Experiment objectives, design/operational concepts, and final results are summarized for six materials science experiments conducted during the second space processing applications rocket mission flown by NASA. The individual experiments discussed are: (1) solidification of Pb-Sb eutectic; (2) feasibility of producing closed-cell metal foams; (3) direct observation of dendrite remelting and macrosegregation in castings; (4) agglomeration in immiscible liquids; (5) casting dispersion - strengthened composites at zero gravity; and (6) solidification behavior of Al-In alloys under zero gravity conditions.
Space Processing Applications Rocket Project, SPAR 2
1977
276 pages
Report
No indication
English
Solid State Physics , Nonferrous Metals & Alloys , Space Technology , Experimental design , Space processing applications rocket , Weightlessness , Agglomeration , Aluminum alloys , Antimony alloys , Dendritic crystals , Eutectic alloys , Foams , Indium alloys , Lead alloys , Solidification , Solubility