Coated Syntactic Titanium Composite for Low Cost Cruise Missile Navy SBIR FY2008.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2008.1 Topic No.: N08-071 Topic Title: Coated Syntactic Titanium Composite for Low Cost Cruise Missile Proposal No.: N081-071-1217 Firm: Powdermet Inc. 24112 Rockwell Drive Euclid, Ohio 44117 Contact: Brian Doud Phone: (216) 404-0053 Web Site: www.powdermetinc.com Abstract: The proposed program will develop a low cost, syntactic titanium foam sandwich panel outer layer encased with thermal sprayed thin tungsten layer for use as a insulation material in titanium sandwich panel structures for making dual functionality of thermal protection and structural capability of future missile integrated structural/TPS system. Based on previous program�?Ts-conducted tests of thermal conductivity syntactic closed-cell titanium foam exhibits thermal conductivity less than 1/200th that of aluminum and about 1/20th that of solid titanium. Weight is 50% lighter than aluminum and 75 % lighter than titanium metal is a candidate material for future missiles integrated airframe/insulation structural system. Specifically, the innovation will demonstrate fabricating syntactic titanium foam sandwich panel by slurry cast titanium hydride encapsulated ceramic microspheres, drying, sintering, facesheet attachment and then encasing with a skin layer of tungsten by thermal spraying tungsten powders. Benefits: If successfully this Phase I program will enable many low cost high temperature structures for aerospace and structural applications. The technology including the RF fuse can be used to modify materials by coating the surface with a "paint" that can drastically improve the function of the material for specific applications. Return