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Design of an experiment for the production of a foamed tin sampleThe purpose of this paper is to present to fellow GAS users a portion of Purdue University's efforts. One of the major experiments in our GAS container is concerned with the experimental production of a foamed metal. A foamed metal is one that contains a significant amount of gas bubbles suspended in its solid volume. Purdue's GAS team proposes to do this with the help of a solid zinc carbonate that gives off carbon dioxide at high temperatures. Because of low energy requirements, the metal used for this experiment is tin. It is hoped that the use of near zero environment will keep the suspended bubbles more uniform than in an earth based process, hence not depleting the physical strength of the material as greatly as is observed on earth.
Document ID
19860017833
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Eric Wernimont
(Purdue University West Lafayette West Lafayette, Indiana, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
October 8, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: 1985 Get Away Special Experimenter's Symposium
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issue Publication Date: January 1, 1986
Subject Category
Metallic Materials
Meeting Information
Meeting: Get Away Special Experimenter's Symposium
Location: Greenbelt, MD
Country: US
Start Date: October 8, 1985
End Date: October 9, 1985
Sponsors: Goddard Space Flight Center
Accession Number
86N27305
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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