Assessment of parameters for simulation of thermal ageing of materials in nuclear power plants using DSC

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 525-528

  Placek V ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Activation energy; DSC; Lifetime; Plastics; Thermal ageing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; MELTING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OXYGEN; PLASTICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOOXIDATION;

DIFFUSION LIMITED OXIDATION (DLO); LIFETIME; OXIDATION INDUCTIVE TIME (OIT); THERMAL AGEING;

AGING OF MATERIALS;

EID: 18244398179     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-005-0688-4     Document Type: Article

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