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.
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