Mechanical properties of Teflon FEP retrieved from the Hubble space telescope

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)

Volumn 46 II, Issue , 2001, Pages 1811-1825

  Dever, J A ^a   De Groh, K K ^a   Messer, R K ^a   McClendon, M W ^a   Viens, M ^a   Wang, L L ^a   Gummow, J D ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hubble space telescope; Mechanical properties; Teflon FEP

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; DEGRADATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; SPACE TELESCOPES; TENSILE TESTING;

BEND TESTINGS;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

EID: 0034834695     PISSN: 08910138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. Effect of air and vacuum storage on the tensile properties of x-ray exposed aluminized-FEP
2. Mechanical properties degradation of Teflon FEP returned from the Hubble space telescope