Experimental Evaluation of F-16 Polycarbonate Canopy Material

Abstract

This report documents a test program which was conducted to evaluate the relative merits and change in impact resistance of three coated monolithic polycarbonates, including initial production F-16 canopy material, and three laminated polycarbonates after being subjected to selected environmental exposure conditions. Environmental exposures which were investigated were: ultraviolet radiation, moisture, thermal, sunlight, sunlight/moisture, combined temperature/humidity, and combined UV/humidity. To experimentally evaluate the influence of the exposure, samples of candidate materials were conditioned and subjected to the following tests: falling weight impact, high rate beam flexure, air cannon, flatwise tension, torsional shear, chemical craze, rain erosion, and abrasion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADB061170

Entities

People

  • Gregory J. Stenger
  • John F. Milholland
  • Kenneth I. Clayton

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Deformation (Mechanics)
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Impact Tests
  • Laminates
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Shear Tests
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.