EFFECTS OF GRAVITY ON PROCESSING HEAVY-METAL FLUORIDE FIBERS

Authors
TUCKER DS WORKMAN GL SMITH GA
Citation
Ds. Tucker et al., EFFECTS OF GRAVITY ON PROCESSING HEAVY-METAL FLUORIDE FIBERS, Journal of materials research, 12(9), 1997, pp. 2223-2225
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of materials research → ACNP
ISSN journal
08842914
Volume
12
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2223 - 2225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0884-2914(1997)12:9<2223:EOGOPH>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The effects of gravity on the crystal nucleation of heavy metal fluori de fibers have been studied in preliminary experiments utilizing NASA' s KC-135 reduced gravity aircraft and a microgravity sounding rocket f light. Commercially produced fibers were heated to the crystallization temperature in normal and reduced gravity. The fibers processed in no rmal gravity showed complete crystallization while the fibers processe d in reduced gravity did not show signs of crystallization.