HX5 nanocomposite: an alternative to aluminum for space applications

HX5, a lightweight military aviation-grade thermoplastic nanocomposite offered by Alpine Advanced Materials (Dallas, Texas, U.S.) was recently reported to have demonstrated that it retains up to 96% of its original mechanical performance when subjected to five million rads of gamma radiation.

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