SBIR/STTR Research Award
Rayon Replacement for High Temperature Materials
Award amount
$99,848Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- EDWARD POPE DR
- Proposal award date
- 2017-03-15
- Contract end date
- 2017-09-14
- UEI
- HPX4PC9TMCV5
- Solicitation number
- 2016.3
- Topic code
- MDA16-020
Research abstract
MATECH will leverage modeling capabilities developed for PAN-based carbon fiber reinforced structural insulators in order to build models using rayon replacement carbon fiber reinforcement phases for significant gains in thermal performance when scaled-up to structural or ablative insulator componentry (valves, nozzles, hot gas flow materials, etc.). Activities will aid in growing potential rayon replacement technology by screening (through thermal and mechanical modeling) several rayon analog carbon fibers (CFs) ahead of composite level testing. MATECH proposes to investigate Tencela lyocell based CFs as well other potential environmentally sustainable solutions. Approved for Public Release | 17-MDA-9219 (31 May 17)
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.
- Flexible TPS Materials
- High Yield SiC Preceramic Polymers
- Affordable Materials and Coatings for Pressure Gain Combustion
- SiNC-1400X Ceramic Fibers and CMCs for Unique High Temperature Applications
- Low Thermal Conductivity Fiber for Solid Rocket Nozzle Insulation
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Development of Lyocell-Based High Temperature Composites for Structural Insulator Applications
- Metallized Ceramic-Based Structural Insulators
- Low-Density Ablator-Filled Foam Incorporating Lyocell-Derived Carbon Fiber for BMDS Interceptors, Phase II
- Acetate Fiber Reinforcements for High Temperature Composites
- Low-Density Ablator-Filled Foam Incorporating Lyocell-Derived Carbon Fiber for BMDS Interceptors
Research funding history
70 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2021). Reported award amounts total $25,404,453. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services