SBIR/STTR Research Award
Cold Weather and Fluid Resistant Gasket Material
Award amount
$139,994Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- LAUNCHBAY LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2023-06-21
- Contract end date
- 2023-12-18
- UEI
- FKF9MJJWZDZ5
- Solicitation number
- 23.1
- Topic code
- N231-043
Research abstract
As US Naval operations in the deep Artic North increase, gaskets and seals used in the battleships will be increasingly exposed to extremely low temperatures up to -40°F. Existing neoprene gaskets used DDG-51 destroyer are not designed for this extreme cold weather conditions. Therefore, new gasket materials are needed that have good resistance (low swelling) to a wide range of oils, hydrocarbons and solvents as well as very good low temperature flexibility characteristics. LaunchBay, in this Phase I, proposes to develop and evaluate 3 different rubber materials for their low temperature properties, mechanical performance and chemical resistance characteristics.
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.
- Breathable, Non-Fluorinated Chemical Barrier Materials
- Stretchable Barrier Materials for CBRN Protective Clothing
- Breathable, Non-Fluorinated Chemical Barrier Materials
- High Voltage Encapsulant Material
- Transparent Highly Oriented Films for Ballistic Protection
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Ultra-Low Temperature Gaskets & Seals for Extreme Environments
- Cryogenic Elastomeric Hybrid Composites as Navy Ship External Louver Gaskets
- Low-Temperature Gasketing Material
- Ultra-Low Temperature Gaskets & Seals for Extreme Environments
Research funding history
10 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2025). Reported award amounts total $2,933,543. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense