NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Electrostatic Levitation for Studies of Additive Manufacturing Materials for Extreme EnvironmentsThe electrostatic levitation (ESL) laboratory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is a national resource for researchers developing advanced materials for new technologies. Researchers have used MSFC's ESL Laboratory to develop advanced high-temperature materials for aerospace applications, coatings and structural materials for rocket nozzles, improved medical and industrial optics, metallic glasses, ablatives for reentry vehicles, and materials with memory. Modeling of additive manufacturing materials for extreme environments is necessary for the control of their resulting materials properties. Unfortunately, there is very little materials properties data for many additive manufacturing materials, especially of the materials in the liquid state. The MSFC ESL lab is ideal for the study of additive manufacturing materials to be used in extreme environments. The lab can provide density, surface tension, and viscosity of molten materials, emissivity measurements, and even creep strength measurements.
Document ID
20180007873
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
SanSoucie, Michael
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hyers, Robert
(Massachusetts Univ. Amherst, MA, United States)
Rogers, Jan
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
November 27, 2018
Publication Date
October 14, 2018
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Space Processing
Report/Patent Number
M18-6945
Meeting Information
Meeting: Materials Science & Technology Conference & Exhibition (MS&T 2018)
Location: Columbus, OH
Country: United States
Start Date: October 14, 2018
End Date: October 18, 2018
Sponsors: American Ceramic Society, Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST), Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, ASM International
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
No Preview Available