Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC24M0203

This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $380,707 supports fundamental research on nanotechnology-enabled arc welding of high-strength aluminum alloys. The goal is to advance understanding of nanoparticle mechanisms for improving weldability and eliminating hot cracking during arc welding of alloys such as AA7075. The University of California, Los Angeles will conduct experimental and analytical studies to examine how nanoparticles influence solidification behavior and modify...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $300,000 to Clemson University to advance the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in developing radiation-tolerant single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAS). The research aims to generate new knowledge on SP-CSAS' radiation tolerance and their intrinsic compositions, structures, and defects through experimental and computational...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $970,748 in funding to Advanced Technology International (ATI) and its subrecipients to demonstrate chemical processes for powder production of novel, advanced refractory metal alloys and refractory complex concentrated alloys. The goal is to enable energy-efficient powder production processes for inherently less expensive alloy compositions, as...

This $606,413 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Central Florida to develop a new liquid metal processing strategy called Severe Ultrasonic Melt Shearing (SUMS) for manufacturing magnesium composite implants. The goal is to refine microstructures and improve corrosion resistance to enable use of magnesium in larger orthopedic and other medical implants. The research aims to understand microstructural...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to Aluminio Inc. will focus on researching and developing specialized aluminum foils as a low-cost, lightweight alternative to replace copper current collectors in lithium-ion batteries. The $274,723 grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using specialized aluminum foils that can achieve the necessary electrochemical properties, adhesion, and weldability for...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $44,714,384 Cooperative Agreement to Golden Aluminum Inc. under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to demonstrate the NexCast-Caster, a groundbreaking continuous cast equipment, as an alternative to the energy-intensive direct-chill casting process. The project aims to produce flat-rolled, low-carbon aluminum products for automotive and packaging customers while increasing scrap usage and reducing natural gas use and associated...

Advanced Materials Manufacturing, LLC received a $198,883 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop composite metal foam for microreactors. The project supports the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Through this funding, Advanced Materials Manufacturing will produce composite...

This $118,700 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the acquisition of an ultrasonic atomization and alloying platform for additive manufacturing research and education at the University of Louisville. The platform will enable production of custom metal powders for additive manufacturing technologies using an ultrasonic method to fabricate powders from traditional raw materials, including those with extremely high melting points. This...

This five-year, $641,328 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research at the Colorado School of Mines to advance additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys for clean energy applications. Funded through NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the award will develop a mechanistic understanding of how wire arc additive manufacturing processing conditions influence the microstructure and high-temperature mechanical properties of Haynes 282 superalloy. The research combines...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $67,314,320 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Real Alloy Recycling, LLC. The objective is to design, construct, and operate a closed-loop salt slag recycling unit at Real Alloy's aluminum recycling facility in Wabash, Indiana. The project aims to divert approximately 70% of the facility's salt slag waste from landfill to recycling processes that produce marketable products such as flux, aluminum oxide,...