Effects of gamma irradiation on the properties of flame-retardant EVM/magnesium hydroxide blends

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-141

  Li, Zhenzhong ^a   Qu, Baojun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; Gamma irradiation; Halogen free flame retardant; Magnesium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANTS; GAMMA RAYS; GELS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

VICAT POINT;

COPOLYMERS;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COBALT 60; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; FLAME RETARDANT; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPANE; TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0348110566     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00446-8     Document Type: Article

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