Developing High-Temperature Water-Soluble Coatings for Reconfigurable Tooling Materials-PREPRINT
Abstract
Report delivered under SBIR contract for topic AF06-115. High-Temperature water-soluble coatings are under development for the reformable state-change tooling materials of 2Phase Technologies? rapid, low-cost reconfigurable tooling systems (RTS). Such coatings can provide surface finish, impermeability, and improved structural properties for these materials. This paper describes the development of such coatings, including the investigation of chemical modification and mechanical reinforcement as well as the suitability of the coatings in elevated-temperature use. The coatings developed are based upon the same binder used for the tooling materials in the current commercial 2Phase reconfigurable tooling systems. Coatings solution properties, including solution density, pH values, and wet ability, were measured at different binder compositions. In addition, optical microscopy was employed to evaluate the coating texture. The paper describes the high-quality coatings obtained and the approach to further development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA471834
Entities
People
- Brendan O'toole
- George Calvert
- Kevin J. Cao
- Kwang J Kim
- Linda Clements
- Shen-yi Luo
- Ted Jacobson