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Highly Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Alloys: Innovative Processing Methods to…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Office of the Secretary of Defense 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
O2-0992 		Solicitation Year:
2009 		Solicitation Topic Code:
OSD09-C03 		Solicitation Number:
2009.1
Small Business Information
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
The Millennium Centre 1142 Middle Creek Road Triadelphia, WV -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Highly Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Alloys: Innovative Processing Methods to Enhanced Corrosion Resistance (e.g., layered structures, etc.)
Agency / Branch: DOD / OSD
Contract: N00014-11-C-0081
Award Amount: $750,000.00
 

Abstract:

The objective of this proposed Phase II work is to develop a production method for manufacturing rolled plates of a high-strength aircraft aluminum alloy (7075) with high SCC (stress corrosion cracking) resistance. The corrosion resistance is to be improved without a loss in tensile strength. The basic operational processing procedure is to produce aluminum alloy plate 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 when tensile load is present in the short-transverse direction and to some degree in the long transverse direction. The base period of Phase II will be directed to establish improvements in SCC resistance and strength on plates of laboratory scale. If the Phase II effort is successful, scale-up attempts will take place during the first and second option periods.

Principal Investigator:

G.s. Murty
Senior Materials Scientis
(304) 547-5800
gsm@trl.com

Business Contact:

Elizabeth N. Kraftician
President&CEO
(304) 547-5800
enk@trl.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd.
The Millennium Centre 1142 Middle Creek Road Triadelphia, WV -

EIN/Tax ID: 550640717
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No