Based on their chemical nature and function, the materials have been divided into twenty classes.
SPACEMATDB contains physical, mechanical, thermal, environmental and properties relevant to space use for the following classes of materials.
The database tree contains at this moment 418 materials.
- Aluminium and its alloys
- Copper and its alloys
- Nickel and its alloys
- Titanium and its alloys
- Steels
- Stainless Steels
- Filler materials: welding, brazing, soldering
- Miscellaneous Alloys
- Optical Materials
- Adhesives, Coatings, Varnishes
- Adhesive tapes and films
- Paints & inks
- Lubricants
- Potting compounds, sealants, foams
- Reinforced plastics
- Rubbers & elastomers
- Thermoplastics (non-adhesive tapes and foils [MLI])
- Thermoset plastics
- Wires and cables
- Miscellaneous non-metallic materials
The text in the general section is from ECSS-Q-70-71A:
Space product assurance: Data for selection of space materials and processes
The stress corrosion data is from ECSS-Q-ST-70-36C:
Space product assurance: Material selection for controlling stress-corrosion cracking
The bimetallic corrosion data is from ECSS-Q-ST-70C:
Space product assurance: Materials, mechanical parts and processes
These
ECSS standards are published by:
ESA Publications Division
ESTEC, P.O. Box 299,
2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands