RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AIRFRAME BEARINGS FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLES.
Abstract
The purpose of the program was to acquire the materials performance characteristics necessary to design control surface bearings for future space re-entry vehicles. The friction, wear, and limiting load capacity of candidate super alloy, cermet, and ceramic specimen materials, with and without lubricants, were studied at temperatures of from -100 to 2500 F in air. Subsequent tests were run at temperatures of om -100 to 1500 F in an ultrahigh vacuum ranging from 10 to the -6th to 10 to the -9th power Torr. Results indicated significant differences in performance of the selected materials. None of the tested lubricants provided any significant improvement. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0417438
Entities
People
- C.j. Zupkus
- J.b. Muratore
- R.e. Murteza
- R.j. Matt
Organizations
- General Motors