Aluminized Kapton® Fabric Laminate
Since 1985 Dunmore Aerospace has been providing materials solutions for the space industry. Our aluminized Kapton® aramid fabric laminate is a tri-laminate structure consisting of aluminized Kapton® film laminated to both sides of Kevlar® fabric. The material provides MMOD protection and low solar absorptance and emittance values for your MLI blanket design.
Reasons to Choose Aluminized Kapton® Aramid Fabric Laminate
Our aluminized Kapton® fabric laminate is suitable for use as a stopper layer or the space facing side of an MLI blanket for MMOD applications. Stopper layers work in conjunction with a disrupter layer, which absorbs the initial impact and breaks apart the particles. The fragments then pass through a spacer and are stopped or slowed by the stopper layer, protecting the spacecraft underneath. The aluminized Kapton® fabric laminate is effective at absorbing the remaining momentum carried by these fragments, making it an ideal choice for stopper material. With aluminized Kapton® film on both sides, the material provides wide-temperature-range thermal insulation characteristics in addition to impact resistance. The aluminized Kapton® film also works to encapsulate the Kevlar fabric, which may fray otherwise.
Aluminized Kapton® fabric laminate is an excellent choice for:
- MMOD protection
- Applications requiring low solar absorptance and emittance
- Moderately low to high temperature applications
Material Properties
- Typical α / ϵ value: 3.5
- Operating temperature: -200°C to 204°C
- Thickness: 101.6 μm
- Surface Resistivity: ≤ 1.0 Ω/sq
Aluminized Kapton® Fabric Laminate Applications
Space Stations, Credit: NASA
Inflatable Space Habitats, Credit: NASA
Satelllite MLI, Credit: NASA
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