Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Propellant Binder Systems.

Abstract

A method of predicting ultimate stress, ultimate strain, and initial tangent modulus for a series of polymeric propellant binder compositions from data for two or three compositions of the same binder has been derived. The method involves fitting the mechanical properties to straight-line functions of the crosslink density. A computer program has been written to perform the curve fit. The value of the method is that it gives insight as to which compositions of a particular binder system can be expected to give desirable mechanical properties without extensive laboratory screening. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0865545

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  • Mary L. Pandow

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  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Research Facilities

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.