Analysis of simulated hypervelocity impacts on a titanium fuel tank from the Salyut 7 space station

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 252, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 7120-7123

  Jantou, V ^a   McPhail, D S ^a   Chater, R J ^a   Kearsley, A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depth profiles; FIB milling; Microstructural alterations; Secondary ion mass spectrum; Simulated hypervelocity impacts; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; ION BEAMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPACE STATIONS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DEPTH PROFILES; FIB MILLING; MICROSTRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS; SIMULATED HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS; Α/Β TITANIUM ALLOYS;

FUEL TANKS;

EID: 33747186994     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.02.212     Document Type: Article

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