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Dynamical properties of the new “rubber‐like” irradiated polyethylene
Author(s) -
Rady A. A.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1959.070010201
Subject(s) - polyethylene , natural rubber , irradiation , polymer science , materials science , composite material , polymer chemistry , physics , nuclear physics
Polyethylene irradiated in the B.E.P.O. pile at Harwell has been found to acquire new mechanical properties. At a certain dose, polyethylene was found to behave like rubber.