RADIATION DAMAGE TO PLASTICS AND COATED FABRICS. PART I
Various plastics, plastic laminates, fabric laminates, glass cloth laminates, and a fabric were irradiated. The specimens were subjected to an average integrated fastneutron flux of 6 x 10/sup 14/ nvt, an average integrated thermalneutron flux of 6 x 10/sup 13/ nvt, and an average integrated gamma flux of 5 x 10/sup 16/ gammas/cm/sup 2/. After irradiation, tests were performed on irradiated and control samples to detect changes in physical properties resulting from the irradiation. The properties which showed most change were tensile strength, elongation, compressive and flexural strength, hardness, and tear strength. However, a trend in the changes was not discernible; for example, in some cases tensile strength was increased, and in samples of the same type materials, a decrease was noted. The samples displayed few changes in thermal expansion, dielectric constant, surface resistivity, and loss tangent. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Convair, Fort Worth, Tex.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AF33(600)-32054
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-005279
- OSTI ID:
- 4312695
- Report Number(s):
- NARF-58-5T; MR-N-175; Project 6(1-9964)
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Project 6(1-9964). Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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