TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Contaminant-Free Steel (LEW-TOPS-123)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses . THE TECHNOLOGY: Innovators at NASA's Glenn Research Center have devised a method for creating ultra-pure steel alloys that are free from ceramic particle contamination. These ultra-high-quality steels can be used to make bearings, gears, or any other machine components. Conventional steel alloys contain small, unwanted amounts of hard particle inclusions - or dirt - that cause weak points in the steel, making components vulnerable to failure. Such flaws act as locations for stress concentration and can form initiation sites for catastrophic fracture in mechanical parts. Glenn's newly developed process for creating steel alloys has proven to be nearly perfect, with the potential for significantly better performance than conventional steels, especially in high-stress cycle applications like rolling element bearings. These extremely clean steels are ideal for any application where unwanted contaminant inclusions stand in the way of high reliability and long-life under high load and speed operation. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LEW-TOPS-123 If you have any questions, please contact NASA Glenn's Technology Transfer Office at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA's Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice .