SBIR/STTR Research Award
Protective Coatings for Containment of Liquid Metal Combustion
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ULTRAMET
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- N8ZRMWX85NZ6
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The Navy is developing liquid metal combustion as the power source for the propulsion systems of several advanced underwater vehicles. Parts made from Hastelloy alloy are used to contain the liquid metal reaction. This environment is extremely hostile: molten lithium at 2OOO-3OOOF causing corrosion, erosion, and/or melting of the Hastelloy alloy, and often failure. In this Phase I program, Ultramet proposes to apply innovative materials and processing to demonstrate the viability of coatings for the protection of Hastelloy alloys from the effects of molten lithium at 2OOO-3OOOF. The overall goal of the program is to extend the operating range and survivability of advanced underwater vehicles powered by liquid metal combustion. To ensure success, Ultramet has teamed with the Garrett Fluid Systems Division (GFSD) of Allied-Signal Corp., a leader in liquid metal combustion engines.
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.
- Thin, Flexible Oxidation-Resistant Coatings for 3D-Woven Carbon Fabric TPS Materials
- High-Performance Deorbit Engine with Minimal Power Requirements, Phase II
- Highly Insulating Structures for Thermal Preservation of Sample Return Mission Samples
- High-Density Scintillation Detector Materials
- Lightweight Zirconium Carbide Insulation for High Temperature Space Nuclear Propulsion Systems
Research funding history
380 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $105,154,309. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services