Evaluation of the Epoxy System for the Repair of Fuel Tank M109.

Abstract

The repair time to completely process and repair the fuel tank NSN 2910-00-937-9539, M109, has been found to take approximately 36 hours. production engineering requires a more productive method of repair, especially the time factor. Infrared analysis was utilized to optimize the repair time to yield a well-cured epoxy repair system. It was found that room temperature curing takes an indefinite time to cure. A temperature of 83C is the minimum temperature required for a reasonably cured system and 121C is the temperature required for complete cure. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136923

Entities

People

  • J. M. Sloan
  • L. M. Chow
  • R. E. Scher

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Corporations
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Films
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Information Processing
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Production Engineering
  • Resins
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.