SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Temperature Solid Lubricants for Bearings
Award amount
$99,991Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- UES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2009-01-08
- Contract end date
- 2009-10-08
- UEI
- FV5WK6YTN215
- Solicitation number
- 2008.3
- Topic code
- AF083-064
Research abstract
High mach gas turbine engines will require bearings to operate at high temperatures (900-1200ºF). At such temperatures fluid lubricants will not work. UES Inc. proposes to develop robust high temperature solid lubricant coating systems utilizing commercially viable process. The coating systems will be characterized in terms of adhesion, microstructure, mechanical properties and tribological characteristics in relevant temperature regime. Based on their performance ranking, coating systems will be identified for further development in Phase II. BENEFIT: Successful completion of the project will enable the operation of bearings at higher temperatures for military (high mach gas turbine engines) and commercial (hot profile rolling, power generation etc.) applications.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Chameleon Solid Film Lubricants for High Temperature Bearing Applications
- High Temperature Solid Lubricants for Bearings
- Nano-Multilayered Dry-Machining Coating for High-Temperature Solid-Lubrication of Aircraft Engine-Control Components
Research funding history
294 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2023). Reported award amounts total $73,979,003. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Contractor profile
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