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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The effect of the composition on the properties of?-irradiated ethylenevinyl alcohol copolymers

D. AciernoGiuseppe SpadaroE. CalderaroL. Napoli

subject

Materials scienceEthylenePolymers and PlasticsAlcoholCalorimetryPolyethyleneAmorphous solidchemistry.chemical_compoundColloid and Surface ChemistrychemistryMaterials ChemistryCopolymerIrradiationPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySolubilityNuclear chemistry

description

Two ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers (Eval E and Eval F with about 45% and 25% of ethylene respectively) have been irradiated in air in the dose range 0–200 Mrad. The irradiated samples show both crosslinking and degradation; the former effect is more relevant in the copolymer with a larger content of polyethylene. Calorimetric results show that both the crystalline and the amorphous phases are involved in the reactions initiated by the irradiation.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01410690