Texas Research International, Inc.

The demand for Composite materials is increasingly rapidly due to their benefits:

Weight Reduction
Corrosion Resistance
High Strength
Part Count Reduction
Lower Total Ownership Costs (TOC)
Ability to Make Complex Geometry Parts

TRI's composites capabilities cover the spectrum from materials development to first article production, and include resin formulation, design, finite element analysis, materials testing, reliability engineering and manufacturing.

Outboard Sensor Assembly

Composite Design
Material Property Testing
Finite Element Analysis
Custom Resin Development
Prototype Fabrication
Applied Reliability Engineering

Our strengths include:

Development of Composites for Harsh Environments: Seawater, Salt Water Spray, High Temperature Applicatoins, Fire Resistant Applications, Chemial Exposures, High Wear

Specialty Composites: High Specific Gravity, Nontoxic, UV cure, Lightweight Foams, Nanocomposites, Conductive

Listed below is a sample of some of TRI/Austin's composite work.

Purpose	Technology	TRL or Phase	Applications
Lower Cost	Outboard Sensor Assembly (OSA) for Towed Array	9	Submarines
Low Flame, Smoke, Toxicity	ThermaSafe™ Composites	7	Submarines
Room Temperature Storage, UV Curable, No Heating Blankets	UV Curable Resin for Composite Repair	6	Field Repair of Skin
Low Flame, Smoke, Toxicity	Fire Resistant, Labor Saving Pipe Coupling	Phase II completed.	Ship & Submarine Piping
High Tg, Room Temp Processing	High Temperature Matrices for Filament Wound Composite	In Phase II.	Rocket Motor Casings
Composites	Composite Lube Filter Bowl	In Phase II.	V-22, Helicopters