Effect of Micro-Morphology on Thermal Radiation Properties of TC4 Alloy

With the development of manned spaceflight and deep space exploration, TC4 alloy has been used for the structure design of aircraft due to its excellent characteristics. Thermal radiation properties (solar absorptance and hemispheric emittance) of TC4 alloy are becoming important design indices. We investigated TC4 alloys with different surface morphologies and the effect of micro-morphology on thermal radiation properties. The results show that the solar absorptance of the alloys is sensitive to surface roughness and microstructure. As the surface roughness or crack increases, solar absorptance increases. Hemispheric emittance of the alloys increases as surface roughness is added, but it is insensitive to the micro-nanostructure of the alloys.