SBIR-STTR Award

An approach to manufacture high strength components for elevated temperature applications incorporating recent developments in powder metallurgy technology will be demonstrated. Methods to produce pre-alloyed powder and to sinter the components made from pre-alloyed powder will be developed. The proposed method incorporating plasma to produce pre-alloyed fine powders will yield materials with superior powder characteristics. Sintering methods incorporating controlled environment and pressure assisted sintering will be developed to retain the improved powder characteristics. The proposed technology will be applied to develop refractory metal alloys of tungsten and molybdenum.