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Morphologies, Processing and Properties of Ceramic Foams from Pre-Ceramic Foams from Pre-Ceramic Polymer RoutesThe current research is focused on processing ceramic foams that have potential as a thermal protection material. Ceramic foams with different architectures were formed from the pyrolysis of pre-ceramic polymers at 1200 C in different atmospheres. In some systems a sacrificial polyurethane was used as the blowing agent. We have also processed foams using sacrificial fillers to introduce controlled cell sizes. Each sacrificial filler or blowing agent leads to a unique morphology. The effect of different fillers on foam morphologies will be presented. The presentation will also focus on characterization of these foams in terms of mechanical and thermal properties. Foams processed using these approaches having bulk densities ranging from 0.15 to 0.9 g per cubic centimeter and a cell sizes from 5 to 500 micrometers. Compression strengths ranged from 2 to 7 MPa for these materials.
Document ID
20030014623
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stackpoole, Mairead
(Eloret Corp. Moffett Field, CA United States)
Simoes, Conan R.
(Washington Univ. Seattle, WA United States)
Venkatapathy, Ethiras
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
November 21, 2002
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Meeting Information
Meeting: 105th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Ceramic Society
Location: Nashville, TN
Country: United States
Start Date: April 27, 2003
End Date: April 30, 2003
Sponsors: American Ceramic Society
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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