| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Bulk Metallic Glasses XVIII
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| Presentation Title |
Demisability of Bulk Metallic Glasses for Potential Satellite Applications |
| Author(s) |
Punnathat Bordeenithikasem, Scott N. Roberts, Douglas C. Hofmann, J. Martin Ratliff, Benton R. Greene, John B. Bacon, Sungwoo Sohn, Jan Schroers |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Punnathat Bordeenithikasem |
| Abstract Scope |
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have garnered interest for utilization as spacecraft components due to their attractive mechanical properties and versatility in fabrication. To mitigate the generation of space debris, at the end of mission, low Earth-orbiting satellites reenter the atmosphere. The number of satellite components that reach the ground must be limited to ensure public safety. BMGs, being designed near deep eutectics, possess lower melting points in comparison to other alloys of similar strength, and therefore more reliably ablate during atmospheric entry. Experiments using inductively coupled plasma with Ar/air mixture were used to simulate reentry conditions and elucidate the demisability of BMGs compared to aluminum and titanium alloys. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Titanium, Other |