Nanoporous Thermal Barrier Coatings for Aircraft Structural Surfaces Navy SBIR FY2009.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2009.1 Topic No.: N091-033 Topic Title: Nanoporous Thermal Barrier Coatings for Aircraft Structural Surfaces Proposal No.: N091-033-0192 Firm: Fiber Materials, Inc. 5 Morin Street Biddeford, Maine 04005 Contact: Benjamin Dwyer Phone: (207) 282-5911 Web Site: www.fibermaterialsinc.com Abstract: The need exists for a low-density and low-conductivity spray-in-place thermal barrier coating for application to aluminum and composite aircraft surfaces. Fiber Materials, Inc. (FMIr) has a family of commercial thermal barrier systems, designated FlexFramT, which are TRL9/MRL10 Navy-qualified thermal barrier coatings originally developed for protection of ship surfaces from rocket motor blasts of missile launching systems. The objective of this program is to utilize FMI's Navy-qualified sprayable FlexFram 605 and modify its constituents to achieve the thermal barrier coating specifications desired for this application. Specifically, it is FMI's goal for the Phase I effort to create a formulation of FlexFram that meets the desired density and thermal requirements, and assess the feasibility of spray application. Benefits: There is widespread potential application for a low-density and low-conductivity spray-in-place thermal barrier coating for application to metallic and/or composite surfaces. Because FMI currently offers a commercial thermal barrier coating product line, the transition path already exists. The newly-developed thermal barrier coating will be made available for defense, commerical aviation and automotive applications, as well as for use protecting structural surfaces and equipment from elevated temperatures in manufacturing environments. Return