SBIR/STTR Research Award
Blade Repair of Integrally Bladed Disks (IBDs)
Award amount
$2,446,612Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Keystone Synergistic Enterprises, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2017-07-14
- Contract end date
- 2019-10-01
- UEI
- PKMKULB388Z4
- Solicitation number
- 16.1
- Topic code
- AF161-118
Research abstract
Building on the successfully completed Phase I SBIR project, an innovative method for titanium 6Al-4V blade repair is proposed for development and maturation during the Phase II effort. Upon completion of development and qualification, this IBD (integrally bladed disk) blade repair process will be applicable to F119 and F135 titanium alloy IBD blades. IBD blades are susceptible to damage beyond blend limits, thus defining the need for the repair process. This proposed technology will demonstrate repair methods to restore the IBD blades for return of the component to an operational engine. Effective repair methods will expand the sustainment window and lower overall total cost of ownership.
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.
- Digital Engineering for CBM+
- Application of Digital Engineering Tools to Automate IBR Damage Assessment
- In-Situ Dimensional and Macro Surface Defect Mitigation in Wire-Fed Additive manufacturing Processes
- Advanced Digital Inspection for OC-ALC Insertion
- Establishing IBR Blade Structural Repair Airworthiness Acceptance Criteria
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- A NON-MELT WELDING PROCESS TO REPAIR TITANIUM BLADES OF IBDS
- Blade Repair of Integrally Bladed Disks (IBDs)
Research funding history
54 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2022). Reported award amounts total $22,727,941. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration