YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining on Wednesday announced the winners of a recent project call with a $6 million budget.
The Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing 2.0 project is funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Foundational Technologies Directorate and aims to advance the readiness, manufacturability, performance and supply chain resilience of high-temperature refractory alloys for additive manufacturing applications relevant to the U.S. Department of Defense.
“PADAM 2.0 is about moving [additive manufacturing] refractory alloys from promise to practice,” said John Martin, additive manufacturing research director at America Makes. “Their outcomes will strengthen domestic manufacturing capability, lower barriers to qualification and deliver more reliable, high-temperature materials for critical [Department of War] and warfighter applications. Congratulations to the awardees, whose efforts advance the manufacturing industrial base.”
Here are the winners:
Topic 1: Existing Refractory Alloy Systems
- Team Lead: Lockheed Martin Corp.
- Project Team: Quadrus Corp., Colorado School of Mines, 3Degrees.
- Team Lead: HRL Laboratories.
- Project Team: The Boeing Co., Amaero, Alloyed, Texas A&M University.
Topic 2: Novel or Emerging Refractory Alloy Systems
- Team Lead: ATI Materials.
- Project Team: The Boeing Co., University of Dayton Research Institute.
Topic 3: Refractory Alloy Supply Chain Assessment (Mine-to-Qualified Part)
- Team Lead: Colorado School of Mines.