Standardizing nonmetallic composite materials for cryogenic applications

This chapter examines the inability to associate reliably the cryogenic performance required for diverse applications with the profusion of products identified by trade names, most of which were developed for other purposes. Emphasizes that the immediate task is to assist designers and fabricators in the selection of dependable insulating and structural nonmetallic laminates for magnetic fusion energy (MFE) and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) systems presently being built in the US. Discusses the ongoing efforts in the US to provide a commercial supply of specific controlled-performance laminates required to meet the short-term needs of the cryogenic industry