Standard Practices for Ground Laboratory Atomic Oxygen Interaction Evaluation of Materials for Space Applications

Importancia y uso:

3.1 These practices enable the following information to be available:

3.1.1 Material atomic oxygen erosion characteristics.

3.1.2 An atomic oxygen erosion comparison of four well-characterized polymers.

3.2 The resulting data are useful to:

3.2.1 Compare the atomic oxygen durability of spacecraft materials exposed to the low Earth orbital environment.

3.2.2 Compare the atomic oxygen erosion behavior between various ground laboratory facilities.

3.2.3 Compare the atomic oxygen erosion behavior between ground laboratory facilities and in-space exposure.

3.2.4 Screen materials being considered for low Earth orbital spacecraft application. However, caution should be exercised in attempting to predict in-space behavior based on ground laboratory testing because of differences in exposure environment and synergistic effects.

Subcomité:

E21.04

Volúmen:

15.03

Número ICS:

27.120.30 (Fissile materials and nuclear fuel technology)