Influence of Cross-Linking Agent Concentration/Beta Radiation Surface Modification on the Micro-Mechanical Properties of Polyamide 6.

This study focuses on the problematic of polyamide 6 containing various concentrations of cross-linking agent that was exposed to electron radiation. It is important to improve the material properties of polymers as much as possible. This endeavor can be realized by numerous methods, one of which is radiation exposure.

The Effect of Irradiation on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Selected Types of Polymers.

This article deals with the influence of electron-beam radiation on the micro-mechanical, thermo-mechanical, and structural properties of selected polymers. In the search for the desired improvement of polymers, it is possible to use, inter alia, one particular possible modification-Namely, crosslinking-Which is a process during which macromolecular chains start to connect to each other and, thus, create the spatial network in the structure. In the course of the treatment of the ionizing radiation, two actions can occur: crosslinking and scission of macromolecules, or degradation.

Mechanical Properties Changes of Irradiated Thermoplastic Elastomer.

Some polymers need a cross-linking agent for the controlled cross-linking process of polymers with a tendency to degradation during the radiation cross-linking process. While, on the other hand, other polymers do not need a cross-linking agent-predominantly there are cross-linking polymers. The Thermo-Plastic Elastomer (TPE) that was used belongs to this group of predominantly cross-linking polymers; however, this agent is added because of faster reaction times and smaller irradiation doses.