LOW DENSITY MATERIALS FOR BUOYANCY APPLICATIONS,

Abstract

The study was undertaken to develop and evaluate low-density materials for use in buoyancy applications at ocean depths to 10,000 ft. The study included a survey of commercial products and evaluation of composite materials and chemically foamed plastics. Description of the various materials is presented together with experimental data on their characteristics and behavior under hydrostatic loading. Recommendations are made for improving the strength versus density characteristics of the most promising materials. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0701159

Entities

People

  • H. D. Anderson

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Buoyancy
  • Composite Materials
  • Expanded Plastics
  • Experimental Data
  • Films
  • Low Density
  • Materials
  • Plastics
  • Polymeric Films
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Resins
  • Specialty Uses Of Chemicals
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design