Materials for Extreme Environments*
Abstract
*Previously part of Materials Processing and Manufacturing. The Materials for Extreme Environments thrust is exploring new materials, materials architectures, and materials development processes that will significantly enhance the performance and persistence of DoD platforms operating in extremely harsh environments. Materials with superior strength, functionality, and resiliency are critical for enabling DoD platforms, weapons and other components to operate and persist under conditions including, but not limited to, extremely high or low temperatures, turbulence, ionizing radiation, and/or corrosive environments. Recent developments in materials such as architected materials, high entropy alloys, and carbon fiber composites hold promise for achieving material solutions for improved survivability in a wide range of harsh environment conditions. Similarly, advancements in material design, processing and manufacturing are enabling novel material architectures that can further enhance performance and resilience in structures such as leading edges, windows and apertures, propulsion systems, and space structures. Building on technologies developed under the Materials Processing and Manufacturing program, also in this Program Element, exemplar areas of research within the Materials for Extreme Environments thrust include the following: 1) high temperature materials for hypersonic platforms; 2) high temperature window and aperture materials; 3) radiation and/or electromagnetic pulse (EMP) hardened electronics for space platforms; and 4) coatings for platform survivability in corrosive environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 335777bb314533e74b35df084717b62b