The use of kinetic modelling as a fast way to screen thermal endurance of space materials
Verlag: European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
ISSN: 0379-6566
ISBN: 92-9092-850-6
Datum der Publikation: 2003
Seiten: 535 - 539
Art: Konferenz-Beitrag
Zusammenfassung
Currently planned missions of ESA (European Space Agency) to the inner part of the solar system will require the use of materials at an extreme radiation and temperature environment. A major concern regarding the selection of these materials is the thermal behaviour and the thermal stability. In this paper two kinetic models, the one following the ASTM E 1641 and ASTM E 1877 standards and the other following the Model Free Kinetics (MFK) approach, are presented. These models allow an easy and fast way to screen the thermal endurance of organic materials by running Thermo Gravimetric Analyses (TGA) temperature scans.