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Mechanical and flame retardant enhancement of EVA/MWCNTs neutron shielding composites irradiated with high-energy electron beam
- Source :
- Journal of Polymer Research. 27
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Using a melt-mixing technique, ethylene–vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers based composites containing Multi-Wall Carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), aluminum trihydrate (ATH), zinc borate (ZB), and gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3) were fabricated. Then, the as-prepared samples were irradiated with an electron beam (EB) at the dose range varied from 0 to 275 kGy. Moreover, we investigated the properties of irradiated and unirradiated samples. Morphological observation showed good dispersion of MWCNTs and other additives in EVA. Furthermore, the gel content, mechanical properties, the limit oxygen index (LOI) values of irradiated composites increased to 28.4% after 250 kGy after irradiated. All the conclusions indicated that the comprehensive properties of the WMCNTs/EVA composites were improved by using high energy electron beam irradiation.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Polymers and Plastics
Zinc borate
Organic Chemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
02 engineering and technology
Carbon nanotube
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Oxygen
0104 chemical sciences
law.invention
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Aluminium
law
Materials Chemistry
Copolymer
Irradiation
Composite material
0210 nano-technology
Dispersion (chemistry)
Fire retardant
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15728935 and 10229760
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Polymer Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........291d599f7b3cfa3be3a6ef18e254eb9e