Published 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiation crosslinking of LDPE in the presence of dicumyl peroxide

  • 1. Plovdivski Univ., Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
  • 2. Scientific and Industrial Enterprise of Electron Processing of Materials, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Description

The radiation crosslinking of low density polyethylene (LDPE) in the presence of dicumyl peroxide has been (DCP) investigated. The gel content and the tensile stress at break are found to increase with the concentration of DCP. Comparison is made with the case of peroxide curing at high temperature. A sensitizing effect of the presence of DCP is established in the case of radiation crosslinking. Oxidative degradation must also be taken into account in the description of the process mechanism because there is a marked dose rate influence on the gel content and the tensile stress at break at a concentration of 2.5% DCP. (author)

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Journal Title
Plastics and Rubber Processing and Applications
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
4
Series
Plast. Rubber Proc. Appl.
Journal Page Range
241-243
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