Silicon impregnation and glass fabric coatings were used to increase the resistance of polymeric threads to the impact by atomic oxygen. The protected samples were exposed to atomic oxygen with fluencies of up to and the results of these studies are presented. For unprotected materials a sharp fall in mechanical properties and a deterioration of optical characteristics were observed. The application of protective coatings is shown to reduce this degradation.
Ground‐based Atomic Oxygen Tests of Pristine and Protected polymeric Threads
PROTECTION OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FROM SPACE ENVIRONMENT: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference: Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment ; 2008 ; Toronto (Canada)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 1087 , 1 ; 107-116
2009-01-05
10 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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