Fabrication and Characteristics of Epoxy Resin-Type Based Neutron Shielding Materials

에폭시수지계 중성자 차폐재 제조 및 특성

  • Published : 1998.05.01

Abstract

New neutron shielding materials, KNS-201, KNS-301 and KNS-601 have been fabricated to be used for radioactive material shipping and storage cask. The base materials are a modified and a hydrogenated bisphenol- A type and novolac type epoxy resin, and aluminium hydroxide and boron carbide are added. These shielding materials offer good fluidity at processing, which makes it possible to form this resin shield into complicated geometric shapes such as radioactive material shipping and storage cask. Several measurements were made for the shielding materials to evaluate the thermal and mechanical properties and radiation resistance. The properties of the shielding materials are as follows: onset temperatures 2S7~28$0^{\circ}C$, thermal conductivities 0.9S~1.14W/m. K, thermal expansion coefficients 0.77~1.26x$10_{-6}{\circ}C_{-1}$, combustion characteristics < 80$0^{\circ}C$, ATB(average time of burning) < 5sec, AEB(average extent of burning) < 5mm, tensile strengths 2.5~3.2kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$, compressive strengths 13.2~1S.2kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$, flexural strengths 5.2 -6.4kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$. In general, the concerned properties of KNS-201, KNS-301 and KNS-601 were revealed to be better than those of NS-4- FR. foreign neutron shielding material. It is also observed that the radiation resistance of KNS- 601 was better than those of KNS-201 and KNS-301.

방사선물질의 수송 및 저장용기 등에 사용되는 에폭시수지계 중섣자 차폐재, KNS-201, KNS-301 및 KNS-601을 제조하였다. 기본물질은 개질 및 수소 첨가된 비스페놀 A형 그리고 노블락형 에폭시수지이며, 첨가제로는 수산화알루미늄 및 탄화붕소이다. 이들 중성자 차폐재들의 열적 및 역학적 성질 및 재방사선성 등을 평가하기 위해 여러 특성시험을 행하였다. 조사된 제반 특성들은 열분해온도;$257~280^{\circ}C$, 열전도도;0.95~1.14W/m.K, 열팽창계수 ;0.77~1.26x$10^{-6}$$^{\circ}$$C^{-1}$, 연소특성;$800^{\circ}C$이하, 평균연소시간;5초 이하, 평균연소길이 ;5mm 이하, 인장강도;2.5~3.2Kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$,압축강도:13.2~15.2kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$ 굴곡강도:5.2~604Kg/$\textrm{mm}^2$ 등을 나타냈다. 전반적으로 개발된 중성자 차폐재들의 관련 특성들이 외국에서 사용되는 중성자 차폐재, NS-4-RF보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 KNS-601의 내방사선성이 KNS-201과 KNS-301보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 KNS-601의 내방사선이 KNS-201과 KNS-301보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다.

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