MODIFICATION
66 -- Mod to Mechanical Tester/Stage for SEM
- Notice Date
- 10/12/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N62271 Naval Postgraduate School 1 University Circle Monterey, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6227113Q1003
- Response Due
- 10/17/2012
- Archive Date
- 11/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- Robert B Gallagher 831-656-7853
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This solicitation has been amended to provide Q&R, amended RFQ, and extend closing date to 17 Oct 2012. RFQ N6227113Q1003 A0001 takes precedence. Intro: The Materials Science and Engineering field has seen in recent years a strong tendency to study materials that require properties linked to having a large fraction of surface atoms, as is the case of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are formally defined as materials with features in the 100nm scale (1nm=10-9 m) and their properties differ from those of their bulk counterparts. At NPS, we are generating and characterizing nanomaterials such as Carbon Nanofibers (CNF), Carbon Nanotubes (CNT), Ceramics with Nanometer features (graphene, WS2 inorganic fullerenes) and metallic nanostructures, among others, as key ingredients in composites for armor applications. The characterization of those materials, ca. their morphological features (size, shape), is usually conducted with the aid of electron microscopes, which can provide information with resolution at those length scales. The mechanical properties of these materials have been studied by either methods traditionally used to analyze bulk materials or by Nanoindentation, when nanomaterials are part of a matrix or as a consolidated, compressed solid. Unfortunately, none of those options provide means to perform both: mechanical properties measurement and study of morphology at nanometer scale. We have been seeking an interface that will allow us to study the material under tension or compressive loads while observing it under the scanning electron microscope. Basically, we need a Tensile/Compressive test stage for SEM. Objective of project: Generate and characterize shock-resistant materials based on inorganic fullerene type tungsten disulfide (IF-WS2) and carbon nanocomposite structures for personal protection systems. The aim is centered in the development of a new generation of composites that combine the known energy absorbing properties of carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanofibers and graphene), with the shock absorbing properties reported for IF-WS2 structures. No more questions will be accepted for this solicitation. Please send quote to rbgallag@nps.edu
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