Carbon/Carbon for satellite applications

M. Meftah; S. Lee; A. Irbah; S. Ostergren

doi:10.1117/12.878952

23 May 2011 Carbon/Carbon for satellite applications

M. Meftah, S. Lee, A. Irbah, S. Ostergren

Proceedings Volume 8044, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications IV; 80440Y (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878952
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Carbon/Carbon has many attributes that make it an attractive material for satellite applications. It is low in density, is dimensionally stable under a wide variety of conditions, has very low thermal expansion, is relatively low in cost, and is a mature technology. Moreover, the material is flexible enough to enable the designer to select such variables as fiber type, fabric architecture, fiber volume, and high temperature processing and thus custom tailor the physical and mechanical properties to his specific requirements. A wide range of properties are available - densities from 1.5 to 1.9 g/cm³, room temperature Coefficients of Thermal Expansion (CTE) from -0.3x10^-6to -1.3x10^-6/K, room temperature thermal conductivities from 7 to 210 W/m.K, and modulus from 60 to 190 GPa. A new type of structure developed by CNRS on the space instrument SODISM uses Carbon/Carbon.

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M. Meftah, S. Lee, A. Irbah, and S. Ostergren "Carbon/Carbon for satellite applications", Proc. SPIE 8044, Sensors and Systems for Space Applications IV, 80440Y (23 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878952

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