Crosslinking of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in the oriented state with dicumylperoxide

J. de Boer; H. J. van den Berg; A. J. Pennings

doi:10.1016/0032-3861(84)90213-1

Crosslinking of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in the oriented state with dicumylperoxide

J. de Boer^*, H. J. van den Berg, A. J. Pennings

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Abstract

Dicumylperoxide was used to crosslink ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in the oriented state. Completely gelated fibre-networks with a tenacity up to 1.4 GPa were obtained. Storage at 195°C for 1 h left the tensile properties of the crosslinked filaments at room temperature practically unchanged, and vulcanization avoided fibre fibrillation upon failure. It was concluded that to combine high strength with high gel content, crosslinking should be peformed after the polyethylene chains have attained a high degree of orientation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	513-519
Number of pages	7
Journal	Polymer
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-3861(84)90213-1
Publication status	Published - 1984

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