Experimental evaluation of properties of cross-linked polyethylene

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Meola, Carosena ^a   Giorleo, Giuseppe ^a   Prisco, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blanket insulation; Chemical cross linking; Cross linking; Cross linking degree; Electrical cables; Electron beam irradiation; Elongation percent; Gel fraction; Irradiation dose; Low density polyethylene; Plastic pipes; Modulus of elasticity; Polyethylene; Silane process; Thermoshrinking blanket insulation

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON BEAMS; GELS; IRRADIATION; SHRINKAGE; VOLUME FRACTION;

ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ELONGATION; GEL FRACTION; THERMOSHRINKING;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0037222775     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120017595     Document Type: Article

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