Orientational Elongation of Silanol-Crosslinked Polyethylene Films

Heat-Resistant Films of Silanol-Crosslinked Polyethylene

“…Crosslinked polyethylene is mainly used to produce pressure pipes, cable insulation and shells [1,2]. There is industrial experience of production of films made from crosslinked PE [3][4][5][6]. Generally, however, the process that is used is that of manufacture of radiation-modified heat-shrinking PE materials.…”

“…These differences in the behaviour of the two types of specimen may be linked to a difference in their structure [6]. The gel fraction may be pictured as areas of microgel, the number of which increases as the crosslinking agent content rises.…”