PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: A17-125
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $1,009,911
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- A17-125
- Solicitation
- 17.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2019-02-04 → 2021-07-23
Description
Physical Sciences Inc. and BAE Systems have developed and demonstrated a scalable process to oxidatively resistant nanometallic matrices for use in energetic materials. The multi-functional coated nanometallic matrices will provide an oxidatively stable, hydrophobic, PAX binder compatible nanoparticle fuel to augment explosive performance and insensitive munition compliancy. The Phase I program demonstrated a process to tailor particle size and covalently bond molecular monolayers to the nanoparticle surface by a simple process that is amendable to large-scale manufacturing at BAE Systems. In Phase II, the process will be sequentially scaled-up while maintaining thermophysical properties, binder compatibility, insensitivity, and will be quantified for blast performance in 1 kg high explosive formulations.