Effects of high-energy electron beam irradiation on the properties of flame-retardant HDPE/EVA/Mg(OH)2 composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1097-1100

  Liu, Hui ^a   Tong, Lifang ^a   Fang, Zhengping ^a   Wang, Yongchang ^b   Noman Alkadasi, Nabil A ^c,d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Institute of Technical Physics   (China)

^c Faculty of Sciences and Engineering Technology   (Yemen)

^d THAMAR UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Composites; Cross linking; Electron beam irradiation; Flame retardant; HDPE EVA Mg(OH)2

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; COLLOIDS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRONS; ETHYLENE; FILLERS; FLAMMABILITY; GELATION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; PARTICLE BEAMS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITES; CROSS-LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ENERGY ELECTRONS; GEL CONTENTS; HDPE/EVA/MG(OH)2; HIGH DENSITIES; HIGH LOADINGS; LIMITING OXYGEN INDICES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES;

ELECTRON IRRADIATION;

COMPOSITE; CROSS LINKING; FLAME RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYL ACETATE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 55649119132     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550802355859     Document Type: Article

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