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EXPLOSIVE POWDER COMPACTION OF TORPEDO HULLS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8918
Amount: $38,281.00
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): N/A
Small Business Information
547 Diamond Point Rd
Sequim, WA 98382
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 ALAN W HARE
 (206) 683-4167
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

TORPEDO SHELLS ARE MACHINED FROM ALUMINUM TUBES USING EXPENSIVE MACHINING METHODS. BY USING EXPLOSIVE LOADS TO CONSOLIDATE ALUMINUM POWDERS, TUBES COULD BE MANUFACTURED AT NEAR NET SHAPE TO REDUCE MACHINING COSTS. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THIS TECHNIQUE IS THAT THE ALUMINUM POWDER CAN EASILY BE REINFORCED WITH MATERIAL SUCH AS SILICON CARBIDE CREATING A COMPOSITE WHICH HAS A HIGHER STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO THAN WROUGHT AND CAST ALUMINUM. A SUCCESSFUL PHASE I OF THIS PROGRAM WOULD DEVELOP THE NECESSARY PROCESSING PARAMETERS TO MANUFACTURE ALUMINUM TUBES REINFORCED WITH SILICON CARBIDE. THESE PARAMETERS COULD THEN BE USED DURING PHASE II TO BUILD SOME PROTOTYPE TORPEDO SHELLS.

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