SBIR/STTR Research Award
A LOW-THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY CONNECTOR
Award amount
$469,348Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ECO ENERGY CONVERSION
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A LOW-THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY CONNECTOR USING A LASER-BASED PROCESS. THE CONNECTOR WILL CONSIST OF A GRAPHITE CORE, A METAL INTERPHASE LAYER, AND A HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTING CERAMIC SURFACE LAYER. LENGTHS OF THE FIBER WIRE FORMED WILL BE TESTED FOR ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE MORPHOLOGYAND CHEMISTRY WILL BE CHARACTERIZED USING SEM AND AUGER PROFILE ANALYSIS.
Technology keywords
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