Radiation Crosslinking and Shrinkable Properties of PVC

PVC의 방사선 가교와 열수축 특성

PVC was compounded with various crosslinking agents, plasticizers and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber(NBR) to evaluate their effects on the radiation gel percent, elongation at break, heat distortion and heat shrinkage. Gel yield of PVC increased with increasing unsaturation levels per molecular weight of crosslinking agents while PVC containing NBR was more sensitive to crosslinking than PVC itself regardless of the types of crosslinking agents and plasticizers. It was found that gel percent was increased with increasing radiation dose, while heat distortion was decreased with increasing gel percent. Heat shrinkage was increased with decreasing stretching temperature and increasing annealing temperature.

PVC에 acrylonitrile butadiene rubber(NBR), 가교제, 가소제를 첨가하여 블렌딩하고 난 다음 방사선 조사하여 이들의 겔화율, 신장률, 열변형률 및 열수축 특성을 검토하였다. 가교제의 종류에 따른 겔화율은 단위중량당 불포화도가 높은 가교제일수록 컸으며, PVC에 NBR을 혼합하면 가교제나 가소제의 종류에 관계없이 NBR을 혼합하지 않은 것에 비해 월등히 향상되었다. 겔화율과 열변형률과의 관계에서 겔화율은 방사선 조사량의 증가에 따라 증가하였고 열변형률은 현격히 감소하였다. 열수축률은 연신온도가 낮을수록 또한 annealing 온도가 높을수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다.