High Temperature Survivability Coating Materials with Innovative Application Processes Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-041 Topic Title: High Temperature Survivability Coating Materials with Innovative Application Processes Proposal No.: N101-041-1067 Firm: MAST Technologies 6370 Nancy Ridge Drive Suite 103 San Diego, California 92121 Contact: Andrew Sundsmo Phone: (858) 452-1700 Web Site: www.masttechnologies.com Abstract: NAVAIR is currently faced with the challenge of manufacturing specialty coating systems with application-specific electrical and physical properties for installation into areas of complex geometry. MAST Technologies proposes to perform a survey and experimental design (DOE) of high temperature elastomers and demonstrate their ability to be processed into partially cured calendared sheets of defined thicknesses. Processing of candidate materials will be performed via a two-roll mill mixing and calendaring process. MAST Technologies then proposes to demonstrate feasibility of a vulcanization and co-cure bonding application process by which candidate materials will be mixed on a high shear two-roll mill, calendared to a desired thickness, and draped over a composite, metal, or plastic material of complex geometry representative of an end airframe component. Benefits: There are several other commercial applications for which this coating type and installation process could be utilized. One is pre-formed magnetic radar absorbing material (mag-RAM) or other materials with lossy electromagnetic properties for low observable vehicles, as well as high temperature rain and sand erosion coatings, ablative coatings, and thermal insulating or conducting pads. Return