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Name: TUFI Composite Surface
Database: NASA Ames Thermal Protection Materials
Category: Silicon-Based Reusable Composites: Rigid Ceramic Tiles
Composition: 2.5% SiB4, 77.5% (5.75% B2O3, 94.25% SiO2), 20% MoSi2
Manufacturer: Boeing, United Space Alliance (USA)
Technical Readiness Level: 8
Last Modified: 2001-10-01

Description:

• TUFI, or Toughened Uni-piece Fibrous Insulation, is a functional gradient material possessing high emissivity, high temperature capability, toughness, and whose properties can be tailored, or adjusted to specific requirements.

Point of Contact:

• Daniel Leiser
• NASA Ames Research Center
• dleiser@mail.arc.nasa.gov