SBIR/STTR Research Award
Additive Manufacturing of Long Rod Penetrator Sabots using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites
Award amount
$999,940Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- SHEPRA, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2018-06-22
- Contract end date
- 2020-12-31
- UEI
- Q5H9FDJSSP35
- Solicitation number
- 17.1
- Topic code
- A17-033
Research abstract
The purpose of this SBIR is to develop a carbon nanotube metal matrix composite that can used in the manufacturing of small caliber sabots for use with long rod penetrators. In phase one, Additive Manufacturing has been used to make carbon nanotube aluminum metal matrix composites that met threshold requirements and have achieved 95.8% of the objective modulus and 97.5% of the objective strength of the program. Development work remains to achieve elongation requirements in phase. In addition to long rod penetrator weapons, carbon nanotube metal matrix composite technology has applications to four of the five Army modernization priorities.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Additive Manufacturing of Haynes 230 Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites for Propulsion Applications
- Additive Manufacturing of a Structural Thermal Protection System for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
- Additive Manufacturing of carbon nanotube metal matrix composites for dual use applications
- Additive Manufacturing of Hypersonic Thermal Protection Systems
- Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Low-Cost, Lightweight, High-Strength Structural Materials for Small and Medium Caliber Sabots
- Lightweight and High-Strength Materials for Small and Medium Caliber Sabots Using Cost Effective Higher Pressure Powder Compaction Green Manufacturing
- Additive Manufacturing of Long Rod Penetrator Sabots using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites
Research funding history
12 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2016–2025). Reported award amounts total $8,369,288. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense