New Publication in Cooperation with the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Polymer Science and the Chair of Materials Technology
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In cooperation with the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Polymer Science and the Chair of Materials Technology of TU Dortmund the influence of chemical cross-linking using a peroxide on the mechanical, rheological and tribological properties of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) was investigated. The results of our research have been published in the article "Combination of a Viscoelastic and a Tribological Analysis of a Low-Density Polyethylene with a High Degree of Cross-linking" in the Journal "Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics". Already at a low peroxide concentration (1 phr) crosslinking drastically reduces wear of LDPE. At a high peroxide concentration (20 phr) a significant embrittlement and stiffness reduction of LDPE is evident.