Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Is there any possible way that a I could design a sheet of space craft metal using only titanium and ceramics?

Is there a way? My initial idea is to have 2 ultimately thin sheets of titanium metal pressing between it 2 thinner wavey pieces of titanium. On the outside lined with ceramics. Would this theory be considered to heavy for it to work?Is there any possible way that a I could design a sheet of space craft metal using only titanium and ceramics?
Why the ceramics? That only makes sense if there is a lot of heat to dissipate. Think about how you might control for torsion due to uneven heat transfer and how you might bond the titanium layers.





If you are only hanging about in space, then good old mylar foil would likely do but if it is to pass through an atmosphere, then you need to take account of all the factors, loads and temperatures likely to be encountered.Is there any possible way that a I could design a sheet of space craft metal using only titanium and ceramics?
You don't say what you are designing it to do. Titanium isn't a good material to use at high temperatures, it is too reactive. Titanium burns just like magesium, once the temperature gets high enough.





Your ';2 thin sheets of Ti pressing between it 2 thinner wavey pieces'; idea is being used already. Google for ';superplastic forming';.
Yeah, I agree your initial idea hehe

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