Facepiece Material Survey

Abstract

A survey was carried out to suggest materials or processes which can improve chemical warfare agent (CWA) resistance while maintaining physical properties for a facepiece application. Adhesive bonding to silicone, coating/ surface modification of silicone, coprocessing with silicone, alternative designs, and alternative materials were reviewed. With only limited CWA resistance information available, and alternative design using currently available materials appears to be the best selection to meet the facepiece criteria. Keywords: Facepiece, Agent resistance, Aging, Storage, Wearability, Elastomers, Adhesive bonding, Coatings, Coprocessing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA227015

Entities

People

  • Catherine A. Byrne
  • Michael D. Gilbert
  • Michael S. Sennett
  • Nathan S. Schneider
  • Robert Simoneau
  • Stanley E. Wentworth
  • Walter X. Zukas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesion
  • Adhesives
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Elastomers
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Resilience

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.