Novel materials with neutron shielding property were fabricated by incorporating boron compounds into highdensity polyethylene (HDPE)/Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM) blends. A detailed investigation on the morphological, thermal, mechanical, and neutron attenuation properties of suitable proportion of HDPE/EPDM blend with boric acid (BA), boron carbide (BC), and nano boron carbide (NBC) were performed. Morphology of the 20 wt% of EPDM shows better distribution in HDPE matrix. BA filler is localised in the HDPE phase, while NBC shows uniform distribution in HDPE/EPDM blend compared to its micro counterpart.
Authors
- Sajith Thottathil Abdulrahman,
- Bindu Patanair,
- Vineeth Puthuparampil Vasukuttan,
- Profesor Sabu Thomas,
- Emmanuel Cadel,
- Fabien Cuvilly,
- Allisson Saiter-Fourcin,
- Zakiah Ahmad,
- Maciej Jaroszewski,
- dr hab. inż. Michal Strankowski link open in new tab ,
- David Laroze
Additional information
- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2022.42
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2022
