Cs. Shah et al., HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION-RESISTANT ELASTOMERIC VULCANIZATES .1. CHLOROSULFONATED POLYETHYLENE, Journal of applied polymer science, 51(8), 1994, pp. 1505-1513
In this article, a detailed study on the stabilization of chlorosulfon
ated polyethylene (CSP) vulcanizates in gamma radiation is reported. T
he special additives (antirads) for the stabilization are synthesized
from polynuclear aromatics and formulated in the laboratory. The effec
t of these antirad formulations on the physicochemical structure and p
erformance properties of these materials is studied by monitoring the
degradation in gamma radiation using resistivity, wide-angle X-ray dif
fraction, and mechanical properties. Antirad formulations to stabilize
CSP against a total dosage of 200 Mrads of gamma radiation have been
achieved. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.