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IN SITU SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY OF ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6014
Amount:
$489,000.00
Phase:
Phase II
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
2854 Southaven Dr
Annapolis, MD
21401
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Larry D Mccormick
Phone: (301) 266-8934
Phone: (301) 266-8934
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract
SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO IMAGE SURFACES IN A VACUUM, AIR, AND SOLUTION AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL. THE TECHNIQUE HAS ALSO BEEN APPLIED TO POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS, THE REGIONS NEAR GRAIN BOUNDARIES, ATOMIC DEFECTS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALIZED SPECTROSCOPIES. THE LOCALIZED CORROSION OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS IN SEA WATER IS A WELL-STUDIED BUT STILL NOT UNDERSTOOD PROBLEM. THE LOCALIZED CORROSION OF ALUMINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMC) HAS BEEN STUDIED AND HAS SHOWN THAT THESE MATERIALS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PITTING. THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL BE AN ATTEMPT TO STUDY THE PITTING OF ALUMINUM MMC'S AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL WITH SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY.
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