A study on physicochemical properties of epoxy coating system for nuclear power plants

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 931-937

  Lee, Jae Rock ^a   Park, Soo Jin ^a   Seo, Min Kang ^a   Baik, Yong Kwan ^b   Lee, Sang Kook ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATING TECHNIQUES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS TRANSITION; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ADHESION STRENGTHS; DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT (DBA); EPOXY COATING SYSTEM; MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 33646476618     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.09.017     Document Type: Article

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