SBIR/STTR Research Award
TaC/TaC CMCs for Aluminized Propellant SRMs
Award amount
$99,771Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- EDWARD POPE DR
- Proposal award date
- 2004-06-22
- Contract end date
- 2004-12-21
- UEI
- HPX4PC9TMCV5
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- MDA04-035
Research abstract
In this proposed MDA Phase I SBIR Program, MATECH seeks to develop woven TaC ceramic fiber reinforced TaC matrix CMCs for aluminized propellant solid rocket motors (SRMs). Aluminized propellant SRMs constitute the most eroding environment when compared to non-aluminized SRMs and liquid SRMs. Both theoretically and experimentally, it has been shown that the reaction initiation temperature of TaC is 1000oC higher than that of carbon and 400oC higher than HfC, thus making it a prime candidate for thrusters used in the next generation of higher performance, hypersonic missile defense systems. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that the erosion rate of TaC is significantly less that HfC and carbon under comparable conditions. Of all the refractory metal carbide systems, TaC holds the most promise for the unique conditions of aluminized propellant SRMs.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- 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
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- THAAD Transition to Production - Collective System Design Certification Requirements
- Innovative Manufacturing Process Improvements—CVD TiC Coating on Precision Bearing Balls
- NET SHAPE FABRICATION OF RHENIUM AND RHENIUM/HfC, TaC, SiC COMPOSITES FOR MDA-DACS NOZZLE LINERS USING HIGH PRESSURE COMBUSTION DRIVEN POWDER COMPACT
- Innovative Manufacturing Process Improvements
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