A technique has been developed for determining the outgassing characteristics of materials intended for spacecraft use. A measurement of the Total Mass Loss (TML) and of the Collected Volatile Condensable Materials (CVSM) is used as a guide for selecting those materials being low in outgassing. The data were used to compare the outgassing from two conductive black paints. In addition, the apparatus was also used in an attempt to simulate expected launch temperatures by collecting the outgassed molecules on a glass plate, which simulates a nearby thermal control surface. The glass plate was then irradiated in vacuum by simulated sunlight. Transmittance patterns of the clean glass plate and also with the condensed material on it were compared with the transmittance pattern after irradiation of the condensate. The transmittance patterns showed a drastic change. The resultant discoloration indicated the detrimental effects of the contamination and aided in selecting the better conductive paint. Additional tests utilizing an aluminized mirror collector plate have been run to show the effect of irradiation upon the CVCM from certain different classes of materials often used on spacecraft. (Stoehr)


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    Titel :

    Materials testing for spacecraft use


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Werkstoffpruefung in der Raumfahrttechnik


    Beteiligte:
    Park, J.J. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1979


    Format / Umfang :

    7 Seiten, 2 Bilder


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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