The effects of irradiation cross-linking on the thermal degradation and flame-retardant properties of the HDPE/EVA/magnesium hydroxide composites

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 922-926

  Liu, Hui ^a   Fang, Zhengping ^a   Peng, Mao ^a   Shen, Lie ^a   Wang, Yongchang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Institute of Technical Physics   (China)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Electron beam irradiation; Flame retardant; Magnesium hydroxide; Rheology

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETRY; CROSSLINKED; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; EXTENDED SYSTEMS; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; HIGH-DENSITY; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; SMOKE SUPPRESSION; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL STABILITY;

CALORIMETERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON BEAMS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; MAGNESIUM; PLASTICITY; POLYVINYL ACETATES; RHEOLOGY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

IRRADIATION;

CYANURIC ACID; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; FLAME RETARDANT; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYETHYLENE; TRIALLYLLISOCYANURATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; HEAT TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; SMOKE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 68949173923     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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