Radiation effects on the mechanical properties of insulators for fusion magnets

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 20-22, 2006, Pages 2433-2441

  Humer, K ^a   Bittner Rohrhofer, K ^a   Fillunger, H ^a   Maix, R K ^a   Prokopec, R ^a   Weber, H W ^a  

^a TU WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cyanate ester; Fiber reinforced plastics; Mechanical behavior; Neutron irradiation

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; FISSION REACTIONS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

BISMALEIMIDE; CYANATE ESTER; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR;

ELECTRIC INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 33750624505     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2006.07.065     Document Type: Article

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