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LASER GROWN, FLUORINATED DIAMOND FILMS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15657
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: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1504 Illinois
Ames, IA 50010
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Bruce C Janvrin
 Principal Investigator
 (515) 292-4416
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE MOVING MECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES IN SPACE STRUCTURES NEED SOLID LUBRICANTS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. FLUORINATED DIAMOND OR DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON OFFERS PROMISE BECAUSE ITS DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON PROVIDES LOW FRICTION AND FLUORINE ATOMS CAN PASSIVATE THE SURFACE LAYER. PHASE I WORK WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE PHOTOTHERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE TO SYNTHESIZE FLUORINATED DIAMOND FILMS ON SPACE BEARING MATERIAL SUBSTRATES SUCH AS 440C STAINLESS STEEL AND SIC. HALOGENATED METHANE AND FLUORINE WILL BE USED AS PRECURSOR GASES. LASER GROWN FILMS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED WITH X-RAY DIFFRACTION, RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. FRICTION BEHAVIOR OF THESE FILMS WILL BE STUDIED AND COMPARED WITH THE CURRENTLY USED MOS2 AND POLY TETRA FLUOROETHYLENE. THE LUBRICANTS WOULD HELP SPACE TRIBOSYSTEM COMPONENTS SUCH AS MAINSHAFT BEARINGS, GIMBALS, CAGE BEARINGS, ETC. ADDITIONAL SPIN-OFFS ARE IN MICROELECTRONICS, OPTICAL AND MACHINE TOOLS.

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