Effects of gamma irradiation on the stress relaxation of drawn ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 605-607

  Djokovic V ^a   Kostoski, D ^a   Dramicanin ^a   Dudic D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

AMORPHOUS FRACTION; GAMMA IRRADIATION;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GAMMA RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033179232     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00255-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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