SBIR/STTR Research Award
Silicon Carbide Additive Manufacturing for High Energy Laser System Optics
Award amount
$341,216Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- ExOne Company, The
- Proposal award date
- 2020-07-08
- Contract end date
- 2022-09-10
- UEI
- GDLFCVFCLFL8
- Solicitation number
- 19.1
- Topic code
- A19-088
Research abstract
In Phase I, ExOne successfully demonstrated the feasibility of 3D Printing Silicon Carbide Optics for High Energy Laser weapon systems. Feasibility was proven by optimizing printing and post processing furnace parameters for two silicon carbide powder feedstocks, completing material characterization, and printing 4 mirrors of varying geometric complexity in the 10cm size range. One mirror was ground, and polished. In Phase II, ExOne will scale up its printing process to a larger machine platform (X1 160PRO), produce 30-40 cm diameter optics, complete material characterization, and provide a finished mirror prototype to the Army for evaluation.
Technology keywords
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- Additive Manufacturing of TZM Refractory Metals for Hypersonic Thermal Management Structures
- Field Deployable Additive Manufacturing Capability
- Additive Manufacturing of TZM Refractory Metals for Hypersonic Thermal Management Structures
- Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide Heat Exchangers
- Silicon Carbide Additive Manufacturing for High Energy Laser System Optics
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