SBIR/STTR Research Award
Improved Metal-Polymeric Laminate Radiation Shielding
Award amount
$599,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- POWDERMET INC
- Proposal award date
- 2011-06-01
- Contract end date
- 2013-11-30
- UEI
- TK9JT3DMDW14
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- X4.01
Research abstract
In this proposed Phase II program, builds on the phase I feaibility where a multifunctional lightweight radiation shield composite was developed and fabricated. This structural radiation shielding is high strength, syntactic polymeric where the polymer is filled with high strength low Z material. The phase II program will provide radiation modeling and testing for these new structural radiation solutions as well as a physical property database for using them in space habitats. The Phase II program will address issues including flammability, attachment, and incorporation of these new materials into existing and future space habitat designs. The accumulation of the phase II program will be prototype components that can be tested at TRL level 5 or flown for TRL level 6.
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.
- Development of Anisotropic Sintered NdFeB Magnet Consolidation Capacity
- Rapid Net Shape Fabrication of Complex Shapes
- Rare Earth Free Motor Designs with MnBi
- Rapid Manufacturing of Sintered NdFeB Permanent Magnets
- Thermally Engineered Gradient Refractory Metal Matrix Hot-Structures for Hypersonics
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- A Novel Approach to Highly Damage Tolerant and Abrasion Resistant EVA Gloves
- Organic Aerogels with Improved Resilience and Flexibility for Multifunctional Protection in Spacesuits
- Space Suit Glove Pressure Garment Metacarpal Joint and Robotic Hand Analysis
- Design of a Self Don/Doffing Rear Entry Planetary Suit to Interface with a Suit Port/Lock
- Multilayer Polymeric Shielding to Protect Humans from Galactic Cosmic Radiation
Research funding history
123 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2024). Reported award amounts total $29,889,391. 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, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation