Ablative Heat Shield

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Conical ablative composite that vaporizes during reentry, carrying away hypersonic heating while protecting the capsule interior.

Direct parts	5
Total parts	6
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Conical ablative composite that vaporizes during reentry, carrying away hypersonic heating while protecting the capsule interior. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Ablative Heat Shield parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 6 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Ablative Heat Shield parts diagram: 1 phenolic composite cone, 2 cork phenolic ablator, 3 aluminized kapton barrier, 4 fastener set, 5 structural adhesive. 6 parts in 5 top-level items. — Ablative Heat Shield parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Phenolic Composite Cone	1×	Phenolic resin / glass-fiber composite cone, 250 mm base diameter
2	Cork Phenolic Ablator	1×	Cork-filled phenolic thermal ablator, 40 mm thickness
3	Aluminized Kapton Barrier	1×	Aluminized Kapton reflective barrier
4	Fastener Set	2×	Fasteners for shell-to-capsule attachment
5	Structural Adhesive	1×	High-temperature epoxy lamination

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Bill of materials for Ablative Heat Shield

5 top-level lines · 5 rows shown · 6 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Phenolic Composite Cone	src-phenolic-shell	1×	1	·	part
2	Cork Phenolic Ablator	src-cork-ablator	1×	1	·	part
3	Aluminized Kapton Barrier	src-backface-layer	1×	1	·	part
4	Fastener Set	fastener-set	2×	2	·	part
5	Structural Adhesive	adhesive-bond	1×	1	·	part

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Where the ablative heat shield is used

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Space Systems 1 Sample Return Capsule

Used in 1 assembly

Sample Return Capsule

Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks