SBIR/STTR Research Award
Wear Resistant Coatings for Aluminum and Titanium Alloy Housings and Flanges
Award amount
$99,994Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Infoscitex Corporation
- Proposal award date
- 2006-04-20
- Contract end date
- 2007-09-20
- UEI
- NJM7E3Y9QXJ5
- Solicitation number
- 2006.1
- Topic code
- AF06-096
Research abstract
The use of Standing Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) is a key attribute of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). While the LiftFan technology to be used on the JSF will provide significant weight savings, excess weight still exists on the JSF. To alleviate this issue, heavy alloy metals (such as stainless steel) are being targeted for replacement with lower density alloys (such as aluminum and titanium). One area for material replacement is the steel inserts that are currently used in bearing housing and flanges. Utilization of aluminum or titanium in this capacity, however, is not currently possible due to fretting and abrasion wear. In this Phase I SBIR program, Infoscitex proposes the development of coating technology that will render aluminum and titanium alloy resistant to fretting wear. A process for protective both aluminum and titanium will be developed, and a range of coating compositions will be investigated.
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.
- OMBA - On the Move Balance Assessment
- Synthetic Heterogeneous Anatomy by Rapid Prototyping (SHARP)
- Biosensor and Controller for Closed Loop Anesthesia Delivery System
- HITS Hemorrhage Instrumented Training System
- Physical Anatomical Trainer Instrumented for Education and Non-subjective Testing (PATIENT)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
210 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2013). Reported award amounts total $64,528,765. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture