SBIR/STTR Research Award
Processing of Metallic Scrap Materials for Battlefield Additive Manufacturing
Award amount
$1,536,885Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Molyworks Materials Corporation
- Proposal award date
- 2017-01-23
- Contract end date
- 2021-01-29
- UEI
- U9C1DRRKTLU9
- Solicitation number
- 16.1
- Topic code
- A16-023
Research abstract
A shippable metallurgical system called the Mobile Foundry; is developed for deployable recycling of battlefield scrap metals and powder production. In Phase I, the current system was tested for capability to recycle steel, stainless steel, and aluminum and produce fine powders usable in additive manufacturing or cold spray. Technical feasibility of the Mobile Foundry has been demonstrated in Phase I, and powder produced is suitable for additive manufacturing or cold spray; however, the system has technical obstacles to commercialization such as high gas consumption. In Phase II, the current Mobile Foundry will be developed for commercial viability. Gas consumption will be reduced, yields will be improved, and ease of operation will be enhanced. Currently, the Mobile Foundry is at a TRL of 6. Over the course of the two-year Phase II project, a second-generation Mobile Foundry will be designed which, once constructed, will have a TRL of 7.
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.
- Novel Feedstock Production System for Metallic Additive Manufactured Structural Parts and Repairs
- Novel Feedstock Production System for Metal AM Parts and Repairs
- Development of FeMnAl Armor for Additive Manufacturing Repair of Ground Vehicles
- Powder Development and Characterization for Additive Manufacturing of FeMnAlC Alloy Steel
- Development of Additive Manufacturing for Landing Gear Components
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Processing of Metallic Scrap Materials for Battlefield Additive Manufacturing
- Processing of Metallic Scrap Materials for Battlefield Additive Manufacturing
Research funding history
8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2016–2023). Reported award amounts total $4,592,649. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense