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PROTECTION

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 90
Amount: $49,834.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1983
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2211 Denton Drive P.o. Box 14864
Austin, TX 78761
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 David W. Deeberry, Ph.d
Phone: (512) 835-0330
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

SUMX CORPORATION HAS DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED CONCEPTUALLY NEW COATINGS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. THE CORROSION RESISTANCE AFFORDED BY THIS METHOD IS BASED PM ELECTRON TRANSFER BETWEEN THE METAL AND IMMOBILIZED REDOX CENTERS IN THE COATING SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE METAL IN A PASSIVE CONDITION. THIS "PINNING" OF THE SUBSTRATE POTENTIAL MAY PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST LOCALIZED, AS WELL AS UNIFORM CORROSION MODES. IN THE PROPOSED WORK, SUMX INTENDS TO ADAPT THE ELECTROACTIVE COATING METHOD TO RELATIVELY LOW CHROMIUM CONTENT 400 SERIES STAINLESS STEELS. THE BEHAVIOR OF THESE COATED MATERIALS WOULD THEN BE STUDIED IN RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTS. THEIR RESISTANCE TO BOTH UNIFORM AND LOCALIZED CORROSION WILL BE CHALLENGED. THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM CAN BE USED TO ESTIMATE THE SAVING IN STRATEGIC MATERIALS OBTAINABLE BY REPLACING CONVENTIAL STATNLESS STEELS WITH ELECTROACTIVE COATED ONES IN CORROSIVE APPLICATIONS. THE COATED MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE MORE RESISTANT TO STRESS CORROSION CRACKING THAN CONVENTIAL STEELS. THIS POSIBILITY WOULD BE EVALUATED IN THIS PROGRAM AND THOROUGHLY TESTED IN PHASE II WORK.

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