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THE SYNTHESIS OF NEW METASTABLE ULTRAHARD MATERIALS
Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 7717
Amount:
$50,000.00
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):
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Small Business Information
Po Box 1567
Ann Arbor, MI
48106
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: DR THOMAS P O'HOLLERAN
Phone: () -
Phone: () -
Business Contact
Name: Robert F Mccarthy
Phone: (313) 769-8500
Phone: (313) 769-8500
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
THE HARDEST MATERIALS AVAILABLE TODAY ARE DIAMOND AND CUBIC BORON NITRIDE. BOTH OF THESE MATERIALS EXIST AS METASTABLE PHASES THAT CAN BE SYNTHETICALLY PRODUCED FROM MUCH SOFTER AND CHEAPER STARTING MATERIALS SUCH AS GRAPHITE. ONE OF THETECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC DIAMOND OR CUBIC BORON NITRIDE IS SHOCK-WAVE PROCESSING AT PRESSURES IN THE 10-200 GPA RANGE. THEORETICAL ARGUMENTS SUGGEST THAT OTHER,AS YET UNSYNTHESIZED, ULTRAHARD MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE RECOVERABLE IN METASTABLE PHASES. THIS PROJECT WILL USE SHOCK PROCESSING OF SEVERAL NEW STARTING MATERIALS IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER NEW ULTRAHARD COMPOUNDS.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
