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CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4231
Amount: $49,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1560 Brookhollow Dr
Santa Ana, CA 92705
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 T E MACK
 (714) 556-2800
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

SEVERAL GOVERNMENT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS (ELITE, TAV, BGV), ETC.) ARE PROPOSING SYSTEMS WHICH REQUIRE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING OPERATIONAL LOADS AT EXPOSURE TEMPERATURES OF 3000 DEG F AND HIGHER. THE MOST PROMISING MATERIAL SOLUTION FOR THESE HOT STRUCTURE APPLICATIONS IS COMPOSITE CARBON-CARBON. THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF THIS CLASS OF MATERIALS HAS BEEN WELL DEMONSTRATED BY EXAMPLES SUCH AS SPACE SHUTTLE, ROCKET NOZZLE THROATS AND EXIT CNES, JET ENGINE AFTERBURNER SECTIONS AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, TWO MAJOR MATERIAL DEFICIENCIES EXIST; LOW MATRIX MECHANICAL PROPERTIES (INTERLAMINAR SHEAR AND CROSS-PLY TENSILE STRENGTHS AND STIFFNESSES) AND COATING COMPATIBILITY (OXIDATION PROTECTION). PDA ENGINEERING PROPOSES A NEW MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION PROGRAM THAT WILL ATTEMPT TO TOUGHEN THE COATING AGAINST THERMAL CYCLE CRACK PROPAGATION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVING THE SUBSTRATE MATRIX PROPERTIES.

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