Minuteman III Stage III S-901 Fiberglass Storage Life Assessment

Abstract

The first year of an aging study on S-901 fiberglass used in the Minuteman III Stage III Remanufacture Program has been completed. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF), the sole source supplier of the S-901 fiberglass used in both the Polaris A3R and Minuteman III Stage III Remanufacture Program, is planning to stop production of the S-901 fiberglass in 1988. This is six to eight years before the end of the Minuteman III Stage III Production contract. As a result, S-901 fiberglass will be stored at 0 deg F for six to eight years, prior to resin impregnation and chamber fabrication. This study was conducted to determine if the S-901 fiberglass rovings will meet all specifications after this length of storage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA178241

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  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Fabrication
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Gel Permeation Chromatography
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Organic Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Polyvinyls
  • Resins
  • Shear Strength
  • Shear Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials