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Multi-Layer Approach for Corrosion Resistance of Aircraft Aluminum Alloys

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-09-M-0403
Agency Tracking Number: O091-C03-4005
Amount: $99,993.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: OSD09-C03
Solicitation Number: 2009.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-07-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-01-15
Small Business Information
The Millennium Centre R.R. 1, Box 100B
Triadelphia, WV 26059
United States
DUNS: 101582922
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Harold Stauver
 Director of Research & Development
 (304) 547-5800
 hls@trl.com
Business Contact
 Brian Joseph
Title: President, COO
Phone: (304) 547-5800
Email: bej@trl.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The objective of this proposed Phase I study is to develop an alternate production practice for high-strength aircraft aluminum alloys via an experimental layering process in order to enhance stress corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance. The basic operational processing procedure is to produce aluminum through roll bonding of a composite of several layers of standard material such that the grain shape/orientation alternates through the through-thickness plane of the finished plate. It is known from the literature that stress-corrosion cracking will propagate in the short-transverse direction and to some degree in the long transverse direction. The intent of this investigation will be to determine whether a layering of previously processed aircraft plate in 0-90 and 0-45 orientations can result in a microstructure that will inhibit the progress of SCC damage through the thickness plane of the plate material. The experiment will compare three conditions: i) standard process aircraft alloys, ii) cross-rolled aircraft material, and iii) layered material produced from standard un-clad aircraft plate. If the Phase I effort is successful, more extensive testing and scale-up attempts will take place during Phase II.

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