Earmark - Lightweight Ship Structures (LSS) (Note: only for an initiative to focus on optimizing and qualifying a family of high strength scandium containing marine grade aluminum alloys)

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy (17-1319)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Lightweight Ship Structures (LSS) (Note: only for an initiative to focus on optimizing and qualifying a family of high strength scandium containing marine grade aluminum alloys)

2 recipients will receive $963,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Initiated research to explore, develop and optimize alloys based on Al-Zn-Mg-Sc-Zr. Efforts include alloy fabrication, microstructural and mechanical characterization, stress corrosion cracking studies, and development of a cost-benefit analysis, demonstrating the feasibility of implementing the alloy and providing the foundation for subsequent certification.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
CARDEROCK DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER	$0		Federal	WEST BETHESDA, MD
SURFACE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	$963		For-Profit	HALETHORPE, MD

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 5, Page 285

Citation Excerpt: Lightweight Ship Structures (LSS) (Note: only for an initiative to focus on optimizing and qualifying a family of high strength scandium containing marine grade aluminum alloys)

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007