SBIR/STTR Research Award
A PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED CERAMIC POWDERS.
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Micromaterials Technology
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
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Research abstract
A PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED CERAMIC POWDERS. A UNIQUE NEW CONCEPT WILL BE EMPLOYED WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN SPHERICAL POWDERS LESS THAN 3 MICROMETERS IN AVERAGE DIAMETER. RAPID SOLIDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN APPLIED TO METALS WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, CORROSION AND WEAR RESISTANT PROPERTIES. IT IS HOPED THAT EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE FOUND FOR CERAMICS. PROPERTIES OF THE NEW POWDERS WILL BE EVALUATED AND THEIR DENSIFICATION BEHAVIOR WILL BE DETERMINED USING PRESS/SINTER AND HOT-PRESSING TECHNIQUES. THE PROPERTIES OF SELECTED DENSIFIED PARTS WILL BE EVALUATED.
Technology keywords
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