Published April 1985 | Version v1
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A theoretical model of the swelling of γ-irradiated epoxy resin

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Description

In this study, a theoretical model is developed to describe the swelling in dry epoxy resin under γ-irradiation. Ionising radiation releases hydrogen within the resin, which is either lost through the surface, or accumulates in small pores within the resin. If the gas pressure within these pores rises sufficiently, then the material surrounding the pores deforms plastically, and the resin swells. The threshold stress for plastic deformation is a function of the number of cross-links in the resin, and changes during the irradiation. (author)

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Available from H.M. Stationery Office, London, price Pound5.00.

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Publishing Information

ISBN
0-7058-1031-3
Imprint Pagination
44 p.
Report number
AERE-R--11616

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
16070759
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CAVITIES; CHEMICAL BONDS; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; EPOXIDES; GAMMA RADIATION; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PLASTICITY; RESINS; STRESSES; SWELLING
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract PECD-7/9/204-28/84
Secondary number(s)
DOE-RW--85.042.