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A LASER SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATING IN-SITU DEGREDATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18465
Amount: $54,901.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2763 Culver Avenue
Dayton, OH 45429
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr. Bhanu Chelluri
 (513) 296-1806
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Abstract

ADVANCED MATERIALS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN MANY ARMY SYSTEMS. THESE SYSTEMS REQUIRE NEW NON-DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING IN SERVICE DEGREDATION. SECONDLY, TECHNIQUES ARE REQUIRED TO ASSESS MATERIAL INTEGRITY DURING MANUFACTURING. IAP RESEARCH PROPOSES A NDE TECHNIQUE BASED ON BRILLOUIN SCATTERING THAT IS CAPABLE OF DETERMINING CHANGES IN ELASTIC CONSTANTS OF POLYMER BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND MONOLITHIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS. THE CHANGE IN ELASTIC CONSTANTS CAN THEN BE USED TO PREDICT COMPONENT MECHANICAL PROPERTY DEGREDATION CAUSED BY THERMAL OR LOW VELOCITY COMPACT DAMAGE. IN THE CASE OF PROCESSING FEEDBACK THE TECHNIQUE WILL ALLOW FOR THE IN-SITU EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING VARIABLES ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES.

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