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High performance alloy electroforming
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Malone, G. A. Winkelman, D. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Electroformed copper and nickel are used in structural applications for advanced propellant combustion chambers. An improved process has been developed by Bell Aerospace Textron, Inc. wherein electroformed nickel-manganese alloy has demonstrated superior mechanical and thermal stability when compared to previously reported deposits from known nickel plating processes. Solution chemistry and parametric operating procedures are now established and material property data is established for deposition of thick, large complex shapes such as the Space Shuttle Main Engine. The critical operating variables are those governing the ratio of codeposited nickel and manganese. The deposition uniformity which in turn affects the manganese concentration distribution is affected by solution resistance and geometric effects as well as solution agitation. The manganese concentration in the deposit must be between 2000 and 3000 ppm for optimum physical properties to be realized. The study also includes data regarding deposition procedures for achieving excellent bond strength at an interface with copper, nickel-manganese or INCONEL 718. Applications for this electroformed material include fabrication of complex or re-entry shapes which would be difficult or impossible to form from high strength alloys such as INCONEL 718. |
| File Size | 18627835 |
| Page Count | 210 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890006670 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1kh5gt1f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Metallic Materials Nickel Alloys Electroforming Copper Alloys Space Shuttle Main Engine Linings Spacecraft Structures Combustion Chambers Thermal Stability Manganese Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |