SBIR/STTR Research Award
Low Cost P/M Aluminum Syntactic Foam for Blade Containment in Turbine Engines
Award amount
$99,943Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- POWDERMET INC
- Proposal award date
- 2007-01-19
- Contract end date
- 2007-07-23
- UEI
- TK9JT3DMDW14
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- A2.01
Research abstract
The proposed Phase I SBIR proposes a low density (0.75-1.2g/cc)syntactic aluminum foam energy absorber co-manufactured inside a composite fan case for turbine engines. Metal syntactic foams provide more energy absorption than any type other metal or non metallic foam on a volumetric basis (80-150J/cm^3). This will provide a lower weight alternative to hard wall fan casings and a smaller wall alternative to soft walled fan casings. The phase I program will test Syntactic aluminum foam and integrated carbon fiber aluminum syntactic foam panels under high strain rate conditions and under a blade failure ballistic test.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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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