Record Details
| Hypervelocity impact tests on Space Shuttle Orbiter RCC thermal protection material. [Reinforced Carbon-Carbon laminate] | |||
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| Abstract: | It is noted that the Shuttle Orbiter will be more subject to meteoroid impact than previous spacecraft, due to its greater surface area and longer cumulative time in space. The Orbiter structural material, RCC, a reinforced carbon-carbon laminate with a diffused silicon carbide coating, is evaluated in terms of its resistance to hypervelocity impact. It was found that the specimens (disks with a mass of 34 g and a thickness of 5.0 mm) were cratered only on the front surface when the impact energy was 3 J or less. At 3 J, a trace of the black carbon interior was exposed. The specimens were completely penetrated when the energy was 34 J or greater. | ||
| Publication Date: | Aug 01, 1978 | ||
| Document ID: |
19780058971
(Acquired Dec 01, 1995)
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| Accession Number: | 78A42880 | ||
| Subject Category: | COMPOSITE MATERIALS | ||
| Document Type: | Journal Article | ||
| Publication Information: | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets; p. July-Aug; 15 | ||
| Publisher Information: | United States | ||
| Financial Sponsor: | NASA; United States | ||
| Description: | 2p; In English | ||
| Distribution Limits: | Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited | ||
| Rights: | Copyright | ||
| NASA Terms: | CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT; IMPACT TESTS; LAMINATES; METEORITIC DAMAGE; SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITERS; CRATERING; DISKS (SHAPES); HEAT SHIELDING; PENETRATION; SILICON CARBIDES | ||
| Imprint And Other Notes: | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 15, July-Aug. 1978, p. 250, 251. | ||
| Miscellaneous Notes: | 1978, p. 250, 251 | ||
| Availability Source: | Other Sources | ||