Effect of Plasticizers on the Strength of a Plastic Motor Case

Abstract

The report summarizes the effect of plasticizers on the strength of a glass-fiber-reinforced plastic motor case and, specifically, the effect on the burst strength of the motor case. Maximum average loss in burst strength occurred with dipropyl adipate and amounted to 79 psi out of an average burst of the blank of 2842 psi. Deterioration did not increase with longer intervals of storage. A direct correlation could be established between burst pressure and extension at break of a ring cut from an identical (same lot) motor case and treated with plasticizer. In addition, a direct correlation could be established between burst pressure and the reciprocal of the amount of sag of a coupon cut from an identical motor case. The effect on a motor case after two years storage in contact with a plasticizer is considered negligible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733363

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  • Donald A. Morgan

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Environment
  • Fibers
  • Glass Fibers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Physical Properties
  • Plasticizers
  • Plastics
  • Propellants
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Resins
  • Rocket Engines
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surface Tension
  • Test Equipment

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.