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Peroxide crosslinking of ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer
Author(s) -
Narkis M.,
Miltz J.
Publication year - 1977
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.1977.070210311
Subject(s) - peroxide , copolymer , materials science , ethylene , polyethylene , ethylene vinyl acetate , vinyl acetate , organic peroxide , natural rubber , ultimate tensile strength , polymer chemistry , atmospheric temperature range , composite material , catalysis , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology
Abstract The work reported here concerns the peroxide crosslinking of ethylene–vinyl acetate rubber. Calculated values for scission‐to‐crosslinking ratios are higher for EVA than for low‐density polyethylene. In the temperature range from 150 to 200°C at a constant peroxide content, a rise in temperature results in a decrease in the obtained gel content. Some tensile and modulus–temperature results on crosslinked EVA samples are also reported on.