Mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of ethylene vinyl acetate irradiated by an electron-beam

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-594

  Sabet, Mazyiar ^a   Hassan, Azman ^a   Wahit, Mat Uzir ^a   Ratnam, Chantara T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Electron beam; EVA; Wire and cable insulation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS REGIONS; BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; CRYSTALLINITIES; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; GEL CONTENTS; IRRADIATION CONDITIONS; IRRADIATION DOSE; MECHANICALLY STABLE; MEV-ELECTRONS; RADIATION DOSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC CURVE; VINYL ACETATES; VOLUME RESISTIVITY; WIRE-AND-CABLE-INSULATION;

CABLES; CAPILLARY FLOW; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; ETHYLENE; GELS; INSULATING MATERIALS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERMITTIVITY; RADIATION; SURFACE RESISTANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WIRE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 77952001454     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602551003652755     Document Type: Article

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