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Accession Number:
AD0885295
Title:
STABILITY CHARACTERIZATION OF REFRACTORY MATERIALS UNDER HIGH VELOCITY ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT CONDITIONS. PART V. VOLUME I. ADDITIONAL STUDIES.
Corporate Author:
MANLABS INC CAMBRIDGE MA
Report Date:
1971-04-01
Abstract:
The oxidation of refractory borides, graphites and JT composites, hypereutectic carbide-graphite composites, refractory metals, coated refractory metals over the extensive spectrum of environmental conditions encountered during reentry or high velocity atmospheric flight, as well as those employed in furnace tests was studied. Male and Female configurations of simple nosetip and leading edge structures composed of boride components threaded into coated tantalum holders have been designed and tested successfully for 1800 seconds with no cracking at Mach 3.2 at 520-548 BTUsq ft sec, 8550 BTUlb and 0.063 atm. Total oxidation was 29-36 mils at temperatures near 4700F for these tests, or 30-60 times less than comparable recessions for tungsten or graphite. In addition a six cycle exposure of a male nosetip was successfully performed including a 100 BTUsq ft sec exposure, a 460 BTUsq ft sec segment followed by four 200 BTUsq ft sec cycles with a total oxidation depth of 10 mils. No other materials system known currently can match this performance in heat flux, temperature and oxidation resistance and fabricability. Author
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept., Nov 69-Dec 70,
Supplementary Note:
See also Part 4, Volume 2, AD-865 729.
Pages:
0214
Contract Number:
AF 33(615)-3859
File Size:
0.00MB
