The degradation of the mechanical properties of polyimide films was evaluated by means of tensile tests after exposure to a low earth orbit (LEO) environment. Polyimide films irradiated with atomic oxygen (AO), ultraviolet (UV) light, and electron beam (EB) rays using ground simulation facilities were also evaluated similarly and compared. In these experiments tensile stress (7.0 MPa or less) was applied to the samples in order to assess its effects on mechanical properties. The mechanical properties of the flight samples decreased concomitantly with increased exposure duration. The fracture surfaces exhibited characteristic radiated patterns initiating from the exposed surfaces which showed a rough texture. In the AO-irradiated samples the mechanical properties degraded and the surface texture developed as the AO fluence increased; similar fracture surfaces appeared in the flight samples. In contrast, UV and EB irradiation had little impact on mechanical properties. Based on these results, the eroded surfaces by AO irradiation served as the starting points of the rupture, resulting in degradation of mechanical properties of polyimide films exposed to a LEO environment. The tensile stress states induced no difference in evaluations.


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    Titel :

    Investigation of degradation mechanisms in mechanical properties of polyimide films exposed to a low earth orbit environment


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Untersuchung des Mechanismus des Abbaus der mechanischen Eigenschaften von - einer niedrigen Erdumlaufbahnumgebung ausgesetzten - Polyimidfilmen


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    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2010


    Format / Umfang :

    13 Seiten, 23 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 39 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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