ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES
15, March 2022

ESA Open Invitation to Tender: 1-11134
Open Date: 10/03/2022 09:32 CEST
Closing Date: 21/04/2022 13:00 CEST

The objective of this activity is to develop the AM processing of one high-end metal base material reinforced by particles, as well as to assess the limitations of the technology and to populate the material data base. This is to be done by realizing the deliverables outlined in section 3, which include three interrelated dimensions of development, i.e., the development and procurement of the feedstock material; the investigation and development of the AM processing of the feedstock material; and the constituting design and manufacture of a demonstrator. The deliverables in the various stages include, but are not limited to: test plans, test reports, material data packages, material test samples and a demonstrator. The deliverables are outlined in detail in section 3.

Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. Quality
Estabilishment: ESTEC
ECOS Required: No
Classified: No
Price Range: > 500 KEURO
Authorised Contact Person: Anna Reinsoo
Initiating Service: TEC-MSP
IP Measure: N/A
Prog. Reference: E/0904-611 – GSTP Element 1 Dev
Tender Type: Open Competition
Open To Tenderers From: AT+CH+DE+IT+LV+PL
Technology Keywords: 24-A-I-Material Assessment / 24-B-IV-Advanced Materials Manufacture
Products Keywords: 1-D-3-k-Matrix Structure: Metal (Al, Ti, C) / 2-C-3-k-Matrix Structure: Metal (Al, Ti, C) / 3-J-3-a-Pressure Tanks / 3-J-4-Other

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