Effect of gamma and UV radiation on properties of EPDM/GTR/HDPE blends

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 567-575

  Abou Zeid, M M ^a   Rabie, S T ^b   Nada, A A ^b   Khalil, A M ^b   Hilal, R H ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

EPDM; Gamma; GTR; HDPE; Mechanical and physical properties; Radiation; UV

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ETHYLENE; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPES; MONOMERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROPYLENE; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TIRES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; (PL) PROPERTIES; BLEND COMPOSITIONS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GROUND TIRE RUBBER (GTR); HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM); ULTRAVIOLET (UV); UV IRRADIATIONS;

RADIATION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MONOMER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER BLEND; THERMAL PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 46749106458     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550801949496     Document Type: Article

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