SpaceCraft materials?

Question

is there somewhere to find out what materials are allowed to be used on spacecrafts, satellites etc. 

Answer 1

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There are NASA standards as well as MIL standards that describe what material cannot be flown on a space vehicle.  The materials vary by application - for instance lead-tin solder is not permitted for electronic circuit cards as the tin tends to form whiskers in a vacuum which can result in short circuits on the circuit card.  A quick Google search can get you the references - but fair warning, they are detailed.  There may be summaries available as well. 

Answer 2

Try this site;  it's advertising a book that may help:  http://www.satellitebasicsforeveryone.com/index.ht...

Answer 3

https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/what-...

https://www.nap.edu/read/2351/chapter/7

Answer 4

There is really nothing that says that you can use material A but not allowed to use material B.  Spacecraft designers use whatever material suites the purpose. 

Answer 5

Have you tried Google?