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First Experiments Using the Materials Science Laboratory on Board the International Space Station: Experiment Preparations, Execution, and First Results
Enz, Thorsten and Steinbach, Sonja and Simicic, Dejan and Kasperovich, Galina and Ratke, Lorenz (2011) First Experiments Using the Materials Science Laboratory on Board the International Space Station: Experiment Preparations, Execution, and First Results. Microgravity Science and Technology, 23 (3), pp. 345-353. Springer Netherlands. DOI: 10.1007/s12217-010-9254-1. ISSN 0938-0108.
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Abstract
The Materials Science Laboratory is a unique tool designed to perform high temperature experiments from various fields of physics on board the International Space Station. During the first operating phase initiated in November 2009 the directional solidification of aluminum-silicon alloys is investigated. The experiments shall elucidate the influence of fluid flow within the melt on the microstucture of the casting. In contrast to terrestrial experiments fluid flow induced by convection is virtually absent under microgravity conditions. The Materials Science Laboratory allows for solidification under both diffusive and stimulated convective conditions. After processing on orbit samples are returned to earth for detailed analyses. A short description of the experimental setup is given to familiarize withthe capability of the facility. One of the experiments is specified in detail including the preparations performed on ground and the execution on orbit. Corresponding telemetry data is analyzed and first results of the metallographic examination are presented.
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| Title: | First Experiments Using the Materials Science Laboratory on Board the International Space Station: Experiment Preparations, Execution, and First Results | ||||||||||||
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| Date: | June 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Microgravity Science and Technology | ||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| In Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Volume: | 23 | ||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12217-010-9254-1 | ||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 345-353 | ||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 0938-0108 | ||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
| Keywords: | Directional solidification, Fluid flow, Microstructure, Microgravity, International Space Station | ||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen | ||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | W FR - Forschung unter Weltraumbedingungen | ||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Materialforschung unter Mikro-g (old) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | Köln-Porz | ||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Materials Physics in Space | ||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Thorsten Enz | ||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 14 Jul 2011 09:18 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2013 20:37 |
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