CX-101198 High Toughness Cermets for Molten Salt Pumps

Award Number: DE-EE0008383CX(s) Applied: A9, A11, B3.6Solar Energy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): OHOffice(s): Golden Field Office

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August 28, 2018
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Award Number: DE-EE0008383
CX(s) Applied: A9, A11, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): OH
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Powdermet, Inc. to redesign and fabricate a corrosion resistant salt pump incorporating novel, ultra-high toughness metal matrix ceramic nanocomposite material (“Cermet”) that is resistant to the salts utilized in next-generation Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) system technologies.