Degradation behavior of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers under artificial accelerated weathering

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 938-943

  Li, Chang Sheng ^a   Zhan, Mao Sheng ^a   Huang, Xian Cong ^b   Zhou, Hong ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of the PLA   (China)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; DMTA; DSC; Small angle X ray scattering (SAXS); UHMWPE fiber

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; DMTA; DSC; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; UHMWPE FIBER;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY SCATTERING;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

AGING; CALORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE; RADIATION; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864208705     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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