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Radiation Aging of Polymer Composite Materials

Authors: M. P. Lebedev, O. V. Startsev

Published in: Polymer Science, Series D | Issue 2/2023

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A review of studies of radiation aging of polymer composite materials (PCMs) based on epoxy binders is presented. Physicochemical and structural transformations in polymer matrices and reinforcing fillers of PCMs under the action of protons, electrons, neutrons, and γ rays are considered. The change in the strength characteristics of glass-reinforced plastics based on the DGEBA epoxy matrix after radiation exposure at doses of 1, 10, and 100 MGy is compared. An analysis of the dose dependences of the glass transition temperature of epoxy matrices shows that the results of radiation exposure depend on the brand of material, the hardener used, the state of the filler surface, the type, the conditions, and the radiation exposure dose. The limits of radiation exposure are determined, before reaching which the accumulation of radicals occurs, causing further radiation aging.

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Title: Radiation Aging of Polymer Composite Materials
Authors: M. P. Lebedev
O. V. Startsev
Publication date: 01-06-2023
Publisher: Pleiades Publishing
Published in: Polymer Science, Series D / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1995-4212
Electronic ISSN: 1995-4220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S199542122302017X

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