Material development aspects of an oxidation protection system for a reinforced carbon-carbon compositeThe paper describes the procedures which led to selection of a diffusion-coated siliconized oxidation-resistant reinforced carbon-carbon composite as a candidate for use in the leading edge structure of the Space Shuttle for the purpose of providing thermal protection. Materials were evaluated on the basis of oxidation-inhibitor performance, strength properties, and fabricability. Compounds of titanium, tantalum, zirconium, silicon, hafnium, aluminum, and boron were compounded with the reinforced carbon-carbon material in two different processing techniques to discover an oxidation-inhibited system which provided multicycle protection at temperatures up to 4000 F. Details of the manufacture and testing of the reinforced carbon-carbon composites are provided.
Document ID
19770053840
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Rogers, D. C. (Vought Corp. Dallas, TX, United States)
Scott, R. O. (Vought Corp. Dallas, TX, United States)
Shuford, D. M. (Vought Corp. Dallas, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
Composite Materials
Meeting Information
Meeting: National Technical Conference on Bicentennial of materials