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Aerogel: tile composites toughen a brittle superinsulation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | White, Susan Rasky, Daniel |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | Pure aerogels, though familiar in the laboratory for decades as exotic lightweight insulators with unusual physical properties, have had limited industrial applications due to their low strength and high brittleness. Composites formed of aerogels and the ceramic fiber matrices like those used as space shuttle tiles bypass the fragility of pure aerogels and can enhance the performance of space shuttle tiles in their harsh operating environment. Using a layer of aerogel embedded in a tile may open up a wide range of applications where thermal insulation, gas convection control and mechanical strength matter. |
| File Size | 353237 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020063497 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3130tb2b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Aerogels Ceramic Matrix Composites Tiles Space Shuttles Ceramic Fibers Thermal Insulation Brittleness Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
