Patent ID: 11970586
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the solid polymeric binder is polyethylene or polypropylene;
the solid filler is granular glass;
the composite material includes 85% w/w to 50% w/w binder and 15% w/w to 50% w/w granular glass when the solid polymeric binder is polyethylene;
the composite material includes 40% w/w to 30% w/w binder and 60% w/w to 70% w/w granular glass when the solid polymeric binder is polypropylene;
the composite material has a compressive strength at 10% strain of 2500 psi to 6000 psi;
the composite material has a tensile strength of 400 psi to 3000 psi; and
the composite material has a flexural stress at 2% strain of 500 psi to 4000 psi.