SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1987
STP25677S

The Assessment of Seal Performance and Lifetime Prediction in a Nuclear Environment

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A method of seal lifetime prediction has been developed using time-temperature superposition to detemine the functional relationships between compression set and the accelerating variables, that is, temperature, dose, and dose rate. Using this technique, seal lifetimes under service conditions can be predicted even when the elastomer exhibits dose rate effects or synergism between radiation and temperature.

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Burnay, SG
Materials Development Division, AERE Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
Hitchon, JW
Materials Development Division, AERE Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 609–614
DOI: 10.1520/STP25677S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5017-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0963-6