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Gateway Materials Technology
A Corporate Overview
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Stephen T. Gonczy, PhD.Stephen T. Gonczy, PhD.
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Advanced Ceramics and Metals for
Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial Power
221 S. Emerson, Mt. Prospect, IL
Tel: 847-870-1621, E-Mail: GatewayMT@aol.com
June 2016

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Gateway Materials Technology
Business Description and Objective
 GMT -- a scientific research and engineering
consulting firm incorporated in 1995 by
Dr. Stephen T. Gonczy.
 provides advanced ceramics and
metals expertise to industry,
government, and academia for the
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government, and academia for the
aerospace, automotive, and industrial
power markets
 GMT Business Objective --
to promote and assist in the application of advanced materials
technology into commercial markets, with a particular focus on
high strength, high temperature ceramics.

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Gateway Materials Technology
Stephen T. Gonczy
President and Research Director
 PhD Materials Science, Northwestern University;
BS Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University
 35+ years of industrial research experience
 20 years consulting (GMT). 17 years corporate (Honeywell/AlliedSignal),
 70+ patents, technical articles, and test standards in ceramics,
composites, coatings, metals, and testing.
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 Adjunct Professor in ceramic engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology.
 Extensive contacts in the advanced ceramics community -- industry, government,
academia.
 30+ year career in US Army [Active and Reserve -- Brigadier General (Ret)] --
DoD acquisition and logistics – policy, methods, and programs with DoD security
clearance.
 Fellow of ASTM (1999) and R&D 100 New Product Award (1994).
 Professional training in federal contracting, technology transfer, and program
management.

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Gateway Materials Technology
GMT Technical Services
 Research & Development for Ceramic Applications
 Fabrication of ceramic composites, monoliths, and coatings
 Process/microstructure/performance testing and analysis
 Development and documentation of test methods
 Technology Consulting for Advanced
Ceramics and Metals
 Technology and application surveys
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 Technology and application surveys
 Market and source assessments
 Manufacturing/process comparisons
 Technical writing
 Project reports, test documentation
 Process description, marketing materials
 Technology transfer through Internet media
 Program Development in Advanced Materials
 Coordination and oversight of research programs
 Protocols and plans for testing and property databases.
 Preparation/review of research proposals
 Formation of research teams and identification of project resources

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Gateway Materials Technology
GMT Materials Expertise
 Processing-Property Relations and Testing in
Advanced Ceramics and Metals
 Synthesis, Fabrication, Processing, and
Characterization of Ceramics and Coatings
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Characterization of Ceramics and Coatings
 Fabrication and Evaluation
of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic
Composites
 Material Property Databases

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Gateway Materials Technology
Current Projects and Clients
 Interlaminar Crack Growth Resistance (GIC)
Test Standards for Ceramic Matrix Composites for
Aerospace (Alphastar, NAVAIR)
 Open Hole Tensile and Joint Strength Test Standards
for Ceramic Matrix Composites (DoE and General Atomics)
 Slow Crack Growth Test Standard for Monolithic
Ceramics at Elevated Temperatures
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Ceramics at Elevated Temperatures (NAVAIR)
 Material Specifications for Ceramic Matrix
Composites for Nuclear Applications (DoE)
 Guide for Oxidation Exposure Testing of Ceramic
Matrix Composites (DoE)
 ASME Code Case Specification for Silicon Carbide
Pressure Modules (Sperko Engineering)
 Methods and Procedures for FAA Certification of
Ceramic Composites

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Gateway Materials Technology
Professional Leadership Activities
 ASTM C28 - Advanced Ceramics Committee (1989-Present)
The development of standards (classifications, specifications, nomenclature, test
methods, guides, and practices) relating to processing, properties,
characterization, and performance of advanced ceramic material.
 Committee Chair (2004-2009) and Committee Secretary (2009-Present)
 Property and Performance Subcommittee Chair (2000-2003)
 Ceramic Composite Subcommittee Chair (1995-1999)
 Primary Author of twelve ceramic test standards and specifications -- specifications
and classifications of C-C Composites and SiC-SiC Composites, slow crack growth in
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and classifications of C-C Composites and SiC-SiC Composites, slow crack growth in
ceramics, axial tensile strength of CMC tubes, honeycomb flexure strength, adhesion
strength of coatings, flexure strength of CMCs, thermal properties, resonant modulus,
impact modulus
 CMH17 CMC Handbook (1997-2011)
The primary and authoritative source for characterization and statistically-based
property and performance data of current and emerging advanced ceramic
matrix composites, providing guidance on design, testing, property data, and
processing of CMCs
 Committee Chair (2005-2011)
 Materials and Processing Chair (1997-2004)
 Author -- carbon-carbon composites section,

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Gateway Materials Technology
Past Projects - Experimental (2014-1997)
 Mechanical Testing and Handbook Data of Aerospace
Aluminum Casting Alloys (AFS Casting Consortium, DoD)
 Laser-Assisted Machining of High Strength Ceramics
(NIU, Reliance Tool and Manufacturing, DoD)
 Metal Casting Design Studies (AFS, SFSA, NADCA)
 Research and write Web-based teaching studies on the design and
production
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production
of metal castings in steel, iron, aluminum, copper, etc.
 Mechanical Test Standards for Honeycomb Ceramics
(with Corning, Cummins, NGK and others)
 Material and Process Development for Hybrid Metal-
Ceramic-Polymer Components for Armament (ATI, Benet
Laboratory, Eck Industries, DoD)
 Scratch Adhesion Testing of Hard Ceramic Coatings
(ORNL - DOE) Research and write an ASTM standard for Rockwell C
scratch adhesion testing of nitride, carbide, diamond, and oxide coatings

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Gateway Materials Technology
Past Projects - Experimental (2014-1997)
 Ultra-High Temperature Oxide Ceramics for Thermal
Processing (Packer Engineering, NASA)
 New Polymer-Derived Ceramic Technology (Starfire
Technology)
 Oxide Interface Coatings for Fibers in Ceramic Composites
(Ultramet) Test Procedures and Experimental Protocols
 Aqueous Deposition Coatings of Oxides on Nicalon™
Calcined Alumina
Coating on Nicalon
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Aqueous Deposition Coatings of Oxides on Nicalon™
and Nextel™ Ceramic Fibers (SBIR – USAF SBIR)
 Mechanical Properties of Nicalon and Nextel Fiber Tows
 Fabrication, Strength and Stability Studies of Ceramic Composites
 Nicalon™ Fiber Composites Made with Blackglas™ and Ceraset™ Preceramic Polymer Resins
 Blackglas Ceramic Composites Made with BN Coated Hi-Nicalon™ Fibers
 Blackglas-Carbon Fiber Composites
 Blackglas-BN-Nextel 312 Fiber Composites
 Development of Mini-Tow Tensile Composite Testing Methods
 Oxidation Studies of Si-O-C and Si-C-N Ceramics
Paper Tab
Tow
Composite
Epoxy Bead
Top Grip
Bottom Grip

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Past Projects - Technology Information (2014-1997)
 Status and Strategy for Defense Materials Stockpile Management
 Federal Export Control Regulations and Ceramic Composites
 Requirements Survey for Standardized Tests for Ceramic Coatings
 ASTM Guide on Oxidation Test Methods for Advanced Ceramics
 ASTM Guide on Thermal Property Testing for Advanced Ceramics
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 ASTM Guide on Thermal Property Testing for Advanced Ceramics
 Survey -- Data Base Requirements, Definitions, and Organization for
Ceramic Matrix Composites
 Flexural, Tensile, and Shear Test Methods and Property Data Bases for
Nicalon-Sylramic Composites
 Source Assessment for High Voltage Ceramic Insulating Coatings
 ASTM on Thermal Property Testing of Advanced Ceramics
 Data Base Search Engines for Materials Information on the Internet

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List of Examples
 Mechanical Test Standards for
Honeycomb Ceramics
 Design Study on BMW Valve Component
as a Steel Investment Casting
 Export Control Requirements and
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 Export Control Requirements and
CMC Technology
 Materials Selection for Oxide
Interface Coatings
 Tensile and Flexure Properties of
Ceramic Matrix Composites
 Mil Handbook 17 -- Goals and Plans

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Gateway Materials Technology
Contacts and Clients
Industry - Large Industry - Large Industry- Small Government Academia
3M GE Power Systems AlbanyTechniweave Air Force Materials Lab Arizona State
Rolls-Royce Gas Turbine General Atomics Ceracom Argonne Labs Brown University
B.F. Goodrich Hexcel Ceradyne Army Research Lab Georgia Tech
Baikowski Honeywell COI Ceramics DARPA Northwestern
Boeing - St. Louis Lockheed M- Dallas Composite Factory DOE HQ Penn State
Boeing- Huntington LTV Exothermics German Space Research Center (DLR)Rensaeller Poly
Boeing- Seattle McDermott Hypertherm Idaho National Lab Rutgers
Boeing-Rocketdyne Pratt & Whitney MSNW KAPL Univ. Cincinnati
Caterpillar Raytheon Packer Engineering Los Alamos Univ. Detroit
Coors Ceramics Siemens Westinghouse Powder Met NASA Ames Univ. Illinois
Cummin Engines Solar Turbines Refractory Composites NASA Glenn Univ. Michigan
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Cummin Engines Solar Turbines Refractory Composites NASA Glenn Univ. Michigan
Ford Research St. Gobain Southern Research NASA Marshall Univ. Tennessee-Knoxville
Foster Miller United Technology SRI NAVAIR and NAVSEA Univ. Washington
GE Aircraft Williams International Starfire Systems NIST USC
Synterial Oak Ridge Lab VPI
UDRI ONR U. of Padova (Italy)
Ultramet Pacific Northwest Lab U. of Torino (Italy)
Current and Past Clients -- U.S. Department of Energy, US Navy-NAVAIR, USAF-
AFML, Alphastar, Rolls-Royce (Hypertherm), Ultramet, Starfire Systems, DuPont-
Lanxide, Dow Corning, Northrop-Grumman, American Foundry Society, Steel
Founders' Society of America, North American Die Casting Association, Northern
Illinois University, University of Washington, Rutgers University, Chicago Manufacturing
Center, Packer Engineering, Asea-Brown-Boveri

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Gateway Materials Technology
Questions and Opportunities
 Where do high temperature ceramics and metals fit into your Business
Strategy and Markets of Interest?
Do you need objective, unbiased materials expertise in -
-- developing and optimizing materials and processes
-- planning and executing test/evaluation protocols and plans.
-- assessing technology and markets
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 Do you need to connect to and work with the advanced ceramics
community?
 Technology leaders, materials producers, end-users
 Government labs and program offices, academia
-- locating ceramic sources
-- planning for technology transfer
-- defining materials specifications
-- documenting and distributing technical information
-- coordinating with other organizations and agencies