Table 3. Properties of rubber material after normal and abnormal radiation of room temperature specimens

Type Item Heat aging (121°C×24hr) Rate of change (%)
Before radiation Normal (2×104 Gy) Abnormal (2×106 Gy) Normal (2×104 Gy) Abnormal (2×106 Gy)
Bead Hardness 38 40 42 +5.26 +10.5
Tensile strength 12.8 12.4 3.5 -3.12 -72.6
Elongation 809 792 175 -2.10 -78.3
Body Hardness 61 62 64 +1.64 +4.82
Tensile strength 22.0 21.7 9.2 -1.36 -58.2
Elongation 487 467 136 -4.10 -72.1