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Descriptions are presented of problems associated with acquiring mechanical property data on organic composite electrical insulators for fusion magnets. Magnet environments are identified and are shown to differ from test conditions because of simulation difficulties, foremost among which is the reactor radiation field. Other problems involve the development of reliable test procedures for such properties as interlaminar shear. Examples are presented. Recent advances in test procedures are summarized and the survivabilities of newer composites are described.
A description is presented of efforts to develop test methods that approach the magnet environment more closely. An outline is presented of the current US six-year program in this area.
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Becker, H., Dawson, A.M., Marston, P.G., Montgomery, D.B. (1983). Testing Organic Composite Insulators for Fusion Magnets. In: Marshall, I.H. (eds) Composite Structures 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6640-6_26
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