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THE PROPOSED WORK WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF HAFNIUM CARBIDE FIBERPRODUCTION THROUGH PYROLYSIS OF ORGANOHAFNIUM POLYMER PRECURSORS.

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Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 3913
Amount: $49,861.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
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Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR BIROL SONUPARLAK
 (206) 872-7080
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Abstract

THE PROPOSED WORK WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF HAFNIUM CARBIDE FIBERPRODUCTION THROUGH PYROLYSIS OF ORGANOHAFNIUM POLYMER PRECURSORS. IN THIS CHEMICAL APPROACH TO CERAMIC PROCESSING, THE METHODS TO SYNTHESIZE ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMICALS SUITABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF ORGANOHAFNIUM POLYMERS AND TO FORM POLYMERIC FIBERS WITH AN (-HF-CHF-) BACKBONE WILL BE EXPLORED. THE POLYMERS WILL THEN BY PYROLYZED TO GIVE HFC FIBERS. THEY WILL BE CHARACTERIZED USING X-RAY DIFFRACTION, SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS, AND TENSILE STRENGTH AND ELASTIC MODULUS MEASUREMENTS.

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