Space Materials Database

Alumina (Al2O3)

CoorsTek, Kyocera +2

Aluminum 6061-T6

Alcoa, Kaiser Aluminum +2

Aluminum Honeycomb Core

Hexcel, Plascore +2

AZ-93 White Thermal Control Paint

AZ Technology

Beryllium

Materion, NGK Insulators +1

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)

Toray, Hexcel +3

Fused Silica (SiO2)

Heraeus, Corning +2

Gold Foil / Gold Coating

Epner Technology (Laser Gold), Heraeus +1

Graded-Z Shielding

High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Radiation Shield

Braskem, LyondellBasell +1

Inconel 718

Special Metals (Huntington), Haynes International +2

Invar 36 (FeNi36)

Aperam, Carpenter Technology +1

Kapton (Polyimide Film)

Qnity Electronics (Kapton, DuPont spin-off), Kaneka (Apical) +1

Kevlar (Aramid Fiber Composite)

Arclin (Kevlar, formerly DuPont), Teijin Aramid (Twaron) +1

Kovar (ASTM F15)

Carpenter Technology, Ed Fagan Inc. +1

Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) Blankets

Dunmore, Sheldahl

Nomex Honeycomb Core

Hexcel, Plascore +2

PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone)

Victrex, Syensqo (KetaSpire) +1

Phase Change Material (PCM) Packs

Phase Change Energy Solutions, Rubitherm +1

PTFE / Teflon

Chemours (Teflon), Daikin +1

Silica Aerogel

Aspen Aerogels, Cabot Corporation +1

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

CoorsTek, Morgan Advanced Materials +1

Spectra (UHMWPE Fiber)

Solstice Advanced Materials (Spectra), Avient (Dyneema)

Tantalum

TANIOBIS (formerly H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium), Global Advanced Metals +1

Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5 Titanium)

TIMET, ATI +2

Vectran (LCP Fiber)

Kuraray

Zirconia (ZrO2 / YSZ)

Tosoh, Saint-Gobain +2