Space environment effects on damping of polymer matrix carbon fiber composites

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 519-525

  Klein III, Thomas F ^a,b   Lesieutre, George A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hughes Space and Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DAMPING; GLASS TRANSITION; ORBITS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CYCLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LONG DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY; LOW EARTH ORBIT; MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; MATERIAL DAMPING LOSS FACTOR;

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS;

EID: 0034224857     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3594     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. George, P. E., and Hill, S. G., "Results from Analysis of Boeing Composite Specimens Flown on LDEF Experiment M0003," LDEF-69 Months in Space: First Post-Retrieval Symposium, NASA CP-3134, 1992, p. 1115.
2. Jang, B. Z., Bianchi, J., Liu, Y. M., and Chang, C. P., "Space Environmental Effects on Polymer Composites: Research Needs and Opportunities," LDEF Materials Results for Spacecraft Applications, NASA CP-3257, 1994, p. 319.
3. George, P. E., "Space Environmental Effects on LDEF Low Earth Orbit Exposed Graphite Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites," LDEF Materials Workshop '91, NASA CP-3162, 1991, p. 543.
4. Young, P. R., Slemp, W. S., and Stein, B. A., "Performance of Selected Polymeric Materials on LDEF," LDEF Materials Results for Spacecraft Applications, NASA CP-3257, 1994, 1992, p. 125.
5. Seyler, R. J., "Opening Discussion," Assignment of the Glass Transition, STP 1249, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 1994, p. 1.
6. Chartoff, R. P., Weissman, P. T., and Sircar, A., "The Application of Dynamic Mechanical Methods to Tg Determination in Polymers: An Overview," Assignment of the Glass Transition, STP 1249, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 1994, pp. 88-107.
7. Nowick, A. S., and Berry, B. S., Anelastic Relaxation in Crystalline Solids, Academic, New York, 1972, pp. 49, 50.
8. Ward, I. M., Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers, 2nd ed., Wiley, New York, 1983.
9. Bourassa, R. J., Gillis, J. R., and Rousslang, K. W., "Atomic Oxygen and Ultraviolet Radiation Mission Total Exposures for LDEF Experiments," LDEF-69 Months in Space: First Post-Retrieval Symposium, NASA CP-3134, 1992, p. 643.
10. Igor Graphic and Data Analysis User's Manual, WaveMetrics, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR, 1991, pp. 521-547.