Fractal BlackTM is a high-performance, inorganic coating that is used in space and many other applications. The coating is very thin which makes it an ideal choice for optical sharp corner design. It offers exceptional thermal and optical properties, exhibits essentially zero outgassing, no particulation, and is compatible with almost any substrate material.
Fractal BlackTM was thoroughly tested and qualified for thermal cycling, thermal vacuum cycling, cryogenic temperature performance, outgassing, space atomic oxygen, reflectance after environmental exposure, and adherence. Detailed BRDF data is available for VIS. SWIR, MWIR and LWIR.
Fractal BlackTM is in extensive use in many applications such as infrared imaging, passive-thermal control management, instrumentation, and cooled IR detectors/sensors. It is applied in a variety of space programs including among others:
