Polymer materials and component evaluation in acidic-radiation environments

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 153-161

  Celina, M ^a   Gillen, K T ^b   Malone, G M ^b   Clough, R L ^b   Nelson Jr , W H ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic; Aging; Component assessment; Hostile environments; Performance evaluation; Polymer degradation; Radiation; Thermal

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; DEGRADATION; INSULATION; ISOTOPES; RADIATION; VAPORS;

THERMO-DEVICES;

POLYMERS;

EPOXIDE; NITRIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; OXYGEN; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; POLYOLEFIN; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; OXIDATION; RADIATION; RADIATION PROCESSING; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

EID: 0034851508     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00433-9     Document Type: Article

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