Channel - Materials
The Materials Technical Discipline Team (TDT) provides technical expertise for the resolution of Agency-wide issues related to materials and processes.
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Apollo 13 Pressure Vessel Failure
Discipline: Materials
Keywords: Apollo 13, Oxygen Tank Failure, Pressure Vessel Failure
W. L. Castner
3/8/2011 2:30:00 PM
Damage Tolerance (legacy of the Apollo Pressure Vessel Failures)
Discipline: Materials
Keywords: Damage Tolerance, Fracture Control, Proof Test Logic, Fracture Mechanics, Apollo Pressure Vessels, Pressure Vessel Failure, NASGRO
W. L. Castner
4/1/2011 1:29:00 PM
Dynamic Fracture (High-Rate Deformation & Fracture)
Discipline: Materials
Dr. Don Shockey
3/6/2012 3:26:00 PM
Dynamic Fracture 1 (Failure Under Impact Load)
Discipline: Materials
Dr. Don Shockey
9/28/2011 5:30:00 PM
Ensuring Durability, Part 1: Fracture Control Process & Proof Testing Concept
Discipline - Materials
Douglas N. Wells
2/12/2014 3:52:00 PM
Polymer Matrix Composites, Matrix Resins and Composite Fabrication
Discipline: Materials
Dr. Brian Jensen
4/12/2011 3:49:00 PM
Selected Apollo & Shuttle Lessons Learned (Part 1)
Discipline - Materials
W. L. Castner
8/5/2013 2:20:00 PM
Selected Apollo & Shuttle Lessons Learned (Part 2)
Discipline - Materials
Glenn Ecord
3/12/2014 2:54:00 PM
Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) - Chapter 1: Introduction
Sixty years after the discovery of shape memory alloys (SMAs), many actuation and structural applications using these materials have been conceived and developed. SMAs are a unique class of multifunctional materials that have the ability to recover large deformations and generate high stresses in response to thermal, mechanical and/or electromagnetic stimuli. These abilities have made them a viable option for actuation/structural systems in aerospace applications, amongst others. However, designing with SMAs is a paradigm shift from the conventional way we look at metals and mechanisms.
In this course, you will learn how the unique properties of SMAs can be applied to designing mechanisms and the associated benefits. Basic primer will be provided on what they are and why they work with examples of the most successful applications that have been imagined. Common design tool and properties-database will be discussed.
Dr. Othmane Benafan
1/13/2021 5:00:00 PM
Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) - Chapter 2: SMAs to Mechanisms
Sixty years after the discovery of shape memory alloys (SMAs), many actuation and structural applications using these materials have been conceived and developed. SMAs are a unique class of multifunctional materials that have the ability to recover large deformations and generate high stresses in response to thermal, mechanical and/or electromagnetic stimuli. These abilities have made them a viable option for actuation/structural systems in aerospace applications, amongst others. However, designing with SMAs is a paradigm shift from the conventional way we look at metals and mechanisms.
In this course, you will learn how the unique properties of SMAs can be applied to designing mechanisms and the associated benefits. Basic primer will be provided on what they are and why they work with examples of the most successful applications that have been imagined. Common design tool and properties-database will be discussed.
Dr. Othmane Benafan
1/13/2021 4:10:00 PM
Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) - Chapter 3: Mechanism Design
Sixty years after the discovery of shape memory alloys (SMAs), many actuation and structural applications using these materials have been conceived and developed. SMAs are a unique class of multifunctional materials that have the ability to recover large deformations and generate high stresses in response to thermal, mechanical and/or electromagnetic stimuli. These abilities have made them a viable option for actuation/structural systems in aerospace applications, amongst others. However, designing with SMAs is a paradigm shift from the conventional way we look at metals and mechanisms.
In this course, you will learn how the unique properties of SMAs can be applied to designing mechanisms and the associated benefits. Basic primer will be provided on what they are and why they work with examples of the most successful applications that have been imagined. Common design tool and properties-database will be discussed.
Dr. Othmane Benafan
1/13/2021 4:00:00 PM
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