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Development of lightweight reinforced plastic laminates for spacecraft interior applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hertz, J. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | Lightweight, Kevlar - reinforced laminating systems that are non-burning, generate little smoke in the space shuttle environment, and are physically equivalent to the fiberglass/polyimide system used in the Apollo program for non-structural cabin panels, racks, etc. Resin systems representing five generic classes were screened as matrices for Kevlar 49 reinforced laminates. Of the systems evaluated, the polyimides were the most promising with the phenolics a close second. Skybond 703 was selected as the most promising resin candidate. With the exception of compression strength, all program goals of physical and mechanical properties were exceeded. Several prototype space shuttle mobility and translation handrail segments were manufactured using Kevlar/epoxy and Kevlar-graphite/epoxy. This application shows significant weight savings over the baseline aluminum configuration used previous. The hybrid Kevlar-graphite/epoxy is more suitable from a processing standpoint. |
| File Size | 3940052 |
| Page Count | 62 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760011150 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1jh8bb4s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Panels Spacecraft Cabins Space Shuttles Reinforcing Fibers Weight Reduction Flammability Mechanical Properties Reinforced Plastics Laminates Resins Physical Properties Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
