Developing Abrasion Test Standards for Evaluating Lunar Construction Materials 2009-01-2377
Operational issues encountered by Apollo astronauts relating to lunar dust were catalogued, including material abrasion that resulted in scratches and wear on spacesuit components, ultimately impacting visibility, joint mobility and pressure retention. Standard methods are being developed to measure abrasive wear on candidate construction materials to be used for spacesuits, spacecraft, and robotics. Calibration tests were conducted using a standard diamond stylus scratch tip on the common spacecraft structure aluminum, Al 6061-T6. Custom tips were fabricated from terrestrial counterparts of lunar minerals for scratching Al 6061-T6 and comparing to standard diamond scratches. Considerations are offered for how to apply standards when selecting materials and developing dust mitigation strategies for lunar architecture elements.
Citation: Kobrick, R., Klaus, D., and Street, K., "Developing Abrasion Test Standards for Evaluating Lunar Construction Materials," SAE Int. J. Aerosp. 4(1):160-171, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2377. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ryan L. Kobrick, David M. Klaus, Kenneth W. Street
Affiliated:
University of Colorado at Boulder, NASA Glenn Research Center
Pages: 12
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
1946-3855
e-ISSN:
1946-3901
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Aerospace-V120-1, SAE International Journal of Aerospace-V120-1EJ
Related Topics:
Spacesuits
Spacecraft
Wear
Visibility
Aluminum
Robotics
Calibration
Architecture
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