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NASA NTRS1974

Study of glass preforms for glass fiber optics applications (study of space processing of ceramic materials)

The feasibility, and technical and economic desirability was studied of space processing of glass preforms for optical fiber transmission applications. The results indicate that space processing can produce glass preforms of equal quality at lower cost than earth bound production, and can produce diameter modulation in the glass preform which promotes mode coupling and lowers the dispersion. The glass composition can be modified through the evaporative and diffusion processes, and graded refractive index profiles can be produced. A brief summary of the state of the art in optical fiber transmission is included.

Wang, F. F. Y.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Silicon nitride: A ceramic material with outstanding resistance to thermal shock and corrosion

The known physical, mechanical and chemical properties of reaction-sintered silicon nitride are summarized. This material deserves interest especially because of its unusually good resistance to thermal shock and corrosion at high temperatures. Two types are distinguished: reaction-sintered (porous) and hot-pressed (dense) Si3N4. Only the reaction-sintered material which is being produced today in large scale as crucibles, pipes, nozzles and tiles is considered.

Huebner, K. H.↗
NASA NTRS1984

Breakway friction and dynamic friction/wear measurements of various ceramic materials from 25 C (75 F) to 650 C (1200 F)

This report describes the results of a program designed to evaluate the breakaway friction and dynamic friction/wear characteristics of materials having potential for use as load bearing components in a high-performance high-temperature heavy duty diesel engine. Ten candidate materials were selected, six of which were evaluated under all possible material combinations as both stationary as well as moving breakaway specimens. The remaining materials were evaluated either in the static mode against themselves and all other materials, or against themselves only. Experiments were performed at five temperatures up to 650 C (1200 F) and unit pressures of 700 kPa (100 lb/sq in.), 3500 kPa (500 lb/sq in.), and 7000 kPa (1000 lb/sq in.). Experimental results indicate that under dynamic conditions, four of the ten materials exhibited good to excellent friction/wear characteristics in various material combinations. These materials were: titanium carbide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide (reaction sintered), and Refel (SiC).

Boes, D. J.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Polymer precursors for SiC ceramic materials

Work on precursor polymers to SiC was performed, concentrating on polymers made from decamethyl cyclohexasilyene units. The initial approach was to synthesize mixed diphenyl decamethyl cyclohexasilane, dephenylate, and polymerize. This produced polymers which had yields of up to 50 percent SiC. (Theoretical yield is 75 percent). The present approach is to make the polymer through the intermediate trans-1,4-diphenyl decamethyl cyclohexasilane. This should produce a crystalline polymer and high strength fibers. These will be thermally decomposed to SiC fibers. This requires new chemistry which is currently being studied.

Litt, Morton H.↗
NASA NTRS1988

Fiber reinforced ceramic material

A strong and tough SiC/RBSN composite material is comprised of silicon fibers and a reaction bonded silicon nitride (RBSN) matrix. This composite material may be used at elevated temperatures up to at least 1400 C.

Ramakrishna T Bhatt↗
NASA NTRS1992

Tempered glass and thermal shock of ceramic materials

A laboratory experiment is described that shows students the different strengths and fracture toughnesses between tempered and untempered glass. This paper also describes how glass is tempered and the materials science aspects of the process.

Bunnell, L. Roy↗
NASA NTRS1996

Free-Roller Versus Fixed-Roller Fixtures in Flexure Testing of Advanced Ceramic Materials

The error associated with strength measurements made with fixed-roller and V-grooved roller figures was studied with a variety of roller and figure material combinations. Both the fixed-roller and the V-grooved fixtures yielded an error in stress of about 4 to 7%. They also exhibited an appreciable amount of load strain hysteresis. Dynamic fatigue testing of 96 wt.% alumina verified the error: the fatigue strength was overestimated by 7 to 9% for the fixed roller configuration. The source of error is exclusively attributed to friction between the rollers and the specimen surface, as verified by previous investigators.

Salem, Jonathan A.↗
NASA NTRS1995

Effect of Preloading on Fatigue Strength in Dynamic Fatigue Testing of Ceramic Materials at Elevated Temperatures

Previously derived solutions of fatigue strength as a function of preloading were verified by applying preloads to elevated temperature dynamic fatigue tests of 96 wt% alumina at 1000 C and NC 132 silicon nitride at 1100 C. The technique was found very useful in identification and control of the governing failure mechanism when multiple failure mechanisms, such as slow crack growth, creep and oxidation occurred simultaneously at elevated temperatures.

Choi, Sung R.↗
NASA NTRSDate not supplied

Morphological evolution and transition at nanoscale in BSTO ceramic materials

Considerable efforts have been devoted for the development of low cost ferroelectric and clean energy storage multifunctional materials. Modification in design and production of a low cost material with well proven process provides pathway for high energy density dielectric energy storage. We studied fluorine doped a commercially well-established material system barium strontium titanate with two different concentrations of dopants and studied the morphological transition and its effect on properties. It was observed that sample with higher concentration transitioned much faster into glassy state, followed by growth of fibers which turned into a self-arranged bird nest type shape. The sample with lower concentration changed slowly into glassy state and only few fibers were farmed. Dielectric was highly dependent on processing methods and shows variation with crystallinity of material, temperature and cooling conditions during processing. In the higher concentration range, we observed nano-scale interface breakdown very similar to that of solid-liquid interface breakdown during crystal growth.

dielectric↗
DOE OSTI2020

A macromolecular assembly directed ceramic aerogel monolith material

Ceramic aerogels exhibit remarkable thermal insulation for energy efficient building applications, while it is indispensable to understand their nanoporous structure evolution to control their thermal regulation performance. In this study, we design and synthesize a lightweight porous silica aerogel monolithic material, and demonstrate its thermal insulation performance regulated by the morphology of porous nanostructures controlled by surfactant induced self-assembly. The micelle networks and in situ gas bubble formation guide the formation of uniform pores in the as-synthesized monolith, which shows superior thermal and acoustic insulation and robust mechanical stability with a thermal conductivity of 0.032 W m –1 K –1 , a soundproof performance improvement by 17% at a frequency of 800 Hz, and a 1.3 MPa compressive strength with a Young's modulus of 15 MPa. Lastly, these findings provide a new route to manufacture low-cost aerogel monolithic insulation materials for energy efficient building applications.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗