Handbook of Space Materials

Emerging Materials and Future Technologies
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-47178-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 528 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Reihe: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Scientific and technological advancements are leading to developments and innovations in space exploration. Space travel requires the development of materials that can withstand unique and demanding requirements. Handbook of Space Materials: Emerging Materials and Future Technologies charts the cutting edge of astronautical material innovation and humanity’s permanent off-world presence.

• Discusses emerging material classes: low-dimensional carbon materials and 2D carbides, elastic ceramic aerogels for extreme-condition thermal insulation, composite structural supercapacitors, solid oxide electrolyte materials for solid-state batteries, and pressure-responsive metal halide perovskites for extreme environment sensing.

• Explores how artificial intelligence is accelerating the discovery and development of high-entropy materials for deep-space missions.

• Concludes with forward-looking future technologies, including the construction of lunar bases using in-situ resources and the design of the first human lunar micro-ecosystems, technologies that will define humanity’s long-term expansion beyond Earth.

This definitive reference is aimed at advanced students, researchers, and engineers engaged in astronautical projects. Written by experts from across the disciplines of materials, mechanical, aerospace, and related fields of engineering, it provides readers with a broad understanding of the current and near future materials technologies that will propel space travel and missions forward.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhang, Sam

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0. Front Matter.  PART I. Emerging Materials.  1. Elastic Ceramic Aerogels: Thermal Insulation Materials for Extreme Conditions.  2. Laser Precision Engineering of Space-Grade Materials.  3. Composite Structural Supercapacitors for Astronautical Applications.  4. Solid Oxide Electrolyte Materials for Solid-State Batteries.  5. Piezochromism and Pressure-Induced Emission in Metal Halide Perovskites for Astronautical Application.  6. Microscopic Mechanism for Electronic Energy Loss of Energetic Ions in Solids.  7. Construction of a Lunar Base Using In-Situ Resources.  PART II. Future Technologies.  8. The First Human Lunar Micro-Ecosystem.  9. Artificial Intelligence as a Disruptive Force in Accelerating the Design and Development of High-Entropy Materials for Next-Generation Aerospace and Space Applications.

Über Autor(innen)

Sam Zhang, FRSC, FTFS, FIoMMM, was born and brought up in the famous "City of Mountains" Chongqing, China. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Materials in 1982 from Northeastern University (Shenyang, China), Master of Engineering in Materials in 1984 from Iron and Steel Research Institute (Beijing, China) and PhD degree in Ceramics in 1991 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He was a tenured full professor (since 2006) at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. In January 2018, he joined the School of Materials and Energy, and served as the founding director of the Centre for Advanced Thin Films and Devices, Southwest University, China. In 2023, he joined the School of Aeronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) as Chair Professor and also served in HIT Zhengzhou Advanced Research Institute.