Nanocomposite rocket ablative materials: Processing, microstructure, and performance

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 7, Issue , 2004, Pages 5090-5104

  Koo, Joseph H ^a,e   Stretz, Holly ^a,e   Weispfenning, Jon T ^b,f   Luo, Zhiping ^c   Wootan, Wilfred ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^f Ablative and C/C   (United States)

^g Inst for Environ and Indust Sci   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT-SOAKED TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT; NANOCLAY DISPERSION; NANOCOMPOSITE ROCKET ABLATIVE MATERIALS (NRAM);

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISPERSIONS; EROSION; INSULATION; LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL PLUMES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 16244383818     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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