Arylenesiloxane Polymers for Use as High-Temperature Aircraft Integral Fuel Tank Sealants. Part 3. Synthesis and Properties of Fluoroalkylarylene-Siloxanylene (FASIL) High-Temperature Polymer

Abstract

The discovery of new polymeric materials for sealant and seal applications with inherently wider use temperature range, greater chemical stability and longer operational life than state-of-the-art elastomers has proven to be an unyielding challenge to the Air Force for over a decade. Of particular concern has been the need for new viscoelastic polymers with the requisite chemical/fuel resistance, high-temperature stability, low-temperature flexibility, adhesion to metal substrates and ready process ability for improved aircraft integral fuel tank sealants with broad temperature capability. The background, requirements and status of research programs aimed at this specific materials objective, with an emphasis on filleting sealants, was reviewed recently.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADB047474

Entities

People

  • Eui-won Choe
  • Harold Rosenberg

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Elastomers
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Glass
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • High Temperature
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Physical Properties
  • Polymers
  • Resonance
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transition Temperature

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.