IDENTIFICATION OF VOLATILE CONTAMINANTS OF SPACE CABIN MATERIALS

Abstract

Fifty-three candidate materials for space cabin construction were tested to establish volatile gas-off and oxidation products. The preliminary screening by measuring weight loss was to determine those materials which exhibit weight losses between 0.001% and 1.0%, exclusive of water. Materials falling within this range were studied further in storage tests to determine the nature of the individual components evolved from the candidate material. Those materials falling outside this range were conditionally excluded from further tests. Weight loss data, thermogravimetric curves, gas chromatograms of volatile contaminants, and the nature and quantities of individual components evolved from the candidate materials are reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0675177

Entities

People

  • Francis N. Hodgson
  • John V. Pustinger Jr.

Organizations

  • Monsanto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Atmospheres
  • Body Weight
  • Butyl Rubber
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chromatographs
  • Construction Materials
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Ketones
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Polymers
  • Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space