Investigation of degradation mechanisms in mechanical properties of polyimide films exposed to a low earth orbit environment

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-33

  Shimamura, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakamura, Takashi ^b  

^a Aerospace Research and Development Directorate   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic oxygen; Fractography; Low earth orbit; Mechanical properties; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC OXYGEN; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DEGRADATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; EB IRRADIATION; FLUENCES; FRACTURE SURFACES; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; LEO ENVIRONMENT; LOW EARTH ORBIT; LOW EARTH ORBITS; POLYIMIDE FILM; SURFACE TEXTURES; TENSILE TESTS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; UV- AND;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATOMS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; IRRADIATION; MECHANISMS; ORBITS; OXYGEN; POLYIMIDES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS; TENSILE TESTING; TEXTURES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 71249147172     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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