Effect of electron beam-cross-linked gels on the rheological properties of raw natural rubber

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 630-642

  Mitra, Suman ^a   Chattopadhyay, Santanu ^a   Bharadwaj, Y K ^b   Sabharwal, S ^b   Bhowmick, Anil K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical properties; Electron beam irradiation; Gel; NR latex; Rheological properties; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ELECTRON BEAMS; RUBBER; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

BUTYL ACRYLATE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION;

GELS;

ACRYLIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; LATEX; RUBBER;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON BEAM; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; IRRADIATION; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 40849105116     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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