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Glenn Research Center
1993 Phase II
Pressure
Infiltration Casting of Superalloy Composites
Metal
Matrix Cast Composites, Inc.
Waltham, MA
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INNOVATION
High temperature vacuum transfer of
alloys for pressure infiltration of ceramic and carbon fiber preforms
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Pressure Infiltration Casting of
Superalloy Composites
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Successfully cast superalloy
composites utilizing vacuum melting and transfer to mold vessel
- Developments were applied
to the manufacture of copper and aluminum matrix comosites for electronic
thermal management materials
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- $1.7M production facility
installed and in operation
- Formed a joint venture/supply agreement
with HC Starck to market MetGraf™ materials into the power semiconductor
industry, including IGBT modules for hybrid electric vehicles
- Owners investment, commercial leases
and loans, supply agreement fees and reinvested profits amount to
$2M
- 24 full-time jobs as a result
of the innovation
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Will be used for the Boeing
Spaceway™ satellite communication system, launch 2003-2004
- Wideband Gapfiller satellite communication
system, launches in 2004-2005
- A wide range of electronic,
microwave, power semi-conductor and optical packaging applications
are in various stages of production, prototype development, and
advanced research
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