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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
卷 112, 期 5, 页码 2691-2700出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/app.29838
关键词
cross-linking; electron beam irradiation; ethylene-1-octene copolymers; metallocene; peroxide
资金
- IONMED Esterilizacion, S.A. (Spain)
- Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia [MAT2005-06627-C03]
- Iberoamerican program CYTED (VIII-11)
- Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)
- National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET)
- National Agency of Argentina for the Promotion of Science and Technology (ANPCyT)
Two metallocene ethylene-l-octene copolymers differing in comonomer content were cross-linked either by dicumyl peroxide (DCP) or beta -radiation with doses ranging from 0.5 to 4% DCP and 25 to 200 kGy, respectively. The effect of cross-linking on the crystalline morphology was analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Slight alterations in the crystalline structure were found, which were more severe in the case of peroxi modification. Through infrared spectroscopy (FTIR analysis), oxidation during the cross-linking process was detected on the DCP cross-linked samples, while beta-irradiated samples do not exhibited significant degrees of oxidation. The state of cure was studied following the changes in the rheological properties in small-amplitude oscillatory shear mode, and the evolution of the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution through size exclusion chromatography. Irradiation doses below 200 kGy increased the molecular weight and branching of both copolymers but were not sufficient to reach gelation. All the peroxide modified samples resulted in a post-gel condition. Optimal mechanical properties were obtained with concentration of about 1% DCP. At higher doses, scission reactions diminish the tensile strength and the elongation at break. When polymers with equivalent amounts of gel fraction obtained by the two modification procedures studied in this work are compared, higher tensile strength and elongation at break are obtained with irradiation. (C) 2009 Wiley, Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 112: 2691-2700, 2009
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