Book Description

An assessment of materials technology and proposed materials selection was made for the 1050 K (superalloy) Stirling Space Engine design. The objectives of this assessment were to evaluate previously proposed materials selections, evaluate the current state-of-the-art materials, propose potential alternate materials selections and identify research and development efforts needed to provide materials that can meet the stringent system requirements. This assessment generally reaffirmed the choices made by the contractor. However, in many cases alternative choices were described and suggestions for needed materials and fabrication research and development were made. Scheuermann, Coulson M. and Dreshfield, Robert L. and Gaydosh, Darrell J. and Kiser, James D. and Mackay, Rebecca A. and Mcdaniels, David L. and Petrasek, Donald W. and Vannucci, Raymond D. and Bowles, Kenneth J. and Watson, Gordon K. Glenn Research Center RTOP 586-01-01...