SBIR/STTR Research Award
Lightweight FRA Bearing Liners for Gear Boxes(1001-097)
Award amount
$1,499,420Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-11-07
- Contract end date
- 2010-12-20
- UEI
- DA91DUWSMSQ7
- Solicitation number
- 2005.1
- Topic code
- N05-009
Research abstract
Triton System Inc.’s fiber reinforced metal technology has demonstrated a significant improvement in wear resistance over 9310 carburized steel and beryllium copper. In screen fret wear testing, fiber reinforced aluminum (FRA) outperformed baseline materials while offering significant weightsavings. For example, a one-to-one insertion of FRA technology into CH53K gearbox liners enables a 56pound weight savings per system. In this Phase II effort, Triton will work closely with the Navy to further refine the FRA technology for improved performance and manufacturability. Proof of feasibility and a quantified performance payoff will be demonstrated with the fabrication of several bearing liner configurations for a gearbox endurance test to be conducted at the end of the program.
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.
- Pre and Post Weld Heating Innovations
- Coatings for Reliable Compact Rotary Engines
- Biological Noise Modeling for Active and Passive Sonar System Performance Predictions
- Advanced Fretting Fatigue Life Prediction Method for Naval Aerospace Applications
- Ambient Acoustic Noise Cancelling for Military Boom Microphones
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Computational Materials Design of a High-Strength Copper Alloy for Replacing BeCu Alloys
- Computational Materials Design of a High-Strength Copper Alloy for Replacing BeCu Alloys
- The Development of an Alternative Material for Beryllium Copper
- Fiber Reinforced Copper for Bushing Applications(1000-684)
Research funding history
927 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2026). Reported award amounts total $388,500,403. 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, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation