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Accession Number:
ADB061170
Title:
Experimental Evaluation of F-16 Polycarbonate Canopy Material
Corporate Author:
DAYTON UNIV OH RESEARCH INST
Report Date:
1981-04-01
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, sunlightmoisture, combined temperaturehumidity, and combined UVhumidity. 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.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Sep 1978-Nov 1980
Pages:
0135
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Contract Number:
F33615-76-C-5124
File Size:
5.81MB
