ELEVATED TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR OF FIBERS

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the mechanical behavior of fiber at igh temperatures for vari periods of time. These fibers are candidate materials for decelerators, and expandable and rigid structur s for atellites or space vehicles. Besides condition of extremes of temperature, these fibers will h ve to be capable of operation under shock, vibration, solar an cosmic radiation and related aerospace environ ents. Th se high temperature fibers were evaluated in filament form at temperatures ranging from 70 F (65% relative humidity) to 2000 F. Since fibers ormally were of diameters as low as 0.0003 in., special equipment and procedures were designed to obtain their basic properties. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267360

Entities

People

  • Stanley Schulman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cosmic Rays
  • Diameters
  • Filaments
  • High Temperature
  • Humidity
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles
  • Vibration
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Snow Cover Descriptors for Reptiles and Their Illustrations.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster