Effect of gamma irradiation on density and thermal expansion changes of uniaxially oriented linear low-density polyethylene

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 645-648

  Kacarevic Popovic Z ^a   Kostoski, D ^a   Novakovic L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CROSSLINKING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRAWING (FORMING); GAMMA RAYS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CHAIN SCISSION; GAMMA IRRADIATION;

LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RADIATION DOSE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033178753     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00262-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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