Accession Number:

ADA288682

Title:

Spacecraft Materials Studies on The Aerospace Corporation Tray on EOIM-III.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA TECHNOLOGY DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Stuckey, W. K.
• Hemminger, C. S.
• Steckel, G. L.
• Hills, M. M.
• Hilton, M. R.

Report Date:

1994-08-15

Pagination or Media Count:

28.0

Abstract:

A passive tray was flown on the Effects of Oxygen Interaction with Materials experiment on STS-46 EOIM-III with 82 samples from The Aerospace Corporation. A variety of advanced materials related to potential uses on future spacecraft were included for evaluation representing optical coatings, lubricants, polymers, composites, carbon-carbon composite protective coatings, graphite protective coatings, thermal-control materials, and some samples of current materials. An overview of the available results from the investigations of these materials is presented.

Descriptors:

• *SPACECRAFT
• *COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• *PROTECTIVE COATINGS
• *OPTICAL COATINGS
• *LUBRICANTS
• SURFACE ANALYSIS
• CORROSION
• SPACE ENVIRONMENTS
• POLYMERS
• HIGH TEMPERATURE
• FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES
• ZINC SULFIDES
• GRAPHITE
• METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES
• CARBIDES
• OXYGEN
• CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES
• OXIDATION
• SILICON
• SPACE SHUTTLES
• CONTAMINANTS
• SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS
• EPOXY COMPOSITES
• THERMAL DEGRADATION
• THERMAL STRESSES

Subject Categories:

• Coatings, Colorants and Finishes
• Laminates and Composite Materials
• Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids
• Unmanned Spacecraft
• Manned Spacecraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE