Radiation resist

HEXAFLUOROBENZENE The development of commercial routes to hexafluoroben2ene [392-56-3] included an intensive study of its derivatives. Particularly noteworthy was the development of high temperature lubricants, heat-transfer fluids, and radiation-resistant polymers (248). 

Like other perfluoropolymers. Teflon PFA is not highly resistant to radiation (30). Radiation resistance is improved in vacuum, and strength and elongation ate increased more after low dosages (up to 30 kGy or 3 Mrad) than with FEP or PTEE. Teflon PEA approaches the performance of PTEE between 30 and 100 kGy (3—10 Mrad) and embrittles above 100 kGy (10 Mtads). At 500 kGy (50 Mrad) PTFE, FEP, and PFA ate degraded. The effect of radiation on tensile strength and elongation is shown in Table 7. 

Many challenging industrial and military applications utilize polychlorotriduoroethylene [9002-83-9] (PCTFE) where, ia addition to thermal and chemical resistance, other unique properties are requited ia a thermoplastic polymer. Such has been the destiny of the polymer siace PCTFE was initially synthesized and disclosed ia 1937 (1). The synthesis and characterization of this high molecular weight thermoplastic were researched and utilized duting the Manhattan Project (2). The unique comhination of chemical iaertness, radiation resistance, low vapor permeabiUty, electrical iasulation properties, and thermal stabiUty of this polymer filled an urgent need for a thermoplastic material for use ia the gaseous UF diffusion process for the separation of uranium isotopes (see Diffusion separation methods). 

One hquid in this class intended for aircraft engine use is described in military specification MIL-L-87100 for operation from +15 to 300°C. Limitations of this class of synthetics are pour points of +5°C and higher, relatively poor lubricity, and high cost of 265/L ( 1000 + /gal) (44). Polyphenyl ether greases are available with good radiation resistance for appHcations in the temperature range of +5 to 288°C. 

Perfluoroalkyl ether greases thickened with polytetrafluoroethylene (MIL-G-38220 and MIL-G-27617) are used from —40 to 200°C in missiles, aircraft, and appHcations where fuel, oil, and Hquid oxygen resistance is needed (55). Polyphenyl ether greases find special use from 10 to 315°C in high vacuum diffusion pumps and for radiation resistance. 

PC—copolyester better processibihty, hydrolytic, and gamma radiation resistance than PC sterilizable apphcations 43,109... 

Radiation Resistance. Polysulfones exhibit resistance to many electromagnetic frequencies of practical significance, including microwave, visible, and infrared. Especially notable is the excellent resistance to microwave radiation, which has contributed to the excellent fit of polysulfones in cookware appHcations. Polysulfone also shows good resistance to x-rays, electron beam (24), and gamma (25,26) radiation under many practical appHcation conditions. 

Substitution of phenyl for methyl groups on the sdoxane iacreases the radiation resistance. Sihcone hydride groups are highly sensitive to radiation... 

Good radiation resistance with no significant degradation below 1100 Mr ad. 

On the basis of these results, the relative scale of radiation resistance of aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, and ionic solid compounds may be immediately deduced. Table I summarizes these data including the G values, which have been obtained on assuming for vr an average value of 200. 

Halogenated derivatives of the same kind are much more radiation resistant for aromatic than for alicyclic compounds. The resulting order is aromatic > ionic > alicyclic. Even when the... 

Finally it is remarkable that among the aromatics themselves, the radiation resistance may vary in the ratio of 3 to 1. 

Finally, it is to be remarked that the molecular symmetry in itself may be sufficient to modify radiation resistance. This is suggested by the well-known fact that a change in symmetry may transform a forbidden transition into an allowed one.31 This case is realized for n-n transitions in benzene and its less symmetrical halogen derivatives. The phenomenon might occur on condition that the transitions considered play a sufficient relative part in radiation resistance. 

Diamagnetic susceptibility of a spherically symmetrical system, 68 -dibromobenzene p-C6H479Br), ethylene system, 102 quadrupole spectrum, 195 />-dibromophenyl p- (CflH4)279Br2), quadrupole spectrum, 195 radiation resistance of, 200... 

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