Brittle-ductile transition of gamma-irradiated recycled polyethylenes blend

Polymer Testing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 607-616

  Carlos Miguez Suarez, João ^a   Biasotto Mano, Eloisa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DUCTILITY; GAMMA RAYS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; IMPACT TESTING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; CHARPY IMPACT TESTING;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0343877265     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(99)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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