Advanced Materials

Traditional materials and processes for science, engineering, and technologies in the context of defense systems and military applications.

Recent Inquiries

The Manufacturing and Load, Assembly, and Packing of 155-mm Rounds for the U.S. Army

Who manufactures and performs the load, assembly, and packing of 155-mm rounds for the U.S. Army, and how do they process the energetic material?

Ablation Models for High-Temperature Materials

What is the state of models addressing ablation for high-temperature materials?

Qualification and Certification of Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Components

What forms of additive manufacturing have been qualified for military use?

Articles

materials chemist works in a glove box, preparing a container filled with bead bits that will turn brown if someone attempts to tamper with the container’s contents

Bruised and Bleeding: New Materials Show Where They’re Hurt

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Every over-the-counter medication bottle sports a protective seal, usually a plastic wrap or foam layer, or both. These seals offer signs of tampering attempts. In a parallel concern, the International Atomic Energy…

Photograph of an Al-Ce cylinder liner.

Award-Winning Alloy Can Improve Engine Performance

A new award-winning alloy can improve the energy efficiency of powertrains, the motors that make things like cars, boats, and other machinery “go.” Scientists developed powertrain parts made from a new type of aluminum-based alloy…

polymers

A Brief History of the Advanced Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymers of NRL’s Chemistry Division

In common language, the term “polymer” elicits references to many ordinary, practical items, including the phrase “paper or plastic” in checkout counters.

Webinars

Current State and Future Directions of Composites Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Limited Life Aircraft Structure

Continuous fiber composites printing offers an elegant means to generate complex shapes, reinforce parts by leveraging the inherent anisotropy of fiber deposition, and enable a manufacturing paradigm dominated by digital engineering and distributed production.  However,…

Multiscale Study of Hypersonic Vehicles: From Turbulence to Ceramics

Recent technology development for hypersonic vehicles has posed several challenges from a fluid and solid perspective. We will discuss both perspectives, including the intrinsic angular momentum coupling with linear momentum and a manufacturing-driven integrated computational…

Integration of Shipborne Additively Manufacturing Systems Onto Naval Vessels and the Naval Supply Chain Impacts

In 2022, the U.S. Navy installed the first-ever, permanent metal additive manufacturing (AM) machine aboard its vessel.  This technology is projected to be groundbreaking, reducing resupply logistics and diminishing obsolescence. It will provide sailors with…

Events

Hypersonic Technology & Systems Conference (HTSC)

HTSC’s emphasis is on systems and applied technology. This conference highlights the nation’s investments in systems-integrated hypersonic technologies for both research and development and weapon platform integration for offense and defense. It brings together the…

2023 Space Warfighting Forum

The NDIA Space Division and Rocky Mountain Chapter is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Space Warfighting Forum (SWF). Bringing together leaders from industry, government, and academia, SWF 2023 promises to further the discussion on…

Space and Missile Defense Symposium

The Space and Missile Defense Symposium (SMD) brings together the top government and industry leaders in space and missile defense in one event. Hear directly from senior leaders with leading government and industry organizations, including:…