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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Pressure Infiltration Casting of Superalloy Composites. S mall B usiness I nnovation R esearch. Metal Matrix Cast Composites, Inc. Waltham, MA. INNOVATION. High temperature vacuum transfer of alloys for pressure infiltration of ceramic and carbon fiber preforms. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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  1. Pressure Infiltration Casting of Superalloy Composites Small Business Innovation Research Metal Matrix Cast Composites, Inc. Waltham, MA INNOVATION High temperature vacuum transfer of alloys for pressure infiltration of ceramic and carbon fiber preforms • ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Successfully cast superalloy composites utilizing vacuum melting and transfer to mold vessel • Developments were applied to the manufacture of copper and aluminum matrix composites for electronic thermal management materials Boeing K-band Module Housings for Spaceway Phased Array Antenna High Temperature Vacuum Transfer (APIC) Facility COMMERCIALIZATION • $1.7M production facility installed and in operation • Formed a joint venture/supply agreement with HC Starck to market MetGrafTMmaterials 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 • GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS • Will be used for the Boeing SpacewayTMsatellite communication system, launch 2003-2004 Wideband Gapfiller Satellite's Ka-band Antenna • 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 Glenn Research Center Materials 3-077 1993 Phase II, NAS3-27541, rev. 5/03 NASA Contact – Michael Nathal Company Contact – J. Cornie

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