SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Use of Magnesium Composites to Reduce Weight of Mortar Systems
Award amount
$119,945Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Aspen Systems, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2005-02-02
- Contract end date
- 2005-08-02
- UEI
- LT1KKS59LJ48
- Solicitation number
- 2004.3
- Topic code
- A04-013
Research abstract
Metal matrix composites(MMC) has increasing applications in aerospace, transportation and military fields due to its high specific strength and stiffness. Magnesium (Mg) with a density of approximately two-thirds of aluminum is the lightest structural material. MMCs fabricated from magnesium thus provide an attractive alternative to Al based MMCs for use in future engineering applications. Despite this advantage, the study of Mg based MMCs remains fairly limited because of its poor corrosion resistance. Aspen proposes to design superior corrosion resistance Mg alloy based composites by changing its alloy chemistry, providing a simple, yet innovative coating technique and state of the art fabrication technique for processing Mg-based composites
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.
- Improved Coupling Factor of Personal Cooling Systems
- Periscope Antenna Active Cooling
- Cooling System for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
- Affordable High Strength Mo-Si-B Alloys for High Temperature Applications
- Ultra-High Strength Nanostructured Magnesium Alloy-Composite
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Corrosion Resistant Squeeze Cast Net Shape Magnesium Composite Components
- Novel Use of Magnesium Composites to Reduce Weight of Mortar Systems
- Corrosion Resistant Squeeze Cast Net Shape Magnesium Composite Components
Research funding history
118 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1985–2012). Reported award amounts total $26,951,408. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security