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POLYIMIDE FILM [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

As the telescope nears its third day in space, Webb will begin to deploy one of its most intricate and prominent instruments : the sunshield. If unspooled without a hitch, a stack of five enormous kite-shaped sheets of polyimide film will block sunlight and heat from reaching the telescope's infrared sensors, which must remain at extremely low cryogenic temperatures to function properly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Plastic Materials
CONT

A high performance materials is a worldwide supplier of Kapton polyimide film... Kapton has more than 35 years of proven performance as the flexible material of choice in applications involving very high, 400°C(752°F), or very low,-269°C(-452°F) temperature extremes. Kapton is used in a wide variety of applications such as substrates for flexible printed circuits, transformer and capacitor insulation and bar code labels.

OBS

Kapton: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

OBS

Kapton®: A trademark of DuPont.

Key term(s)
  • Kapton

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Matières plastiques
DEF

Pellicule polyimide [...] utilisée dans l'isolation des fils de bobinage ainsi que dans les secteurs électronique et aérospatial.

OBS

Kapton : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

OBS

Kapton® : Marque de commerce de la société DuPont.

Key term(s)
  • Kapton

Spanish

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