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	PRODUCT DATA of VHDS

Material

VHDS

Product Type

Elastomer, rubber, antivibration

Chemical Composition

Silicone

Name of Manufacturer

Vibrachoc Parc d'activités de l'Eglantier, CE 2804 Lisses, F- 91028 Evry, France +33 (0)1 69 91 50 00 +33 (0)1 64 97 50 28 www.hutchinson.fr

	EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE

Development Status

Commercial Product

Lot Reproducibility

Fair

Space Experience

Good

	PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Specific Gravity

1.1 to 1.4 Data Quality: Manufacturer's data

	MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Ultimate Tensile Strength

6.5 to 10.5 MPa Data Quality: Manufacturer's data

Hardness

33 to 77 Remark: DIDC

Tear Strength

25 to 30 N/mm Data Quality: Manufacturer's data

	RELEVANT PROPERTIES FOR USE IN SPACE COMMUNITY

Temperature Range(space)

-80°C to 200°C Test: Lomg term

Outgassing(Avg data)

TML = 0.89%, RML =0.87%, CVCM = 0.2% Test: ECSS-Q-70-02

	SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Special Recommendations

Elastomer pieces to be used in space receive a special thermal treatment by the manufacturer to reduce their outgassing to the above value. This must be specified at the time of procurement.