HYBRID PLASTICS — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: MDA04-036
HYBRID PLASTICS — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $651,000 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code MDA04-036 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $651,000
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- MDA04-036
- Solicitation
- 2004.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MS
- Period
- 2015-02-16 → 2017-05-16
Description
ABSTRACT:Specialty elastomers, such as hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR) and fluoroelastomer (FKM), are widely utilized as high performance seals in numerous aerospace vehicles and components. The elastomer sealing industry and its products are primarily based on a limited pool of feedstocks that were last advanced in the 1970's. Using current technology, elastomeric seals must be utilized within narrow ranges of operating conditions (temperature, pressure, chemical exposure). This increases risk for equipment failures due to unforeseen variations in operating conditions and may result in loss of equipment, facilities, mission and life. A more robust sealing approach is needed to increase safety and performance margins and to fill performance gaps in elastomeric sealing technology.BENEFIT:A leapfrog advancement in elastomeric sealing technology can be realized and productized within 30 months though the proposed transition team effort. Hybrid Plastics is an expert in manufacture of POSS chemicals and Parker is an expert in design and manufacture of elastomeric sealing technology products and distribution.