Department of Defense Programs - Projects

Projects

Rowan Technology Group provides technology information, project management and cost-benefit analysis to the US DoD in the area of advanced materials and coatings.  Our work primarily involves finding the best alternatives to older materials and coatings, especially that must be replaced for environmental or worker safety reasons.

• Information accessible from this page:

• Information on hazardous materials and their alternatives

  • Cadmium plate

  • Chrome plate

  • Chromates

• Project information on the various project teams that we work with

  • Hard chrome replacement (thermal spray and pulse electroplating)

  • Cd replacement

  • Improved CRES steels

  • Clean coatings for the Joint Strike Fighter

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Publicly released reports and briefings

• The interactive teaming web sites for those teams in which you are a member (containing data, detailed reports, meeting briefings, etc.)

• Information on materials, programs and news of particular value for defense applications

• Materials and coatings databases

• Services that we provide for DoD

• Tools for cost-benefit evaluation, roadmapping, etc.

Alternative Summaries

HCAT - Hard Chrome Alternatives Team

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

ID Plasma

nCo-P HCAT Nanophase

ESD - Electrospark Deposition

SPD - Supersonic Particle Deposition

C-HCAT - Canadian Hard Chrome Alternatives Team

S-53 Landing Gear

S-53 Rotary Actuators

Gun Barrels

• DoD projects

  • F-35 – Joint Strike Fighter

  • HCAT – Hard Chrome Alternatives Team (www.hcat.org)

  • ID Plasma – HCAT Plasma Spray for coating internal diameters

  • nCo-P – HCAT Nanophase Co electroplate for chrome replacement on internals

  • ESD – HCAT Electrospark Deposition for turbine engine repair

  • SPD – HCAT, JSF Supersonic Particle Deposition for Mg alloys

  • C-HCAT – Canadian Hard Chrome Alternatives Team

  • S53 LG – High Strength Stainless Steel for Landing Gear

  • S53 RGA – High Strength Stainless Steel for Rotary Actuators

  • SCM – Simplified Cost Modeling

  • Gun Barrels – Explosively bonded liners for gun barrels

• Reports

  • Other

  • Cost-benefit analysis

  • Chrome alternatives

  • Cd alternatives and chromate alternatives

• Briefings

  • Other

  • Cost-benefit analysis

  • Chrome alternatives

  • Cd alternatives and chromate alternatives

• Test protocols

  • HVOF on Landing Gear

  • HVOF on Gas Turbines

  • HVOF on Propeller Hubs

  • HVOF on Actuators

  • HVOF on Helicopter Dynamic Components

  • ID Plasma – HCAT Plasma Spray for coating internal diameters

  • nCo-P – HCAT Nanophase Co electroplate for chrome replacement on internals

  • ESD – HCAT Electrospark Deposition for turbine engine repair

  • SPD – HCAT, JSF Supersonic Particle Deposition for Mg alloys

• Software tools

  • C-MAT cost-benefit decision tool

  • Simplified Cost Analysis tool

  • Roadmapping tool

  • Technology Readiness Level evaluation matrix tool

• Database of clean coating technologies (this is the same as the commercial database)

• Teaming Websites (subteams link off these sites)

  • HCAT

  • JSF

  • S53 stainless steel

  • Gun barrels

• Links

  • J-CAT – Joint Cd Alternatives Team (JGPP.com)

  • Lockheed JSF

  • JSF (DoD)

  • Integran

  • QuesTek

  • ASAP

  • TPL

  • Industry Canada

  • ESTCP

  • SERDP

  • PEWG

  • AmTCe

www.dodcorrosion

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