A Study of FEP Behaviour in the Space Environment

951640

07/01/1995

Event
International Conference on Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
Teflon® FEP is regularly used as thermal control film in space applications with thicknesses varying between 12.5 μm (1/2 mil) and 127 μm (5 mil).
Both flight and ground simulation data indicate a gradual degradation of the thermo-optical and mechanical properties. The same FEP material also showed localised cracks, tears and losses of the mechanical integrity on Solar Max and Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array.
This paper describes, based on several flight data and on-ground tests, the parameters and causes that influence the long term behaviour of this material.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/951640
Pages
12
Citation
Van Eesbeek, M., Levadou, F., and Milintchouk, A., "A Study of FEP Behaviour in the Space Environment," SAE Technical Paper 951640, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951640.
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Published
Jul 1, 1995
Product Code
951640
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English