Intermetallics for thermal protection systems

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2794
ISSN: 0379-6566
ISBN: 9789292212230
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2009
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Future Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV's) will require improved Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) to achieve the ambitious goal of reducing the cost of delivering a payload to orbit by, at least, an order of magnitude. In this context, metallic materials are good candidates for their use in TPS and hot structures. Up to date, only two major type of materials have been considered and developed in Europe for such type of applications: Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) and intermetallics (?-TiAl). INASMET, during last years, has been working with the orthorhombic titanium aluminides, whose specific properties are comparable, to those of ODS and ?-TiAl materials. The EXPERT mission represents a unique opportunity to test under re-entry conditions this material.
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Aerospace Engineering , Space and Planetary Science
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Marcos , J 2009 , Intermetallics for thermal protection systems . in Proceedings of the 6th European Symposium on Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles . European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP , vol. 659 SP , 6th European Symposium Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles , Versailles , France , 3/11/08 .
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