SBIR/STTR Research Award
Rapid Manufacturing of Anodes for Electroplating
Award amount
$149,857Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2020-03-31
- Contract end date
- 2021-03-31
- UEI
- H1ZRXJKFZ4K7
- Solicitation number
- 19.3
- Topic code
- AF193-019
Research abstract
The Air Force is in need of a method to rapidly manufacture lead-based anodes for electroplating. Despite the rapid commercialization of additive manufacturing technology, there is a gap in the ability to additively manufacture lead components. To address these gaps, IERUS and our partner, the University of Alabama, will investigate the use of additive friction stir deposition. During Phase I, the process will be optimized to rapidly deposit lead based alloys directly onto steel and copper core materials. The team will leverage previous experience in processing several different materials and an existing library of parameters and resulting material properties, providing a set of benchmarks for rating deposition quality.
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
98 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2012–2025). Reported award amounts total $53,981,727. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration