The elevated temperature radiation chemistry of some engineering thermoplastics containing aromatic groups

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 569-576

  Hill, David J T ^a   Kudoh, Hisaaki ^b   Seguchi, Tadao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TAKASAKI ADVANCED RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; GLASS TRANSITION; POLYSULFONES; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHAIN SCISSION; ELECTRON BEAM RADIOLYSIS;

THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST ELECTRON RADIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 0030296644     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-806X(96)00071-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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