Radioactive Resistance of RubCon

The radioactive resistance of a structural material is its ability to maintain its physical-mechanical and operational properties within given limits in time and after an ionizing irradiation. 

The estimation of radioactive resistance of RubCon was done by studying its compressive strength and modulus of elasticity depending on the absorbed dose of radiation. The source of radiation was the isotope Co60. The maximum absorbed 

FIGURE 2.68 Specters of y-radiation passing through rubber with sand layers. (Reprinted from O. Figovsky and D. Beilin, Building Materials Based on Advanced Polymer Matrix Review, J. Scientific Israel Technological Advantages 10, no. 3 (2008) 1-119. With permission.) 

The experiments show that the coefficient of radioactive resistance of RubCon at an absorbed dose of 50 106 R is equal to 1.0. 

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