COMPOSITES AUTOMATION LLC — Department of Defense STTR Phase II: A19B-T003

COMPOSITES AUTOMATION LLC — STTR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$1,099,992
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
STTR · Phase II
Topic
A19B-T003
Solicitation
19.B
NAICS
Place of performance
DE
Period
2021-03-05 → 2023-03-04

Description

The Tailorable Universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF) material and process overcomes previous short fiber alignment challenges with alignment quality sufficient to fully translate composite properties equivalent to continuous fiber composites with the in-plane stretchability like metal. This STTR project will focus on dispersion and spillway optimization to improve throughput allowing production rate gains without affecting microstructural properties and mechanical performance and evaluate forming challenges with the short fiber material.