SBIR/STTR Research Award
Enhanced UHSS Casing for Penetrating Munitions
Award amount
$749,421Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Shear Form Inc
- Proposal award date
- 2021-04-01
- Contract end date
- 2023-07-01
- UEI
- DJJHNRHF45D1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- AF191-082
Research abstract
In Phase II, Shear Form, Inc will apply a severe plastic deformation (SPD) processing technology to Ultra-High Strength Steels (UHSS), specifically 4340M and AF 9628, to enable penetration improvement for warhead casings. Equal Channel Angular Extrusion (ECAE) will be used to SPD process the steels under ausforming conditions. Larger scale experiments will be trialed to determine suitability for scaling, and to derive knowledge for manufacturability. The knowledge gained form Phase I will facilitate microstructural engineering to toughen and strengthen steel casing materials considered for casing manufacturing. Successful application of this technology will improve bomb penetration performance at a low cost.
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.
- Sheared Metal-Carbon Composite Conductors
- Functionally Graded Composite Plate for Plasma Facing Components
- Enhanced UHSS Casing for Penetrating Munitions
- Enhanced Radiation Tolerance in Austenitic Stainless Steel
- Tungsten with improved ductility
Research funding history
20 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2022). Reported award amounts total $7,179,303. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, Department of Defense