SBIR/STTR Research Award
Weaveable HfC Structural Fiber Development and Scale-Up
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- EDWARD POPE DR
- Proposal award date
- 2006-04-10
- Contract end date
- 2006-10-10
- UEI
- HPX4PC9TMCV5
- Solicitation number
- 2005.3
- Topic code
- MDA05-066
Research abstract
In this MDA Phase I SBIR program, MATECH/GSM proposes to further develop and scale-up HfC structural ceramic fiber to a level suitable for low rate initial production (LRIP) of HfC ceramic fiber tow during the Phase II program for weaving and structural CMC fabrication. The resulting UHT CMCs for such missile defense applications as zero-erosion solid rocket motor (SRM) nozzles and exit cones, hypersonic leading edge materials, and ballistic nose-tips. In this Phase I program, we have brought in key propulsion contractors Aerojet and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.
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.
- Flexible TPS Materials
- High Yield SiC Preceramic Polymers
- Affordable Materials and Coatings for Pressure Gain Combustion
- SiNC-1400X Ceramic Fibers and CMCs for Unique High Temperature Applications
- Low Thermal Conductivity Fiber for Solid Rocket Nozzle Insulation
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Weaveable HfC Structural Fiber Development and Scale-Up
- Development of Low Cost Needled C/SiC for TDACS Applications
- Development of Low Cost Needled C/SiC for TDACS Applications
- Manufacturing Processes for Propulsion Technology
Research funding history
70 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2021). Reported award amounts total $25,404,453. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services