SUMMARYPolyethylene (PE, 100 parts by weight) was mixed with methyl methacrylate (MMA, up to 5 parts by weight) at 120°C and subsequently exposed to electron radiation of different doses (up to 20 Mrad) to prepare PE/MMA graft copolymers. Successful grafting was verified by IR spectroscopy. Gel formation indicated crosslinking. Grafting increased with increasing MMA concentration and increasing irradiation dose. Crystalline melting temperature and percent crystallinity were lower than those of untreated PE. Tensile strength, elongation at break and dielectric constant of grafted samples were measured and discussed. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG:Polyethylen (PE, 100 Gew.-Teile) wurde mit Methylmethacrylat (MMA, bis zu 5 Gew.-Teilen) gemischt und anschlieljend mit Elektronen (bis zu 20 Mrad) bestrahlt, um PE/MMA-Pfropfcopolymere herzustellen, deren Bildung mittels IR-Spektroskopie nachgewiesen wurde. Gelbildung wies auf eine Vernetzung wahrend der Bestrahlung hin. Zunehmende MMA-Konzentration und hohere Bestrahlungsdosen verringerten die Kristallit-Schmelztemperatur und den Kristallisationsgrad des PE. Zugfestigkeit, Bruchdehnung und Dielektrizitatskonstante wurden gemessen und diskutiert.

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Polyethylene (PE, 100 parts by weight) was mixed with methyl methacrylate (MMA, up to 5 parts by weight) at 120°C and subsequently exposed to electron radiation of different doses (up to 20 Mrad) to prepare PE/MMA graft copolymers. Successful grafting was verified by IR spectroscopy. Gel formation indicated crosslinking. Grafting increased with increasing MMA concentration and increasing irradiation dose. Crystalline melting temperature and percent crystallinity were lower than those of untreated PE. Tensile strength, elongation at break and dielectric constant of grafted samples were measured and discussed.