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"Standard Methods of Testing Sewing Threads" ASTM Designation: D204-82. |
"Development of a Silicon Carbide Sewing Thread" P. Sawko, Anand Vasudev, SAMPE Quarterly, vol. 20, No. 4, Jul. 1989. |
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"Effect of Processing Treatments on Strength of Silica Thread for Quilted Ceramic Insulation on Space Shuttle" P. Sawko, SAMPE Quarterly, vol. 16, #4, Jul. '85. |
"Influence of Thread Construction on Strength of Ceramic Sewing Threads" P. Sawko & Huy Kim Tran, SAMPE Quarterly, vol. 18, #4, NASA Conference Pub. 3001. |
Fiber-Tex 1987, "Tailorable Advanced Blanket Insulation" (TABI), P. Sawko, Nov. 3-6, 1987. |
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