- Author
- Perry, H. A. | Silver, I.
- Title
- Behavior of Reinforced Plastics Surfaces in Contact With Hot Gases. Part 1. General Behavior.
- Coporate
- Naval Ordance Lab., Corona, CA
- Book or Conf
- Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. Annual Technical Conference, 15th. Technical Papers. Volume 5. January 1959., New York, NY, 70/I/l-7 p., 1959
- Keywords
- plastics
- Abstract
- The resistance of reinforced plastics to deterioration by exposure to elevated temperatures for prolonged periods has been the subject of extensive research and development. This work has been stimulated since about 1947 by a desire to exploit the materials as light-weight, structural dielectrics in the construction of radomes and other non-metallic parts for transonic and supersonic manned flight vehicles which were then on the drawing boards. In these applications the plastic is found to deteriorate progressively and to lose strength and stiffness after a few hours of exposure to heat from nearby engines or frictionally heated air with which they may be in contact. The work was also stimulated by a desire to exploit the reinforced plastics in the housings and compressor blades of jet engines then being developed. More recently a strong interest has developed in the possible use of reinforced plastics as materials for the construction of heat shields for ballistic missiles. As a result, a great deal of work is being done on reinforced plastics for this exotic use, with attendant publicity.