Carbon Fiber Reinforced Glass Matrix Composites for Satellite Applications

摘要

The development of carbon fiber reinforced glass and glass-ceramic matrixcomposites for satellite applications is described. A variety of carbon fibers (HMU, P-i 00, FT7OO, K ii OOX) have been used to reinforce borosilicate glass and BMAS glass-ceramics to create high performance composite materials useful for structural applications in space. Fundamental material properties that are described in this report include tensile and compressive stress-strain behavior, tensile and compressive fatigue behavior, effect of fiber orientation on tensile strength and elastic modulus, notch sensitivity, high temperature strength haracteristics, thermal expansion behavior, thermal fatigue behavior, thermal conductivity characteristics, and space enviromnental durability. Also included is a section describing the fabrication and testing of very thin-gage (0.35 mm) C/Glass composites that have potential applications for thermal management applications. The final section describes work conducted by MSNW, Inc. to perform a detailed design study utilizing C/Glass composites for an NRL Deep Space Program Scientific Experiment (DSPSE) satellite component. (MM).