Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing for Rapid Sustainment Initiatives
Abstract
The proposed budget of $516,847.00 provides a complete turn-key system that will allow forimmediate operation and productive use of the equipment. VRC Metal Systems has customizedthis machine as they envision that Wichita State University National Institute of AviationResearch (WSU-NIAR) will perform cutting edge research with this equipment in addition to theexisting research already being done. The proposed VRC Gen III™ Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing system will be utilized to support research in BAA N00014-19-S-B001 to develop New and Efficient Additive Manufacturing validated processes for repair and life extension; and also support research for materials and processing of S&T development for integration of advanced characterization, experimentation, and computation. The research opportunity proposed looks at developing robust and predictable process parameters for hybrid manufacturing and examining the potential effects of defects that will allow the development of predictive tools for determining part performance. Once limits are established on the potential anomalies and defects, then material thresholds are established linking performance to the process parameters. Enough data points would be generated to understand the natural variations in the material and process parameter to reliably predict performance. WSU-NIAR is currently engaged in leadership roles across various standardization organizations (AMSC, SAE, ASTM), management of consensus volunteer organizations (CMH- 17, NCAMP), and development of industry specifications (NCAMP).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 17, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012615
Entities
People
- John Tomblin
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Wichita State University