Mass loss parameters for typical Shuttle materialsThe weight loss of twenty different typical Shuttle materials was measured with a thermogravimetric analyzer as the material temperature was increased from ambient to 300 C. An additional ten tests were performed where conditioning of the material varied. The materials were selected from each general grouping such as adhesives, coatings, lubricants, encapsulants, elastomers, and resins. Care was taken in the preparation, curing, and preconditioning of the materials to simulate flight use. Making the assumption that the weight loss follows first order rate theory, the source outgassing parameters for these thirty materials is presented.
Document ID
19830032526
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Muscari, J. A. (Martin Marietta Aerospace Denver, CO, United States)
Odonnell, T. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)