SBIR/STTR Research Award
Chromate Free Polyurethane Fuel Tank Coating
Award amount
$99,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- TDA RESEARCH, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-03-05
- Contract end date
- 2004-09-05
- UEI
- MK5ANJVWVZK7
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- N04-001
Research abstract
Current aircraft fuel tank coatings contain chromates that provide excellent corrosion protection. Unfortunately, these hexavalent chromates are known carcinogens and their use and disposal is strictly regulated. In fact, in much of the developed world, their use and disposal are being banned outright. An ideal aircraft fuel tank coating would provide effective corrosion protection without the use of chromates. In this Phase I proposal TDA will develop a chromate free, room temperature curing fuel tank primer using nanoparticle additives which contain releasable corrosion inhibitors.
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.
- Corrosion and wear resistant coating for rotary engine seals and surfaces
- SBIR TOPIC 111, PHASE II: A COMPACT PORTABLE MEDICAL OXYGEN GENERATOR
- A Mobile Application for Prediction of Blast Overpressure Exposure in Civilian and Military Operations
- Low-Temperature Secondary Batteries for the Lunar Surface
- Lunar Surface Secondary Battery Modules for Continuous Day/Night Operation
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Chromate-Free Fuel Tank Coating
- Chrome-Free Room Temperature Curing Fuel Tank Coating
- Chromate-Free, Room-Temperature Cure Fuel Tank Coating
- Chrome-Free Room Temperature Curing Fuel Tank Coating
Research funding history
951 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2026). Reported award amounts total $317,960,224. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services