Potential NASA applications for the TSW technologies we propose researching and developing would be solid and liquid rocket motor casing, liquid rocket nozzle extensions, and other high temperature components; more specifically, a nozzle skirt extension for the J2X engine and 4130 steel external casing for the NASA sounding rocket.
Keystone recently completed a SBIR project funded by DARPA and ONR to develop a solid-state welding process as part of their low cost Ti alloy initiative. Keystone anticipates that as the new low cost Ti alloys become commercialized in the near future, the TSWing process will become the process of choice for joining low cost Ti alloys for a variety of markets and applications; of noteworthy interest, ONR co-funded the Keystone effort for Naval applications because of its potential to enhance Navy ship building processes.
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