Mechanical and thermal properties of blends of low-density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate crosslinked by both dicumyl peroxide and ionizing radiation for wire and cable applications

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 642-649

  Basfar, A A ^a   Mosnacek J ^a,b   Shukri, T M ^a   Bahattab, M A ^c   Noireaux, P ^d   Courdreuse, A ^d  

^a King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Energy Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b POLYMER INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Centre de Transferet de Technologie du Mans   (France)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Flame retardance; Polyethylene (PE); Radiation

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATE; BORIC ACID; CHEMICAL CROSSLINKING; COADDITIVES;

POLYMER BLENDS;

ADDITIVE; CROSS LINKING; FLAME RESISTANCE; GRAFT COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER BLEND; POLYVINYL ACETATE; RADIATION; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 36849026649     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.27114     Document Type: Article

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