Triton Systems, Inc. DRA Stator Vanes

February 03, 1998

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Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites Consortium

F119 Gas Turbine Engine

First Generation EPIC

DRA stator vane

• Phase I SBIR with AFRL

• Producing near net shape DRA stator vane with Triton’s Enhanced Pressure Infiltration Casting (EPIC) process

• Intermediate volume fraction SiC reinforcement (0.20-0.50)/2219 Al

• Key Advantages vs. Ti and PMCs

  • Cost
  • Durability
  • Weight

• Status: 1st generation complete

• Contacts: Joe Kunze/Triton, B. Maruyama/AFRL

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