Structural Materials and Coatings
Abstract
The Structural Materials and Coatings thrust is exploring and developing new materials that will provide enhanced structural and/or surface properties for DoD applications. Included are approaches that avoid corrosion through engineered material, provide superior strength at greatly reduced material density, provide the basis for a new generation of structural composite and submarine propeller materials, and enable prolonged lifetimes for DoD systems and components. The goal of the Hybrid Multi Material Rotor Full-Scale Demonstration (HyDem) program, an outgrowth of the Structural Materials and Coatings effort's Hybrid Multi Material Rotor (HMMR) program, is to dramatically improve U.S. Navy submarine superiority. The HyDem program will design, manufacture, and supply the Navy with a novel component for integration into a new construction Virginia Class Submarine. The Navy will evaluate this component in sea trials. If successful, it is envisioned that the Navy will integrate this design change into the future development of the Virginia Class and Ohio Replacement Submarines, and possibly back-fit previously constructed Virginia Class Submarines. Beginning in FY2015 this program will be funded from PE 0603766E, Project NET-02, Maritime Systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 5c2ff4d5994cab582b88fdcd7026ed0d