Radiation crosslinking of plastics in the automotive industry
Abstract
The cross-linking is the most important reaction of polymers that
significantly changes product properties. In the cross-linking, the molecules
are joined to create a functional net. The radiation in cross-linking causes change
of the thermoplastic into the thermoset. Increasing density of cross-linking
increases rigidity and hardness, electric resistance and resistance to solvents; and
decreases the degree of bulking. The cross-linking is carried out by peroxides,
silanes, ionizing radiation (for example the radiation dose in PE is within the
range 1 – 30 Mrad) and by vulcanization of sulphur (in caoutchouc).
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