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The deterioration of mechanical properties of chloroprene rubber in various conditions

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The changes of mechanical properties of chloroprene rubber, used as a jacket material for electric cables in nuclear power generating stations, were investigated under various deterioration environments. The heat resistant properties of the rubber material were measured at various temperatures using a stress relaxation method. From the view point of stress-strain behaviour and chemorheology, the addition of antioxidant and/or antirad reagent to the rubber improves the resistance to heat and/or radiation, respectively. The effects of dose-rate and surrounding atmosphere on the mechanical properties of rubber under radiation were also studied. The radiation damage of rubber was accelerated remarkably under a pressure of 90 atm of air. A vibration fatigue test under heat and radiation was also performed.

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  1. Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment, Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute, Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, 370-12, Gunma, Japan

    Masayuki Ito, Sohei Okada & Isamu Kuriyama

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Ito, M., Okada, S. & Kuriyama, I. The deterioration of mechanical properties of chloroprene rubber in various conditions. J Mater Sci 16, 10–16 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00552053

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