Effects on Advanced Materials: Results of the STS-8 EOIM (Effects of Oxygen Interaction with Materials) Experiment

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Abstract:

A variety of materials were exposed to the low Earth orbit space environment on shuttle flight STS-8 as a part of NASAs Effects of Oxygen Atoms Interaction with Materials experiment. These materials include carbon and graphites, optical materials, organic and metal films, Kevlar and fiberglass fabric, and high-temperature coatings. The effects noted on these materials included oxidative erosion of the carbon and graphite, loss of tensile strength for the Kevlar fabric, erosion and oxidation of organic films, partial oxidation of infrared optical materials, and loss of reflectance for the high-temperature coatings. Keywords Atomic oxygen, Auger analysis, Carbon fibers, Fiberglass, Fourier transform infrared specTroscopy, Graphite, High temperature coatings, Infrared optical coatings.

Author(s):
Meshishnek, M. J. ; Stuckey, W. K. ; Evangelides, J. S. ; Feldman, L. A. ; Peterson, R. V.
Author Organization(s):
AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA MATERIALS SCIENCES LAB
Pagination:
0091

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-0086(6935-05)-2, SD-TR-87-34
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F04701-85-C-0086
Monitor Series:
TR-87-34, SD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned
Modernization Areas:
Space; Microelectronics; Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*COMPOSITE MATERIALS, *THIN FILMS, *OPTICAL MATERIALS, *PLASTICS, *OXIDATION, *COATINGS, FOURIER TRANSFORMATION, TENSILE STRENGTH, FIBERGLASS, HIGH TEMPERATURE, GRAPHITE, ATOMS, REFLECTANCE, LOSSES, SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS, FABRICS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY, EROSION, OXYGEN, CARBON, ZINC COMPOUNDS, THORIUM COMPOUNDS, IMPREGNATION, INDIUM COMPOUNDS, FOURIER SPECTROSCOPY, INFRARED OPTICAL MATERIALS, SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY, GERMANIUM, OPTICAL COATINGS, TIN COMPOUNDS, INFRARED RADIATION, CARBON FIBERS, FILMS, METAL FILMS, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, LOW ORBIT TRAJECTORIES, INTERACTIONS, MATERIALS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Refractory Fibers, Coatings, Colorants and Finishes, Laminates and Composite Materials, Metallurgy and Metallography, Plastics, Optics
Report Date:
1987 Jul 20