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HIGH PERFORMANCE MG ALLOYS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8611
Amount: $49,960.00
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
2225 E Bayshore Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94303
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR LAWRENCE E EISELSTEIN
 (415) 496-7122
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Research Institution
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Abstract

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS ARE A VERY ATTRACTIVE STRUCTURAL MATERIAL FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS DUE TO THEIR HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS. ONE GLARING PROBLEM WITH THESE ALLOYS IS THEIR VERY POOR RESISTANCE TO CORROSION, PARTICULARLY WHEN EXPOSED TO CHLORIDECONTAINING ENVIRONMENTS. IF MAGNESIUM ALLOYS CAN BE DEVELOPED THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE, THEN MANY NEW APPLICATIONS WILL BE FOUND TO INCORPORATE THEIR POTENTIAL FOR REDUCING A SYSTEM'S WEIGHT. FAILURE ANALYSIS ASSOCIATES (FAAA) PROPOSES TO USE MECHANICAL ALLOYING AS A METHOD BY WHICH TO MAKE THESE CORROSION-RESISTANT ALLOYS. THIS POWDER PROCESSING SCHEME ALLOWS VIRTUALLY ANY METALLIC ALLOY COMPOSITION TO BE PRODUCED WITHOUT REGARD TO LIQUID METAL SOLUBILITIES AND MELT REACTIVITY, THEREBY INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR OBTAINING AN ALLOY COMPOSITION WITH GREATER CORROSION RESISTANCE.

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