Service Temperature Characterization of Polytetrafluoroethylene-Based Gaskets

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 442-452

  Bouzid, Abdel Hakim ^a   Derenne, Michel ^b   Marchand, Luc ^b   Payne, James R ^c  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c JPAC Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolted joints; Creep; Hot blowout test; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Relaxation; Reserve temperature; Thermal cycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000973196     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12274j     Document Type: Article

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