Novel Low-Cost 3-D Continuously Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites

Information

• NSF Award
• 9361110

Owner

• ULTRAMET, INC.

• Award Id

  9361110

• Award Effective Date

  4/1/1994 - 31 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/1994 - 30 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 64,981.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

9361110 Sherman In this Phase I program, Ultramet proposes to investigate an innovative new class of materials which should provide dramatically increased strength, modulus, and wear resistance while maintaining mechanical properties to high temperature. The proposed concept utilizes ceramic foams, fabricated by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), as high-strength interconnected three-dimensional continuos reinforcements for metal matrix composites consisting of interpenetrating, continuous metal and ceramic phases, taking full advantage of the desirable properties of each phase while eliminating the inherent drawbacks of each phase, such as low temperature brittleness in ceramics and high temperature creep and wear in metals. The proposed investigation covers the modeling, fabrication, characterization, and testing of ceramic foam-reinforced aluminum-based metal matrices and provides the groundwork for further investigation and development. The effect of material compositions, reinforcement structure and volume fraction, and processing (melt infiltration) conditions on the microstructure and flexure, tensile, and processing (melt infiltration) conditions on the microstructure and flexure, tensile, and impact properties of these unique composites will be investigated. Limited design information, such as physical properties, mechanical properties (strength and modulus), and thermal fatigue and thermal shock resistance, will be generated as well.

• Program Officer

  Darryl G. Gorman

• Min Amd Letter Date

  3/31/1994 - 31 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  3/31/1994 - 31 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  ULTRAMET, INC.

• City

  PACOIMA

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  12173 MONTAGUE STREET

• Postal Code

  913312210

• Phone Number

  8188990236

• First Name

  Andrew

• Last Name

  Sherman

• Email Address

  ajsherman@powdermetinc.com

• Start Date

  4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Materials Research

• Code

  106000

• Name

  Materials NEC

• Code

  18

• Text

  SMALL BUSINESS PHASE I

• Code

  5371

• Text

  SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN MATERIALS

• Code

  1730

• Text

  MULTI DIVISION/UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY

• Code

  9165

• Text

  ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSING PROGRAM