Effects of Contaminants on CF200 Diving Suit Material

Abstract

CF200 is a crushed synthetic rubber foam which is sandwiched between two layers of knit nylon fabric. The crushed foam provides thermal insulation and the knit fabric provides strength and abrasion resistance. The knit nylon fabric is bonded to the rubber with an adhesive. The specific type of adhesive that is used is proprietary information of the vendor which he would not release to Battelle. All but one of the evaluations were done using new, unseamed CF200 sheet obtained from Diving Unlimited in San Diego, California. the last evaluation was performed (using MEK as a contaminant) on used, seamed CF200 which was cut from two diving suits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 1980
Accession Number
ADA115227

Entities

People

  • Brian Christenson

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chlorides
  • Composite Materials
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Diving Suits
  • Fluids
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Materials
  • Peel Strength
  • Petroleum
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tensile Strength
  • Wear Resistance

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics