Changes in mechanical properties due to gamma irradiation of high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
This paper presents an experimental analysis of the effect of dose and dose rate parameters during gamma irradiation of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) samples. Considerations concerning the influence of these parameters on HDPE mechanical strength properties as a result of the predominance of oxid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322007000200010 |
| Summary: | This paper presents an experimental analysis of the effect of dose and dose rate parameters during gamma irradiation of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) samples. Considerations concerning the influence of these parameters on HDPE mechanical strength properties as a result of the predominance of oxidative degradation or of cross-linking are presented. The experimental results show an improvement of HDPE mechanical strength as dose increases, indicating the predominance of cross-linking over oxidative degradation and that lower doses are necessary to obtain a similar change in resistance parameters when radiation is applied at lower dose rates, showing that gamma radiation affects the HDPE in a more efficient way at lower dose rates. |
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| ISSN: | 0104-6632 1678-4383 |