FIBER-REINFORCED ROCKET MOTOR INSULATION

摘要

Insulation for a rocket motor is provided, as is a method for insulating a rocket motor. The insulation includes a cured elastomer and vapor grown carbon fibers dispersed in the cured elastomer. The cured elastomer is preferably formed from a precursor composition comprising an EPDM terpolymer. Generally, the vapor grown carbon fibers have an internal graphitized tube surrounded by a sheath of vapor deposited amorphous carbon.