Effect of gamma irradiation on the ductile-to-brittle transition in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-227

  Suarez, João Carlos Miguez ^a   De Biasi, Ronaldo Sergio ^a  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ductile to brittle transition; Fracture; Gamma irradiation; Scanning electron microscopy; Tensile properties; UHMWPE; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; GAMMA RAYS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ABRASION RESISTANCES;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0141956098     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00212-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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