Development of Rubber-Plastic Composites for Sonar Domes.

Abstract

The U. S. Naval Applied Science Laboratory is developing and exploring rubber enclosed, heat and pressure cured and bonded laminated rubber-plastic composites as possible structural materials for various structural applications such as hull-mounted sonar dome windows, windows of VDS fish bodies, and sonar baffles. Physical properties studied to data have indicated, as expected that the structural properties of the composites are largely determined by the structural properties of the rigid plied-up plastic components. Preliminary acoustic measurements have indicates some good acoustic properties. Studies of the structural and acoustical properties of the rubber-plastic composites are continuing in order to eventually establish the feasibility of these materials for use in sonar dome applications. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 1964
Accession Number
ADA060193

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Adhesives
  • Bearing Strength
  • Butyl Rubber
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Impact Strength
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastics
  • Rubber
  • Sonar Domes
  • Structural Properties
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials