SBIR/STTR Research Award
NOVEL CERAMER-BASED ADHESIVES FOR RADOME FABRICATION
Award amount
$64,554Program 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 NEW TYPE OF CERAMER IS PROPOSED WHICH CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE ADHESIVE BONDING IN RADOME MANUFACTURE AND REPAIR OPERATIONS. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH EXPLORES THE FEASIBILITY OF MODIFYING SILICATEBASED CERAMICS WITH NOVEL POLYMERIC TOUGHENING AGENTS TO PRODUCE A NEW CLASS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE ADHESIVE. THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN ADHESIVE WITH GOOD HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS, A MANAGABLE CURING TEMPERATURE, HIGH THERMOOXIDATIVE STABILITY AND EXCELLENT ADHESION TO METALS AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS. IN THE PROPOSED STUDY, THE METHODOLOGY FOR PREPARING THESE NOVEL CERAMIC HYBRIDS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND SELECTED MATERIALS TESTED FOR ADHESION TO TYPICAL AIRCRAFT AND RADOME SUBSTRATES.
Technology keywords
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