RADIATION-RESISTANT FLUIDS AND LUBRICANTS
Tests were performed using solid-film lubricants, greases, and fluids to investigate their stability at high temperatures and their resistance to radiation. The solidfilm lubricants generally consisted of a finely divided solid, such as graphite or molybdenum disulfide, affixed to the bearing surface by a resin bonding agent. The primary drawback in the development of high- temperature radiation-resistant greases was the inadequacy of the base fluid. The terephthalamate-thickened alkyl diphenyl ethers show much promise as greases and are usable from -30 to 350 deg F at radiation dosages exceeding 7 x 10/sup 10/ ergs/g deg C. The polyphenyl ethers are of particular interest as base fluids and are operative in the 800 to 900 deg F region at dosages of l0/sup 11/ ergs/g deg C. (B.O.G.)
- Research Organization:
- Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson, AFB, Ohio; Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson, AFB, Ohio
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-007849
- OSTI ID:
- 4185072
- Journal Information:
- Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication, Journal Name: Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication Vol. Vol: 18, No. 2; ISSN NUCLA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
AROMATICS
BEARINGS
BONDING
ETHERS
FILMS
FLUIDS
GRAPHITE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATION
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS
MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES
PHENYL RADICALS
PHTHALIC ACID
POLYPHENYLS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RESINS
SOLIDS
STABILITY
USES