SBIR Phase I: Nanolaminate Structural Composites

9860273 这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目提出了一种用于生产高强度，轻质金属聚合物纳米层压材料的纳米结构制造工艺。获得专利的超高速聚合物沉积工艺允许形成具有数千个纳米尺寸金属和聚合物层的大面积层压板。聚合物材料具有高的热稳定性和机械稳定性，并且金属层可以是几种材料中的任何一种，包括Al、Ti、Ni、钢和SS。拟议的调查将系统地探讨这一新工艺的限制，特别是对机械材料性能的关注。在第一阶段的工作中，轻质材料如铝将被加工成纳米层压复合材料，金属层厚度和金属/聚合物厚度比的影响将与基本的散装材料性能进行比较。第二阶段的工作将寻求进一步优化和深入测试材料的具体工业应用。 高强度、轻质聚合物-金属多层复合材料可具有一系列应用，包括用于工业、民用和航空应用的轻质结构部件、汽车部件以及电气和电子应用。

9860273 This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes a nanostructural fabrication process for the production of high strength, lightweight metal-polymer nanolaminate materials. A patented ultra highspeed polymer deposition process allows the formation of large area laminates with thousands of nanosizemetal and polymer layers. The polymer materials have high thermal and mechanical stability, and the metallayers can be any of several materials, including Al, Ti, Ni, steel and SS. The proposed investigation willsystematically explore the limits of this new process with particular focus on the mechanical materialproperties. In the Phase I work, lightweight materials such as Al will be processed into nanolaminatecomposites and the effects of metal layer thickness and metal/polymer thickness ratio will be compared tobasic bulk material properties. The Phase II work will seek further optimization and in-depth testing ofmaterials for specific industrial applications. High strength, lightweight polymer-metal multi-layer composites may have a range of applications thatincludes lightweight structural component for industrial, civil, and aeronautical applications, automotiveparts and electrical and electronic applications.