SBIR/STTR Research Award

Ultra-Lightweight Hybrid Structured Mirror

Award identifier 86b394c9a5f08a63da7f43f66cf3721fdeddc38c6a064cd51ce4f8f17d2fb534Awarding agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Award amount

$69,999

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2005

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
METAL MATRIX CAST COMPOSITES, LLC (DBA M
Proposal award date
2005-01-21
Contract end date
2005-07-25
UEI
Not reported
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
S2.04

Research abstract

MMCC is proposing herewith a hybrid structured mirror that combines the advantages of SiC membrane and magnesium graphite composite. The significance of magnesium graphite composite is that it can be produced with quasi-isotropic properties and closely matched CTE down to cryogenic temperatures. In the proposed hybrid mirror, SiC membranes are used as the front and back faces of the mirror and an egg crate structure made of magnesium graphite composite is sandwiched between the SiC membranes. The proposed hybrid mirror structure is expected to have high specific stiffness, good thermal stability, be light weight, and producable at moderate cost.

Technology keywords

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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