SBIR/STTR Research Award
Sol-Gel Deposition of Coatings on Aluminum Alloys for Adhesive Bonding
Award amount
$64,938Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- UES INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- FV5WK6YTN215
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The objective of this proposal is to develop surface preparation method for aircraft grade aluminum alloys for adhesive bonding using sol-gel processes. Low temperature phase y-Al2-O3 coatings will be prepared on aluminum alloys by sol-gel processing. The problem of drying and sintering of gels on aluminum alloys will be solved by rapid thermal processing (RTP). RTP involves high temperature (1000-1200 degrees C) exposure for a very short (5-20 sec) period of time, so that the substrate temperature may not exceed the thermal limit of processing aluminum alloys. The Phase I goal is to demonstrate the process feasibility by depositing anhydrous alumina coatings. The coatings will be characterized for chemical composition, morphology, thermodynamic stability, hydrolytic stability and bondability.
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.
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- Design, Analysis, Fabrication, and Test Firing of Non-eroding Hybrid Ceramic Nozzle Throats Using Strong and Tough TaC-Composites (22-RD-379)
- Novel Innovative UHTC and Fabrication for Solid Propulsion Pintles (22-RD-360)
- Ceramic Matrix Composites With Novel Additives For Gas Turbine Engine Applications (22-RD-363)
Research funding history
294 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2023). Reported award amounts total $73,979,003. 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 Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Contractor profile
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