@article{scholars4986,
         journal = {Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering},
       publisher = {Taylor and Francis Inc.},
           pages = {1362--1366},
            year = {2014},
           title = {Electron Beam Irradiation of LDPE Filled with Calcium Carbonate and Metal Hydroxides},
          number = {13},
            note = {cited By 15},
          volume = {53},
             doi = {10.1080/03602559.2013.854385},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906043970&doi=10.1080\%2f03602559.2013.854385&partnerID=40&md5=826f0b5b56d84137ad7ba604dfbd49f2},
        keywords = {Electron beams; Flame retardants; Irradiation; Low density polyethylenes; Mechanical properties; Polymers, Aluminum trihydrate; Burning properties; Coating formation; Electron beam irradiation; Flame retardancy; Low density polyethylene(LDPE); Magnesium hydroxide; Metal hydroxide, Calcium carbonate},
        abstract = {This article deals with the effect of electron beam irradiation and flame-retardant loading on the performances of LDPE-based formulations for wire and cable applications. In this study the influence of electron beam irradiation on different blends of low density polyethylene (LDPE) filled with aluminum trihydrate (ATH), magnesium hydroxide (MH), and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) were studied. The mechanical, thermal, and burning properties of the resulting polymer networks have been analyzed and discussed. Addition of all non-halogenated fillers to LDPE deteriorated the mechanical properties. Addition of MH to LDPE presented a significant increase on adhesion forces inside polymer matrices and acted more efficiently than similar ATH/LDPE and CaCO3/LDPE compounds. LDPE flame retardancy improved significantly by a carbonaceous, non-flammable coating formation with high plasticity of CaCO3 addition at high temperature. The resulting MH blends were more efficient thermally and burned more stably than similar ATH blends. It was also concluded that electron beam irradiation had improved effects on thermal stability and mechanical properties for all the polymeric samples in this research. {\^A}{\copyright} 2014 Taylor \& Francis Group, LLC.},
          author = {Sabet, M. and Soleimani, H. and Hassan, A. and Ratnam, C. T.},
            issn = {03602559}
}