Nanostructured Materials

Abstract

A broad study on solid propellant ingredients, space-survivable materials, and hybrid organic-inorganic polymers has been conducted at the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Propulsion Directorate at Edwards Air Force Base, California, during the years 1986-2004. This work was carried out primarily with basic research (6.1) funding. Early work on multifunctional isocyanate solid propellant curatives and strained-ring energetic hydrocarbons was quickly replaced by work on hybrid organic-inorganic structural materials; specifically, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) compounds. The POSS work represents the vast majority of the effort performed under this study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA436355

Entities

People

  • Steven A. Svejda

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Block Copolymers
  • Chemistry
  • Copolymers
  • Inorganic Materials
  • Inorganic Polymers
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Plastics
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space