NASA NTRS · 19750011214
Skylab experiments on metals
Abstract
The Skylab Materials Processing Facility is described. Eight experiments on metal processing under near-zero-gravity conditions were performed in this facility. Three of these involved metals and procedures of potential application to fabrication in space. A Multipurpose electric furnace within the Materials Processing Facility was employed to heat three ampoules of samples for each of the other five experiments. These five investigations cover diffusion versus convection rates in molten zinc, several immiscible alloy compositions, a whisker-reinforced silver-based composite, heat treating of porous silver samples, and a copper-aluminum eutectic.
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Lundquist, C. A.. 1974-07-01. Skylab experiments on metals. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19750011214
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