Cooperative Agreement NNX17AJ93A
- Not listed
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Auburn University on July 31, 2026, for characterization and fatigue and tensile testing of additively manufactured JBK-75 alloy, with a ceiling value of $198,499 and ultimate completion date of April 30, 2027. The procurement was conducted as a sole-source non-commercial award under FAR 12.102(a), with no set-aside applied. Work is performed at Huntsville, Alabama. Auburn will conduct mechanical characterization using scanning electron...
- This $500,000 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Pittsburgh aims to develop a part-scale process-microstructure simulation tool to predict the microstructure evolution of Inconel 718 processed by powder bed laser fusion, a type of additive manufacturing (commonly referred to as 3D printing). The project seeks to overcome the challenges in certifying additive manufacturing parts due to the variability in microstructure and material...
- This is a cooperative agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for $95,119.11. The agreement is for research and development related to metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, specifically focused on the Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) or Direct Laser Deposition (DLD) process. The objective is to improve understanding of the process-structure-property-performance relationships in AM parts made...
- This is a $249,999.00 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Auburn University, a public land-grant research university in Alabama. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for additive manufacturing (AM) material characterization and data dissemination work to be performed at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The contract is a sole source award based on a special notice the agency...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Auburn University for $200,000 on April 1, 2026, for characterization and fatigue testing of oxide dispersion strengthened alloys. Work is performed at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The effort encompasses literature reviews on three specified alloys (GRX-810, Alloy 754-ODS, and ORCAlloy-21), mechanical characterization using scanning electron microscopy and computed tomography scanning, and room temperature fatigue testing on a...
- This is a cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for $95,713.58. The contract is focused on characterizing and evaluating additive manufacturing techniques for producing copper-chromium (GRCOP-42) alloy materials, which are used as liners in high heat flux applications. Key objectives include baseline microstructural analysis, evaluating heat treatment effects, and assessing interface stability...
- This federal contract award, NNX17AD03G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop predictive modeling capabilities for microstructure evolution and defect formation in additive manufacturing of Inconel 718 (IN718) parts. The $499,982.76 grant supports research to model porosity arising from keyholing, lack of fusion, and powder particle defects during the printing process, with the goal of optimizing print parameters...
- This federal contract award, valued at $283,062.27, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Illinois. The goal of the research is to investigate the use of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques to actively control the microstructure of metals during manufacturing and study how this affects material performance, particularly for applications in extreme environments such as space technology. The research involves three phases: 1) detailed...
- This is a $500,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Ohio State University to develop a physics-based, predictive modeling approach for certifying additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing processes and systems for critical, high-value metallic components. The goal is to establish a functional relationship between material composition, AM processing parameters, and the resulting microstructure to improve the relevance of process-microstructure...
- This is a $89,885.89 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to Auburn University, a public land-grant research university located in Alabama. The contract is for additive manufacturing research to establish process-structure-property-performance relationships for durable mission-critical components. Auburn University has a broad portfolio of prime contracts and subcontracts with various federal agencies including the DoD, USDA, and others, delivering research,...
This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Auburn University (AU) to investigate the fatigue behavior and failure mechanisms of Inconel 718 parts fabricated using Selective Laser Melting (SLM), a type of additive manufacturing (AM) process. The $105,682.00 contract aims to characterize the mechanical integrity of AM metallic parts, which is currently not well documented compared to traditionally manufactured parts. The research will generate data and develop a microstructure-sensitive fatigue model to support the certification and deployment of AM parts for various aeronautical applications. This work is expected to provide benefits such as reduced manufacturing costs and times, assembly weight reductions, and improved remote/extraterrestrial manufacturing capabilities. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 7/6/22 | ||
| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/6/22 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 7/24/20 | ||
| 3 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/24/20 | |
| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/7/19 |