National Critical Technologies

Materials

Alloys        View Details

Technical Applications

• Titanium Alloys
• Intermetallic Alloys

Ceramic Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• Ceramic IC packaging
• Ceramic matrix composites
• Ceramic coatings

Composites        View Details

Technical Applications

• Polymer matrix
• Ceramic matrix
• Carbon-carbon
• Molecular-scale

Electronic Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• GaAs
• Thin-film dielectric

Photonic Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• Semiconductor lasers
• Advanced detectors

High Energy/Density Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• Semiconductor lasers
• Advanced Detectors

Highway/Infrastructure Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• Paving
• Repair Materials
• Polymer Matrix Composites

Biocompatible Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• Structural metallic orthopedic prosthetic implants
• Artificial blood and skin
• Surface coatings for implantable sensors for chronic (long-term) patient monitoring
• Electrodes for functional electrical stimulation

Stealth Materials        View Details

Technical Applications

• Radar-absorbing

Superconductors        View Details

Technical Applications

• High temperature
• Advanced low-temperature

Aircraft Structures        View Details

Technical Applications

• Computational structural mechanics
• Hot structures
• Actively cooled structures
• Materials life behavior prediction
• Life Extension technologies
• Stealth structures
• Infrastructure materials