Development of ultra thin, dimensionally stable composites for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) elementary particle detectors

Conference · Thu Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:143179

Thompson, T C; Miller, W O ^[1]; Gieske, J H ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Mechanical Engineering and Electronics Division, in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories and Programmed Composites, is advancing the development of thin-walled, high modulus short-fiber compression-molded composite materials fabrication. In this paper, the authors investigate component uniformity, structural integrity, thermal conductivity, and radiation resistance; discuss the scanning-electron microscopic inspection of the graphite fiber distribution and orientation; and describe the process used in selecting the reinforcement fiber length and modulus and for choosing the hydrophobic, cyanate-ester resin.

• OSTI ID: 143179
• Report Number(s): CONF-930246--; ISBN 0-87339-251-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
EVALUATION
RADIATION DETECTORS
SILICON ALLOYS
SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT