Irradiated magnet-wire insulation

MAGNET wire is probably the most basic component of electric equipment. With the advent of nuclear power and the application of electric apparatus in a radiation ambient, it becomes important to determine the capabilities of electrical materials in a radiation ambient as well as the effect of irradiation on the engineering properties of the material. While there are relatively abundant sources of information on the mechanical property changes induced in insulation by high-energy radiation, there is comparatively little information on the induced electrical property changes.