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Defense Intelligence Reference Document Materials For Advanced Aerospace Platforms

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 12 January 2010, is one of a series of advanced technology reports produced in FY 2009 under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) program. It reviews materials for launch vehicles, space vehicles and reusable rocket engines, including aluminum alloys, polymer and metal matrix composites, titanium and nickel alloys, ceramics and titanium aluminides. It concludes that newer materials and design methods offer many ways to improve structural efficiency and cost compared with the space shuttle.

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  • p. 3 …16 Refractory Metal Alloys ..............................................................................................................................................."..... 18 Ceramic Matrix Composites ............................................................................................., ............... 18 Carbon-Carbon CompOsi'l;~s ................................................................................................................................ 19 Titanium…
  • p. 7 …Although the weld properties may be somewhat inferior to those of the base metal, they are…
  • p. 8 …In sum, metallic, nonreusable (at least nominally so) launch vehicles made from advanced Al alloys and…
  • p. 12 …new materials of literally all classes (polymers, metals, and ceramics). For heavily loaded structures or structures…
  • p. 14 …Had a metallic heat shield that included the wing leading edges been used, this disaster arguably…
  • p. 15 …CMCs; CMCs; metal c-ccs metal alloys Refractory Refractory alloys; metal alloys metal CMCs*; alloys; C…
  • p. 16 …Considerable progress in making uniform-density Al and other metallic foams has been realized in the…
  • p. 23 …Refractory Metal Alloys Refractory metal alloys were discussed briefly earlier in connection with the DynaSoar project…
  • p. 24 …this is higher than the capability of metallic materials. The matrix microcrack stress is also significant…
  • p. 25 …This is particularly relevant to applications such as metallic TPS. Other work has demonstrated that some…
  • p. 27 …American Society for Metals, 1984. 2. Chawla K. Composite Materials, Science and Engineering 2nd edition. Springer…
12 January 2010
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