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Thermal control materials on eoim-3
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Finckenor, Miria M. Linton, Roger C. Vaughn, Jason A. Kamenetzky, Rachel R. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Thermal control paints, anodized aluminum, and beta cloth samples were flown on STS-46 as part of the Evaluation of Oxygen Interaction with Materials Experiment (EOIM-3). The thermal control paints flown on EOIM-3 include ceramic and polyurethane-based paints. Passively exposed samples are compared to actively heated samples and controlled exposure samples. Optical property measurements of absorptivity, emissivity, and spectrofluorescence are presented for each paint. Several variations of anodized aluminum, including chromic acid anodize, sulfuric acid anodize, and boric/sulfuric acid anodize were flown on the actively heated trays and the passive exposure trays. The post-flight optical properties are within tolerances for these materials. Also flown were two samples of yellow anodized aluminum. The yellow anodized aluminum samples darkened noticeably. Samples of aluminized and unaluminized beta cloth, a fiberglass woven mat impregnated with TFE Teflon, were flown with passive exposure to the space environment. Data from this part of the experiment is correlated to observations from LDEF and erosion of the Teflon thin film samples also flown on EOIM-3 and LDEF. |
| File Size | 609224 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950021218 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0xq1xk6g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Earth Orbital Environments Oxygen Postflight Analysis Spaceborne Experiments Environmental Tests Fluorescence Aluminum Alloys Absorptivity Exposure Ceramics Binders Materials Glass Fibers Anodic Coatings Space Transportation System Flights Potassium Silicates Ultraviolet Radiation Emissivity Thermal Control Coatings Surface Reactions Materials Tests Oxidation Paints Erosion Teflon Trademark Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |