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Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need
Award last edited on: 1/15/2020

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$454,750
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF191-005
Principal Investigator
Jared Butlin

Company Information

Swift Textile Metalizing LLC

23 Britton Drive
Bloomfield, CT 06002
   (860) 243-1122
   govbiz@swift-textile.com
   www.swift-textile.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 01
County: Hartford

Phase I

Contract Number: FA8751-19-P-A108
Start Date: 3/6/2019    Completed: 6/4/2019
Phase I year
2019
Phase I Amount
$50,000
An auxetic material is defined as having a negative Poissons ratio, whereby a counter intuitive effect is observed. During elongation the material expands perpendicular to the plane of elongation resulting in a compensatory effect for the necking phenomenon typically observed at the midpoint of the fabric. A conductive auxetic fabric may be produced which can exhibit electrical resistance stability during elongation.Swift Textile Metalizing (STM) commercially produces a wide range of metallized, highly conductive fabrics for use in commercial and defense applications, including lightning strike protection (LSP) and as magnetic resonant absorbers (MRA). By combining the auxetic properties with STMs metalizing process, an improvement in LSP and MRA performance may be observed through increased stability of the fabric's electrical resistance.conductive fabric,Auxetic,Conductive,textile,magnetic resonant absorber,lightning strike protection,

Phase II

Contract Number: FA8649-19-C-A007
Start Date: 8/12/2019    Completed: 8/12/2020
Phase II year
2019
Phase II Amount
$404,750
An auxetic material is defined as having a negative Poisson's ratio, whereby a counter intuitive effect is observed during elongation. When strained the material expands perpendicular to the plane of elongation resulting in a compensatory effect for the "necking" phenomenon typically observed at the midpoint of the fabric. An electrically conductive auxetic fabric may be produced which can exhibit electrical resistance stability during elongation by taking advantage of this phenomenon.