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Polymeric Materials Resistant to Erosion by Atomic OxygenPolymer-matrix composites are ideally suited for space vehicles because of high strength to weight ratios. The principal component of the low earth orbit (LEO) is atomic oxygen. Atomic oxygen causes surface erosion to polymeric materials. Polymer films with an organometallic additive showed greater resistance to atomic oxygen than the pure polymer in laboratory experiments and in the OPM/MIR experiment. In MISSE, the film with the organometallic additive was still intact after the pure film had completely eroded.
Document ID
20040201470
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kiefer, Richard L. (College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA, United States)
Thibeault, Sheila A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 2004
Publication Information
Publication: National Educators' Workshop: Update 2003. Standard Experiments in Engineering, Materials Science, and Technology, Part 2
Subject Category
Chemistry And Materials (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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