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Some effects of ionizing radiation on tetrafluoroethylene copolymers
Author(s) -
Uschold R. E.
Publication year - 1984
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.1984.070290427
Subject(s) - copolymer , tetrafluoroethylene , polymer chemistry , irradiation , materials science , monomer , methyl methacrylate , hexafluoropropylene , elastomer , ionizing radiation , chemistry , polymer , composite material , physics , nuclear physics
The effect of high energy electron radiation on TFE copolymers of perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) (PMVE) and perfluoro‐3,6‐dioxa‐4‐methyl‐7‐octene sulfonyl fluoride (PSEPVE) was studied. The PMVE copolymers were found to crosslink when irradiated as either a gum or as a compounded elastomer. Attempts to graft vinyl monomers to the PMVE copolymers were unsuccessful. In contrast, grafts to PSEPVE copolymers were easily made by exposing irradiated samples to TFE or mixtures of TFE and methyl perfluoro‐3,6‐dioxa‐4‐methyl‐7‐octenoate.