The effect of ␥-irradiation on slow crack growth (SCG) in a medium density polyethylene (MDPE) was measured and compared with behavior of high density polyethylene (HDPE) and a recrystallized HDPE (RCHDPE). The three materials exhibited the same dependence on dose up to 3 Mrd. The HDPE became brittl
Effects of γ-irradiation on the morphology and slow crack growth in high-density polyethylene
✍ Scribed by Xici Lu; Norman Brown
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 449 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-6266
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✦ Synopsis
The effects of g-irradiation were measured in a HDPE and in the resin after it was recrystallized. The fracture mode of the initial material transformed from crazing to complete brittle failure at a critical dose. The failure mode of the recrystallized material transformed from crazing to shear deformation, which produced an extremely long failure time, and finally, at a higher dose, its fracture became brittle. The relationship between morphology and slow crack growth is presented where crosslinking was the major factor.
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