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Temperature-dependence of mechanical and morphological properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cross-linked by electron beam irradiation

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Cross-linking of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene was performed with electron-beam irradiation in the range of radiation dose from 12 to 96 Mrad under nitrogen. Dry gel films and melt films were used as specimens. Two kinds of cross-linked specimens could be kept at 200°C for a prolonged time in an undeformed state and this tendency was independent of radiation dose. The elongation of the gel films hampered the heat-resistant effect and the drawn specimens were broken at temperatures lower than 175 °C. The elongation of the melt films could not be realized, because of a marked fixation of chains in the fiber network, even at a dose of 12 Mrad.

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    Present address: Department of Clothing Science, Faculty of Home Economics, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan

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  1. Faculty of Education, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan

    C. Sawatari

  2. Department of Clothing Science, Faculty of Home Economics, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan

    H. Nishikido

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Sawatari, C., Nishikido, H. & Matsuo, M. Temperature-dependence of mechanical and morphological properties of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene cross-linked by electron beam irradiation. Colloid & Polymer Sci 266, 316–323 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01451814

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