recovered mass loss (RML)

Definition

total mass loss of the specimen itself without the absorbed water

Notes

  • NOTE 1 The following equation holds: RML = TML - WVR.
  • NOTE 2 The RML is introduced because water is not always seen as a critical contaminant in spacecraft materials.
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