Optical properties and radiation resistance of thermal control coating deposited by different methods
摘要
The paper studies two types of thermal control coatings for space vehicles that are based on ZnO pigment and KО-921 silicone varnish and deposited by conventional and additive manufacturing techniques. It is found that the deposition technique can significantly affect the performance of thermal control coatings, in particular optical properties and radiation resistance. In additive manufacturing, the solar absorption factor (as = 0.136) is lower than in brushing (as = 0.148). As for optical properties, they are more stable for the brushed than for the printed coating.