Earmark - Galfenol 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

Galfenol Alloys

4 recipients will receive $1,156,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Initiated development of metallurgical techniques to inexpensively manufacture Galfenol and other compositions of that general class of magnetostrictive materials. Galfenol is ductile (i.e., not brittle) and as such can be utilized in numerous applications that normal magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials cannot be used.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
CARDEROCK DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER	$0		Federal	WEST BETHESDA, MD
NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION	$1,156		Federal	NEWPORT, RI
ETREMA PRODUCTS INC	$0		For-Profit	AMES, IA
IMAGE ACOUSTICS INC	$0		For-Profit	COHASSET, MA