DUNS: 798683355
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Julie Slaughter
 Research Engineer
 (515) 296-8030
 julie.slaughter@etrema-usa.com
Business Contact
 Bill Flowers
Title: President
Phone: (515) 296-8030
Email: brf@etrema-usa.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

"Metallic sheathed magnetostrictive wires (MSMW) will be developed for use in fiber reinforced composite structures. These magnetostrictive wires will be based on rare earth intermetallics such as the "giant" magnetostrictive material TERFENOL-D. Thesmart material characteristics of the magnetostrictive wires can be exploited for sensing, actuation, and, in the simplest case, enhanced passive vibration damping. The wire configuration lends itself well to incorporating into fiber reinforced compositestructures. Techniques for fabricating the MSMW materials will be developed and refined to achieve the highest performance. The MSMW material will be characterized in order to assess the quality of the magnetostrictive wires and compare its performanceto traditional magnetostrictive materials. In order to enable dynamic testing, the MSMW will be incorporated into a simple resin-matrix system. Dynamic characterization of the material will demonstrate its capabilities for vibration applicationsincluding damping, sensing, and actuation. Simple models of the material will be developed to improve future development of the technology. Metallic sheathed magnetostrictive wires (MSMW) could be utilized in a wide variety of applications, both militaryand commercial. Because of their configuration and durability, these wires could easily be incorporated into structures made of resin matrix fiber composites. Once implemented into composite st

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