New Materials for Spacecraft Stability and Damping - A Feasibility Study

Abstract

A preliminary feasibility study has been conducted on some new materials for use as structure components of spacecrafts. These included some new glasses, glass-ceramics, fibers and composites such as low expansion copper aluminosilicate glasses, hollow and oval glass fibers and hollow fiber-glass- polymer composites. The low temperature expansion coefficients, elastic moduli and damping constants were measured. Recommendations are made for further research and development of some selected materials which appeared to be promising candidates for spacecraft structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA169826

Entities

People

  • John Douglas MacKenzie

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Electrical Properties
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Fabrication
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fibers
  • Graphite Epoxy Composites
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Silica Glass
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space