Glenn Research Center: Research & Technology Directorate

NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

Materials & Structures

Publications Facilities Awards Research Focus Areas + Polymers + Ceramics + Advanced Metallics + Durability & Protective Coatings + Life Prediction + Structural Mechanics &
Dynamics + Mechanical Components + Tribology and Surface Science Other Research Areas Power & Electric Propulsion Communications Technology Instrumentation & Control Propulsion Systems Microgravity

Materials & Structures

Advanced Metallics

Mission:

Development and Characterization of Metallic Materials for Aero and Space Application

Expertise

Copper alloys
Intermetallics
SuperAlloys
Composites
Shape Memory Alloys
Microstructural characterization
Mechanical behavior and durability
Materials application engineering
Alloy development
Computational Modeling

Capabilities

Processing
- Casting
- Hot working
Testing in Air and Inert Environments
- Tension, Compression
- Creep, Fatigue, Impact
Microstructural Characterization
- Optical & Electron Microscopy
- Specialized sample preparation
- X-ray Diffraction
- Chemical analysis - macro, micro, nano

Products

Alloy & process development
Materials selection for specific applications
Materials characterization
Materials durability assessment

Contact:
M.V. Nathal - Branch Chief
Michael.V.Nathal@nasa.gov
Phone: (216) 433-9516