High Temperature Bonding Techniques for Solar Cell Array
Abstract
An adhesive for solar cell attachment to spacecraft substrates has been sought with an unusually demanding combination of properties. These include (1) a basic resistance to decomposition at 600 C in vacuum, (2) retention of elastic properties at liquid nitrogen temperature, and (3) processibility as a bond line at conditions convenient to typical spacecraft fabrication. Of all the elastomeric materials available, the class of inorganic polymers termed poly (carboranesiloxanes) appears to be the only viable candidate. The ultrahigh molecular species of this group have been found to be attractive, especially when blended or alloyed with low molecular weight versions. This promising assessment is based on high temperature thermo-vacuum stability studies, various characterization measurements, elasticity measurements at cryogenic temperatures, and 45 peel studies of thermally cycled bond lines with varying adherend combinations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADB028686
Entities
People
- F. Marsh
- F. Sinsheimer
- G. Lafontaine
- G. Wolff
- H. Levin
Organizations
- Hughes Aircraft Company