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Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7734
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http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6026Description
The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate perform
comprehensive research and development activities to provide the
Air Force with new or improved materials, processes, and
manufacturing technologies. Directorate researchers explore new
materials, processes and manufacturing technologies for use in
aerospace applications including aircraft, spacecraft, missiles,
rockets, and ground-based systems and their structural, electronic
and optical components. With a host of modern materials analysis
laboratories, the Directorate also provides support to Air Force
weapon system acquisition offices and maintenance depots to solve
materials related concerns and problems. The Directorate plans,
executes and integrates advanced manufacturing technology programs
and affordability initiatives addressing manufacturing process
technologies, computer integrated manufacturing and excellence
through design for producibility, quality, costs and the use of
commercial processes and practices for military needs. Through its
Airbase Technologies Division, located at Tyndall AFB, Fla., the
Directorate conducts programs that enhance readiness, deployment,
fire protection, peacetime training, and crash and rescue
operations. The Directorate also manages the Air Force Corrosion
Control Program Office at Robins AFB, Ga.; the Air Force
Nondestructive Inspection Office at Tinker AFB, Okla. and the Air
Force Advanced Composites Office at Hill AFB, Utah.
Facilities:
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Nonmetallic Materials Division (MLB)
- Optical Measurements Facility (OMF)
- Metals, Ceramics & Nondestructive Evaluation Division (MLL)
- Manufacturing Technology Division (MLM)
- Survivability & Sensor Materials Division (MLP)
- Airbase Technologies Division (MLQ)
- Systems Support Division (MLS)
- Analytical Support Laboratory
- Coatings Technology Integration Office
- Electronic Failure Analysis Laboratory
- Electrostatic Discharge Control Laboratory
- Failure Analysis Laboratory
- Materials Compatibility & Coatings Research Laboratory
- Materials Degradation Test Facility
- Materials Test and Evaluation Laboratory
- System Support Nondestructive Inspection Laboratory
Technology Disciplines
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Failure Analysis Laboratory
Fluid and Lubricant Development and Characterization Laboratory
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Wright-Patterson AFB
Region:
P: 937-255-5669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The purpose is to provide fluid and lubricant materials technology for advanced systems. Primary capabilities are synthesis and characterization of advanced lubricants and additives; computational chemistry and tribological modeling; prototype fluid formulation and assessment; validation of candidate fluids and lubricants over anticipated temperature ranges in mechanical components.
High Temperature Materials Laboratory
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Kirkland AFB
Region:
P: 9372555669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The purpose is to understand and develop new high temperature metallic and intermetallic materials for aerospace systems. Primary capabilities are materials synthesis, high temperature heat treating, high temperature mechanical characterization, and high temperature structural characterization.
Holographic Two-Photon Induced Photopolymerization
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Kirkland AFB
Region:
P: 9372555669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 Holographic two-photon-induced photopolymerization (HTPIP) offers distinct advantages over conventional one-photon-induced photopolymerization and current techniques in two-photon-induced photopolymerization (TPIP). Conventional one-photon polymerization has been used extensively in high precision processes such as photolithography, microelectronics fabrication and MEMS processing and is, by and large, a two dimensional process. Current two-photon techniques, while offering the capability for three-dimensional processing and high complexity microfabrication, still require sequenitial rastering to induce polymerization. Using a two-photon holographic configuration, HTPIP offers the advantage of three-dimensional processing like conventional TPIP yet polymerization is achieved by parallel holographic exposure as opposed to beam rastering. As a technique, HTPIP shows tremendous potential for 3D patterning of microstructures such as optical data storage devices, multi-layer microfabrication and photonic bandgap structures.
Laser Hardened Materials Evaluation Laboratory
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Kirkland AFB
Region:
P: 9372555669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The purpose is to evaluate laser/materials interactions and laser effects on current and emerging materials for future aerospace applications and provide cost effective, well-characterized, reliable test facility for materials response phenomenology, thermal modeling validation, and laser effects testing supporting basic research through mid-scale demonstrations.
Materials Behavior Research Laboratory
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Kirkland AFB
Region:
P: 9372555669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The purpose is to evaluate mechanical properties of materials including metals, intermetallics, metal-matrix composites, and ceramic-matrix composites under typical loading and temperature conditions for advanced aerospace applications.
Materials Characterization Facility
Materials Compatibility & Coatings Research Laboratory
Materials Degradation Test Facility
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Kirkland AFB
Region:
P: 9372555669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The purpose is to provide extensive experience in problem solving, testing & evaluating the performance and survivability of a wide range of materials in an erosion environment.
Materials Processing Laboratory
Address:
Building 653, Room 406 2977 P Street
Kirkland AFB
Region:
P: 9372555669Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0 The purpose is to research and develop materials processing methods and technologies to make significnat improvements in materials research responsiveness and materials fabrication affordability. Primary capabilities include adaptive methods and advanced sensors for real-time control of material processes ranging from deformation of bulk materials (extrusions and forgings) to deposition of thin films (tribological materials, fiber coatings, superconducting materials, advanced semiconductors involving chemical vapor deposition, laser ablation and molecular beam epitaxy).
