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High-performance polyimide powder coatings
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Much of the infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center and other NASA sites has been subjected to outside weathering effects for more than 40 years. Because much of this infrastructure has metallic surfaces, considerable effort is continually devoted to developing methods to minimize the effects of corrosion on these surfaces. These efforts are especially intense at KSC, where offshore salt spray and exhaust from Solid Rocket Boosters accelerate corrosion. Coatings of various types have traditionally been the choice for minimizing corrosion, and improved corrosion control methods are constantly being researched. Recent work at KSC on developing an improved method for repairing Kapton (polyimide)-based electrical wire insulation has identified polyimides with much lower melting points than traditional polyimides used for insulation. These lower melting points and the many other outstanding physical properties of polyimides (thermal stability, chemical resistance, and electrical properties) led us to investigate whether they could be used in powder coatings. |
| File Size | 1261320 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090022224 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t21c6zk5b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-03-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Corrosion Resistance Chemical Tests Insulation Electrical Properties Corrosion Polyimides Weathering Powder Particles Protective Coatings Thermal Stability Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
