Open AccessMachining and inspection of structural ceramic components. CRADA final report for CRADA number Y-1292-0078
Author(s) -
Richard W. Counts,
S.P. Albright,
Marc A. Ritland
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/437671
Subject(s) - machining , ceramic , manufacturing engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering , position (finance) , quality (philosophy) , machine tool , process (computing) , energy (signal processing) , computer science , materials science , mathematics , composite material , philosophy , statistics , finance , epistemology , economics , operating system
This document is the final report of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Energy Systems) and the Coors Ceramics Company (Coors). The purpose of this CRADA was to develop advanced technology and manufacturing practices for machining and inspecting ceramic components. Specific CRADA objectives were accomplished through the completion of six projects at four separate Coors facilities. The projects included the development of an analytical model to simulate the mechanics of a powder rolling process, development and testing of a microwave-based system for measuring the density of conveyed ceramic material, and the development and testing of four machine vision inspection systems. This CRADA benefited the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities associated with advanced heat engines, enhanced critical manufacturing skills within the DOE complex for fabricating precision, high quality workpieces from difficult-to-machine materials, and enabled U.S. industry to maintain a position of leadership in the structural ceramics field