DEVELOPMENT OF RUBBER GASKETS WHICH ARE RESISTANT TO NUCLEAR RADIATION. Final Report. Report No. 149-4

Technical Report · Mon Feb 27 23:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4022850

Vulcanizates were developed which are suitable for gasket service in gamma nadiation up to a dosage of 10/sup 8/ r. The rubbers most satisfactory for this purpose are natural rubber, styrene/butadiene copolymers (particularly with 21.5% styrene polymerized at 41 deg F), and acrylonitrile/butadiene/methacrylic adid terpolymers. The choice of the rubber to be used depends on the fluid to be sealed. The resistance to radioinduced compression set can be enhanced by compounding the rubbers with antioxidants or antiozonants and/or with certain chemicals containing aromatic rings or condensed ring structures. The resistance of a styrene/butadiene vulcanizate to gamma radiation is improved if dicumyl peroxide is used as the vulcanizing agent in lieu of sulfur. (D.L.C.)

• Research Organization: Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Rubber Lab., Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-024874
• OSTI ID: 4022850
• Report Number(s): AD-253753
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACRYLIC ACID
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
AROMATICS
BUTADIENE
CHEMICALS
CHEMISTRY
FLUIDS
GAMMA RADIATION
HYDROGEN PEROXIDES
MATERIALS TESTING
METHACRYLIC ACID
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYMERS
RADIATION DOSES
RUBBER
SEALS
STYRENE
SULFUR
TEMPERATURE