The use of kinetic modelling as a fast way to screen thermal endurance of space materials

  1. Garcia Martin, G.
Proceedings:
Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Materials in a Space Environment

Publisher: European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

ISSN: 0379-6566

ISBN: 92-9092-850-6

Year of publication: 2003

Pages: 535 - 539

Type: Conference paper

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Abstract

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.