Materials Data Sheet.docx
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This is a Materials Data Sheet intake form designed for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Neutron Star program to collect comprehensive information about materials being considered for hypersonic reentry flight experiments. The form requests detailed requester information including organization, contact details, and email addresses (both unclassified and classified channels), along with background information about funding sources, potential distribution restrictions, and other government program interest in the material being proposed.
The Materials Data Sheet requires extensive technical documentation covering material composition, reinforcement types, coating specifications, and intended applications for flight testing. Requesters must provide manufacturability details including process limitations, size and thickness capabilities, demonstrated shapes, and manufacturing timelines for producing flight-ready coupons. Additionally, the form mandates submission of comprehensive thermal and mechanical properties data including hemispherical emissivity, thermal conductivity in all directions, coefficient of thermal expansion, and heat capacity as functions of temperature up to 5000°C or greater. The form also requires documentation of any prior ground testing (such as LHMEL, NASA Arc Jet, or AEDC facilities) and previous flight test history in the proposed configuration. Completed sheets must be submitted unclassified or marked as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) via the DoD SAFE system through the Neutron Star organizational mailbox, with technical questions directed to afrl.rvkb.afrlneutronstardms@us.af.mil. This intake form supports AFRL's broader initiative to develop recoverable, reliable, cost-effective orbital and hypersonic reentry experiment platforms capable of exposing payloads to extreme environments exceeding 7.5 km/s velocity and 50+ g-force acceleration conditions.
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CUI Once Complete
AFRL/RVBN Material Payload Intake Form (optional)
Materials Payloads ONLY
| Form Instructions: |
| Complete WHITE cells as completely as possible. |
Submit UNCLASSIFIED / CUI completed sheet to:
DoD SAFE Request Link Via NEUTRON STAR Org Mailbox:
For form questions, please contact:
Email: afrl.rvkb.afrlneutronstardms@us.af.mil
DO NOT SUBMIT FORM TO ORG BOX
Experiment Requester Information
Name
Organization
Phone Number
Unclassified Email
Classified Email (e.g., SIPR)
Classified Mailing Address
Background
Is this material being developed under a government-funded effort, IRAD, or other?
If “government”, please provide program name and contracting office?
If “other”, please describe?
Are there other government programs that are interested in this material? If yes, please provide the organization name.
Do you anticipate any distribution restrictions on test data? Please provide the distribution statement associated with the material.
Material Information
What is the name of the material?
What is the bulk material composition (if composite please reference the matrix and provide the manufacturing method of the matrix)?
Material Information (Cont.)
What is the reinforcement type?
If “long range fiber” please provide the fiber type and material architecture (weave, layup, etc).
If “chop fiber”, please provide the fiber type.
If “particle”, please provide the particle composition.
Is the base material intended to be coated? If yes, please provide composition and coating manufacturing method.
What are the primary and secondary applications for the material?
What is your organization hoping to gain from the flight experiment?
Has any relevant ground testing been done on this material (e.g. LHMEL, NASA Arc Jet, AEDC)? If yes, please describe the ground testing done.
Has the material ever been flight tested in the proposed configuration? If yes, please provide flight information to the best of your ability.
Manufacturability
What process step limits the size capability for manufacturing? What is the limit of this manufacturing step?
What process step limits the thickness capability for manufacturing? What is the anticipated max thickness without influencing material performance?
Manufacturability (Cont.)
Has a relevant shape for the primary application been demonstrated using the current manufacturing pathway? For the secondary application?
What is the estimated timeline for manufacturing QTY 5 coupons in the final machined flight geometry?
Properties
What is the total hemispherical emissivity as a function of temperature (up to 500˚C or greater)?
What is the thermal conductivity in all directions?
What is the coefficient of thermal expansion as a function of temperature (up to 500˚C or greater)?
What is the heat capacity as a function of temperature (up to 500˚C or greater)?
CUI
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