Effect of radiation on the properties of UHMWPE/PET composite

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-205

  Haddad, Mahboubeh Bozorg ^a   Ebrahimi, Nadereh Golshan ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composite; Cross linking; Irradiation; Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WEAR RESISTANCE;

FIBRES PERCENTAGE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION TYPE; ULTRA-HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE);

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 33646848297     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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