Materials for Missiles and Spacecraft / John C. McDonald...[et al.]

General criteria for the design and manufacture of missiles and spacecraft - Materials at cryogenic temperatures - Extreme high temperature materials - Materials for thermal protection - Compatibility of materials - Choice of materials and fabrication technoques for pressure vessels - Fracture of pressure vessels -Temperature control of spacecraft - Evaporation effects on materials in space - Lubrication - Nuclear materials and problems - Materials for direct conversion - The economic aspects of materials and their applications in missiles and spacecraft