Manufacturing of Bulk Metallic Glass Laminate Composites and Cladded Surfaces using Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing

Completed TRL 4 (started at 1, targeting 4)

Description

LM Group Holdings Inc. (LMGH) partnering with Fabrisonic LLC is proposing a program to investigate manufacturing of amorphous metal alloy laminate composites and cladding of metallic surfaces by using ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM), a solid-state 3D metal printing technology.

Benefits

For NASA, the potential applications are: engine components (blades, disc, hubs, inlet guide vanes and cases), hypersonic vehicles (scramjet inlet flap) Bearings Impellers Fuel nozzles Gears Struts, Springs Hydraulics systems.

Metal 3D printing has been widely adopted by several high-value industries, e.g., aerospace and medical. Many of these industries also utilize BMGs in niche applications to leverage BMG properties, e.g., coatings, thin high deformation components, etc.

Details

Technology area	Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing > Manufacturing > Manufacturing Processes
Program	Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
Lead organization	LM Group Holdings, Inc., Lake Forest, CA
Start date	2019-08-19
End date	2020-02-18

Project contacts

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Andy Newman — john.a.newman@nasa.gov
Evelina Vogli

How to get involved

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