SINTX TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED MULTI-YEAR DARPA CONTRACT TO DEVELOP CMCs AND HIGH TEMPERATURE COATINGS FOR TURBINE ENGINES
October 26 2022 - 9:00AM
SINTX Technologies, Inc. (www.sintx.com) (NASDAQ: SINT) (“SINTX” or
the “Company”), an original equipment manufacturer of advanced
ceramics, is pleased to announce the receipt of a three year Phase
II award of $1.5 million issued by the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop, design, and characterize
thermal-environmental barrier coatings (T-EBCs) for functionally
graded high temperature ceramic matrix composites (CMC’s). The
proposal was originally submitted by Technology Assessment and
Transfer (TA&T), now a wholly owned subsidiary of SINTX. The
Phase II award follows the successful completion of the Phase I
effort by TA&T.
The goal is to develop gas turbines capable of
reliable operation at turbine inlet temperatures up to 3,100°F.
This goal is shared across the U.S. armed forces, commercial
aviation developers, and also has potential application in
industrial gas-turbine power plants. Consequently, there is a
driving need to extend the capability of CMCs and T-EBCs to resist
degradation in harsh moisture laden combustion and sand/dust
ingestion (CMAS) conditions at much higher temperatures than the
current state of the art 2,400°F. Technical, economic, and social
benefits include improved turbine engine performance, lower fuel
consumption and reduced maintenance costs for civilian aircraft,
and increased efficiency and reduced pollution for industrial power
plants. Energy savings and reduction in climate damaging emissions
will provide major societal benefits. Spin off applications include
liquid propulsion nozzle extensions, hypersonic components, and
nuclear applications among others.
“The continuous temperature increases in
efficient, lower emission turbine engines are imposing serious
lifetime issues on critical turbine components. This project is
designed to develop unique high temperature ceramic composites and
environmental protective coatings for the advanced CMCs that will
ensure engine performance, increase flight safety, and lower
maintenance costs. Spinoffs to commercial aviation and commercial
power plants will lower energy costs and reduce environmental
pollution,” said Dr. Larry Fehrenbacher, Vice President of
Technology, SINTX Technologies. “We believe that this concept has
strong merit, and this contract will accelerate SINTX’s path
towards scale-up and commercialization.”
TA&T, recently acquired by SINTX, has a long
history of developing high temperature solutions for a variety of
applications for NASA, DOD, DOE and the U.S. Armed Forces. Today,
SINTX-TA&T provides high temperature coatings for a variety of
industrial applications.
The content included in this release is solely
the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily
represent the official views of the DARPA or the Department of
Defense.
About SINTX Technologies, Inc.
SINTX Technologies is an advanced ceramics
company that develops and commercializes materials, components, and
technologies for medical and technical applications. SINTX is a
global leader in the research, development, and manufacturing of
silicon nitride, and its products have been implanted in humans
since 2008. Over the past two years, SINTX has utilized strategic
acquisitions and alliances to enter into new markets. The Company
has manufacturing facilities in Utah and Maryland.
For more information on SINTX Technologies
or its advanced ceramics material platforms, please
visit www.sintx.com.
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