Nonmetallic materials and composites at low temperatures

Polymers and composites are discussed with reference to their low temperature electrical and mechanical properties, radiation effects, and their use in cryogenic devices. Specific applications include plastic tapes for cryogenic power cable insulation, a glass fabric/epoxy composite bellows for a bubble chamber, laminated fiberglass composites for cryogenic structures in underground superconductive energy storage magnets, a superconducting 0.60 MJ pulsed energy storage coil, cryogenic telescopes, large superconducting magnet structures, and a liquefied natural gas pipeline for Arctic gas recovery