QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded three Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects to develop new metal alloys for the U.S. Army and Air Force. The awards expand QuesTek’s on-going record of innovation for governmental and commercial entities. The three recent project awards are: “Design and Development of a New Titanium Alloy with Improved Near-Net-Shape Formability” awarded by the U.S. Army. QuesTek will apply its Materials by Design® technology to the design and development of a new castable titanium alloy; “Design of New Soft Magnetic Alloys with Improved Strength, Magnetization, and Temperature Performance” awarded by the U.S. Air Force. QuesTek will apply its Materials by Design technology to the design and development of a new high performance soft magnetic material. QuesTek will identify the critical performance criteria for a new high performance soft magnetic material, including saturation magnetization, mechanical strength, alloy cost, magnetic hysteresis losses, temperature performance, and electrical resistivity; and “Main Rotor Weight Reduction and Performance Enhancement via the Use of Carburized, High-Strength, Secondary Hardening Steel” awarded by the U.S. Army. Main rotor shafts, specifically those used on the CH-47, are among the largest, heaviest, and highly loaded single components on rotorcraft. QuesTek’s Materials by Design technology has been used to design Ferrium® C61, which has a high-strength/high-toughness core to allow for weight reduction or increased power density.
