TEXTILE FIBERS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS

Abstract

This project involved a survey of literature in the fields of metals, polymers and glasses to ascertain the availability of fibrous materials suitable for high temperature applications in re-entry parachutes. Wherever possible, mechanical behavior of the material's fiber form was considered at the temperature level of 1500 deg F. But in many instances only bulk behavior of the material in question has been reported with an indication of its fabricating problems. It may be expected that continued work on such materials will, in a few years, enlarge the stable of fiber candidates for high temperature textile performance. Meanwhile there is at hand a small selection of stable, high temperature metal fibers capable of meeting the re-entry parachute requirements, although with some restrictions in weight, cost, and 'textile performance'.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0260003

Entities

People

  • M. E. Shank
  • R. G. Cheatam
  • S. Backer

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Sheet Metal
  • Solid Solutions
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tensile Strength
  • Textiles

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Theoretical Analysis.