Improved Hydrofluorocarbon Integral Fuel Tank Sealants.
Abstract
High temperature integral fuel tank filleting sealants based on a variety of hydrofluorocarbon polymers have been prepared. These sealants exhibit good mechanical properties at high and room temperatures both before and after aging in hydrocarbon fuel and fuel vapors at temperatures up to 550 F. Adhesion to metal substrates is good and samples have resisted loss of adhesion and rupture when pressurized at 500 F for 1000 hours. The limitations of the sealants are also discussed with emphasis on the susceptibility of titanium substrates to stress corrosion while in contact with the sealant. Efforts to minimize these problems through compounding and polymer modification are described. Whereas early sealants cracked Ti-13-11-3 alloys in laboratory evaluations in 10 to 15 hours, new compounds withstand stress cracking for 300 to 400 hours in an accelerated test. (Author-PL)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0869573
Entities
People
- W. F. Anspach
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory