Tech Licensing Opportunity: Synthesis of Tungsten Tetraboride (WB4) by Electric Field Assisted Sintering (EFAS)
Key Takeaways
- Full and open competition - all businesses eligible to bid
- Work to be performed in Idaho Falls, ID
- Industry: All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Contract Details
- Notice ID
- BA-1537
- Opportunity Type
- Special Notice
- Agency
- ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Sub-Agency
- ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF
- Office
- BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCEDOE CNTR
- Posted Date
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026
- Response Deadline
- Friday, May 1, 2026
- PSC Code
- 9630
- Set-Aside
- Full & Open Competition
- Place of Performance
- Idaho Falls, ID, 83415
- Status
- Active
Description
Synthesis of Tungsten Tetraboride (WB4) by Electric Field Assisted Sintering (EFAS) A novel method for synthesizing tungsten tetraboride (WB4), a material with exceptional hardness and thermal properties, using Electric Field Assisted Sintering (EFAS). The Challenge: In the pursuit of materials with exceptional hardness and thermal conductivity, tungsten tetraboride (WB4) has been considered a compelling candidate since the 1960s. Renowned for its potential in enhancing cutting tools, armor, and nuclear reactors, WB4's synthesis has been limited by technological constraints, yielding products often inferior to their theoretical capabilities. Enter Electric Field Assisted Sintering (EFAS) a modern technique set to revolutionize WB4 production by maintaining precise conditions necessary for
Why This Opportunity Matters
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF is seeking responses for all other industrial machinery manufacturing in Idaho Falls, ID.
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