SBIR/STTR Research Award
LOW VOC TRANSDUCER COATINGS
Award amount
$64,937Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1990Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Cape Cod Research
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO IDENTIFY TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING THE LEVEL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLIES. THE EXPERIMENTAL THRUST OF THE PROGRAM EXPLORES THE FEASIBILITY OF USING NOVEL, WATER-REDUCIBLE COPOLYMERS AS THE BASE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE, WATERBORNE TRANSDUCER COATINGS. THE ABILITY TO FORM DURABLE BARRIER COATINGS ON METALLIC SURFACES FOR UNDERWATER DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS WOULD REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT IN ANTICORROSION COATING TECHNOLOGY. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS WATERBORNE COATING APPROACH COULD BE USED FOR OTHER DEMANDING MARINE MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS.
Technology keywords
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