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Effect of irradiation on the cryogenic mechanical characteristics of polyurethane foam

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The present study investigated thermal and mechanical characteristics of irradiated polyurethane foams (PUFs) according to the irradiation does under various temperature conditions, including low/cryogenic temperatures. Fourier transform infrared analysis was performed to obtain information on the PUF molecular structure. In addition, Macro- and microstructural investigations were carried out to determine the relationship between thermal and mechanical characteristics and irradiation dose. The test results were quantitatively presented, and it was found that the irradiated PUF has potential for application in industrial structures.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) through GCRC-SOP(No. 2011-0030013). This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Korea) (No. 2017M2B2A4049931). This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Korea) (No. 2018R1A2B6007403).

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    Tae-Wook Kim, Seul-Kee Kim & Jae-Myung Lee

  2. Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, 46241, Busan, South Korea

    Sungkyun Park

  3. Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, 46241, Busan, South Korea

    Kang Hyun Park

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Kim, TW., Kim, SK., Park, S. et al. Effect of irradiation on the cryogenic mechanical characteristics of polyurethane foam. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 317, 145–159 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5929-7

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